Clearview National November 2017 - Issue 192 | Page 16

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NATIONAL SURVEY SHOWS WORRYINGLY LOW AWARENESS OF FIRE DOOR SAFETY

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A SURVEY OF 2,000 UK ADULTS IN support of Fire Door Safety Week , has shown an alarming lack of public awareness of the essential role of fire doors .
The research , revealed that 25 % of people are unaware that fire doors must be kept shut always and that 49 % of those surveyed say they have seen a fire door propped open .
The results also showed that over a third admit that they would prop a fire door open at certain times .
The survey also highlighted that nearly six in ten people do not know how to identify a fire door and that 13 % of people who do would either take no action or be unsure what to do if there was an obvious problem with a fire door .
In previous research among its customers , IronmongeryDirect also discovered that most of the tradespeople surveyed ( 73 %) had noticed fire doors without correctly fitted seals , and 74 % had seen a blocked or obstructed fire door .
The safety campaign says that fire doors are often the first line of defence .
www . ironmongerydirect . co . uk / fire-safety

The latest Window Industry Report is published

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INSIGHT DATA HAS published its latest Industry Report , giving a comprehensive overview of the UK window , door and conservatory industry along with the top performing companies .
The report follows research carried out on over 15,000 companies and includes analysis , trends and opinion on the current state of the industry , including detailed information on fabricators , installers , trade counters and the growth of ‘ builder installers ’ as well
as developments in products and materials .
Highlights from the report include ;
• Greater competition as the number of window companies has increased
• Fewer PVC-U fabricators , while aluminium remains strong
• Single storey extensions and tiled roof conservatories creating new opportunities
• Trade counters expanding rapidly , potentially
disrupting the market
• Significant rise in specialist / premium products , such as vertical sliders
Insight Data ’ s managing director , Andrew Scott , comments : “ The industry is currently facing some challenges with more companies now reporting a slowdown in business , some by as much as 15 %. However , there are still plenty of opportunities and several companies are bucking the trend .”
The Insight Report gives a full snapshot of the industry , analysing fabricators and installers by region , sectors , products , financial performance and more .
www . insightdata . co . uk / reports

Massive Cyber Attack Resisted

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WITH SOME OF THE WORLD ’ S largest organisations facing cyber attacks with many being severely disrupted , Wellingborough window and door manufacturer Glazerite has been the victim of the same virus that severely disrupted the NHS and TNT this year . However , despite every one of the business ’ s servers being hit Glazerite was fully operational again within just 27 hours , with disruption kept to a minimum thanks to the robust systems put in place to deal with such a risk .
On a Monday evening in early September Glazerite ’ s servers were attacked by the virus that has wreaked havoc in organisations throughout the world , with the perpetrators demanding a ransom to release the company ’ s systems from their grip . As a business that is heavily reliant on an IT infrastructure that connects every process within Glazerite ’ s four regional centres , the potential for disruption was immense .
However , the company ’ s robust systems and advanced back up and disaster recovery procedures that had been installed in anticipation of such a threat , coupled with round the clock work from the company ’ s staff and IT support company , Glazerite was fully operational again within 27 hours .
www . glazeritewindows . co . uk
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