#FreshAirFeeling – New Campaign For Better Ventilation In UK Homes
Sponsored news from Certass: Certass Trade Association has launched a new ventilation awareness campaign via its dedicated consumer site certifiedcompetent.co.uk. #FreshAirFeeling is a campaign designed to fill the consumer [...]
New-Build Homes Are Woefully Unprepared For Hot Weather
In the grand scheme of British summers, this one hasn’t been too bad. Since June we have had prolonged dry spells, a decent amount of sunshine and very little [...]
UK Fenestration Should Be A Far Bigger Sector Than What It Is
Think about this for a moment. Fenestration, which by definition is the arrangement of windows and doors in a building, is literally everywhere. Every home. Every office space. Every [...]
SWC Trade Frames Chooses Decalu For Its Part L-Ready Aluminium Offer
Sponsored news from Deceuninck: Scarborough-based SWC Trade Frames has chosen the Decalu88 Aluminium Bi-fold and the Decalu163 Lift-and-Slide Door, as the foundation for its new Part L ready offer. [...]
Government Publishes FAQs On New Trickle Vent Regulations
Happy trickle vent day! As of today, June 15th 2022, the newly revised Building Regulations for England have come into force. The debate around trickle vents today has been [...]
Part L Compliant Aluminium As Standard With Sheerline
This is sponsored news from Garnalex: Tougher Part L requirements don’t need to be a cause of concern for suppliers of aluminium products. In fact, if you choose the [...]
Giving Fabricators A Way To Vent
This is a sponsored article by Glazpart and REHAU: In response to impending changes to Part F of the Building Regulations increasing requirements for ventilation, REHAU has partnered with [...]
Just 34.5% Feel Ready For Updated Building Regulations In June
In just under two months, a raft of newly updated Building Regulations will come into effect, with new rules on ventilation and minimum u-values having direct impacts on the [...]
When It Comes To Building Regulations, It’s All About 2025
In just a couple of months, the fenestration sector in England will be required to comply with newly updated Building Regulations. Amongst the various changes, the two that are [...]
Inflation Hits 6.2% As Cost Of Living Crisis Hits Home
Near the end of March, we saw a double-dose of bad financial news. First, inflation rose to 6.2%, which exceeded forecasts of 6%. Rising inflation has prompted the Bank [...]
Trickle Vents Are The NEW Hardware
This is a sponsored article by Glazpart: Many of you will be aware of the impending changes to the building regulations especially the requirement for trickle vents to be [...]
A Lesson To Be Learned On Failure To Act As One In Building Regs Updates
In the weeks to come, as the industry scrambles to get ready for revised Building Regulations coming into force from June 15th, there will be a massive increase in [...]
Haffner Launches New Machine To Support Fabricators With New Part F Regulations
This is a sponsored article by Haffner: With the update to Part F ventilation regulations that are due to come into effect in June 2022, Haffner has launched its [...]
Even Trickle Vents At 1.4 u-Value Isn’t Convincing People
The trickle vents are coming! It's not as scary as it sounds, despite the opposition from a variety of facets of the fenestration industry. Indeed, on June 15th, that [...]
There Is An Absolutely Valid Discussion To Be Had About Ventilation
As we approach the time where installers are deliberating on how to implement new guidance to abide by new Building Regulations, specifically on trickle vents, the debate about rules, [...]
The Future For Window Energy Ratings Looks Uncertain
The ramifications of the updated Building Regulations are becoming known as each day and week passes. As I understand it, there continues to be discussions at high levels about [...]
Fenestration Installer Ventilation Survey
Trickle vents and the newly updated Building Regulations are front and centre of minds right across the fenestration industry. In particular, the new regulations on background ventilation. For decades [...]
10 Companies To Watch For In 2022
Every year I take a look at some of the companies that I believe will make a big splash in the coming 12 months. The list is not in [...]
Who Will Enforce The New Trickle Vent Regulations?
As you may now well be aware, updated Building Regulations were published last week. I explored some of the major points that will directly affect the UK fenestration sector [...]
New Building Regulations Announced – What It Means For The Fenestration Sector
The long-awaited revisions to Building Regulations have finally arrived and there are a number of updated regulations that are going to have a direct impact on the fenestration industry. [...]
Guest Post: The Vexed Issue Of The Trickle Vent
As consultations around the Government’s new Future Buildings Standard close, VEKA Plc’s Technical Director, Paul Kennington, applauds plans to make homes more energy efficient but questions whether the vexed [...]
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