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| CAB Diary 2016 |
 Full details of all CAB's events can be found at here .
Our next event is:
- CAB Aluminium Pavilion, Stand E4040
Ecobuild 2016 (8-10 March), ExCel, London
For further details contact Justin Ratcliffe, Chief Executive or Julie Harley, Office Manager at the CAB office on
01453 828851
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| Projects |
A new primary school in Derby has become the first completed project in the UK to feature the new thermally-efficient PURe® windows from Senior Architectural Systems.
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UPVC and aluminium fabricator STERNFENSTER has again been contracted to provide windows and doors to a major North London redevelopment project.
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McLaren Construction has appointed ENGLISH ARCHITECTURAL GLAZING as specialist glazing sub-contractor.
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COMAR ARCHITECTURAL ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS, with approved fabricator Anglia Fixing Ltd; completed an extended rebuild of John Ray Infants School.
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| Curtain Walling |
The £1.7 million Mercia Marina development, near Willington in Derbyshire, said to be the largest inland marina in Europe, has commercial door and curtain walling systems from Jack Aluminium.
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Architectural glazing systems by KAWNEER were specified for an award-winning health centre, the £1.78million The Shields Centre in East Pollokshields, Glasgow.
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| Products |
SCHUECO UK has added a number of new parts to its AvanTec SimplySmart range of concealed window fittings.
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SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEMS has launched the Aluminium Series 2 casement window system.
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REYNAERS has launched its improved aluminium Concept Wall 50-HI (High Insulation) system, now said to offer better thermal insulation properties than ever before.
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Warm edge spacer bar manufacturer SWISSPACER is launching Swisspacer Air.
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| FIT Show |
THE PROMAC GROUP will be showcasing its new generation window and glass manufacturing machinery on stands 142 and 144, Hall 1 of the FIT Show.
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Window industry software provider WINDOWLINK will be back at the FIT show to promote its design, sales and pricing applications.
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Beer and sausages will head up a German theme for WINKHAUS at the FIT Show, where it will be presenting the autoLock AV3.
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The GGF Group has announced its programme of FIT Show seminars, including seven different topics covering nine presentation slots over the three days of the FIT Show.
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BOHLE will be inviting the industry to get hands on with its sliding door, balustrade, glass handling and new scratch removal systems, at this year’s FIT Show.
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The FIT Show wouldn’t be complete without its five-a-side tournament and names are being taken now for the 2016 schedule of games.
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HOMEPRO is exhibiting at FIT Show 2016 for the third time in succession, this year with a stand conveniently located next to the entrance walk-in area.
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Cotswold Architectural Products and parent company Caldwell Hardware are to debut a range of automated window and door systems at the FIT Show.
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| Obituaries |
A tribute to John Reeder, MD of Caldwell UK.
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| People |
Dr Shamir Ghumra has been appointed as Associate Director; Head of Responsible Sourcing in the Centre for Sustainable Products at BRE.
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CARL F GROUPCO has appointed three new Regional Sales Managers, Andrew Ashton, Dean Bell and Mark Flight.
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Piotr Polczynski has joined BUSINESS MICROS ALUMINIUM as a database programmer in its LogiKal software system.
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WINKHAUS UK, has made a number of key personnel appointments.
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Debar has announced the addition of Kenneth Gray to its Operations team.
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| Windows |
HansenGroup, the independent commercial windows, curtain walling and metal doors specialist, has chosen Rochdale’s Sandbrook Business Park for the new headquarters of its UK operations.
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Window Warehouse is the latest local business to partner with Portsmouth FC.
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BISON FRAMES has entered the aluminium market with the launch of Bison Aluminium and the WarmCore Folding Sliding Door.
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| Hardware |
Ian Southhall, Managing Director at Fullex said: “It is one of our flagship products with simple, smooth operation and once locked, protecting the homeowner with up to seven steel locking points.
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MILA has instructed all of its sales managers to break away from best practice and carry their new window samples just by the handle.
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Hardware distributor SEALCO has exclusively introduced Endurance Glazing Putty Replacement.
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| Exhibitions |
The FIT Show 2016 promises to be the biggest yet, with more than 175 suppliers taking part, including 35 newcomers to the event.
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HUECK UK, is showcasing two new products at the 2016 Ecobuild exhibition in London.
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GQA QUALIFICATIONS is the latest and final company to sign up as co-exhibitor at the UK Pavilion hosted by GGF at Fensterbau Frontale 2016.
