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2012 Press coverage book

13Roto Western Europe’s news For the customer, their choice of window is as important as their choice kitchen or bathroom „ Mike Piqeur, regional director for Roto Western Europe, has given an interview to Belgian magazine „-ENUISERIE” (E REVEALS HIS VIEWS on current and future trends in the construction sector, particularly CONCERNING WINDOWS (AVE A LOOK below. Voor de klant is de keuze van het raam even belangrijk als deze van de keuken of de badkamer „ Mike Piqeur, directeur van het platform voor West Europa, geeft tijdens een interview met magazine “Menuiserie”, zijn visie betreffende de actuele en toekomstige trends in de bouwsector en speciaal betreffende de ramen. Ontdek het artikel op volgende pagina. Le choix de la fenêtre est pour le client aussi important que celui de la cuisine ou de la salle de bain „ Mike Piqeur, Directeur de la plateforme Ouest de l’Europe pour Roto, donne sa vision sur les tendances actuelles et futures de la construction et plus particulièrement de la fenêtre lors d’une interview avec le magazine « Menuiserie ». Découvrez l’article sur la prochaine page. THE VISION OF…MIKE PIQEUR After studying mechanical engineering, Mike Piqeur (50) began as a product manager at Roto. After trainings in America and Germany, he went to England in 1982, and was involved as business development manager in the beginnings of Roto in Russia and China. Since 2003, he operates at Nivelles as Managing Director for Western Europe. Roto, amongst others manufacturer of window hardware an roof windows, achieved a global turnover of € 680 million in 2011 with 4,100 employees. “THE INDUSTRY MUST SEE THE MANY CHALENGES AS A CHANCE TO VALUE THE WINDOW” n',!33 "%#/-%3 4(% -/4/2 /& %.%2'9 PRODUCTION” “In recent years sustainable construction and energy savings arouses enthusiasm, but in reality, few things have changed. Since the Second World War, the quality of constructions has steadily improved, and currently the dot is put on the i. But Kyoto has accelerated this process and standards have tightened, so that the passive construction will undoubtedly become the standard. The speed of integration of a standard in the building process depends on the rate of adaptation of the industry. After 2020 we will go further, and the calculations may take head loss trough roof windows into consideration. We no longer talk about zero energy or passive houses, but of active houses producing energy. And in this process a windows and glazing play an important role. In the future the glazing will be an element supplying this energy.” n4(% 7).$/7 (!2$7!2% )3 ./ ,/.'%2 A LIMIT” “The trend towards ever larger glazed surfaces, and therefore heavier, capable of rotating, TILTING SLIDINGc DURING THE LAST ëFTEEN OR twenty years has only enlarged the challenge for the hardware manufacturers. Today we can make sliding elements as large as the delivered glass. In other words, it is no longer the hardware that is a limit to the size of a door or window, but the section or the glass itself. Tests for the standard QM 328 (compliance with CE stamped hardware with different WINDOW PROëLES SHOW THAT FOR EXAMPLE ALL WINDOW PROëLES OUT OF CONIFEROUS WOOD OR PVC support these enormous forces. I believe THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WINDOW PROëLES in Scandinavia is an interesting tendency. The HEIGHT OF THE PROëLE IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM incidence of daylight, while the depth and number of rooms are much larger, and there is A MINIMUM SPACE THROUGHOUT THE PROëLE between the door and frame, for maximum isolation. « n4(% 7).$/7 )3 !3 )-0/24!.4 !3 4(% +)4#(%. /2 4(% "!4(2//-o Thanks to our production of roof windows (the Roto plant in Bad Merchentheim won the Industrial Excellence Award in 2010 and was OFëCIALLY NAMED BEST FACTORY OF 'ERMANY ED we can rely on an excellent know-how to support our customers. As we increase their EFëCIENCY AND THUS THEIR AND OUR SALES WE consider this as a service to improve the performance of our clients. Window fabricators and hardware suppliers strongly invest in quality to obtain window elements or doors that are comfortable, safe and long lasting. For the window installers, airtight construction values their work. Measurement will be more PRECISE ADJUSTING AND ëNISHING ALSO REQUIRES more knowledge and skill. In terms of marketing the windows industry is not very brilliant: doors and windows must be revalued and (re)positioned so that the end-user gives them as much importance as his kitchen or bathroom. By Bart Denys The vision of Mike Piqeur Mike Piqeur

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