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We’re Hiring! Join the GGF as Head of Technical

Members News, News, Technical News | 28.04.25

Head of Technical
Advert (Online 22/04/2025 until 05/05/2025)

Salary range dependant on experience

Lead in the Future of Glass and Glazing Excellence – Join the GGF as Head of Technical

The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is the leading authority for companies involved in the manufacture, supply, and installation of glass and glazing products across the UK and internationally. We shape industry best practices, drive technical and safety standards, and advocate for the sector’s interests at all levels of UK government and policy-making.

We’re now seeking a dynamic Head of Technical to lead our Technical Department. This senior role is crucial to the GGF’s strategic direction, combining leadership, innovation, and expert technical insight. You will help shape the future of industry standards, guide a team of specialists, and be the Federation’s voice on key technical and regulatory matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and deliver departmental strategies that align with the GGF’s wider vision and goals.
• Technical Authority: Provide expert guidance across the sector, oversee the creation of technical publications, and advise government and regulatory bodies.
• Team Leadership: Lead and develop the Technical Team, setting clear objectives, supporting growth, and promoting a collaborative culture.
• Public Engagement: Represent the GGF at industry events, conferences, and in media – speaking with authority on the Federation’s technical stance.
• Operational Oversight: Manage departmental budgets, technical events, consultancy services, and stakeholder relationships with transparency and impact.
• Innovation & Influence: Drive improvements in processes, respond to emerging issues, and contribute to technical policy consultations and standards committees.

About You

• A seasoned professional with deep expertise in the glass and glazing sector.
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to inspire and manage a high-performing team.
• Confident in engaging with senior stakeholders, from SMEs all the way to global organisations and government agencies.
• Commercially astute, with experience managing budgets and identifying growth opportunities.
• An excellent communicator, skilled in public speaking and stakeholder relations.
• Committed to innovation, technical excellence, and supporting the success of GGF members.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced technical leader to shape industry progress, influence national standards, and contribute meaningfully to the glazing sector’s future.

The Head of Technical is a hybrid role with meetings and engagements around the UK and occasional international travel.

How to Apply: In addition to your up-to-date CV, please submit a short statement to support your application. Together these should set out how you meet the competencies for this role and can deliver against the core duties and responsibilities.

Please send your application to GGF Head of Operations, Lauren Mawford at lmawford@ggf.org.uk.

We’re Hiring! Technical Officer Role

Members News, News, Technical News | 28.04.25

Technical Officer
Advert (Online 22/04/2025 until 05/05/2025)

Salary range £45,000 – £50,000

Join the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) – the authoritative voice of the glazing industry in the UK and beyond.

The GGF represents companies involved in the manufacture, supply, and installation of glass and glazing products both nationally and internationally. As the recognised industry authority, we promote best practices and lead the way in setting technical and health & safety standards. We also champion the industry’s interests at both local and national government levels, influencing policy and legislation.

We are currently seeking two Technical Officers to join our expert Technical Department. These are key roles within the Federation, offering technical guidance to both GGF members and external clients, and delivering consultancy services across the industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality technical advice to members and non-members, aligned with best practice and industry standards.
• Play an active role in developing regulatory and industry standards, ensuring the interests of GGF members are well represented.
• Undertake technical consultancy projects, showcasing the GGF’s values and technical excellence.
• Represent the GGF as a technical authority in external forums, including both local and central government platforms.

What We’re Looking For

• A confident, customer-focused communicator with a collaborative mindset.
• Extensive hands-on experience within the glass and glazing industry.
• A genuine passion for the sector and a drive to deliver outstanding service.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines effectively.
• A proactive team player who shares knowledge and supports colleagues to achieve collective success.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in a forward-thinking organisation shaping the future of the glazing industry.

Our Technical Officers work on a hybrid basis with meetings and engagements around the UK and occasional international travel.

How to Apply: In addition to your up-to-date CV, please submit a short statement to support your application. Please send to kjones@ggf.org.uk.

Together these should set out how you meet the competencies for this role and can deliver against the core duties and responsibilities

GGF Proposed Response to Government Consultation on PRS MEES

Members News, News, Politics | 25.04.25

1. Do you agree with government’s preferred position of using new alternative Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) metrics following EPC reform as the basis for higher Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for privately rented homes?

