27 November 1997: In the United Kingdom, over 20 Labour Party members of parliament (MPs) recently attended a lunch held by the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) to highlight various issues affecting…
27 November 1997: In the United Kingdom, over 20 Labour Party members of parliament (MPs) recently attended a lunch held by the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) to highlight various issues affecting trade associations and the glazing industry. The principle guest was Mr. Nick Raynsford, the Minister for both Construction and London. David Ballard, GGF Director spoke to the MPs present about a number of issues that directly affect the consumer including the unauthorised use of product logos, and the abuse of terms like “guild”, “league”, “council”, “association” and “federation” in company names. Mr. Ballard also highlighted the work the glass industry was doing to support Prime Minister Tony Blair“s pledge to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. He asked members of parliament to encourage the use of high efficiency double glazing through the Building Regulations, indicating that 1.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide could be saved annually, together with the amount of fuel burned to create the gas. Replying to Mr. Ballard, Nick Raynsford commented afterwards: “Much of what you had to say accords very closely with the agenda which I spelt out for the construction industry over the next few years.”