Sustainable Trends

Justin Ratcliffe, (CAB Chief Executive)

As 2018 comes to a close, we look forward with anticipation to 2109 and try to predict the future for everything from stocks and shares to interior design – as if it’s a natural tendency to try to fathom out the ‘bulls’ from the ‘bears’ or the next ‘in colour’. I’ll pass on the former but can confirm that Pantone announced its ‘colour of the year’ for 2019 earlier this month, and its prediction is Living Coral, a bright cheerful peach – something of interest to a number of companies in CAB’s supply chain membership. Another trend that members might take an interest in is the switch to blinds and shutters in the window coverings market which, according to AMA Research, is expected to rise 15% rise in to £1.6bn by 2022.

Unsurprisingly, further trends in the home are for the increase use of recycled materials in everything from homewares to towels to mattresses and one should applaud many leading manufacturers for highlighting and bringing focus to the recycling cause. Read More

I hope you enjoy this month's issue.

Tony Higgin
Publisher

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This Month's News

A night to remember

For all the winners, the finalists and of course the 600-plus who cheered them on at the biggest night in the industry calendar, you can re-live all of the G18 Awars and Gala Dinner with our video and photo gallery of the event, the award winners and the fun, now at www.g-awards.com

“It was the 15th year of the G-Awards and what a vintage night it proved to be,” said organiser Tony Higgin, “Every one of the award winners showed they had made a real contribution but, as ever, everyone had a great evening and a lot of fun.”

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Skills body teams up with student and military groups

Building Our Skills, the new body set up to promote Fenestration as a career, has developed partnerships with two major Government-backed programmes, to help employers communicate with schools, colleges and ex-Armed Forces personnel.

Inspiring the Future,run by the Education and Employers charity, has joined with BOS to help industry people share work experience with school and college students, while the Career Transition Programme is a Ministry of Defence initiative that supports military personnel to seek careers after the forces. 

“These new partnerships with the two organisations provided a fantastic opportunity for employers in the Fenestration industry to engage with newcomers,” said Stephanie Tague, Head of BOS.

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Richard Hall is Reynaers
UK MD

Aluminium systems supplier REYNAERS has announced the appointment of Richard Hall as Managing Director for its UK subsidiary.

He joins from Schaeffler, where he has held board positions for over 12 years, leading on projects across the automotive and industrial sides of the business in the UK and Ireland.

Richard said of his appointment: “I was attracted to the role at Reynaers due to the strong emphasis on product leadership and customer relationships. The company has gone from strength to strength, having doubled the number of employees and turnover in the last decade.”

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