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PRO INSTALLER SEPTEMBER 2013
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Productive in A
Tough Year
PRO NEWS
The Glass and Glazing Federation has released its Annual
Report for 2012 showing a financially stable position
against the tough economic conditions in the period.
GGF President, Mark
Warren Managing Director of Lister Trade
Frames stated, “2012
proved another very
difficult year for the
industry.
Throughout the year, the
GGF Membership held firm
as the Federation continued
to support Members with
advice and guidance on
important legislative, tech-
nical and health and safety
issues.”
Nigel Rees, GGF Group
Chief Executive commented,
“The Federation’s Membership again stood up well to
the trading pressures they
faced. Our focus during
2012 was the implementation of our Strategic Review
and to put in place our new
structures and plans for
2013.
“This Annual Report reflects the Federation’s hard
work on technical, political
and legislative issues such as
Green Deal and CE marking.
The Report also highlights
how we are improving Members’ benefits, and in particular the growing number of
online benefits. Of course,
we can never be complacent
and our work continues.
Working for our Members
‘improving
Members’
benefits’
and with our Members we
can overcome the challenges the industry faces in the
foreseeable future.”
www.ggf.org.uk
BRITISH ECONOMY
IS TURNING
A CORNER
Fire Door Contract
Install Failure
The British economy is turning a corner but
many risks remain Chancellor George Osborne
has said in a keynote speech on the economy.
An independent report highlighted
faults in workmanship by Kier Stoke
contractors following complaints
from residents about the new doors.
The Chancellor pointed
to evidence showing
that the government’s
economic plan is
working, but said that,
“these are still the early stages of recovery.
“The last few months have
decisively ended [the] controversy” about fiscal policy,
he said.
He added that heeding
calls to abandon the government’s economic plan in
order to spend and borrow
more would have undermined the recovery and
“would be disastrous” now.
The Chancellor explained
in the speech a detailed
analysis of recent data to
explain why, although many
risks still remain, the emerging recovery is broad based
and sustainable.
He add that many of
the risks the UK faces are
international, but that the
UK must remain vigilant
to any domestic risks that
could emerge and avoid the
mistakes of the past.
The Chancellor said: “Our
economic plan is the only
sustainable way to raise
living standards.
“Low mortgage rates. A
£10,000 Personal Allowance. Fuel duty frozen. And
‘Low mortgage rates. A £10,000
Personal Allowance. Fuel duty
frozen. And soon tax free childcare.
These make huge, positive
impacts on the cost of living’
This includes using the government’s new regulatory system to spot imbalances as they
emerge, staying the course
with the deficit reduction plan
and following through with
far-reaching economic and
structural reforms.
soon tax free childcare.
These make huge, positive impacts on the cost
of living. And none of this
would be possible if we
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