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Delayed home improvement support could cripple the window industry’s recovery

|Date: 28 July, 2020

Delayed home improvement support could cripple the window industry’s recovery

The government’s Green Homes Grant Scheme has caused concern in the UK’s £6bn glazing industry, by encour ...

The government’s Green Homes Grant Scheme has caused concern in the UK’s £6bn glazing industry, by encouraging homeowners to delay work which the sector needs now in order to recover from the slowdown ...

28 July, 2020
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Heritage windows

|Date: 18 June, 2020

Heritage windows

Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough looks at heritage windows. My firm was one of the first to realise that m ...

Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough looks at heritage windows. My firm was one of the first to realise that millions of homeowners living in Victorian and older properties, fitted with often rotting and b ...

18 June, 2020
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Top tips on choosing glass for windows and doors

|Date: 10 December, 2019

Top tips on choosing glass for windows and doors

Quickslide's Adrian Barraclough advises on selecting the right glass. Up to now my guess is that most of ...

Quickslide's Adrian Barraclough advises on selecting the right glass. Up to now my guess is that most of the time you have been quite happy to use the glass supplied by your window supplier. And indee ...

10 December, 2019
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Roof windows and skylights from Dakea

|Date: 22 November, 2019

Roof windows and skylights from Dakea

Dakea has expanded its range of roof windows and skylights with the addition of both fixed and openable w ...

Dakea has expanded its range of roof windows and skylights with the addition of both fixed and openable windows for flat roofs. The windows are said to be easy-to-install and feature a durable alumini ...

22 November, 2019
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The history of glazing firm TuffX

|Date: 10 July, 2019

The history of glazing firm TuffX

Professional Builder visits a company which has a clear vision on helping contractors choose the right gl ...

Professional Builder visits a company which has a clear vision on helping contractors choose the right glazing option. As the second most bombed city outside of London, by the end of World War II larg ...

10 July, 2019
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Top tips on surveying for windows and doors

|Date: 20 June, 2019

Top tips on surveying for windows and doors

Quickslide's Adrian Barraclough takes a look at surveying for windows and doors. I have seen so many wind ...

Quickslide's Adrian Barraclough takes a look at surveying for windows and doors. I have seen so many window and door installations that were ruined well before the frames were even made, because of po ...

20 June, 2019
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Sourcing traditional and heritage windows

|Date: 28 May, 2019

Sourcing traditional and heritage windows

Quickslide's Adrian Barraclough talks about the rise of heritage-style windows. Heritage windows are popu ...

Quickslide's Adrian Barraclough talks about the rise of heritage-style windows. Heritage windows are popular - those that accurately replicate the original styles installed in genuine period homes, or ...

28 May, 2019
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The advantages of joining FENSA

|Date: 21 May, 2019

The advantages of joining FENSA

Professional Builder takes a look at how joining a window installation organisation could help you win mo ...

Professional Builder takes a look at how joining a window installation organisation could help you win more work. It stands to reason that a customer who will spend the majority of their life earnings ...

21 May, 2019
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Better Vintage windows for heritage projects

|Date: 3 May, 2019

Better Vintage windows for heritage projects

Dakea's Better Vintage windows are suitable, with flashing, for all roofing systems with a pitch of 15 to ...

Dakea's Better Vintage windows are suitable, with flashing, for all roofing systems with a pitch of 15 to 90 degrees. All products come with a 10-year guarantee as standard, which can be extended to a ...

3 May, 2019
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A quick guide to window regulations

|Date: 26 February, 2019

A quick guide to window regulations

In the first of a new series, Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough offers an at-a-glance list of the UK regs f ...

In the first of a new series, Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough offers an at-a-glance list of the UK regs for windows and doors. The Government has created Competent Person Schemes for certain trades. A ...

26 February, 2019
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