Getting your own house in order is probably the most important thing you can do when building a business, according to Jade’s Sean Mackey and Adam Jones who have gone through a period of transition so that the company is ready to work more strategically with manufacturers, ensuring that their production lines are tuned to perfection.
The Fabricator Magazine – March 2025
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FIT Show Guide
The biggest event in the fenestration calendar takes place at the end of April to 1 May – and it is going to be huge with over 220 companies exhibiting all the good things that will carry your business into profit over the coming years. Grab a ticket to avoid having to register on the day and start planning who you are going to visit with our handy floorplan, exhibitor list and Editor’s Picks of what we think will be most exciting.
Andrew Scott of Purplex argues that marketing should be the ‘roof’ that future-proofs your business in an adverse climate, such as the adverse climate we are encountering at the moment – a flat economy, increased labour and material costs and the spectre of creeping inflation. However, he writes, the nature of entrepreneurism always favours those who see opportunities, not problems.
Editor’s Comment
John Roper The Fabricator's editor says the Chancellor's spring statement promised we will all be better off by £500 a year; a £6.8bn boost to the economy putting housebuilding at its highest in over 40 years; £13bn of additional capital spending; and £2.2bn on defence spending…but most of it is to come in 2029/30. The rule is, as ever, according to Roper jam tomorrow and jam yesterday – but never jam today.
Looking through the glass
Wherever you stand on environmental issues, the impact of your business on the planet will have significant commercial implications. Understanding and implementing the right processes is a critical step for any fenestration business that wants to steal a march on its competition over the next few years. Simon Scholes writes.
CAB Column - And we march on
Nigel Headford, chief executive, Council for Aluminium in Building, reflects on a month of change in the aluminium industry and highlights what’s on the horizon.
Sleek look in steel-look
Origin has launched the OW-70 Soho Window for steel-look aesthetics and performance. It empowers trade partners to elevate their offerings and capitalise on the growing demand for statement glazing.
AluK was the only company to pick up two G-Award trophies – the industry’s biggest celebration of the year. AluK and Arkay Contractors won the Commercial Project of the Year Award and also…
…the Rising Star Award went to Tony Leach, the company’s continuous improvement lead, who is leading large parts of AluK’s multi-million pound SAP transition.
Commercial Project
AluK won the Commercial Project title for its collaboration with Arkay on the stunning Escapade Silverstone development.
MD Russell Yates, said: “AluK has undergone a massive resurgence in 2024 and winning twice at the G-Awards felt like the culmination of that.
“Escapade Silverstone was a fantastic demonstration of the quality of our products and the value that we bring to our partnerships with customers. Tony’s win showed the quality and calibre of the team here. It sets us up perfectly to push on even further in 2025 and show why we are the systems company of choice for so many of the UK’s most ambitious fabricators.
“It’s a big achievement just to be a finalist at the G-Awards, so to finish the night with two trophies was pretty incredible.”
Picture: AluK and Arkay Contractors won the G-24 Commercial Project of the Year award for Escapade Silverstone.