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GGF Debates The Work Of The Glass & Glazing Federation
Author: Conservatory Outlet Team | Leave a Comment >>Many People Believe That Trade Associations Are Bodies That Are Self Serving And Unresponsive To The Real Interests Of The Sectors They Claim To Serve. Prove Otherwise.
As a representative body, the GGF been around for hundreds of years, serving the interests of its members. If our members had, at any time, thought that the GGF was ‘self-serving and unresponsive to the real interests of the sectors they claim to serve’, they would simply leave. It is insulting to suggest that they would be happy to fatten an incompetent cash cow.
Now into its fourth century the GGF continues to evolve. In the last year, we have sought external communications advice, and, together with the move to new offices, are now presenting the work of the GGF openly to ensure that our members and indeed, anyone involved with flat glass and glazing, fully understands the role of the GGF and…
Wait Over! Approved Documents L & F Published
Author: Conservatory Outlet Team | Leave a Comment >>The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is extremely pleased to note from the final Approved Document L (Conservation of Fuel and Power) and Approved Document F (Ventilation) for England and Wales, announced on 30 April 2010, that the Communities and Local Government (CLG) have listened to the representations of the Federation and the industry.
The principal changes announced were as follows:
- For replacement windows, compliance to be based on Window Energy Rating Band C (currently Band E) with an alternative of a U Value of not worse than 1.6 W/m2K (currently 2.0). The centre pane alternative of 1.2 remains but for a limited range of applications only.
- Conservatories: The current exemption clause remains
- The potentially burdensome requirement of ‘Consequential Improvements’ has been excluded.
- A proposal for trickle vents to be fitted to all replacement windows has been dropped (under strong
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Conservatory Outlet Dealers Accept Glasstalk Challenge and Join the GGF
Author: Conservatory Outlet Team | Leave a Comment >>One of the items on the GlassTalk programme last March was for the GGF’s Ian Chisholm to convince Conservatory Outlet dealer West Yorkshire Windows and the main Conservatory Outlet to join up if they found the arguments to be compelling enough. Unfortunately the opportunity for what would have been a highly public debate – and commitment or rejection depending on how the discussions went – was lost when time ran out.
Nonetheless Andrew Glover, Managing Director of West Yorkshire Windows and Matthew Glover, Managing Director of Conservatory Outlet took the challenge, looked closely at what membership of the GGF could offer – and promptly committed themselves to join!
The brothers, co-organisers of GlassTalk (http://www.glasstalk.co.uk), the highly successful event launched to provide a networking event in March when Glassex was postponed, have very successful businesses and a reputation for being at the cutting edge of window and conservatory retail sales,…
