FENDIGITAL MAGAZINE JUL22

FENDIGITAL MAGAZINE JUL22

Make a statement with aluminium - Page 6 Sheerline adds to range - Page 8

• FENEX • KOLORSEAL • SHEERLINE • LEKA SYSTEMS • BUSINESS PILOT • MORLEY GLASS • CNC RECYCLING • DGB ALUMINIUM SPECIAL

CONTENTS JULY EDITION

THIS MONTHS KEY ARTICLES...

PAGE 06 - ALUMINIUM WINDOWS MAKE BEAUTIFUL STATEMENTS! The strength of the product combined with its chic appearance continues to create new trends across the market... PAGE 12 - FENEX - WHY FIT IN WHEN YOU CAN STAND OUT? Exhibitions can be pretty formal and lacklustre... FENEX aims to bring the “show” back to trade shows. PAGE 08 - SHEERLINE - CONTINUALLY CONSISTENT Their whole Prestige range now carries Secured by Design (SBD) accreditation. PAGE 14 - NEW LOCATION FOR KOLORSEAL Kolorseal has relocated to a new site in Huddersfield which is dedicated to upvc window, door, conservatory and composite door paint spraying. PAGE 21 - LEKA PRODUCTS LEAD THE WAY IN THERMAL EFFICIENCY Leka products have always achieved industry-leading U values thanks to the system’s innovative design PAGE 32 - UNDERSTANDING BUILDING REGS WILL IMPROVE PROFITS Eurocell has extended its range of outdoor living solutions with the launch of new contemporary garden room, pergola, and veranda designs. PAGE 46 - BUSINESS PILOT - A STEP AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION The platform has its own set of features and benefits that greatly helps with the day to day management of a business. PAGE 54 - NEW TRUCKS FOR NEW SITES FOR WINDOW RECYCLING As of June 15th 2022, the newly revised Building Regulations for England have come into force. PAGE 56 - HOW MUCH ARE YOU PREPARED TO PAY YOUR FITTERS? We all know that along with material price inflation, wage inflation has been going up as well. In an effort to attract the best people...

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CLIPPINGS &

Despite all the innovation and the focus on hi-tech new design, urban areas are among the UK’s worst climate offenders.

Globally, the way we heat, cool and power many existing office spaces, homes and factories all combine to make up for 27% of energy-related CO2 emissions. Whilst we are building new properties and high rise buildings, these all cost huge amounts in terms of building products including, steel, cement and yes, glass. The construction industry, landlords and consumers don’t necessarily have a great record on key issues still facing us in respect of climate change. Today, there is only a very small proportion of properties that are carbon neutral, and based on current figures it is going to take nearly 100 years to decarbonise every single home and building. So is there a dirty building storm on the way? Well, some gauge that our cities will need to build 13,000 new buildings every day until 2050 in order to keep pace with the global population growth. While some buildings need desperately to be retrofitted, there are many others that simply need to be razed to the ground. A huge problem regarding the speed of reclaiming the planet and reducing carbon emissions is of course caused by Governments who are really letting the side down and failing miserably in their endeavours to quickly turn things around.

04 FENESTRATION DIGITAL

MUSINGS

FROM HELEN DUVAL 2022

Although the pandemic lockdowns have re-written the rules regarding work they have not destroyed the working world in general. While many commute today or at least have very flexible working hours now, cities continue to be important and the desire to reach higher and higher with stunning glass designed skyscrapers has not diminished. Penchant for these concrete marvels of engineering continues unabated. Pretty much every city you visit will house a skyline of cranes all working hard to create shiny new landmarks. Yet, the desire to build more housing has not been restricted to urban areas with some predicting that soon, floor space comparative to the size of New York City will be built across the world, every month until 2060. As buildings currently generate 40% of global energy-related carbon emissions, with homes alone accounting for nearly 20%, it is clear we all need to do a lot more. We talk of carbon neutral when in fact the scientists have been focussing on carbon negative for some time. Property emissions include the day-to-day running of a building: eg: energy used to light up, heat or cool homes, office blocks as well as shopping malls. The carbon produced in this way accounts for 27% of all annual carbon emissions globally. Embodied carbon on the other hand, relates to emissions caused by the building and maintenance processes and this is responsible for around 10% of annual emissions. Consumer prices are rising ridiculously quickly and we are now at the highest rate, year on year since the 1980s. Of course, it would be brilliant if The Bank of England could help convince us that reducing inflation is a serious objective. I fear that is really going to take some doing to help the situation, particularly as Huw Pill is now intimating as The Bank of England’s Chief Economist that inflation will return back to its 2% target - this, irrespective of the challenges brought about by the rising cost of living and a fall in GBP. So, more interest rate hikes are clearly on the way. Electricity has become a serious commodity through all this, with many house builders in the SE experiencing delays in connection to the grid, with 2027 and 2030 being the dates offered for connection. Apparently, new battery storage and >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62

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