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Archives for January 2014

GGF APPOINTS NEW HEAD OF GROUP MARKETING

Health, Safety and Environment, Membership News, News |

The GGF has appointed James Lee as Head of Group Marketing and Communications to oversee its new Group marketing function.

James, who has been GGF Marketing and Communications Manager since May 2011, will co-ordinate the newly formed GGF Group Marketing Committee that includes all the brands within the GGF Group.

Nigel Rees, GGF Group Chief Executive commented, “The GGF Group will benefit from James’ considerable marketing and communications experience and I wish him well in this new extended role.”

On his promotion James commented, “I am looking forward to the challenges ahead and to working with the marketing and communications departments across the GGF Group.” 

 

GGF Launches New Safety and Security Glazing Good Practice Guide

News, Politics |

The new guide covers the use of safety and security glass and glazing in buildings including not just windows, doors and curtain walling but also interiors such as shower enclosures and elevator enclosures.

The guide also details the key performances of safety and security glazing when subject to manual, ballistic and explosive attacks. Other areas concerning the safety of persons such as overhead glazing, protective glass barriers, glass stairs and floors are also comprehensively covered.

The guide, which effectively brings all the key information on safety and security glazing into one publication, is primarily aimed at informing architects, specifiers, building planners, surveyors and building managers. 

Steve Rice, Director of Glazing and Secretary of the GGF Glazing Executive, has been instrumental in the production of this publication by collaborating with several Industry experts who sit on the GGF Safety and Security Technical Group. Steve commented, “This publication plugs a huge gap in the current industry information on safety and security glazing. Companies in the Industry have been waiting a long time for a comprehensive authoritative publication that not only covers the subject in detail, but also supplies the technical datasheets for reference, to help companies manufacture and install security and safety glazing to prevent or resist accidents occurring.”

Every Member Company has been sent a printed copy of the safety and security glazing – Good Practice Guide, but it also available for download in the GGF Members Area of the GGF’s website;   https://www.ggf.org.uk/publication/safety_and_security_glazing_good_practice

For more information on the GGF Safety and Security Glazing Groups please contact Steve Rice, srice@ggf.org.uk or visit the Groups’ web pages;

https://www.ggf.org.uk/group/safety-glazing-group

 

GGF SPONSORS CUT THE VAT RESEARCH

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The GGF in conjunction with the Cut the Vat Campaign Coalition is sponsoring research company Experian, to further examine the economic, environmental and social impact of a reduction in VAT on housing renovation and repair work.

Upon completion of the research, a new report will be launched at a Cut the Vat Campaign Reception on Monday 3rd March 2014 at the Terrace of the House of Commons to an audience of MPs, Ministers, Government officials from relevant departments and selected media representatives.

The Cut the VAT Campaign Coalition is an alliance of more than 60 charities, trade associations and business groups including the Glass and Glazing Federation, the Federation of Master Builders and the Home Owners Alliance. This broad coalition of organisations continues to make a strong case for a reduction in VAT to 5% on housing renovation and repair and the new research will re-examine the evidence with a particular focus on the economic benefits over the period of the next Parliament. 

Experian last looked at this proposal in 2011 when VAT was increased from 17.5% to 20%. At that time their research demonstrated that a targeted reduction in VAT to 5% on housing renovation and repair would provide a total economic stimulus of more than £20 billion by 2020. The same research stated that this reduction would create more than 32,000 extra full-time equivalent construction jobs by the end of 2015.

Nigel Rees, GGF Group Chief Executive commented, “A single cut in VAT on housing renovation and repair work would help millions of households upgrade their homes and make them more energy efficient. A VAT reduction would not only reduce the cost of living, but it could also improve the economy, create more jobs and help much needed growth for SMEs. In addition, enabling homeowners to make their properties more energy efficient will help the UK meet its carbon reduction targets by lowering the emissions from our existing housing stock.”

The GGF will make the research report available for download to all Members week commencing 3rd March 2014. 

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