18 June 2025

Glazpart is pleased to announce that it has attained Gold (the highest level) award for sustainability of the company’s stand at FIT Show 2025.

The award was confirmed by Better Stands, the organisation that collaborates across the events and exhibition industry to transition to the use of reusable stands.

The Better Stands Framework recognises and commends the use of reusable stands, inspiring change through awareness and engagement. By working with shows and exhibitors towards the use of reusable stands, Better Stands delivers better efficiency, better experience, better safety and better sustainability for all.

Before the FIT Show, Glazpart submitted a “Better Stands Sustainability Report” which identified the sustainable elements of the stand that Glazpart could and would re-use after the recent FIT Show. These elements included two large containers, used for storage, product display, branding and hospitality.

In the report, other reusable parts of the Glazpart stand included lighting, graphics, display stands (glass cabinets), flooring, fascias and furniture.

At the breakdown of the show, Glazpart demonstrated to the Better Stands representative (Stand Approver), how the elements would be re-used. The Glazpart team methodically dismantled the stand, then carefully stored, packed and transported all the component parts safely back to Glazpart’s HQ in Banbury, ready to use for Glazpart’s next event/exhibition.

On achieving the Gold standard, Dean Bradley, Glazpart Sales Director commented, “We are delighted to achieve this award. It is an independent events industry assessment which recognises the Glazpart team’s hard work in ensuring the stand was both built and taken down safely to ensure sustainability. Our modular stand lightbox units, graphics and display cabinets have already been reused at “Manufacturing Solutions Ireland” just one month after FIT Show.”

At FIT Show, Glazpart had one of its best ever exhibitions with four new product launches, promotion of its award-winning Glazpartners customer support programme and celebration of the company’s 40^th anniversary.

On Glazpart’s achievement, Nickie West, FIT Show Event Director commented;

“Congratulations to Glazpart on attaining Gold for Sustainability for their stand at this year’s FIT Show. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the Glazpart team for their work to achieve this award and for joining us and Better Stands on the journey towards a more sustainable future for events.”

Dean Bradley added, “As well as having a sustainable and reusable stand, our stand design and set up enables us to scale up or down depending on the size of the event. The design and approach not only reduces costs but also means our team spends less time in both assembly and break down. The storage advantage within the containers also involves less vehicles to transport the stand and its contents. Overall we are pleased with this year’s stand but we’re not complacent, we know there’s always room for improvement and will aim to make our event stands even better going forward.”

For more information on Better Stands please visit the website Better Stands: Moving Towards Reusable Stands Together.

2 June 2025

At FIT Show 2025, Glazpart was delighted to launch the Bifold Vent.

Manufactured specifically for aluminium bi-fold doors this shallow height (slim) vent is designed to work within the low hinge stack heights as the doors are in the open position.

The product is designed to fit onto the door leaf profile above the IGU, which removes the need for expensive knock on profiles above the door frame and interference with the plaster line. Initially available in White, Black and Anthracite Grey in standard sets, bespoke and matching colours will also be manufactured.

With an equivalent area of 2700 EA, the Bifold Vent on a 16 mm rout with a standard 3 door Bi-Fold installation the cumulative equivalent area in the room is 8100EA and will meet the building regulation requirements.

Dean Bradley, Glazpart Sales Director commented on the launch of this exciting new addition to the Glazpart trickle vent range, “We are always looking to develop our product range particularly in the trickle vent category where we have led the market with the award winning Link Vent. The Bifold Vent attracted a lot of attention at FIT Show where we had the product installed into a 3 door bifold demonstration. Being ultra slim and with a very sleek design the Bifold Vent works perfectly with aluminium bi-fold doors and helps fabricators comply with building regulations.”

If you never managed to get to see Glazpart’s Bifold Vent at FIT Show then feel free to contact us for more information, samples and prices. Contact Us | Glazpart

13 February 2025

Glazpart is pleased to announced that for the fifth successive year, the company are sponsoring The GGP Installer Awards 2025, a celebration of the UK’s very best window, door and conservatory installers.

Brought to you by the publishers of GGP magazine, these awards will shine a light on those who have made an outstanding contribution to the industry, the ‘rising stars’ who are at the start of their careers, and the best installer support programmes and technical innovations.

On the sponsorship, Dean Bradley, Sales Director, Glazpart commented, “We are delighted to once again sponsor the awards and look forward to attending the event in Manchester in March.”

The GGP Installer Awards showcases wow-factor design, exceptional workmanship and creative innovation. The annual awards offer businesses the opportunity to showcase talent, to promote excellence and to inspire others within the fenestration and wider industry.

For 2024/25, an even greater number and higher standard of entries is expected, as new categories have been added, giving businesses even more opportunity to celebrate the fenestration industry’s installers.

Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony taking place on 13th March 2025 at The Midland Hotel in Manchester, set to be an amazing day, be sure to book your tickets on the Installer Awards website .

15 December 2023

Glazpart is delighted to announce that Tradelink Direct is the latest company to join the Glazpartners initiative – the marketing partnership set up by Glazpart to develop closer collaboration with customers for mutual promotional benefit.

Tradelink Direct is a world class manufacturer with over 30 years of experience in supplying a wide range of high-quality windows, doors, sealed units and conservatories to installers throughout the UK.

A shining example of manufacturing excellence, Tradelink continuously looks to improve the overall product quality and excellent customer service. When the building regulations (Approved Document F – ventilation) changed in June 2022, Tradelink made sure their team was ahead of the game by ordering the best solution for trickle ventilation, namely the Link Vent from Glazpart.

The ‘Link Vent’ range sizes include 5000, 4000 and 2500 EQA. Equivalent Area (EQA) is the measure of the vents’ airflow performance.

The vents are designed to fully comply with building regulations, Approved document F1 (means of ventilation).

The Link Vent follows a clever design that is simple and user-friendly for both opening and closing – the innovative closing action allows the closure plate to be positioned so that it reduces draughts by directing air away from occupants.

The Link Vent 4000 and 5000 closure plate is split to allow for partial (50%) opening and greater ease of opening of the ventilator.

The Link Vent also has rounded ends of the vent to allow for installation on timber windows and it is available in either screw or clip in fixing types – the design eliminates the need for end caps whilst the clip fix design (Pawl’s) allows for a fast, easy vent installation.

With smart design, easy fitting, and functionality as well as a huge choice of 1000s of colours and decorative finishes, it is easy to see why Tradelink decided to use the Link Vent for the range of PVC-U and Aluminium windows and doors.

On becoming a Glazpartner, Kelly Buttriss, Head of Operational Delivery at Tradelink commented, “We are pleased to be Glazpartners and also delighted we chose Glazpart’s Link Vent range, not only to comply with the regulations but also because of its smart design and wide range of colours and finishes. It’s also an easy product to install; it works for all our window and door profiles across our extensive range.”

Dean Bradley, Sales Director, Glazpart added, “We are delighted that a high-quality manufacturer such as Tradelink are now Glazpartners and continue to use our Link Vent range. The award-winning Link Vent is proving ever popular with manufacturers and fabricators across the UK. I look forward to further collaboration with Tradelink on product solutions and of course ensuring they get the full promotional benefits from being a Glazpartner.”

8 December 2023

Glazpart is pleased to confirm the appointment of Tamás Bareith as Company Accountant taking responsibility for the financial management of the Glazpart Group.

Tamás has 10 years’ experience in the food production equipment and transport sectors, where he has applied his financial management expertise for SME companies.

On confirmation of his appointment, Tamás commented “It’s an exciting time of growth for Glazpart and I am delighted to be part of the management team.”

Dean Bradley, Glazpart Sales Director added, “With Tamás experience, knowledge and skills, I have no doubt he will be a great asset to the Glazpart Group.”

Glazpart is delighted to announce that General All-purpose Plastics (GAP) have become Glazpartners – the marketing partnership set up by Glazpart to develop closer collaboration with customers for mutual benefit.

GAP are low maintenance PVC-U building product specialists, who have been successfully supplying the trade for 30 years for both the residential and commercial building markets.

With their headquarters in Blackburn, Lancashire, GAP has four manufacturing hubs spread across the UK and have been manufacturing, distributing and stocking PVC-U systems for over 25 years, including their Rockdoor composite doors and HomeFrame PVC-U windows and door brands.

The low maintenance specialists supply (the GAP brands) across England, Scotland and Wales across an expansive network of over 85+ depots covering the UK from Inverness all the way to Southampton.

GAP has extensive knowledge and experience when it comes to fenestration and are a proud to be a Glazpartner as they have been using the Glazpart vents within their designs for over a year, upgrading to the Link Vent after the Building Regulations (Part F ventilation) changed in July 2022.

The ‘Link Vent’ range sizes include 5000, 4000 and 2500 EQA. Equivalent Area (EQA) is the measure of the vents’ airflow performance.

The vents are designed to fully comply with building regulations, Approved document F1 (means of ventilation).

With a clever design that is simple and user-friendly for both opening and closing – the Link Vent’s innovative closing action allows the closure plate to be positioned so that it reduces draughts by directing air away from occupants.

The Link Vent 4000 and 5000 closure plate is split to allow for partial (50%) opening and greater ease of opening of the ventilator.

The Link Vent also has rounded ends of the vent and is available in either screw or clip in fixing types – the design eliminates the need for end caps whilst the clip fix design (Pawl’s) allows for a fast, easy vent installation.

With smart design, easy fitting, and functionality as well as a huge choice of 1000s of colours and decorative finishes, it’s easy to see why GAP chose the Link Vent for its extensive range of windows and doors.

