THE FABRICATOR

GLASS &STUCTURAL GLAZING
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ollowing two years of growth, the
chüco UK is now offering products
picturelooks positiveto2019 forthe
from German door panel specialist,
commercial glazing market according to
latest Palmer report.
The recently published 2015 report
shows an increase of 10% in volume
Adeco, alongtime supplier to Schüco
customers in other European countries.
This option will give UKclients agreatly
improved choice of stylish, high-end
terms between 2012 and 2014, with the
design options for Schüco entrance
market expanding in almost all product
doors.
categories.
Constructed from aluminium,Adeco’s
Windows, representing over 50% of
product portfolio includes modern,
the total market, showed a12% volume
rise, and only shopfronts showed a
decline in volume (of 2%, and this was apartment blocks are looking at overall
contemporary designs as well as more
traditional styles.
Adeco offers three panel types –infill,
actually accompanied by a12% rise in net growth of just 4%, as new single sided leaf enclosing and double
value terms).
government policies on buying and
The difference in volume and value
growth observed in the 2013 report
continues. Value growth from 2012 to
selling high value properties come into
effect. Education is forecast to grow,by
22%, in spite of continuing public sector
2014 is reported at 29%, with all cuts, thanks to private funding of school
categories showing important increases.
Palmer expects afurther 20% rise of
the market to 2019, as a result of a
growing wider economy, as the chart
shows.
Important growth in two ofthe four
biggest industry sectors for commercial
glazing products – commercial offices
and apartment blocks -and, to alesser
extent, in the most important sector
education, helped to drivethe expansion
and university buildings.
Entrance doors, the second biggest
product category, have shown, and will
continue to show, growth rather below
the market, perhaps due to the fact that
this product tends to be rely more on
slightly less buoyant sectors such as
education and retail.
Aluminium continues to be by far the
most important frame material, and in
fact increased its market share over the
of the last two years. Indeed, it’s time period to 81%. Although
unsurprising that curtain walling, with
35% of its market in office buildings, was
the fastest growing product (13.4%).
Looking forward, different industry
aluminium/ timber composites showed
an even higher, 46%, rise over the two
years, at 5% of the market they don’t
look to be troubling the leader any time
sectors polarise somewhat: glazing soon.The aluminium window market is
products in commercial offices will at ahistoric level, and will actually reach
continue to rocket up by 39% to 2019 as
business investment, employment and
an all-time high by 2019 of 1.74m
frames. ❐
the wider economy grow, while www.palmermarketresearch.co.uk
Saint-Gobain Glass
UK has gained ISO
50001, energy
management systems,
an international
standard that outlines
energy management
practices that are
considered to be the
best globally and one
of the highest
environmental
standards.
Steve Severs, managing director Saint-Gobain Glass Industry UK
says:“To becertified to ISO 50001 underlines our collective desire
to be an efficient, responsible and sustainable consumer of
resources.The path of energy reduction and efficient usage is a
journey without end as we perpetually seek to improveupon our
current standing.” ❐
ww.saint-gobain-glass.com
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sided leaf enclosing. These are
combined with purpose-designed
Schüco profiles in frame depths that
range from 65 mm to 90 mm depending
upon the configuration.
Schüco doors fitted with Adeco
panels take all standard Schüco fittings
including handles, hinges and locks. The
result is avery distinctive door which is
both highly insulated and extremely
secure.
A wide choice of RAL colours is
available and customers have the option
of specifying different colours on the
outside and the inside of the doors.
State-of-the-art NC technology and
advanced surface coating systems
ensure that the colours and finishes are
bright and will be particularly hardwearing.
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