This is a sponsored article by Morley Glass Integral blinds manufacturer Morley Glass & Glazing is working in partnership with Saint-Gobain Glass to take recycling to the next level. The two companies are joining forces to recycle and re-use post-consumer glass; that is glass that has been taken out of old windows that have [...]
If 2020 is going to be about anything, its going to be about sustainability. Assuming that is Boris gets his majority and the first part of Brexit is finally shoved over the line. You can see the momentum building already for it. Across all sectors, whether its tech, cars, travel, manufacturing, food or services, [...]
“The future is ‘now’ for sustainability” article written recently by Windows Active editor, John Cowie, couldn’t have put it clearer. Now is the time for an injection of urgency when it comes to the world’s pursuit for sustainability. And our sector has an important role to play in leading the way, as buildings and construction [...]
As you all know, I like to try new things on DGB from time to time. Earlier on in the year in an article I mentioned that I was working on a number of ideas I wanted to implement on here. Well, I am happy to introduce one of those new ideas to you [...]
Climate change is very much the focus right now. Iceland has laid a memorial to a glacier that no longer exists. The Amazon rainforest is being crippled by fires. We have had record heatwaves in the UK, Europe and the US. There are a number of crises in various places on the planet right [...]
Recycling is very much in the frame right now. Sorry. But it is, and as a sector we need to start getting used to the idea of recycling all that we use, and selling more fenestration products that are made in part, or whole of recycled materials. It's not the sexiest topic to talk [...]
Earlier on today I was pointed to an article on page 100 of the latest digital edition of GGP Mag. It was an article by Danny Williams. He is the MD of Pioneer Trading. His article was about the industry and recycling, but shedding light on what may well be a huge problem. He [...]
Think about how far our industry has come in the past decade or so. The energy efficiency of windows has gone through the roof. Doors are now a sexy purchase thanks to the composite door market and more creative PVCu offerings. General security standards are higher across the board. Homes are warmer and more [...]
This is a sponsored post by Camden Group The Camden Group, the market leader in manufacturing and supplying PVCu windows and doors in the UK, are working with the Carbon Trust to establish a ‘Carbon Trust Footprint Label’ accreditation on their A-rated windows. Carbon Trust Footprint Label certification will demonstrate Camden’s commitment to environmental sustainability [...]
This is a sponsored article by Camden Group Camden Group’s continued growth has led to a £150k investment in their recycling division by establishing a new processing plant on the Prees Industrial Estate in Shropshire. The site is over 1.5 acres in size and houses the company’s new PVCu processing machinery, weighbridge and warehouse. [...]
This is a sponsored article by Deceuninck Deceuninck Group proudly announces it has put a new recycling facility into service at its recycling and compounding site in Diksmuide, Belgium. The brand new high-tech recycling line will allow Deceuninck to recycle up to 45,000 tonnes of PVC-U a year. Input material will be sourced from [...]
2018 was easily the year where we saw the anti-plastic movement take hold. Bars and restaurants ditched plastic straws for paper ones. Sky News really plugged their Ocean Rescue campaign. People swam gargantuan lengths in the sea to highlight the issues of plastic pollution. There is no doubt that single-use plastics are doing immense [...]
This is a sponsored article by Deceuninck Deceuninck is one of the first PVC-U systems companies in the UK to gain the VinylPlus® Product Label for sustainability following a successful audit by BRE (Building Research Establishment). The new VinylPlus® Product Label is a labelling scheme designed to make it easier for customers and markets [...]
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