MyTradeTV Conservatory Mini Digital Magazine Issue 9

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Welcome to the brand new conservatory digital magazine

from My Trade TV. Bringing you all the latest industry

news from the conservatory sector. We have segmented

our glass and glazing email subscriber list into doors,

hardware and conservatory. We shall continue to runour glass and glazing digital magazine each month

alongside these supplemental mini magazines. Anyone

our subscriber list relevant to the door industry will now

receive this monthly mini magazine straight to their inbox.

Take a look through our regular glass and glazing digital

magazine as usual and use our supplemental magazines

to drill down into the specific sectors that interest you. We

hope you enjoy this issue and please check out our other

mini magazines within the hardware and doors sectors, so

look out for them on our website -www.mytrade.tv. If youwould like to be included in our mini magazines, please

feel free to contact us on [email protected] call us on

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FEATURES

06 Video Page Guardian Warm Roof.

08 Guardian Warm Roof South Shields Conservatory

roof manufacter celebrates 1

million turnover record with new

factory.

11 Solaris Roof The future of conservatories.

13 AlumenHelios becomes Activ.

17 The Fit ShowRegistration figures double as Fit

Fever builds.

18 GQATo join best of British at

Fensterbau 2016.

19 FensaFensa to switch inspections

provider.

20 GM FundraisingThe biggest year yet for GM

Fundraising.

23 LiniarLiniar staff tackle Wolf Run for

national charity.

24 Morley GlassMarks 500th customer training

programme for integral blind

installation.

26 The Fit ShowA massive 175+ top brands &

dozens of new names flock to Fit.

27 Vertex ConservatoryOne system, Every combination.

28 Celsius Solid Roof

Installation video online.

31 AmbimaxExceeds all expectations.

32 The Fit ShowFit show closed the deal for Seal-

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South Shields Conservatory Roof Manufacturer Celebrates

1 Million Turnover Record with New Factory Plans

Premier Roof Systems (www.premierroofsys-

temsltd.co.uk) has conrmed plans to open a

new 10,000 square feet production facility in

South Shields with the creation of ve new jobs.

After celebrating a 1 million annual turnover gure

for the rst time in its history last year, the conserva-

tory roof manufacturer and installer is now gearing

up for growth in 2016 with the opening of a new

production facility later this year.

Premier Roof Systems is the only manufacturer of the

Guardian Warm Roof System in South Tyneside. And

a total of 13 staff in the new factory will help deliver

over 60 new Guardian roofs every month.

Premier Roof Systems joint-owner Jamie Blackwood

said: We are grateful to our customers for their sup-

port and our staff for all their hard work to help us build

a successful growing business. Were looking forward

to bringing in more staff and were excited about the

future.

Premier Roof Systems joint-owner Chris Mullenadded: One of the secrets behind our success has been

the Guardian Warm Roof. Theyre proving very popular.

Were proud to be a Team Guardian registered installer

because it gives us a unique portfolio of products re-

nowned for quality and value. And theyre all backed up

by a trusted national brand.

The Guardian Warm Roof is the rst solid roof system

in the country with Local authority building control

(LABC) and (Local Authority Building Standards Scot-

land) LABSS approval.

The lightweight solid roof system helps to maintain a

consistent interior conservatory temperature all year

round transforming separate areas into integrated

owing ground oor living spaces.

For Guardian Roof, Ross Darcy said: Congratulations

to everyone at Premier Roof Systems on the opening

of your new production facility. You are a wonderful

example to all Guardian Roof manufacturers installers of

exactly what we can achieve together.

Premier has built a hard working team with a sharp fo-

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combination. And Im delighted that Premier, its staff

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Do you want to install a conservatorylike no other? Set to revolutionise

the conservatory market in 2016, the

Solaris Roof is an exciting new product

launching at the FIT Show this year.

We are really excited to be launching the Solaris

Roof at this years FIT Show explains Andrew

Glover, Managing Director at Solaris Solar.Following an extensive period of research and

development, we have come up with a unique

concept that we believe will bring something truly

different to the market. Without revealing too

much information at this stage, we have drawn

on expertise from all of our areas of business to

create something totally new. Combining a solid

conservatory roof with the all the benefits of solar

PV panels, this new product will not only offer

something totally progressive to the homeowner,

but will save them money too.

