Every December, Glass News magazine asks representatives from across the industry to give their thoughts on the year ahead. Here’s my contribution:

When I look back at the comments I posted at this point in 2020, what leaps out is my hope that the spirit of cooperation and togetherness that the industry had shown during the worst of the pandemic wouldn’t be lost.

Overall, I don’t think it has, although I still don’t think there’s been enough acknowledgement of the fact that it is installers who have taken the biggest financial hit from stock shortages and ongoing price rises. That’s particularly acute in the commercial market of course, where prices are often fixed at the start of a contract.

However, we’re still looking ahead to 2022 with plenty of optimism. We will be continuing to push into the new build sector and, with PAS2030 accreditation under our belts, we hope to be able to access some of the funding streams being made available for fitting windows and doors as part of energy efficient upgrades in existing housing stock.

Of course, we’ll also be visiting the FIT Show in May – we’ve all been away for far too long!