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PRO INSTALLER NOVEMBER 2015
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More than a dozen PVCu and aluminium
systems producers are showing at The
FIT Show when it opens on April 12th,
13th and 14th next year, the biggest
gathering of such companies for a decade.
With many of the industry’s
established stalwarts exhibiting there are also one or
two newer names joining the
throng and all are claiming
something new on offer, including brand new systems.
However, all are keeping
their big items under wraps
for the time being.
FIT Show managing director Paul
Godwin worked on Glassex for
more than a decade and says this
is the most impressive gathering
of such companies for probably 10
years: “There has been a significant rationalisation of the systems
companies since the heady days
of the ‘80s and ‘90s but the dozen
plus systems companies exhibiting
at next year’s FIT Show is the best
turnout for a decade, and includes
most of the big names.”
Companies exhibiting so far
include: Deceuninck; Duraflex;
Eclectic; Eurocell; Ikon; Liniar;
Profile 22; Rehau; Selecta; Spectus;
Swish; Synseal; and VEKA.
“This is great news for the window industry,” Paul continued.
“That these companies are investing millions of pounds in design,
development, new machinery and
tooling at this time is great news
for all of us. It shows great faith in
the future of the industry.
“As many of these companies are
revealing brand new, ground-up
systems, it presents an excellent
opportunity for fabricators and
installers that may be looking at
additional or alternative systems,
who can use the opportunity
to compare most of the major
brands, all V