We agree with this approach as it would be consistent with the proposed EPC reforms.

2. Government would welcome views on options for setting future MEES against a combination of new EPC metrics. Do you agree with government’s preferred approach of having a requirement to meet a primary standard set against the fabric performance metric and then a secondary standard set against either the smart readiness metric or heating system metric, with landlord discretion on which secondary metric their property meets?

We agree with the preferred approach that landlords should be required to meet a standard set against the fabric performance metric as a primary standard. 

It is important that a ‘fabric-first’ approach is undertaken as a primary measure, before considering any secondary measures such as changing the heating systems or the introduction of smart-readiness. 

Windows and doors must be considered as a Fabric measure as this will be an opportunity to replace those that are an early generation and poorly performing. Older double-glazed windows allow three times as much heat loss compared to modern high-performance double or triple-glazed windows. 

It is estimated by the Glass & Glazing Federation (GGF) that there are over 80 million double-glazed windows in the UK housing stock that do not comply with current Building Regulation standards.  It is imperative that these windows are upgraded to improve the fabric performance of homes and prevent energy being wasted through poor insulation.

Simple checks can be undertaken to determine the age of windows and doors and the corresponding thermal performance.  The FENSA (Competent Persons Schemes) database holds information on over 16 million replacement window and door installations in England and Wales. In addition, the presence of energy efficient low-emissivity glass can be detected using low-cost hand-held ‘matchbox sized’ glass coating detectors. Both of these methods can easily be used by EPC Assessors without adding significant complexity or time.

Effective windows and doors are more important than ever as we transition to low carbon heating systems such as heat pumps to retain the heat from radiators working at a lower temperature compared to conventional heating systems.  If windows and doors are not upgraded at the same time as the installation of a heat pump, then the running costs can become high compared to current conventional heating systems which will lead to tenant and homeowner dissatisfaction and resistance to change.

Fabric improvements including replacing windows and doors will benefit tenants by lowering energy costs and could maximise future rental opportunities for landlords as potential tenants increasingly search for more energy efficient properties.

We have a thriving UK based window and door industry the majority of which are based in North of England.  Over 100,000 skilled jobs are supported in the industry, the supply chain is reliable and secure and is an important contributor to the UK economy.

3. What are your views on the alternative approaches of:

Alternative 1: A requirement to meet a standard set against dual metrics of equal weighting. The standard would be set against dual metrics including two of the following: fabric performance, heating system and smart readiness.

We do not agree that the proposed metrics for heating systems and smart readiness should have the same weighting as that of fabric performance. 

If this were to the case it could lead to landlords making incorrect decisions such as replacing the heating system when the fabric is poor and would do little to address heat escaping from the property and the resulting increase in energy bills for occupants.

Occupants are very concerned about the cost-of-living, and the financial pressure of energy utility bills is especially concerning and urgent for many people living in rented accommodation; it is very important that measures are implemented wherever possible to alleviate this pressure for tenants.

Alternative 2: A requirement to meet an overarching standard set against all three metrics of fabric performance, heating system, and smart readiness, either through improvements across all standards or through landlords concentrating improvements against one or two standards.

We do not agree with this alternative because it is likely to result in landlords inadvertently addressing heat decarbonisation measures without any impact on fuel poverty alleviation.

4. Do you have any alternative suggestions for how government could utilise new EPC metrics as the basis for MEES, such as a single metric approach (e.g. fabric or cost based?) Please provide a rationale with your answer.

No.

5. Do you agree with government’s proposal to increase the maximum required investment for Private Rented Sector (PRS) MEES to £15,000 per property and for landlords to be able to register an exemption if expenditure would take them over this figure? If not, please set out whether you consider a cap should apply and how; and if so, what level you consider the cap should be set at and why (whether this is the 2020 proposal of £10,000 or another figure). Please explain your answer.

We agree with this proposal. A lower figure (e.g. the 2020 proposal of £10,000), would definitely limit a landlords ambition to improve the energy efficiency of their properties and stop them  implementing several measures at the same time. 

6. Should government extend the exemption period for the cost cap to ten years? If not, how long do you think the cost cap exemption should last? Please explain your answer.

