Clearview National February 2019 - Issue 207 | Page 22

PROUD SPONSOR OF
INDUSTRY NEWS
INDUSTRYNEWS
A Ride
from
Russia
» » OAKLAND GLASS LTD IS
proud to announce that it will
once again be supporting GM
Fundraising’s efforts, this time
by sending representative Glyn
Moorhouse on the charity’s final
cycling challenge, ‘From Russia
with Hope’.
“I was involved in GM
Fundraising’s first all-female
challenge, Paddle2Pedal, last
year,” explains Tina Moorhouse,
Managing Director of Oakland
Glass Ltd “and although it was
certainly challenging, the sense
of achievement for completing
the 7-day canoe, abseil and bike
adventure, and collectively raising
over £100,000 for the charity,
made it more than worthwhile.
Glyn was on the support team
last year and straight away
vowed that he would be part of
the next challenge. We didn’t
know at the time that it would
be such an important ride, as
GM Fundraising’s final cycle
challenge.”
G18 PRODUCT OF
THE YEAR TROPHY
GOES HOME
Deceuninck has won the G18 ‘Product
of the Year’ award with Linktrusion™
technology. This is the second year
running Deceuninck has scooped
the top prize for product innovation
at the prestigious G-Awards.
‘From Russia With Hope’
will see team of 18 riders’ cycle
through 10 countries in 12
days, ending up at Hope House
Children’s Hospice, the very
people they are fundraising for.
The total tally is 2,730 miles – in
excess of 280 miles per day – with
34,000 ft of climbing.
» » DESCRIBED BY JUDGES
as “a truly innovative product”,
Linktrusion™ is a completely
new, patented composite
technology that combines
pultruded glass fibre with
PVC-U in Deceuninck’s
5000 composite system.
Windows and doors made
with Linktrusion™ are light
and strong with slim sightlines
and outstanding thermal
performance. Fully recyclable,
For more information visit
www.oaklandglass.co.uk or
http://www.gmfundraising.
co.uk/from-russia-with-hope-
saving-the-best-till-last/
Linktrusion™ windows and
doors are the first to remove
the need for traditional steel
reinforcement so developers can
specify very tall windows and
large doors.
Deceuninck MD Rob
McGlennon: “We’ve had a
fantastic year with sales up 17%,
but winning Product of the
Year is the icing on the cake. It
follows our win in 2017 with
the standout Heritage Flush
Sash, and it’s great to get the
recognition from peers and
industry experts. I’d like to thank
the Deceuninck team for all their
hard work, and our customers
for their ongoing support.”
www.deceuninck.com
A COMMITMENT TO FIX THE SYSTEM
» » ON 18 DECEMBER 2018
the Government published
‘Building a safer future - an
implementation plan’ (the Plan),
a formal response to Dame
Hackitt’s Independent Review
Angela Rowe
of the Building Regulations
and Fire Safety (May 2018)
(the Review), following the
Grenfell Tower tragedy on 14
June 2017. The general response
is that the government agrees
Lucy Hadrill
22 » F EB 2019 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M
Ian Atkinson
in principle with most of the
recommendations put forward
by Dame Hackitt and will
consult on the specific details in
Spring 2019. The government
has also confirmed that it “has
not hesitated” to go beyond
the scope of the Review where
deemed appropriate and this is
shown by the government’s recent
ban of combustible cladding
material from the external walls
of new high-rise homes over 18
metres, which the Review did not
include.
Only time will tell the precise
extent of implementation by
the government but, in the
meantime, affected parties
should continue to monitor
developments and fully
participate in the consultation
process in order to shape the
government’s decisions.
Implementation plan - https://
www.gov.uk/government/
publications/building-a-safer-
future-an-implementation-
plan