Available to trade as an easy install, flat packoption, this innovative new roof concept really is

the future of conservatories. But, dont just take

our word for it. Come and see it for yourself on

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FREE window & door energy

efficiency ratings from Fensa

From January 2016 FENSA Certied installers

will be able to use free window and door

energy efciency ratings as part of their

registration package. It is totally voluntary. All

they have to do is Opt In, agree to the rules and

be supplied by a BFRC registered fabricator.

These new window and door energy efciency

ratings are operated and independently veriedby BFRC. It is exactly the same as the existing

BFRC scheme in terms of ratings, ratings bands,

license scopes and windows and doors covered.

Labels provided will cover windows and doors

rated A++ to G.

The only difference is these new labels are

branded FENSA and will have their own marketing

support. These ratings will be marketed heavilyat consumers in the second half of 2016 to raise

awareness and drive consumer demand.

Existing BFRC Authorised Retailers can quickly

and easily switch to be a FENSA Authorised

Installer by Opting In by emailing BFRC.

This is the most exciting and radical promotion of

energy efcient windows and doors since the launchof BFRC 10 years ago, explains FENSA managing

director Chris Mayne. This brings energy efciency

ratings to UK homeowners under the name of one of

the most well-known brands in windows and doors.We predict that it will vastly boost the numbers of

installers using windows and door energy efciency

ratings to comply with Buildings Regulations and

put the labels in front of many more consumers

than before.

The benets of Opting In to FENSA Energy Efcient

Windows and Doors Ratings for installers are:

an easier product to sell because homeownersunderstand and recognize energy efciency

labels; installers get their own labels; it is the

easiest route to Part L compliance; a listing on

BFRC website (the rst port of call for homeowners

searching for energy efcient product); consumer

publicity support & recognition; installers can

source glass & frames separately; opportunities

to upsell; technical & marketing support andadvice.

Currently just over 53% of Part L compliant

notications are through window and door

energy ratings. The rest are by declaration of

U-values.

We expect to be reporting a big rise in WER based

compliance by this time next year because of thelaunch of FENSA Energy Efciency Windows and

Door Ratings,concludes Mayne.

The Opt In process for FENSA certied

installers is to email the Operations Team

on [email protected] with their

company name, registration number and name of

their fabricator supplier. FENSA will do the rest.

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REGISTRATION FIGURES DOUBLE ASFIT FEVER BUILDS

Year-on-year visitor registration gures

are running at more than double those

recorded for a similar period in the build up

to the 2014 FIT Show. Figures are also way ahead

of the Award winning launch show that took place

in 2013, adding to the excitement that we are

heading for a record event when it takes place in

April.

Adding to the optimism are the website statistics:

almost 30% more users are accessing The FIT Show

website compared with a corresponding period

for 2014, with an exceptionally low bounce rate

(the number of visitors that leave a site without

interacting with it) of just 2.29%.

The reasons for such exceptional gures can be

manifold, said The FIT Shows Matthew Glover.

The obvious factors of a record number of

exhibitors coupled with hundreds of new products

and services expected to be revealed for the rst

time are an obvious pull. And of course a positive

outlook in the market is also contributing.

The FIT Show takes place at The International

Centre Telford on the 12th, 13th and 14th of

April 2016. Entry is free but avoid the queues by

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GQA is the latest company to join the UK

Pavilion to push the Best of British at

Fensterbau in March. On signing up to

be a part of the show Chief Executive Mick Clay-

ton explained his reasoning.

For us, as the UK window industrys leading

qualications writing body, promoting ourselves at

Fensterbau brings a number of benets.

We are of course heavily entrenched in the UK

market having been working with and for the

industry for the last 25 years, but attending Fen-sterbau as a part of the UK Pavilion will help us to

create even more awareness amongst the 100s of

UK companies attending of who we are and what

we can offer them to support their individual busi-

nesses.

We are already active in emerging countries such

as China and India with our fenestration and con-

struction qualications, and have received enquir-

ies from the Middle East, so spending time at the

window industrys largest international exhibition

is an ideal way for us to push ourselves further

into the consciousness of the wider industry, in-

cluding in Europe.

