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MASTER AND
APPRENTICE: ANDREW
WRIGHT WINDOWS USES
80 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
FOR NEXT GENERATION
» » AYRSHIRE GLAZING
company and Independent
Network member Andrew Wright
Windows has put 18 fabricators
through their Scottish Vocational
Qualifications (SVQs), in a
year that also sees the company
celebrate 80 years of trading.
The family-run company is a
prominent employer in Irvine and
surrounding areas, with almost
100 employees across its whole
operation. Each year Andrew
Wright supports a growing
number of modern apprentices
through levels two and three
SVQ coursework and exams,
where budding window and door
fabricators can learn the trade ‘on
the job’ alongside their official
college assessments. The 18 pupils
that were chosen to take part
in the scheme this year receive
their results in August before
deciding how to use their new
qualifications in the fenestration
industry.
Last year two apprentices,
Jamie Mullen and William
Malcolmson, gained Levels
2 and 3 SVQ qualifications
– in Fabrication of Glass and
Supporting Systems respectively
– and have since put their
diplomas to good use as they
both now hold permanent
positions at Andrew Wright
within the production and quality
departments.
www.inveka.co.uk
Liniar and Pyroplex
team up on fire
door project
» » A TESTING PROGRAMME
between two market leading
companies, working with
some of the industry’s most
prestigious component
providers, has led to the
development of a fire resisting
solution for Liniar’s range of
composite doors.
Pyroplex Ltd approached
Liniar at the 2016 FIT Show
to propose working together on
a project to develop a fire door
assembly capable of achieving
a fire resistance period of 30
minutes.
Prospective customers The
Fascia Place then approached
Liniar to enquire if its range
included fire doors, the project
began to take shape. Liniar
utilised The Fascia Place’s
previous knowledge, working
together to develop a successful
fire door.
During the programme,
Liniar and Pyroplex worked
closely with leadig component
providers, in the initial concept
design and participated in small
scale fire testing.
The collective technical
expertise from all the various
parties involved in the project
proved to be invaluable to see
the interaction between products
when tested for fire resistance,
whilst maintaining other essential
characteristics, to comply with
Building Regulations.
Both door set assemblies
achieved a significant overrun
in terms of fire resistance. The
test was continued to failure,
exceeding the 30-minute
requirement by more than 15
minutes – meaning the doors are
well on the way to reaching the
60-minute mark.
www.thefasciaplace.co.uk
http://www.liniar.co.uk
IGU SPECIALIST SEALS THE DEAL WITH PURPLEX
» » ONE OF THE UK’S LEADING
experts in insulated glass units with almost
half of century of experience, has appointed
Purplex as their PR and marketing agency.
Based in Kent and operating across the
UK, The E.J. Cocker Group is comprised
of E.J. Cocker & Son; which manufacturers
and supplies IGUs for internal and external
use in residential and commercial properties,
and Slenderline Glass which supplies joiners,
fabricators and contractors with advanced
solutions for all heritage and sash windows.
E.J. Cocker has appointed Purplex to
develop a strategy encompassing PR and
email marketing to showcase their full range
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of products and services as well as their
commitment to quality craftsmanship.
Andy Cocker, Director at E.J. Cocker
comments: “We have a strong reputation within
the industry for high-quality, high performance
sealed units. We want to build on this further
and continue to grow the Slendlerline brand.”
“We chose to partner with Purplex because
of their experience of helping businesses build
their brands and gain nationwide exposure.
We have ambitious growth plans and we knew
to accomplish them, we had to work with the
industry marketing experts.”
www.purplexmarketing.co.uk