NEWS
CUTTING THROUGH THE NOISE IN BRIEF
DIGITAL GATHERING FOR GGF MEMBERS’ DAY
September www.ggpmag.com
• The Glass and Glazing
Federation (GGF) has
announced a new partnership
with Total Support Training to
introduce a training resource
for GGF members and the
wider industry.
The partnership includes
full course, short course and
bespoke and remote training
as well as certifi cation to NVQ
level. Through Total Support
Training, the GGF under the
brand “GGF Training”, will
offer courses that are open to
all companies and individuals
in the industry. The courses
start from £6Š for the
refresher course, though GGF
members will enjoy
preferential discounted rates
on all courses.
The GGF (with member
input) and Total Support will
also work together to develop
the current range of training
opportunities to help improve
the specialist skills and
knowledge of those working in
the glass, glazing and
fenestration industries.
Total Support is an
approved GQA Centre which
has been providing a
multitude of courses & NVQs
to the glass and glazing
industry for 11 years.
In the past three years,
Total Support has reportedly
awarded qualifi cations to over
“,ŠŠŠ people, keeping up a
”•% success rate overall
across this period. According
to Total Support, it is
‘committed to providing
learners with access to high
quality and impartial
information, advice and
guidance to enable the
candidate to make informed
decisions to achieve their full
potential and succeed in life’.
The BFRC says it has launched a
new, independently verifi ed noise
reduction rating scheme, in response
to homeowners who are increasingly
demanding higher levels of quality
assurance for their new windows and
doors.
Windows can play a vital part in
reducing the level of noise entering
the home, particularly for homes close
to roads, railways or impacted by air
traffi c noise. With homes increasingly
becoming peaceful retreats from a
hectic outside world, making them
quieter, more pleasant places to be can
also improve wellbeing.
According to the BFRC, the
independently verifi ed Noise Reduction
Scheme will be ‘a huge selling point’ for
manufacturers, who will be able to show
their customers how their windows and
doors compare to the competition.
New, easy to understand labels have
been introduced for the scheme, using
the BFRC’s recognised label system,
designed to give an instant comparison
against another product’s acoustic
performance. Marketing materials have
also been designed and will be made
available for customers.
“We’re delighted to launch our new
Noise Reduction Scheme,” said Lis
Clarke, BFRC’s operations director.
“There’s been a huge amount of work
involved in getting to this stage and it’s
very exciting to see how the industry
will take advantage of a new product
coming to market.
“It’s important that, as a market
leader, we continue to innovate and
provide new solutions to our customers
that will help them increase sales. Being
able to prove the acoustic performance
of their windows and doors as well as
proving energy performance with BFRC
ratings is a huge boost for them and
provides a genuine USP as to why their
products should be used over those
who make unsubstantiated claims.
“We hope that as the industry comes
out of lockdown they, like us, see the
need to respond to ever changing
consumer demands and stand out from
the crowd. This is just the latest in a
series of exciting new developments we
have planned and we can’t wait to see
the new scheme being used across the
supply chain.”
The Glass and Glazing Federation
(GGF) has announced that its
traditional members’ day annual
conference will now be a new online
event – members’ week – to be held on
‘’-”• September and – October, via
video conference.
GGF members’ day, incorporating
the annual general meeting, was
originally scheduled for Manchester
on ”• September. However, due to
COVID-–’ pandemic and the risk
to health and safety, the event in its
traditional physical format has been
replaced with a new digital format.
The three day event will include
–‘ guest speakers/expert panellists
and nine presentations/webinars and
online forums covering: the economic
overview, political landscape, health
and safety, technical, marketing, training
and the environment.
John Agnew, GGF managing director,
commented: “The current situation
around COVID-–’ has forced us
into this decision but looking at the
webinars, members’ week promises
to be a unique experience, combining
presentations from expert speakers
and new technology. This kind of
event has never been hosted by a trade
body in our industry before and I am
looking forward to an exciting week in
September.”
For members’ week, the GGF has
speakers lined up from the world
of economics, politics, marketing,
health and safety, technical and the
environment. With the event running
over three days, members can pick and
choose which webinars to join for the
most useful information, tips and expert
knowledge to benefi t their business.
John Agnew
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