Simon Bird, Joint MD, GAP commented, “It is an honour to develop our partnership with Glazpart, who have provided an incredible solution to what has been an issue for the fenestration sector in recent years. This newly formed partnership will allow us to continue providing our customers with the best quality units for installation whilst meeting the updated regulations with ease.”

Dean Bradley, Sales Director, Glazpart added, “We are delighted that GAP are Glazpartners and happy to supply our award-winning Link Vent range for GAP windows and doors. The Link Vent offers a superb solution for ventilating the home and blends in with the overall design of the window. Its proving increasingly popular with fabricators, manufacturers, installers and homeowners across the UK.”

17 November 2023

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has announced that Glazpart’s Link Vent 4000 has been nominated for three Product Innovation awards in the following categories: Wellbeing, Air Quality and Thermal Comfort.

On hearing the news Dean Bradley, Sales Director of Glazpart commented:

“We are delighted to be shortlisted for such prestigious awards. The Link Vent 4000 has proved to be an essential addition to our trickle vent range since it was launched in 2022 in time for the Building Regulations changes to Approved Document F (ventilation). To have our product recognised for its contribution to improving homeowners’ wellbeing, air quality and thermal comfort is a great testament not only to the product’s performance but also to our production, sales and marketing teams that have brought the Link Vent 4000 to the marketplace with such great success. We are now looking forward to attending the awards in February.”

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) is the professional body that exists to advance and promote the art, science and practice of building services engineering and to support the community of built environment professionals in their pursuit of excellence.

The CIBSE Building Performance Awards always attracts high quality entries and a diverse selection of projects, companies, people and products from across the building industry.

The annual event showcases the achievements of companies and individuals who develop strategies for refurbishment and energy-efficient operation of existing buildings, design new buildings that operate more effectively and develop the products and systems that support them. Those shortlisted included detailed evidence which demonstrated actual measured performance and not just design intent or performance specifications.

Winners from the shortlisted entries will be announced at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards on Thursday 29 February 2024, at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London. For more information on the Awards, please visit the awards website.

27 October 2023

Glazpart is pleased to announce that the company will be exhibiting at Manufacturing and Engineering North East (MENE), to showcase the Glazpart range of products and to increase brand awareness in the broader manufacturing and engineering sectors.

Manufacturing and Engineering Northeast (MENE) returns on Thursday 30^th November at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle. This vibrant trade exhibition highlights manufacturing innovation and engineering expertise across the North of the UK and attracts market-leading suppliers and leading industry experts.

The one-day show is packed with seminars and opportunities for manufacturing and engineering professionals in the north of the UK to meet, learn and grow.

On Glazpart’s participation Dean Bradley, Glazpart Sales Director commented:

“Though Glazpart exhibits, sponsors and attends many national and international events, it is vitally important that we also participate at focused regional exhibitions to continue to raise our profile and to show companies from new sectors our products and manufacturing capacity. The MENE Show is the perfect platform for Glazpart to display its array of products to a broad range of industrial sectors in the North East from construction to automotive, and furniture sectors and many more.”

Visitors to MENE can expect to gain valuable insights from industry visionaries during informative keynote sessions and develop hands-on skills and expertise through engaging practical workshops. Glazpart’s team of experts will also be on hand to demonstrate Glazpart’s full range of services from sharing market insights and research to design and development through to the manufacturing of plastic moulded product solutions.

Fay Bibi, Glazpart Specialist and Custom Product Manager added, “Glazpart has been leading the way on bespoke products across many different sectors. I am looking forward to attending the MENE Show and to sharing information on Glazpart’s manufacturing facilities and product knowledge, with potential customers and other industry leading experts. It promises to be an exciting show.”

Dean Bradley, summarised, “We are looking forward to exhibiting and presenting our broad range of products and solutions to buyers and key influencers in multiple sectors in the North East. At the present time, we are witnessing a lot of change in the plastics industry with key issues at the forefront around regulations, recycling, materials cost, product availability and timely delivery. It may be challenging for many and that’s we are attending the MENE show, to help others by sharing our market intelligence, innovation, solutions and demonstrating our technology.”

10 November 2023

Glazpart once again sponsored and participated in the Glazing Summit at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham on 12 October and yet again it proved to be an ideal platform for Glazpart to share views and concerns on the changing regulations currently impacting and set to impact the glass and glazing industry.

The Future Homes Standard is a set of rules that will come into effect from 2025 to ensure new homes produce over 30% less carbon emissions than the new homes being built to current Building Regulations.

Following the June 2022 interim changes to Building Regulations, which impacted replacement and renovation (existing buildings), the legislative measures from the Future Homes Standard will see further changes in the regulations, particularly in the legislation around energy efficiency, security, ventilation and overheating for new build property.

