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BUSINESSNEWS

FOUR NEW
MEMBERS
»»The Glass and Glazing
Federation (GGF) welcomed four companies
into Membership at the Joint Conservatory
Association and Window and Door Group
Meeting at Solihull on 29th October.
The new Members are:
AluK
www.aluk.co.uk
Rodda and Hocking
www.conservatoriesincornwall.com
Regalead
www.regalead.co.uk
Profine UK
www.profine-group.com

Brian McDonald, Commercial Manager
at Profine UK, commented: “We are pleased
to join the GGF as it is the voice of the glass
and glazing industry in the UK. The Profine
Group look forward to working with the
organisation to the benefit of the fenestration
industry.”
The GGF’s Director of Home
Improvement, Brian Smith, extended a warm
welcome to the new Members, commenting:
“More and more companies are joining the
GGF because of our experience, credibility
and unrivalled technical expertise, and we
are delighted to welcome AluK, Rodda and
Hocking, Regalead and Profine UK into
Membership.”

If you are interested in joining the industry’s
leading trade body, why not contact the
GGF and find out how being a Member
could benefit your business. Visit http://
www.ggf.org.uk/join

FSB reacts to
GDP growth
of 0.5%
»»Commenting the
announcement at the end of October that
UK GDP grew by 0.5% in the third quarter
of 2015, John Allan, National Chairman of the
Federation of Small Businesses, said:
“Business growth remains positive, although
the slight slowdown is reflected in recent
research showing confidence among FSB
members is cooling. The cautious tone is
being driven in part by uncertainty around
the stability of the global economy. Closer to
home, many small businesses are wondering
how they will absorb changes to tax treatment
on dividends, increases in some of their staff
wages through the National Living Wage and
the cost of pensions auto-enrolment on top of
already high business rates bills.
“In this climate of moderate growth, the
Bank of England has provided some certainty
with interest rates remaining stable for
an extended period at 0.5%. Many small

Revised T&C’s
The GGF has updated
the Model Terms and
Conditions of Contract
previously released in
May taking into regard
the recent Consumer
Rights Act 2015.
»»The GGF has updated the
Model Terms and Conditions of Contract
taking into account the requirements of
the EU ADR Directive 2015. These are
available to Members to download free of
charge form the Members section of the
GGF website.
For non-GGF members, these are
available to purchase on the GGF
Shop: http://shop.ggfmembers.com/
model-contracts/, along with the existing
Guidance on implementation of the EU
Consumer Rights Directive, which explains
the details of the Consumer Contracts
Regulations implemented in 2014.
The GGF will shortly be publishing an
article on the main changes brought about
by the Consumer Rights Act 2015 which
affect the glazing industry.
If you are interested in becoming a
GGF Member, contact the Federation
and find out how you could benefit your
business. Visit http://www.ggf.org.uk/join

businesses will be heartened by signals from
The Bank of England governor Mark Carney
suggesting rates will continue along this course
for the remainder of the year.”
www.fsb.org.uk/contacts

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