Clearview South January 2014 - Issue 146 | Page 73

BUSINESSNEWS

Sales grow 300%
National trade fabricator Dempsey Dyer
reports sales of windows with SWISSPACER
grow 300% in four years. The Deceuninck
fabricator based in Pontefract, Yorkshire says
around 80% of its ready-glazed frames now
have SWISSPACER spacer bars inside.
Dempsey Dyer began using SWISSPACER
in 2009 to improve thermal performance. It
chose SWISSPACER over other warm edge
brands because SWISSPACER’s rigid bar gives
excellent structural joining and is better suited
to Georgian bar and duplex windows. The
company, which specialises in A rated windows,
says SWISSPACER is a ‘failsafe’ for getting the
best energy ratings.

“With SWISSPACER, we don’t have to change
anything else about the window to get the energy
ratings our customers need,” says Dempsey
Dyer’s Director, Peter Dyer. “We’ve always been
very happy with its performance and the fact
sales of SWISSPACER have grown by 300%
speaks volumes!”
Dempsey Dyer was established in 1977 with an
emphasis on high quality, sustainable products.
It provides customers with a wide product range
and an extensive choice of colours.
“Aesthetics are very important and we’re
one of the market leaders in coloured profile,”
adds Peter. “SWISSPACER works well in our
windows because it’s discreet.”

For Dempsey Dyer call 01977 649 641 or visit
www.dempseydyer.co.uk. For SWISSPACER
call 0845 601 1265 or visit www.swisspacer.
com. Follow SWISSPACER on Twitter @
Ultimate_Spacer.

FIGURES CONFIRM RECORD
NUMBERS OF APPRENTICESHIPS
More people than ever before are taking
part in an apprenticeship, according to
published figures. Nearly 870,000 people
were on an apprenticeship in 2012/13
with the gold standard of higher and
advanced levels attracting record levels of
apprentices.
The data indicates that there were over 1.5
million apprenticeship starts since 2010, half a
million of these were in 2012/13.
Skills and Enterprise Minister Matthew
Hancock said: “These figures show that a
record 868,700 people were in apprenticeships

last year, which is up 77% on 2009/10. I am
also pleased to see that there were 13,000
people in higher apprenticeships last year,
which is double the previous year’s figure.

‘A record 868,700 people
were in apprenticeships’
“This is good news for the economy, and
good news for those getting the skills they
need to prosper. I want the new norm for
people leaving school or college to either go

to university or choose an apprenticeship. By
focusing on the quality and rigour that people
and employers want from apprenticeships, this
will make the vision a reality.”
Higher apprenticeships introduced by this
government are now at the highest level they
have ever been, while the participation in
advanced level apprenticeships has increased
by 19% this year to nearly 380,000.
The reformed apprenticeships will be
employer-led and designed so they respond to
the needs of industry, meaning each apprentice
has the skills required by the sector.

COUNCILS REWARDED FOR 550,000 MORE
HOMES UNDER NEW HOMES BONUS
Councils have received over £2
billion through the New Homes
Bonus for helping deliver
550,000 more homes, new
figures show.
Housing Minister, Kris
Hopkins, has published details
of the latest New Homes
Bonus payments being made
to England’s 353 councils, in
recognition of their contribution
to building new homes. Official
figures from the Office for

National Statistics showed that
housing construction has risen to
its highest levels since 2007.
Under the New Homes Bonus,
councils have been rewarded for
delivering 550,000 newly-built

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homes and conversions and
brought 93,000 empty homes
back into use. This total also
includes over 160,000 affordable
homes.
Mr Hopkins said these
payments are finally giving
communities a reason to say yes
to new sustainable development,
with councils free to spend the
money as they see fit to benefit
the local area, including freezing
Council Tax.

Housing Minister Kris Hopkins
said: “Councils have received over
£2 billion for their part in getting
Britain building, and leading to
housing construction reaching its
highest levels for 7 years.
“And they are free to spend
the money any way they like to
benefit their local communities
– whether that’s supporting
frontline services, providing new
facilities or freezing Council
Tax.”

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