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SEPTEMBER 2013 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
www.proinstaller.co.uk
A+ RATING FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT
WINDOWS LAUNCHED
BFRC has officially launched a new ‘A+’ band at the top of its
energy efficiency scale for Window Energy Ratings (WERs).
BFRC is now accepting
applications for the
new ‘A+’ band, which
applies to windows
only. Any BFRC ‘A’ rated
product that achieves
a rating index of 10 or
more can be upgraded
to an ‘A+’ for an administration fee of £50 (ex
VAT).
Alternatively, manufacturers can also apply for new
‘A+’ licences. All applications
must be accompanied by a
simulation report and can be
made either directly to BFRC
or through an Independent
Agency.
These new ‘A+’ licences are
available both as Simplified
Energy Licences (SELs) and
Detailed Energy Licences
(DELs). The first batch of ‘A+’
rated windows were announced on the same day in
August. “The availability of the
BFRC ‘A+’ rating band allows
manufacturers to offer the
most energy efficient product
to homeowners,” commented
BFRC Chairman Giles Willson.
“It also allows the most tech-
nically advanced producers
to benefit from the marketing
opportunities derived from
BFRC ratings and being
among the first in the industry
to offer ‘A+’ windows”.
For more information on
‘A+’ please contact BFRC
direct: Tel 020 7403 9200
or [email protected]
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Unprecedented growth sparks
employment drive at specialist
aluminium fabricator
A leading specialist
aluminium fabricator
is on an employment
drive, as it experiences
unprecedented levels
of growth.
CDW Systems has employed four new full-time
members of staff over the
last three months, and
across the whole group now
employ 70 people in total.
CDW Systems Managing
Director Jerry Webb says
that the Gloucester based
company’s employment
drive symbolises the recent
economic optimism across
the UK.
He says: “In February
we experienced a record
month of trading, with
turnover reaching £600k
during this period alone.
Sales have remained
strong since then and we
are trading through a real
purple patch.
CDW Systems’ new
recruits will be working in
logistics and fabrication.
According to Jerry the
new employees will
go through a period of
training to ensure they are
skilled across all product
lines.
He comments: “We equip
all our staff with the
knowledge and expertise
they need to be skilled
across all our product
lines. That way if there is
an increase in demand for
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