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PRO INSTALLER DECEMBER 2015
PRO NEWS
@proinstaller1
MASTER FITTER
CHALLENGE CALLS
ON ENTRANTS
TO WIN £5000
FENSA is urging its registered
businesses to enter the
Master Fitter Challenge.
TEAMWORK
TACKLES
TIMBER
CHALLENGE
When D&M Windows and Doors won the
contract to put windows into a timber framed
student block in Liverpool, the first challenge
was to avoid the woodgrain texture.
That was no problem
for trade fabricator
Glazerite Windows Ltd,
while the contract presented other technical
challenges, the flat
untextured RAL 7016
anthracite grey foil
profile was produced
as a special order to
fabricate the windows
as specified for The
Edge, a five-storey student accommodation
block in Liverpool city
centre.
Mark Hoolickin, Managing
Director at D&M explained:
“We had worked with timber constructions before so
we knew about the allowances that need to be made
for expansion at each floor
level. But we were very glad
when Glazerite were able to
come up with the smooth
foil. Grey is very popular
especially with commercial clients but it’s more
commonly on grained foil,
though we have worked
with the smooth grey on
other locations where they
wanted the same aluminium
look.”
Oldham-based D&M, run
by Mark and son Darren,
installed 127 tilt/turn windows in VEKA Matrix 70
with Maco concealed gearing, fabricated by Glazerite
at its North West Division
in Bolton. Windows and
panels were separated with
the VEKA vertical expansion
system. The main contractor
was Beardsley Construction.
D&M had the support
of the VEKA Commercial
Team from the beginning,
working with the planners
at Liverpool City Council
and providing technical details such as wind loadings.
Glazerite’s Peter Smith said:
“Once again, this contract
shows what can be achieved
when installer, fabricator
and system supplier work
together as a team. D&M
had the experience with
timber buildings, not to
mention an excellent track
record on commercial projects of all kinds, and VEKA
came up with the special
order on the foil and the
technical support.”
www.glazeritewindows.
co.uk
Run in association with the FIT Show
2016 and sponsored by FENSA and
GQA Qualifications, the Master Fitter
Challenge tests installation skills.
Winners have the opportunity to win prizes of £5,000, £3,000 or £2,000 which will
be presented live during the FIT Show Gala
dinner in Telford in April 2016.
The competition is free to enter and is
open to individuals or teams of two.
Competition entrants must have a minimum of two years’ industry experience
in the installation of domestic windows
and doors. Additionally, they must be MTC
compliant through the FENSA MTC Card (or
other industry equivalent) or relevant qual-
ifications at the time of selection of finalists
in January 2016.
Aside from sponsoring the Master Fitter
Challenge, FENSA will be at the FIT Show
2016 to deliver a range of seminars such
as on the Building Regulations and FENSA
PAYG.
To enter the Master Fitter Challenge for
free or for further information please
go to http://www.fitshow.co.uk/masterfitter-challenge
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