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Debar is to launch DeWall Aluminium Bi-folding door system at Fensterbau.
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| Awards/Standards |
SCHUECO UK, in conjunction with RIBA Journal, is continuing its sponsorship of the Schueco Excellence Awards for Design and Innovation and is inviting submissions for the 2016 competition.
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EDGETECH UK has been accredited with Passive House certification for three of its Super Spacer products.
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UAP LTD has added another accreditation to their company profile with the Investors of People stamp of approval.
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| Doors |
Aluminium door supplier AluFoldDirect has launched its first range of Secured by Design (SBD), thermally efficient commercial doors.
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TWR BI-FOLDS has launched a fast-track service to give installers a three working day turnaround on any standard RAL colour aluminium bi-folding doors.
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| Charities |
Staff at CMS WINDOW SYSTEMS have raised more than £6500 by donating part of their wages every week during November to Beatson Cancer Charity.
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Preparations for the GM Fundraising Border2Border Cycling Challenge are getting underway.
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| Internet |
Hardware designer and manufacturer Caldwell UK has launched its new website.
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Hyper ventilation
 Justin Furness – CAB Technical Director
So Granny was right all along when she told us to get more fresh air and open the window. Yes, we should regularly refresh the air in our buildings, and the importance of this was spelled out in graphic detail in a recent report into the lifelong impact of air pollution by the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Air pollution has been linked to cancer, asthma, stroke and heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and changes linked to dementia. While the health impact of outdoor air pollution is relatively well known, the report also warns that exposure to indoor air pollution from household products and fittings is also putting lives at risk. The report referenced a recent World Health Organisation study which estimated that as many as 99,000 deaths across Europe in 2012 were attributable to indoor air pollution.
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It has been reckoned that people in developed countries spend around 90% of their time indoors. Construction workers must be one of the few groups where some of their working life can be spent outdoors and not stuck indoors, chained to a computer monitor (it’s a hard life, I know). Of course, the outdoor air is not always “fresh” and for some, opening a window could actually increase the indoor air pollution levels. While the report’s authors note that there is good awareness of the risks from badly maintained gas appliances, radioactive radon gas and second-hand tobacco smoke, they state that indoors we can also be exposed to NO2 from gas cooking and solvents that slowly seep from plastics, paints and furnishings. They also point out that, for example, lemon and pine scents that we use to make our homes smell fresh can react chemically to generate air pollutants, and ozone-based air fresheners can also cause indoor air pollution. The problems caused by damp and condensation are also noted.
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I hope you enjoy this month's issue.
 Tony Higgin
Publisher
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Aluminium in building sector still showing overall signs of confidence into 2016
Justin Ratcliffe, (CAB Chief Executive)
The latest CAB State of the Market figures for Q4, 2015 highlighted that CAB members continued to anticipate growth in sales. 71% net balance forecast growth in the next quarter (45% in Q3) and 75% in the year ahead (75% in Q3).
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This Month's News
2015 ‘busier than ever’
– report
2015 year was busier than ever for UK tradespeople with more than 70% reporting increased revenue year on year – with one in 12 saying business was up by over 30%.
Many were so busy however that nearly a half had to turn away valuable work at an obvious cost to their business.
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Government housing policy ‘will not meet demand’ – Lords committee
The Government has come under fire from the Lords for a housing policy that is “unlikely to meet demand for either the quantity or quality of houses we need.”
The criticism comes from the House of Lords Committee on National Policy for the Built Environment in its final report after hearing evidence over many weeks on the cause and possible solutions to the UK’s acute shortage of new houses.
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‘Fast track planning’ bid to tackle housing crisis.
A proposal to fast-track planning applications or even to allow authorities to compete over applications to help tackle the housing crisis have been put out to consultation by the Government this week.
read the rest here...
Help to Buy helps to
build – Govt.
More than 40% of new homes built under the Help to Buy: equity loan scheme since 2013 would have not been built without introduction of the scheme, according to a Government report published yesterday (Feb 15).
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Don’t tax unfinished homes
– FMB
The Federation of Master Builders has called on Central Government to stop local authorities from holding back small house builders with unfair Council Tax bills on incomplete homes.
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Andrew is new GGF President
Andrew Glover, Managing Director of West Yorkshire Windows has been welcomed as the new President of the Glass & Glazing Federation.
At the biennial President’s Reception in Southwark, London this week, Nigel Rees, GGF Group Chief Executive said: “We are delighted Andrew is now President and he follows in a long line of very committed and exemplary GGF Presidents.
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