It goes without saying that we are really excitedby the opportunity of being able to stand next to

the GGF and other UK suppliers to promote the

Best of British and we are expecting a really posi-

tive response to our presence.

For more information on GQA please visitwww.

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FENSA TO SWITCH ITS INSPECTIONS

PROVIDER

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ENSA is switching its installations inspections

to RISA Ltd from the British Board of

Agrement (BBA) from February 2016. RISA

Ltd is the new subsidiary company recently set up

by the Glass and Glazing Federation Group (GGF

Group).

RISA Ltd is a brand new company with one of

the most experienced inspections teams in the

industry. The FENSA inspection team at the BBA is

moving to RISA Ltd to continue to provide the same

excellent levels of service and professionalism asbefore.

FENSA Certied Installers will benet from having

the same inspector that they have worked with over

many years, no change in inspection procedures

or standards, but with better controlled costs that

will minimise future increases in inspection fees

over the next few years. FENSA is also pleased to

announce that for a least the next 24 months, all

inspection costs will remain frozen.

FENSA will be delighted to work with this new GGF

Group company,comments Chris Mayne, Managing

Director, FENSA. It offers the exciting opportunity

of even closer collaboration and streamlined

administration which will deliver more efciencies.

This should allow us to better control costs and

improve the inspection service for FENSA Installers.

Chris Mayne concludes: FENSA would like to thank

the BBA for all its excellent work supporting FENSA

over the previous 12 years and wishes the company

all the best for the future.

FENSA installers should see no changes in

advising of installations for inspection or booking

inspectors visits. The only change FENSA

Installers can expect will be new telephone and

email contact details and these will be advised

very shortly.

For further information on RISA please email

[email protected] or telephone 020 7939

9300.
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his year is set to be action packed for the

team at GM Fundraising, as they release

their 2016 Calendar of events.

This year is really going to be our biggest

yetcomments Gary Morton, chairman of GM

Fundraising. We are delighted to see the return

of some of our newer events with the Football 5s

in May, alongside our signature events; the Golf

Day in July and our Gala Dinner in October. The

Golf day has an exciting new venue of Mottram

Hall, and the Gala Dinner returns to The Holiday

Inn in Stratford with a Halloween theme fancy

dress if you dare

The biggest event we are undertaking sees us face

our biggest challenge to date: the Border2Border

cycling challenge, taking place in June. Our

18 strong riding team are now hard into their

training to complete the 2,016 mile, 92,000 ft of

climbing, journey from Vancouver in Canada to

Tijuana, Mexico. Our support team is also hard

at work with planning and preparation to support

the cyclists. Visit us on stand A22 at this years

FIT Show to nd out more about the ride and seeif you can beat the cycling pros at a one minute

sprint.

We are also launching the inaugural GMF Cup.

A Ryder Cup style competition to be held at the

prestigious home of golf, the Belfry, in September.

The four day event is set to test even the most

competent golfers amongst us.

Of course none of these events would be possible

without the overwhelming support of the industry,

for which the GMF team and children from Hope

House Childrens Hospices are continually grateful.

We hope you will join us for one or more of our

events this year. Download the 2016 calendar

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The team were inspired to enter the event after Winter Wolfe

Gaskin, grandson of Liniars Design & Development Director

Adrian Reg Redshaw, sadly passed away just one day after

his birth in October last year.

Adrians daughter Nicola and her partner, Dean Gaskin, had

been excitedly awaiting the arrival of their first child. But

sadly, following a healthy pregnancy and natural labour,

Winter Wolfe suddenly stopped breathing after just 30

minutes with his new parents. Doctors battled to save their

son, but tragically he died in their arms the next day.

Despite their heart-breaking loss Nicola and Dean were full

of praise for the incredible care and support they received

from the hospital staff and have since raised more than 3,000 for their Support The Baby Unit

Fund appeal.

The Liniar team are determined to add a considerable amount to that in memory of Winter Wolfe

and we need your help.

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Liniar staff tackle Wolf Run for

neonatal charity

Atragic event has inspired two departments at

Liniar to team up to take part in an extremeoff-road running event in April to raise money

for a worthy cause.

Liniars Design & Development and Marketing teams

are joining forces to tackle the Wolf Run, a 10km

course featuring a series of man-made and natural

obstacles, in order to raise funds for the Royal Derby

Hospitals Neonatal unit.

