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PRO INSTALLER JUNE 2014
PRO BUSINESS
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GGF Group FIT and Ready!
The GGF Group is “fit and ready”
to make the most of the best UK
trade show for the Glass and Glazing
Industry – The FIT Show in Telford
International Centre 1012 June. At
the show the GGF Group will have
an 85m2 space in Hall 2, Stand No.
264.
‘competitions and prize
draws, including the chance
to win an iPad with GGF
Training’s fun football quiz. ‘
On the GGF Group Stand, the GGF and its
subsidiary companies will be represented
including; FENSA, GGFi, BFRC and the new
GGF Training Ltd.
For the second successive year, FENSA will
be sponsoring the Masterfitter Competition
and their section of the GGF Group stand
will be directly opposite to the Competition
Area.
The GGF Group will also be involved in
the FIT Show Seminar Programme with
both GGF and FENSA planning unique presentations every day of the show.
The titles of the seminars are:
GGF presentation – “Consumer
Rights Changes – June
2014! Are You Ready?”
Speaker: Brian Smith, GGF Director
of Home Improvement
• Tues 10 June 13:30-14:15, coping with the
impact of the incoming Consumer Rights
legislation
• Wed 11 June 13:30-14:15, coping with the
impact of the incoming Consumer Rights
legislation
• Thu. 12 June 13:30-14:15, coping with the
impact of the incoming Consumer Rights
legislation
To book your place please visit http://
www.fitshow.co.uk/seminars
FENSA presentation – “A
Guide to Compliance”
Speaker – Mr Tim Lowin, FENSA
Inspector
• Tues 10 June 15:30-16:15, all your MTC
compliance questions answered
• Wed 11 June 15:30-16:15, all your Transition to Certified Installer questions
answered
Glazerite Leads The Way With
New Security Hinge Colours
Glazerite Windows Ltd has become the first trade
fabricator to offer the high security Dynamic 2D
hinge from SFS Intec in the manufacturer’s five
new colours for its VEKA-based door range.
The offering
means Glazerite is currently
the only VEKA
supplier of all 15
colour variants
of this acclaimed
hinge and reflects the fabricator’s expanding
portfolio of door
and window
profile foils and
colours.
Director Jason
Thompson said:
“Demand for foiled
and coloured products is still growing
fast and we have
always committed
ourselves to keeping
‘we have always committed
ourselves to keeping our
customers one step ahead
of every industry trend’
our customers one
step ahead of every
industry trend. We
are sure others will
follow our lead in
the near future but
until then, Glazerite
is believed to be
the only source of
VEKA doors with
this respected hinge
in its full range of
colours.”
The 2D hinge is
tested with various
profile systems,
including VEKA, to
perform in excess
of PAS24 and also
carries SBD accreditation. It is
also acclaimed for
its sleek looks and
smooth, silent operation. As well as the
popular Chartwell
Green four new grey
shades: Agate, Silver,
Basalt and Slate are
now available.
• Thu. 12 June 14:30-15:15, all your MTC
compliance questions answered
To book your place please visit http://
www.fitshow.co.uk/seminars
In addition, the GGF will also have an exclusive Café area where GGF members can
relax, enjoy refreshments and network with
other GGF Members.
On the stand there will also be competitions and prize draws, including the chance
to win an iPad with GGF Training’s fun
football quiz. It promises to be a great show
for all connected to the GGF Group!
For more information
on the FIT Show please visit
http://www.fitshow.co.uk/
GGF Training
Offers New
Mtc Initiative
GGF Training, the training body for the glazing
sector established by
the Glass & Glazing
Federation (GGF), has
announced that an
additional option has
become available to
installers and surveyors wishing to become
compliant with the
Minimum Technical
Competence (MTC) regulations.
This new option is an
extension to the Existing
Qualification route to compliance, and takes the form
of a Continued Professional
Development (CPD) module.
The CPD option has been
approved as an effective
means of demonstrating
compliance with MTC and
will be appropriate for
installers and surveyors that
achieved an NVQ more than
five years ago. Before this
option became available it
would have been necessary
for such installers to obtain
a new NVQ, or take the
Industry Experience route
to compliance.
Jon Vanstone, Director of
GGF Training, welcomed
the initiative:
“This solution is ideal for
those who already have a
qualification which simply
needs updating to bring it in
line with MTC requirements.
We are delighted that this
option has been approved;
saving installers with a historical qualification money
and time. The addition
of content covering up-todate Building Regulations
will refresh and update the
knowledge of these installers and surveyors, making
them MTC compliant.”
‘refresh and
update the
knowledge’
The CPD update for installers and surveyors with a
qualification over five years
old can be taken online or
by attending live CPD presentations at the upcoming
FIT Show (Telford, 10-12
June.)
Call 0844 848 2855 or
[email protected]