No. We believe that ten years is too long to postpone further improvements to meet the minimum standards.  We support the retention of the current exemption period of five years otherwise a huge opportunity to reduce carbon emissions associated with the property and energy bills for the tenants will be missed. 

7. Do you agree with government’s preferred implementation timeline to require ‘new tenancies’ to meet the higher standard from 2028 and ‘all tenancies’ to meet the higher standard by 2030? If not, do you have alternative suggestions?

With reluctance, we recognise that the revised implementation timeline may be necessary to allow sufficient time for landlords to meet the new requirements. With the housing stock in the UK, widely recognised as being the worst in Western Europe we must seize the opportunity to introduce this key action to improve the energy performance of the existing housing stock.

8. Do you agree with government’s proposal that, as an EPC reform transition measure, landlords should be able to demonstrate their properties are compliant with the existing standard of EPC E using their past EPC?

We believe that it would make sense to upgrade old EPCs given the proposal to update the EPC assessment methodology to a more accurate system.

9. Do you agree properties that have an EPC rating of C against the EER on EPCs before 2026 should be recognised as compliant with the future standard until their EPC expires or is replaced?

We believe that it would make sense to upgrade old EPCs given the proposal to update the EPC assessment methodology to a more accurate system.

10. Do you agree with government’s proposal to require landlords to commission a new EPC before taking action to comply with higher MEES?

Yes

10.1. Should the cost of this new EPC be included within the cost cap?

Yes

10.2. Should landlords still be required to commission post-improvement EPCs? If yes, should the cost of the post-improvement EPC also be included within the cost cap?

Yes

11. Should government develop an affordability exemption? If yes, what eligibility criteria would be the most appropriate for an affordability exemption? Please indicate which, if any, of the proposed approaches you support or otherwise provide alternative suggestions.

We do not agree that exemptions should be necessary, provided that a sensible timeframe is proposed.

12. Should government apply the PRS MEES Regulations to short-term lets? Please explain your answer.

If because of the outcome of the consultation on ‘Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings Regime’, short-term lets are required to have an EPC, then we agree that they should be included in the scope of the PRS Regulations.  Short term lets should be subject to the same energy performance requirements as longer term rental properties to address the below par UK building stock.

13. What actions could government take, including changes to the law to encourage or require smart meters in properties undergoing efficiency upgrades, to increase the number of smart meters installed in the PRS? Please provide your rationale and evidence for any suggestions for actions you have.

No comment

14. Do you think the current MEES exemptions available to landlords are suitable? 14.1. Are there other circumstances, not covered by the current MEES exemptions regime, where you think government should consider making exemptions for?

By raising the cost cap to £15,000 more properties will be captured compared to the current requirements.  Any exemptions should be last resort otherwise we will fail to address the serious challenge of improving the existing building stock.

15. Do you agree with government’s preferred position to keep a potential requirement on lettings agents and online property platforms under review whilst the PRS Database is being developed for properties in England?

Yes.

16. Do you have any new evidence to submit regarding the topics as summarised in Chapter 2 of this consultation? Please specify which topic you are providing new evidence for.

No comment

17. Is there any additional information or evidence you would like to provide on either the effectiveness of the existing PRS regulations 2015 and guidance, or interactions with other policies?

No comment

HR Essentials: Webinars from Citation

Events, Members News, Membership News, News | 08.04.25

Want to stay ahead of HR challenges and win more business this spring?

Our Partner Citation is hosting two free expert-led webinars in May designed to help your business strengthen your processes, meet legal obligations, and boost performance.

HR Essentials: Your crash course in employee leave

Tuesday 7th May | 10–11am

Make sense of the latest leave entitlements, including holiday, paternity and carers leave.

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/2b7rbuuj

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Monday 20th May | 10–11am

Learn how to transition from domestic to commercial contracts, write stronger tender proposals with ease.

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/yf2urzpz

If you’d like to chat about how Citation can help with the HR and Health & Safety side of your business, just give them a call on 0345 844 1111, or fill in their call-back form, and they’ll get right back to you. Remember to quote ‘Glass & Glazing Federation’ when enquiring to access preferential rates.   

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