Winter Wolfe Gaskin, grandson of Liniars Design &

Development Director Adrian Reg Redshaw, sadly

passed away just one day after his birth in October

last year.

Adrians daughter Nicola and her partner, Dean Gaskin,

had been excitedly awaiting the arrival of their rst

child - the nursery was decorated, baby grows washed

and folded and bets taken on birth date and weight.

But sadly, following a healthy pregnancy and natural

labour, Winter Wolfe suddenly stopped breathing after

just 30 minutes with his new parents. Doctors battled

to save their son, but tragically he died in their arms

the next day.

Despite their heart-breaking loss Nicola and Dean

were full of praise for the incredible care and support

they received from the hospital staff and have since

raised more than 3,000 for their Support The Baby

Unit Fund appeal.

The story touched the hearts of everyone at Liniar - so

when Nikki Dunbar, Design & Marketing Co-ordinator,

came across an event called the Winter Wolf Run, sheimmediately suggested that the two departments

enter a team to help raise even more money.

Although too late for the winter event, Adrian and

his colleagues eagerly agreed to sign up to the

spring challenge. A total of 14 Liniar staff, including

Marketing Director Sue Davenport and D&D Manager

Chris Armes, will be joined by Dean on Saturday, April

9 just days before this years FIT Show in Telford.

Based in Warwickshire, the Wolf Run (standing for

Woods, Obstacles, Lakes and Fields), is a unique mix

of running trails across open ground and through

woodland, as well as open-water swimming,

combining to create a tough physical and mental

challenge.

There are a series of physical trials using man-made

obstacles, with the 10km run course also featuring ahuge number of natures obstacles - from lake swims

to mud pits, fallen trees, boggy ground, ditches, hills

and dense foliage. The photographs from previous

events serve to illustrate the challenge that lies

ahead for even the ttest members of the team

most of whom are not runners.

We were all deeply upset for Adrian and his family, said

Nikki. When I saw the Winter Wolf Run advertised it

was too much of a coincidence to ignore. I just knew we

had to enter as it would be a tting way for us to raise

some funds for an excellent cause. Im delighted that

every member of both departments will be taking part,

even though some took more persuading than others!

Im sure that, led by Dean, well be able to do ourselves

proud in Winter Wolfes memory.

If you would like to sponsor the Liniar team for the

Wolf Run, go to the Virgin Giving pagehere- and to

see videos of what they are letting themselves in for,

visit here.
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MORLEY GLASS MARKS 500TH CUSTOMER TRAINING

PROGRAMME FOR INTEGRAL BLIND INSTALLATION

Morley Glass & Glazing,

the UKs biggest

ScreenLine integral

blinds supplier, has completed

its 500th customer training

programme for the installation

of motorised integral blinds.

In line with the companys

commitment to raising standards

in the industry, improving

customer service and ensuring

end-user satisfaction, its two

service engineers deliver

installation training programmes

across the UK. The 500th

programme was successfully

completed by 1st Sliding FoldingDoors in London.

Ian Short, managing director at

Morley Glass & Glazing said:

As part of our customer service

programme we are always pleased

to share our specialist knowledge

of integral blind installation with

our customers. The motorised

versions of our Uni-Blind

integral blinds are hugely popular

with todays homeowners so itsimportant that our customers feel

100% confident when it comes to

fitting them. Our engineers are

always happy to conduct site visits,

support fabricators and installers

and they offer an excellent after

care service too.

ScreenLine provides a five yearwarranty, which is valid for our

Uni-Blind integral blinds. Such

a high quality product needs

to be fitted professionally and

our engineers aim to equip our

customers with the skills they need

to achieve the best results. We

all want happy customers, which

bring referrals and new business

and that can only be achieved by

sharing knowledge and skills.

Morley Glass manufactures five

Uni-Blind systems suitable for

domestic double glazed windows

and doors: manual, cordless

slider, slider, solar powered and

motorised. They are all available

in 10 days and come with warm

edge spacer bar fitted as standard

for maximum thermal efficiency.

