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The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF), is the recognised leading authority for employers and companies within the flat glass, glazing, window, door, home-improvement, plastics and film industries. GGF Members can be found throughout the UK. Membership of the Federation is not automatic. Companies must have been trading for three years, and there is a strict vetting procedure that includes looking at company accounts and site visits. The Federation represents more than 60% of the industry's turnover. Fitting double-glazing in replacement windows will provide some sound insulation. However if your primary motivation for fitting double-glazing is to reduce sound then secondary glazing, where you fit a new single glazed frame in front of the existing (prime) window frame, will be better. The greater the "air gap" the better the sound insulation. Double-glazed window: A type of window having two layers (panes or glazing) of glass separated by an air space. Each layer of glass and surrounding air space reradiates and traps some of the heat that passes through thereby increasing the windows resistance to heat loss. The special character of many traditional properties in Southend Borough has been spoilt by the unsympathetic installation of double glazing, in an attempt to make saving on heating bills. However double glazing in old houses is rarely economical unless the existing frames are so badly damaged or rotten that replacement is essential. In older properties secondary glazing is often a cheaper, more feasible and a far more acceptable alternative to sealed double glazing units. It solves the problems of heat escaping and draughts, whilst the outside of the property remains unspoiled. Draughtproofing is another effective and inexpensive way of reducing draughts from period windows, while still retaining their special character. OFT imposes fines for double glazing price fixing cartel but grants leniency to whistle-blowers. The OFT has concluded that five companies operating in the double glazing product market have been party to an overall price fixing arrangement where a number of sub-agreements or concerted practices were held to form part of a common plan. Three of the parties benefited from the OFT's leniency programme for having acted as whistle-blowers. Internal or External Glazing? Some suppliers say that internal glazing is more secure since there is no beading on the outside. However other suppliers say that external beading is more secure because the fitter will push the glass against the beading from the inside, which effectively locks the beading onto place. One supplier says that it is possible to simply "kick" out internally fitted glass panels. Double Glazing Specifications: Turning to the window glass itself, the insulating effect of double-glazing can be affected by a number of factors, including the cavity width, the use of argon instead of air in between the panes or by utilising a low emissivity coating that reflects heat back into the room. Double glazed unit failure: It is a well-known fact that double glazed units are of significant value in reducing energy loss and offers other benefits such as lower energy consumption, perfect transparency through the reduction of the condensation on the warm air side and the possibility of using larger glazed areas without increasing energy consumption. However, when this type of unit breaks down, most of its characteristics are compromised. You have nagging thoughts, or have heard stories about a particular company having gone bust, and then started up again under a similar (seems like the same) name. It concerns you that they may have done this before, and could possibly do it again and not honour their guarantee, yet again (and to you this time), and you want to check them out, particularly as you might be tempted to buy from them (and of course their price and the deal is so good). I would want to check them out if I were in your shoes - so how do you do that? There are a great many well known names, familiar in the public eye, in the double glazing industry who are not quite what they seem. You know the name, as you have 'heard' of them over the years, they have most probably been on the radio as well, but are they really 'who' you think they are?
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