Archives for March 2018

The GGF once again provided a strong presence for the glass and glazing industry at Security and Counter Terror Expo, part of UK Security Week, which took place this year from 6-7 March at Olympia London.

Over the two days of SCTX 2018 more than 10,000 visitors passed through the expo including architects, building managers, designers and specifiers. They were there to take part in the UK’s leading national security event – a showcase of the capabilities, strategies and intelligence to keep nations, infrastructure, business and people safe.

GGF Technical Officer Michael Sulston was present on the GGF stand and was kept busy with many enquiries related to safety and security in glass and glazing.

As well as providing expert technical advice on toughened glass,  laminated glass, window film and more, the GGF distributed relevant publications and leaflets – and of course free copies of the GGF Safety and Security Glazing Good Practice Guide to the lucky first 10 visitors to the GGF stand each day.

Security and Counter Terror Expo continues to be an important date for the GGF, giving the Federation an opportunity to represent its Members to a range of industry sectors and to promote best practice in glass and glazing for safety and security.

Next week the GGF continues its busy events calendar by hosting the UK Pavilion at Fensterbau Frontale 2018 in Nuremberg, Germany.

The GGF is running a one-day GDPR Awareness Workshop on 11 April in Solihull aimed at helping consumer-facing businesses understand their data protection obligations – free to attend for GGF Members and also open to non-Members at a charge.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation becomes a reality for all organisations operating within the EU on 25 May, 2018. This is a new set of rules governing how companies can gather and use personal data such as names, email addresses, credit card details and more.

It is important for consumer-facing businesses to understand the impact these reforms will have on their operations, as failure to comply could result in significant fines.

For this reason, the GGF has partnered with Cybercrowd – specialists in information, cyber security and data protection – to run a one-day workshop this April in Solihull.

The workshop has been designed to help companies get up to speed with GDPR and what changes they’ll need to make to ensure compliance.

The agenda will include a general background to GDPR and sections on accountability, legal requirements, the significance of all aspects of data processing, and what to do if you get a subject access request.

GGF Head of Membership and Training Richard Hearn commented:

“We appreciate that GGF Members and others in the glass and glazing industry are busy running their businesses, so we wanted to make it easy for consumer-facing companies to get a useful overview of the new GDPR legislation.”

The workshop will take place at the Arden Hotel, Solihull on April 11 and will include interactive break-out sessions and open discussion forums.

GGF Members can attend for free

The GGF’s GDPR Awareness Workshop is free to attend for GGF Members. Non-Members can also attend at a cost of £245.

GGF Members may nominate the individual or individuals from their business they would like to attend. This is likely to prove popular so we will take bookings on a first come, first served basis.

Reserve your place in the GDPR Awareness Workshop

To register your interest in attending our GDPR Awareness Workshop, please contact Richard Hearn, Head of Membership and Training.

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The GGF is all set for an extremely busy and productive week at the biennial Fensterbau Frontale – the world’s largest window exhibition being held this year from 21-24 March in Nuremberg, Germany.

With 200 square metres showcasing the best of British, the GGF is hosting the UK Pavilion, taking the theme “Britain Means Business” to the international industry and bringing together 12 prominent UK brands who will be presenting and demonstrating their latest products and services.

The UK Pavilion will also hold a unique British Reception – “An Afternoon G&T” sponsored by RegaLead who will be co-exhibiting on the UK Pavilion showcasing their cutting edge ColorSpray Aqua glass and PVC-U paint technology.

The 12 co-exhibitors who form part of the UK Pavilion are (alphabetical order):

Clearview Magazine www.clearview-uk.com  FIT Events www.fitshow.co.ukGlazpart www.glazpart.comGQA Qualifications www.gqaqualifications.comHOPPE UK www.hoppe.comThe Jackloc Company www.jackloc.comMade forTrade www.madefortrade.coReddiplex www.reddiplex.comRegaLead www.regalead.co.ukRITEC International www.ritec.co.ukRoseview Windows www.roseview.co.ukWindow Ware www.windowware.co.uk

Join us for “An Afternoon G&T” at Fensterbau Frontale

GGF Members are cordially invited to join us on the GGF UK Pavilion Stand for a very British afternoon of G&T with nibbles and to network with the Best of British!

British Reception – Sponsored by RegaLead, Hosted by GGFThursday 22^nd March, 2.00pm – 6.00pmGGF UK PavilionStand 305, Hall 4a

Free Visitor Pass Worth €30

The GGF has negotiated with the show organisers to offer GGF Members free visitor tickets (worth €30 per day). To reserve your free visitor pass email sman@ggf.org.uk with the full names of attendees and the days they are visiting. Passes are limited – order your free pass now!

We look forward to seeing you at the British Reception on the GGF UK Pavilion stand.

GGF UK PavilionStand 305, Hall 4aFENSTERBAU FRONTALEExhibition Centre90471 NürnbergGermany

Show timesWednesday 21^st March: 10am – 6pmThursday 22^nd March: 10am – 6pmFriday 23^rd March: 10am – 6pmSaturday 24^th March: 10am – 5pm

For more information visit https://www.frontale.de/en

About Fensterbau Frontale

Fensterbau Frontale in Nuremberg is one of the world’s leading trade fair for windows, doors and facades, their associated technologies, components and assemblies as well as associated equipment and services program. Together with the Holz-Handwerk, there are more than 12,000 exhibitors representing more than 40 countries and 110,000 are key decision making visitors from the Fenestration industry.