As a leading designer and manufacturer of plastic glazing accessories including trickle vents, it was only fitting that Glazpart was invited to be a key contributor to the Glazing Summit’s first panel debate on the “Regulatory Minefield”.

Dean Bradley, Glazpart Sales Director was part of a panel of four experts on the “Regulatory Minefield” and commented, “It was great to take part in the panel discussion on the challenges the industry faces on existing and incoming regulations. I was pleased to share my concerns about the regulatory changes at this crucial time in the evolution of building regulations and environmental policy. In 18 months, the Future Homes Standard will be implemented and with the interim changes made to Building Regulations in June 2022 likely to continue, the industry needs to be thinking well in advance of any further changes to regulations.”

The Regulatory Minefield topics covered the probable changes to window u values (the heat transfer measurement used for assessing a window’s energy efficiency; the lower the U-Value, the better the insulation and energy efficiency.

The panel held the consensus that the U-Value for windows will in all likelihood shift from 1.6 w/m² to 1.2 w/m²  for the replacement market and 0.8 w/m²  for new build which will in all probability stipulate that triple glazing has to be installed (depending on the semantics of the final document).

Aligned to U-Values changing, window and door companies will also likely need to comply to meet the incoming regulations for security under Approved Document Q, which for new build will mean that for all accessible windows to comply they will have to have laminated (security) glass on the outer pane and potentially steel reinforcement in frames and sashes. This will present major challenges due to the weight of the windows. Companies will have to use upgraded hardware and adjust for the protection, transportation, storage, lifting and installation of the units.

As well as the obvious issues that many in the industry may have with the regulations, Dean Bradley raised the following concerns about companies complying in time.

“The industry needs to be ready for any changes and the challenges they will present. Companies should be gearing up to comply from day one of the implementation. In June 2022, when Approved Document F was enacted as an interim change to Building Regulations, very few companies in the industry were in position to comply with the new legislation. Within a few months, most of the more responsible companies were complying but it was fortunate Glazpart had stocks (about one million vents) of our Link Vent range pre-prepared to cope with the demand. Even now only about 70% of the industry are compliant with the Approved Document F regulations. For Future Homes, the industry needs to be ready to embrace, engage and comply with any changes that will impact them and not wait until the last minute.”

Following the Glazing Summit, Dean Bradley, summarised, “Once again it was a fantastic event and great to hear the attendance figures were the highest ever. We were pleased to share our views, concerns and knowledge in the panel debate and enjoyed the multiple opportunities to network with key players in the industry. Overall, it proved to be an enjoyable and productive day for the Glazpart team.”

For over 40 years, Emplas has grown to become one of the UK’s largest and best fabricators of energy efficient and low maintenance windows & doors.

A leading player in the UK, Emplas remains a family run business and works with some of the industry’s leading suppliers including Profile 22, Saint-Gobain and ALUK to bring cutting edge innovation to energy efficient door & window fabrication that meets the highest industry standards.

For over four years, Glazpart has supplied the Link Vent range to Emplas. Given their strong working relationship, it is no surprise that Emplas has joined the Glazpartners programme which promotes companies working in collaboration to meet industry standards. There are few better examples of this partnership in action than June 2022, when Emplas windows and doors with Link Vents installed easily and seamlessly, complied from day one of the changes to Building Regulations – Approved Document F – means of ventilation.

The “Link Vent” range sizes include 5000, 4000 and 2500 EQA. Equivalent Area (EQA) is the measure of the vents air flow performance.

The vents are designed to fully comply with building regulations, Approved document F1 (means of ventilation).

The Link Vent follows a clever design that is simple and user friendly for both opening and closing – the innovative closing action allows the closure plate to be positioned so that it reduces draughts by directing air away from occupants.

The Link Vent 4000 and 5000 closure plate is split to allow for partial (50%) opening and greater ease of opening of the ventilator.

The flexibility of the Link Vent design eliminates the need for end caps whilst the clip fix design (Pawl’s) allows for a fast, easy vent installation. The Link Vent is available in either screw or clip in fixing types.

With smart design, easy fitting, and functionality as well as a huge choice of thousands of colours and decorative finishes, it is easy to see why Emplas decided to use the Link Vent for their range of PVC-U and Aluminium windows and doors.

Kush Patel, Managing Director of Emplas commented, “Our relationship with Glazpart is going from strength to strength and we are pleased to be Glazpartners. We use the Link Vent range not only to ensure compliance with the new regulations but also because of its smart design, colour choice and easy installation which makes it perfect for our windows and doors.”

Dean Bradley, Sales Director of Glazpart added, “Emplas’ products are renowned for their high quality and we are delighted they are Glazpartners. Our Link Vents in a vast array of colours complement their range of windows and doors. The Link Vent is the award-winning product that is proving ever popular with manufacturers, fabricators and consumers across the UK.”