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28th June 2018
Dr Barbara Lane’s report adds strength to DHF’s campaign
DHF (Door & Hardware Federation) has welcomed a series of findings into the Grenfell Tower blaze by Chartered Fire Safety Engineer, Dr Barbara Lane. Dr Lane, who has presented her conclusions in a comprehensive report, gave evidence to Sir Martin Moore-Bick's public inquiry on 18th June, in which she listed a number of failed safety regulations that she believes contributed to the significant loss of life. 72 people died in Grenfell Tower in West London, on 14 June 2017.
In particular, DHF has saluted her findings pertaining to the inadequacy of the tower’s fire doors, described by Dr Lane as “a crucial element of the stay-put strategy, as they represent an opportunity for weak spots to form in the fire-resistant partitions that separate a flat fire from occupants either on that floor where the fire has started, or occupants in the flat above the floor where the fire has started.” This is something DHF has been emphasising for many months.
“Compartmentation is vital and plays an important role in passive fire protection”, says DHF’s CEO, Bob Perry, “The need for compliant fire-resistant doorsets is crucial, and as Dr Lane has stated, the non-compliance of the flat entrance fire doors would have contributed to the failure to prevent the spread of fire and hot smoke from the flat to the lobby”.
“Additionally,” continues Perry, “she highlights that faulty fire doors mean faulty compartmentation, and compartmentation is the primary basis of the stay-put strategy." .
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Flush Sash Window
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Seamless style and an uninterrupted view
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- with the new, slimmer sightline FlushSash from VEKA Group
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BISON GROWS AS HIGH-END DEMAND INCREASES
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Leading window and door manufacturer Bison Frames has doubled the size of its production facility, to keep pace with demand for its popular Genesis Collection PVC-U and aluminium windows and doors.
Well-known throughout the industry...
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Coloured Doors
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Distinction Doors in any colour!
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Distinction Doors, the UK’s leading composite door supplier, now...
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Corgi Fenestration
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FIRST END-TO-END CORGI FENESTRATION SUPPLY CHAIN
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With the registration of installer Heathfield Windows, the first end-to-end glazing supply chain has become CORGI Fenestration registered – from system house Liniar to fabricators Whiteline to installers Heathfield Windows.
“Our vision was about creating a quality mark...
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Rapierstar breaks dispatch record with first £100k day
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Door and window fastener specialist Rapierstar has passed another major milestone on its path to record growth, by exceeding more than £100,000 of dispatches in a single day for the first time.
David Furness, group managing director says: “When you consider the tiny unit price of a screw, £100,000 worth of screws is a huge volume to sell and dispatch in just one day. It’s a milestone we’ve reached ahead of our target and reflects what we are seeing in the market, with fabricators seeking to improve efficiency with a supply chain they can depend on.
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New Homes Ombudsman
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Housebuilders must belong to New Homes Ombudsman, say Parliamentarians
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A cross-party group of Parliamentarians has set out proposals for a New Homes Ombudsman to help provide better redress for dissatisfied home buyers.
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Construction Low
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Construction struggles continue as new work dips to a five year low
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The value of new construction contracts in May reached £4.5 billion, a decrease of almost ten per cent compared to April and the lowest amount for over five years. The two largest sectors in construction; residential and infrastructure...
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Independent Network celebrates with Chris Kamara!
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More than 240 delegates from Independent Network companies across the UK came together at the organisation’s ‘Best of British’ themed members’ weekend in Warwick.
The event kicked off with a specially built Business Centre, where attendees could chat to I.N’s affiliate partners and learn more about the opportunities for members to gain favourable rates and unique services thanks to their I.N.
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Metalwork Machinery
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Notching, grinding and welding with Andy Robinson Race Cars, and FEIN UK
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We recently met with Andy Robinson whose business fabricates and builds racing, off-road/rally, touring and hot rod cars from scratch, using a wide array of metal machines to do so.
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Colour
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More colours stocked from Modplan
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Leading VEKA trade fabricator Modplan has just announced more colours from its Variations range will now be available from stock. Heidi Sachs, Managing Director of Modplan said...
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Roger Hartshorn announces Liniar leaving date
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Roger Hartshorn, the creator and driving force behind two of the UK’s biggest PVCu systems houses, has announced that he will be leaving his role at Liniar later this year in order to spend more time on other personal and business interests.
October will see Roger step down as CEO of the Flamstead Group, owner of HL Plastics and the Liniar brand, as well as Avantek Machinery...
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Cordless Drill
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Cordless FEIN drilling takes another leap forward for UK users
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The electric power tool manufacturer/inventor talks about its part in drilling technology historically, and celebrates its recent launches...
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Bi-Folding Doors
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Continued growth for Mercury’s Visofold Bifold Door
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Leading specialist fabricator Mercury Glazing Supplies Ltd has reported a 19% increase in Aluminium sales, based on the same period in 2017, attributed mainly to the Smart’s Visofold Bifold Door. The growth in sales is as a direct result...
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GMB RESPONDS TO SHARPEST FALL IN UK MANUFACTURING OUTPUT SINCE 2012
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Between Trump wanting to slap tariffs on our steel and the UK Government refusing to be in a European customs union, UK manufacturing risks being stranded says GMB
GMB, the union for manufacturing workers, has responded the sharpest fall in UK manufacturing output since 2012.
The drop is in April was the highest in almost six years, with a 1.4 per cent fall in factory production marking the third consecutive monthly fall.
The April dip was the steepest fall since October 2012, according to figures out this morning from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). [1]
A recent study by GMB union found Britain’s...
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Techincal Support
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Distinction Doors’ technical support is key to the Distinction Difference
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Distinction Doors’ technical support team is on hand to support fabricators and installers with any technical queries. The five strong team, headed up by Technical Manager Alan Welch...
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BISON’S BIRMINGHAM DEBUT
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Barnsley-based fabricator Bison Frames have broadened their appeal and reach to the homebuilding and renovating market by exhibiting at the National Homebuilding and Renovating Show at the NEC in Birmingham. Following a successful exploration of the market at a regional version of the show in Harrogate last year, Bison’s directors Martyn Haworth and Mark Tetley took the decision to invest in the national show, supporting their growing Genesis Installer Network with direct leads from the public.
The high-end manufacturer demonstrated their full range of products to an audience of more than 40,000 at the four-day event. In particular their PVCu Genesis...
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Brexit Uncertainty
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Modest forecasts for construction output amid Brexit uncertainty
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Recently revised data indicates that total construction output increased by 8% in 2017 compared with 2016, to reach a total value of £163.5bn. In terms of value, new work accounts for the largest share, with output growth having been particularly strong
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Industry Report
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Tough market conditions in the UK door & window fabricators market
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The UK door and window fabricators market put in a strong performance between 2013 and 2016 but appears to have flattened out in 2017.
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VEKA helps Modplan commission state-of-the-art factory in just 60 days
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VEKA Group is always proud to go ‘above and beyond’ when it comes to providing excellent customer service.
This was particularly evident when the Industry-leading systems supplier helped a long-standing VEKA fabricator get up and running with a completely new, fully functioning factory, supplying a new system, in less than 60 days!
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Recycling News
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Beacon of hope for recycling as major funding agreement signed on plastics plant
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Funding of over £3m has been announced today (Wednesday 6th June) for four projects comprising a ground-breaking new plastics...
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