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A massive 175+ top brands & dozens

of new names flock to fit

Within three short

years The FIT Show

has become the

place to see and be seen in

the UK window, door, glass and

conservatory market and this

April will bear witness to the

biggest FIT Show yet, with more

than 175 top suppliers taking

part in a show that is stuffedwall-to-wall with new products.

But whilst most of the top

brands will be stacking their

stands between them with

hundreds of products that

will be seen for the first time

anywhere, more than 35 brand

new names will be taking spacefor the first time at The FIT

Show.

The new exhibitors represent

a huge diversity of products

and services including trade

fabricators, software specialists,

hardware distributors and

manufacturers, frame machinery

suppliers, fire testing experts,

packaging materials, heating

and ventilation specialists,

composite and moulded doors.whatever visitors may be

looking for there will be new

suppliers, let alone products, to

choose from.

The number of exhibitors

coupled with the fact that

virtually every one is anticipated

to be offering new productsand services following a gap

of almost two years since the

previous FIT Show, means that

visitors should plan their visits

more thoroughly than ever.

Common feedback from visitors

to past FIT Shows is that they

should have left more time for

their visit,says Matthew Glover

of the organisers. This April we

have more exhibitors than ever

before showing more products

and we urge visitors to plantheir visits carefully and certainly

to allow plenty of time, ideally

attending for two days or more. It

will be time well spent.

The FIT Show takes place at The

International Centre Telford on

the 12th, 13th and 14th of April

2016. Entry is free but avoid thequeues by registering early at:

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Vertex Conservatory Roof System

one system, every combination

Vertex is a complete conservatory roofsystem that also includes a wide choice

of glass and polycarbonate options. Heidi

Sachs, Modplans Managing Director, comments:

Our Vertex conservatory roof system has been

in our portfolio for many years and sales have

remained buoyant year on year: the range offers

installers a great package of benefits and gives

them everything they need from a conservatory

roof in a choice of three material options.

Modpaln says the entire Vertex roofing system

offers exceptional quality and ease of fitting.

All options have a unique one piece peripheral

main beam that incorporates an integral gutter,

giving the roof much greater inherent strength.

There is a ring beam available with or without

dentil moulding. And the design is fully flexible,

with options available for Victorian, Edwardian, P

shaped designs along with the Open Canopy and

Canopy Conservatory too.

The Vertex conservatory roofing system is just onepart of Modplans conservatory roof offering. Aswell

as Vertex, the company also offers the Ultraframe

UltraSky skylight, LivinRoom and the Wendland

roofing system. All four systems are manufactured

in Modplans Newport manufacturing headquarters.

Modplan manufactures and provides a

comprehensive range of products that includes

Matrix 58, VEKA Matrix 70 and 70 FS, VEKA Vertical

Sliders, a dedicated painting facility, PVC-u and

aluminium patio and bifold doors, conservatories,

the new Open Canopy, the Vertex conservatory

roof system and three roof systems for glass

and polycarbonate conservatory roofs. For more

information on any of Modplans products and

support, simply Ask the Man from Modplan.

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New Celsius Solid Roof installation video is online now

S

ynseal has launched a new and informative

Celsius Solid Roof Installation Guide video

on the companys Youtube Channel.

The 10-minute video production features two highly

experienced specialist roofing engineers Matt

Williams and Gary Woods from the Synseal Technical

Services department, working as a team to fit the

Celsius Solid Roof above existing PVC-U window

frames to mimic a typical UK conservatory retrofit-

style installation.

Fully approved and registered by both the LABC

and LABSS for installations in England, Wales and

Scotland, the Celsius Solid Roof features an all-

timber construction with Kingspan TEK structural

insulated panels (SIPs) to deliver a truly warm

roofing solution. This engaging video uses real time

and time lapse footage, supported by graphic details

where required, to demonstrate how swiftly and

easily the solid roof can be assembled.

Celsius Solid Roofs are manufactured in kits with

components precisely dimensioned to meet specific

site requirements. Starting with the eaves beam

and wall starter timbers, Matt and Gary construct

the timber and SIPs sub-structure in sequence on

the video, before fitting the eaves tray sections,

breather membrane, wall starter soaker, tile bar

sections, rows of interlocking Envirotiles, dry-fitting

hip caps and ridge caps, soffit and fascia boards and

finally the gutter brackets and guttering assembly to

complete the roof.

