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The GGF Visits Number 10 Downing Street

Politics | 29.09.23

Yesterday, GGF President Natalie Little, Group Managing Director John Agnew, Head of Membership and Customer Relations Ben Wallace and Head of GGF Technical Department Dave Borland had the honour of attending Number 10 Downing Street to meet with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Political Advisor, Ameet Jogia MBE.

We were able to discuss in detail the GGF x British Glass collaboration, A Window of Opportunity and how the document articulates a story to educate and inform Government, Treasury and Stakeholders about windows and doors and the contribution that they can make to energy efficiency.

John Agnew, Group Managing Director at the GGF, explains: “The GGF recently conducted a comprehensive piece of research into the part glazing can play in achieving Net Zero, and the results were conclusive. Despite the fact 86% of homes already have double glazing (the government’s previous argument for excluding the sector from the Energy Company Obligation (ECO+) Scheme), we all know that this isn’t the full story. For example, seventy per cent of windows installed since 2002 were C rated and so they don’t meet the relevant building standards of today.”

The GGF translated the research into the easy-to-read ‘A Window of Opportunity’ infographic to highlight the difference glazing can make.

GGF President, Natalie Little said: “Thank you to Arun Photay for facilitating the engagement and for his gracious hospitality. It was certainly a milestone for our industry and any progress that the GGF makes in the space is progress for all stakeholders in this industry.”

Natalie continues: “We successfully highlighted to government that the research calculates a significant 80 million windows would benefit from immediate replacement, saving as much C02 as taking 1.88 million cars off the road. We were also able to demonstrate the timely cost saving benefit to individuals as the research estimates the average annual saving per household for upgrading windows to current standards at £395.” The GGF will continue to support the industry by gathering and collating the facts and presenting them to the people that have the power to make a change.

It was a privilege to meet and speak with Ameet, as it gave the GGF an opportunity to discuss the role of glazing in reducing the nation’s carbon emissions, and all of the fantastic and innovative work taking place in our industry that can make a difference and contribute to the government’s Net Zero Targets for 2050.

Industry Feedback Results in New Cylinder Installation Guide 

News, Technical News | 20.09.23

The GGF are pleased to inform you that in collaboration with the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI), the Door & Hardware Federation (DHF), and the Master Locksmiths Association (MLA), a new installation guide for lock cylinders is now available to download. 
 
The new guide has been created following reports from association members in regards to the incorrect installation and mishandling of cylinders, resulting in their failure.

The technical briefing provides guidance on the methodology for the successful installation of euro profile cylinders for locking devices.

What Does the Guide Cover?

The new cylinder Installation guide has been split into 4 sections that reflect each stage of the installation process:

  • Pre-installation (Page 3)
  • Installation (Pages 4-5)
  • Operation (Page 6)
  • Appendix: Certification schemes (Page 7)

In addition to the advice given in this document, please note that cylinders should always be installed, checked, maintained and tested regularly in line with the manufacturer’s instructions and recommendations. This is a guide of best practice and has been created to assist with the successful installation of all types of euro profile cylinders. 

GAI Technical Manager, Douglas Masterson, who chaired the Working Group of industry experts, commented: “This was a great collaboration between the four trade associations as well as a number of cylinder manufacturers. It provides best practice advice on the dos and do nots of cylinder installation, highlighting some common pitfalls along the way. We look forward to this being used by a wide cross-section of industry with the aim of increasing levels of competency in this area.”

Michael Skelding, DHF General Manager, commented: “DHF is pleased to have had the opportunity to be involved in the development of this new installation guide. The document provides detailed guidance on how to correctly install new cylinders and we hope it will benefit the industry by minimising the number of cylinder failures in the future.”

Kevin Jones, GGF Senior Technical Officer, commented: “The GGF were pleased to be involved with creating such valuable guidance for our sector. The collaboration between trade federations and manufacturers is something we should embrace so that together we can continue to provide the best possible guidance to industry”

Justin Freeman, MLA Technical Manager said: “ MLA member locksmiths are very aware of problems with cylinders fitted incorrectly and the MLA was pleased to contribute to this installation guide to use as reference.”

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The document is intended as guidance for manufacturers, installers and architectural ironmongers. GGF Members are able to download the free guide by clicking below.

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Health and Safety (HSE) to Visit UK Construction Sites

Health, Safety and Environment, Members News | 05.09.23

From September and into October, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will be turning up at construction sites across the UK to check that manual handling risks are dealt with properly. 

We learnt that over the past couple of years, an estimated 42,000 construction workers reported suffering from a work-related musculoskeletal disorder and 7.3 million working days were lost.

So, make sure you’re keeping your people safe and you’re ready for when an inspector visits your site, with a free manual handling checklist from Citation’s Health & Safety experts 👉 https://bit.ly/3PnMVk2

You can also visit the GGF Training Academy to sign up for our Glass Manual Handling training course that’s specifically designed for anyone involved in the manual handling of glass. We aim to help identify the risks involved in glass manual handling and in turn, how to safely carry out the movement of glass. 

Click the link to secure your place on the course, to ensure you and your employees are prepared ahead of your site visit ➡ https://bit.ly/3Eo9Wgo

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