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PRO INSTALLER FEBRUARY 2015
PRO NEWS
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Learning about
Glazing Acoustics
The GGF has released a
new publication entitled “Acoustics - How
glazing can help reduce
noise”. The new document offers excellent
guidance to homeowners and the industry on
the complex subject,
of how the installation
of suitable glazing can
help reduce noise entering the home.
‘excellent guidance’
It may seem obvious,
but the new publication
defines exactly what noise
is and how it materialises
in its many forms. It also
explains, for example, how
having replacement or
secondary glazing windows
installed can potentially
reduce airborne noise.
The Acoustics booklet emphasizes that simply replacing or upgrading the glazed
elements of a property may
not provide a single solution
to noise. The leaflet explains
that reducing noise levels
is often dependent on how
noise is entering the home,
the source of the noise and
the type of property it is
affecting.
The publication also
outlines key factors to be
considered when installing
glazing to reduce noise such
as; the types and thicknesses of glass, the size of air
gaps between the panes
of either a double or triple
glazed window or secondary glazing system as well
as covering the importance
of good installation.
Giles Willson, GGF Deputy
Chief Executive and Director
of Technical Affairs, comments: “This new information booklet is designed not
just to educate homeowners
but also to help our Members handle homeowners’
perceptions and expectations on glazing and how it
can help noise reduction. It
is a worthy addition to the
GGF Technical Library.”
A printed copy of the
publication has been sent
to all GGF Members and an
electronic PDF version is
now available for download
from the GGF website publications section.
TEAM EFFORT
DELIVERS
Little more than a year after it centralised
operations to one site in Scunthorpe,
leading PVCue building products manufacturer Kestrel is reporting
having achieved its highest ever on time in full (OTIF) rate.
The roofline and window line brand’s OTIF
rate has reached 99.8%,
reflecting an extraordinary team effort,
according to Kestrel’s
sales and marketing director Simon Reynolds.
Simon said: “We set ourselves an OTIF target of
99% and have consistently
delivered on that. The latest
rate of 99.8% really is testament to the extent to which
the whole team has pulled
together and we are very
proud of their efforts.”
Kestrel has long had its
manufacturing base in
Scunthorpe and moved
warehousing and customer
services to the Lincolnshire
site at the end of 2013.
The move was followed by
heavy investment in new
tooling and machinery.
Initially centralization
brought some disruption
to distribution and so the
company invested in train-
ing and strengthened its
customer service team.
Simon added: “Bringing
the different parts of the
Kestrel brand to one site
has helped different teams
work together, to create
greater efficiency and improve the service we deliver
to customers.
“Receiving orders in full is
obviously hugely important
to customers’ businesses
and so, however pleased we
are with this current OTIF
rate, they can be assured
we will continue strive to
exceed it.”
Along with order fulfillment Kestrel has traditionally concentrated on providing quality products. The
recent investment in tooling
has been credited with
creating improved product
consistency for the K16 and
605 ranges.
For more information visit
www.kbp.co.uk