This technical video aims to deliver a detailed

guide to building our fast-fitting Celsius Solid Roof,

comments Synseals Head of Marketing, Mark

Schlotel. Installers who attended our recent Triple Billtraining workshops will have seen this practical demo

carried out before their eyes, but not everyone can

afford time off the road to join us at Synseals Head

Office in Nottinghamshire. Our new video condenses

the straightforward installation sequence into a

compact 10-minute format, highlighting best practice

top tips.

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AMBIMAX EXCEEDS ALL EXPECTATIONS

T

uffX reinvigorated the conservatory sector with

the launch of Ambi-Max oversize glass units,

as a simple but dynamic concept which hasproved popular with customers and consumers.

Launched initially as a niche glass roofing option that

would eliminate common problems associated with

muntin bar leaks, Ambi-Max as a product, has gone on

to far exceed initial expectations.

Popular for both domestic and commercial applications

with the technical and aesthetic benefits it offers, the

oversize Ambi-MAX option has achieved outstandingsales figures month on month, with a staggering 50%

increase from 2013 2015 .

Customers have been impressed by the high production

standards combined with fast turnaround times as

well as the flexibility of the national fleet, which

delivers Ambi-Max either direct to site or factory.

Ambience as a range has widened business scope

for those looking to offer more options in a very

competitive sector, which requires constant evaluation

to keep the end user inspired to invest.

Regarding Ambi-Max, many TuffX customers state that

the simple solution it provides to a common technical

problem has brought about many time saving benefitson site, with call backs virtually eliminated in relation

to leaks. Additionally, the product offers a striking

alternative aesthetic that allows for more dynamic

conservatory design.

Ambi-Max units are produced in the companys

modern manufacturing facility in Knowsley that

has been carefully designed to accommodate the

glass sizes required to produce the oversize units.

There are few production companies today that canmanufacture the units on such a fast turnaround with

all requisite industry guarantees.

Andy Hayes, Sales Manager comments, Ambi-Max has

become increasingly popular since its launch as our sales

figures prove and we believe it will continue to do so. It

offers substantial advantages for our customers and this

differentiation combined with consumer awareness is

sure to inspire further investment.

For more information on the Ambience range of

Conservatory Roof Glass please visitwww.ambiglass.

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W

hen Jim and Chris Shearn

of fast-expanding West-

Country fabricatorSeal-Lite Group decided they

needed a new welder amongst

other machinery two years ago,

they decided to put their buying

decisions on hold until The FIT

Show, which was due to take place

a few months later in 2014.

They reasoned that rather than

driving around the country lookingat the equipment they were

interested in from the companies

they had identified as potential

suppliers, The FIT Show could

allow them to compare machines

virtually side by side, all under the

same roof at the same time. They

reasoned that they could save

time, hundreds of miles travellingand possibly achieve a better price

too.

Their patience paid off, as Jim

explains: there were a number of

welding machines on our radar, allexhibiting at FIT Show, in particular

a 4 head inline welding machine

from Haffner-Murat, the SMR-4.

It had some new features and

benefits over and above machines

offered by other suppliers but I

had no idea about the build quality

offered by this company.

I am an engineer with an aerospacebackground and understand and

appreciate engineering, build-

quality and technology and I took

the opportunity to literally climb

all over the machine, on top of it

and as far inside it as I could get.

One of their team said to me that

he had never seen anyone climb

over one of their machines likeit at a show before. But clearly

we were impressed because we

bought it there and then, added

Jim.

Jim is one of a large band of

professionals that are committed

to using The FIT Show as the hub

for their companys purchasing

activities, realising that it presents

the perfect opportunity to see,

touch and try products and

equipment in a matter of hours

that would otherwise take several

months to evaluate.

We felt the show saved us time

and money and we are looking

forward to this years FIT Show in

April, said Jim.

More than 175 exhibitors are

taking part at The FIT Show which

takes place at The International

Centre Telford on the 12th, 13th

and 14th of April 2016. Entry isfree but registering now at www.

fitshow.co.ukwill offer fast access

to the halls when you get there.

