January 2024
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Contents<br />
ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS<br />
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18 FALLING SHORT<br />
Reporting on the Certass Facebook Forum’s hottest<br />
topics, Danelle Vanstone, Head of Membership for<br />
Certass, discusses product quality and accountability<br />
20 GREENER GLASS<br />
Morley Glass’ Ian Short on the glass recycling<br />
scheme that is delivering considerable benefits<br />
for both the environment and the community<br />
30 A YEAR OF COLOUR<br />
Distinction Doors’ Emma Fowlds looks back at the<br />
company’s most popular paint colours of 2023 and<br />
highlights what to expect in <strong>2024</strong><br />
FEATURES<br />
22 TODAY & TOMORROW<br />
Glazpart looks at the ventilation requirement<br />
challenges now and prepares for the future<br />
26 CUSTOMERS AT THE HEART<br />
Everglade Windows’ Jay Patel discusses winning awards<br />
and striving to deliver for customers<br />
28 WHAT’S IN STORE IN ‘24?<br />
UAP’s David Jennings reflects on 2023 and offers<br />
some positive predictions for what the future may hold...<br />
32 RAISING STANDARDS<br />
Comp Door reports on its ‘remarkable 18-month<br />
journey of strategic growth, unwavering reliability, and<br />
innovation in the composite door industry’<br />
32<br />
34 UP TO THE UV TEST?<br />
Element’s Daisie Lane explains accelerated UV testing<br />
42 STILL OUTSELLING SLIDERS<br />
The Sketch from Tommy Trinder provides the latest<br />
data on aluminium bi-folds<br />
46 SUPPLYING SUCCESS<br />
Howells Patent Glazing’s Tracey Jackson explores what<br />
installers should look for in a roof glazing supplier<br />
50 PROGRESS WITH AUTOMATION<br />
Paul Hines, MD of Hinckley-based Progress Windows,<br />
Roofline and Conservatories, explains how Business Pilot<br />
made his efficient business run even more efficiently<br />
4 T I JANUARY <strong>2024</strong> PRACTICAL CONTENT FOR THE GLAZING INSTALLER & HOME IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST