Old Ways Are Good Ways
David Thornton, Chair at The Window Company (Contracts), asks why craftsmen aren’t being used to train apprentices by passing on their skills...
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The Fabricator Magazine – April 2025
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Cover Story - Polished to perfection
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.
Flooding the market?
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.
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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.