FIT SHOW CLOSED THE

DEAL FOR SEAL-LITE
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VEKA UK virtually triples fund-raising record

The VEKA UK Group has presented its biggest

EVER charity cheque, having raised more

than 15,900.26 for The Encephalitis Society.

The industry-leading suppliers previous biggest

donation was an impressive 5100 for The British

Legion, raised over a six-month period in 2014.

The VEKA UK Group chose to support The

Encephalitis Society for a full year, rather than

the six months usually dedicated to each chosen

charity, after Head of Technical Mark Barsby was

diagnosed with this condition, which causes

swelling of the brain.

Head of Human Resources Gabriela Hammond

explains: The Encephalitis Society has become a

very important charity to us here at The VEKA UK

Group since Mark was diagnosed.

Everyone has been so keen to support the work being

done for those affected and their families, that we

soon exceeded our previous fund-raising record!

Weve had all sorts of activities going on throughout

the year, from three-day sponsored bike rides to

virtual bike rides on an exercise bike in the office!

Weve had bake-offs, cake sales, pin and bracelet

sales, wear it blue days, Christmas card donations

and a sponsored Christmas Jumper day.

Myself and a number of the team ran the Manchester

10k and theres even been a company waist watchers!

Weve had a number of generous donations from

customers including Modplan and Glazerite, for which

we are very grateful. Members of Network VEKA also

gave generously at the AGM and Business Centre

Event.

All in all, weve raised 15,000.26 and were very

proud to be handing over our biggest ever charity

cheque to The Encephalitis Society for all the valuable

work they do.

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Astraseal to the

rescue in complex

conservatory

installation

When Northamptonshire

based installers

Wollaston Windows were

faced with an especially

challenging conservatory

project in Little

Houghton, they knew

they could rely on their

trade supplier Astrasealfor full support. Working

closely with Astraseal,

Wollaston Windows

installed a bespoke

conservatory, fully

fabricated by Astraseal.

The brief from the

homeowner was very

detailed, requiring the

coming together of

aluminium bi-folding

doors, a bespoke

roof system and high

performance glazing,

with a specific RAL

colour chosen for the

external and internal

finish. It was imperative

that the sightlines

remained consistent

throughout the roof

and frames, meaning

it was essential that

the complete building

could be designed and

manufactured by the one

supplier. Calculationswere carried out to

enable the manufacture

of a steel support frame

as both the front and

side elevations of the

conservatory were to

be manufactured using

the Smarts Visofold

Aluminium door system.

The roof was specified

to include Pilkington

active glass units andautomatic roof vents.

RAL7009 was the

chosen colour, with the

aluminium bi-folding

doors being powder

coated and the roof,

gutter and all bespoke

cladding sections spraypainted by Astraseal in

their own spray booth.

This had the potential

to be quite tricky but

thanks to Astraseals

support, the installation

ran like clockwork, said

Wollaston Windows MD,

Brian Henson. Astraseal

offer a full technical

support package from

start to finish. One of

the key benefits is how

they pre-assemble the

conservatory in their

factory beforehand,

meaning we knew it

would fit togetherperfectly when out on

site. Due to an unusual

tile detail, where the new

conservatory had to meet

the existing building a

bespoke box gutter was

designed by Astraseal,

this was welded on site to

form a one piece seamlessgutter to run the full

length of the building.

The fact they can spray

everything in-house was

perfect for this job and

meant we could go back

to our customer with

really competitive lead

times and costs.

We were delighted to

work with Wollaston

Windows on this

project,commented

Zac Nedimovic,

Astraseal marketing

manager. As ever, we

strove to do as much

of the assembly work

as possible ourselves,

leaving the customer

to focus on doing an

excellent installation. Its

great for the installer,

because they can source

everything for such a

complex project from

one supplier. Price andlead time are reflected in

Astraseal having complete

control over every aspect.

Wollaston Windows did

a fantastic job, and were

really looking forward

to working with them

on other projects in the

future.

As one of the UKs

largest and longest-

serving fabricators,

Astraseal boasts an

extensive product

portfolio, manufacturing

the full range of REHAU

windows and doors,

Global conservatory

roofs, and Smarts

Aluminium windows,

doors, curtain walling

and shopfronts. The

company recently

launched the Eurocell

uPVC system and also

produce sealed units

in-house includingtoughened and fire rated

glazing. Astraseal have

a purpose made spray

booth enabling them

to offer a full colour

coating facility.

