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August 27, 2021

Health, Safety and Environment update

Health, Safety and Environment update

James MacPherson, GGF Health, Safety and Environment Manager, provides an update.


Firstly we are happy to announce that GGF, FENSA and BFRC Recycling now cover Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex & Surrey. Companies is these counties can now have their PVCu frames collected on or off site at a date and time of their choosing.

This is a free service and all organisation taking part in the scheme will receive a certificate at the end of each year showing the tonnage recycled over the previous 12 months. At the same time installers can save money on skip hire each month by utilising this free collection service.

If you would like to request a collection please either complete the recycling form via the GGF, FENSA or BFRC Websites or contact our partners CNC Recycling at iward@cncrecycling.co.uk or 07932 645988.

Secondly, the GGF works closely with composites UK on the SIMPL committee to represent our Members and as a result of this vital relationship all GGF Members can attend their mental health webinar on 23rd September, 12:30-13:30 free of charge, using the code SIMPLC50. Registration can be done via this link: https://compositesuk.co.uk/events/composites-uk-mental-healthwork

Finally a reminder to all Members to complete the HSE Survey and Data drive detailed below, they both will only take a matter of minutes and are vital to the GGF supporting you in the best way we can.

The Data Drive is how the GGF understands the industry performance for Health and Safety, we are required to collect this data and provide it back to the Health and Safety Executive in the UK therefore it is vital that all members complete this form. All data is confidential and will be presented with no identifying information.

Click here to complete the form

The GGF is undertaking a review of our offering and the Glass Charter and to make sure that the new offering and charter that we deliver is aligned with the members we are asking all members to complete our survey. Members that complete the survey will be entered into a prize draw of Health and Safety related prizes for your company worth up to 2k!

Click here to complete the survey.


If you require any support on health, safety and the environment, please contact James MacPherson via email healthandsafety@ggf.org.uk

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