For more information

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Industry Events Planner Guide 2016

03/03/16

3rd March

20-23/09/16

20th - 23th APRIL

16-19/03/16

16th -19th MARCH

XX/XX/16

TBC

08-10/03/16

8th - 10th MARCH

18/11/16

18th november

12-14/04/16

12th - 14th APRIL

16-17/11/16

16th - 17th NOV

PIGS - People In Glazing

The networking group for people in glazing.

Location: Manchester, M3 4LZ / Time:17:00 - 23:00

Get your free tickets here

Glasstec

International trade fair for glass production and processing.

Location: Dsseldorf.

Register here

Fensterbau Frontale

The trade show. Windows. Door. Facade.

Location: Nrnberg, Germany.

Buy tickets here

EMEX London

The energy management exhibition.

Location: Excel, London, E16 1XL.

Book tickets here

Ecobuild

UK exhibition & conference for the construction & energy market.

Location: Excel, London, E16 1XL.

Register to visit here

G16 Awards

Glazing awards ceremony

Location: The London Hilton on Park Lane.Book tickets here

The Fit Show

UK window, door and conservatory industry event.

Location: The International Centre, Telford.

Get your free tickets here

NFA Awards

The networking group for people in glazing.Location: Excel, London, E16 1XL.

Register for free
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January saw preparations for the GM Fundraising

Border2Border Cycling Challenge step up a gear.

With the ride only a few months away, the

attention of the whole team is being focused on

preparing for the upcoming challenge, explains Gary

Morton, founder of GM Fundraising and Rider on the

B2B challenge. All the riders will be increasing their

training levels and official training schedules have

been circulated.

Although not obligatory, the riders are expected to attend

three weekends of group training. The first takes place

at Hope House in March, to remind us all for whom we

are ultimately doing this. The second in Mallorca in April

is to get us used to the different terrain and increased

temperatures. The third, which is compulsory, takes

place in the Peak District in May. We encourage everyone

involved to attend these weekends so that we can learn

to work as a team and build up some of the much talked

about comradery that is so important in keeping everyone

going through the toughest moments. And believe me,

this ride is going to have some of the toughest.

The first support team meeting, has also now taken

place, which saw all the support team together for

the first time on this ride and provided the perfect

opportunity for the team to welcome the final member

of the support crew on board, Chris Royall. Dave

Broxton, Support Team Captain, comments: When it

comes to supporting the riders, our mantra is plan for

the worst hope for the best. The main topic of the

meeting was the route and the difficulties day-by-day of

supporting the riders without the things we now-days

take for granted, like mobile coverage.

Much of the ride will be taking place in the absolute

wilderness of mountains and deserts. There are hardly

any towns en-route so it is essential that each support

vehicle knows all the emergency contacts and places

for each stage of the ride. We will also be investing in

Satellite phones which we hope never to use.

Gary concludes: The team has also turned to the all-

important fundraising, the main reason this challenge iseven taking place. The Team Profiles are now online and

each person offers up an insight into their motivation,

explaining what they are most looking forward to, and

dreading, throughout the ride.

Visit our website look out for posts on Facebook/

gmfundraising and Twitter @gmfundraisingsharing links

to the team pages or follow#gmfb2bto see how the whole

team are busy organising events and other challenges.

GEAR CHANGE FOR GM FUNDRAISINGSBORDER2BORDER TEAM
http://www.mytrade.tv/http://www.gmfundraising.co.uk/border2border,https://twitter.com/gmfundraisinghttps://twitter.com/hashtag/gmfb2b?src=hashhttps://twitter.com/hashtag/gmfb2b?src=hashhttp://www.mytrade.tv/https://twitter.com/hashtag/gmfb2b?src=hashhttps://twitter.com/gmfundraisinghttp://www.gmfundraising.co.uk/border2border,


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Vancouver, Canadato Tijuana, Mexico

Proudly Sponsored by

TheTOUGHEST

Yet

www.gmfundraising.co.uk/border2border #GMFB2B

Cycling 2,000+ miles Climbing more than 90,000 feet Over seven mountain ranges Crossing two deserts Temperatures exceeding 40C
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