A major event in Aluprof’s 2025 calendar, 29 January saw over 100 delegates from 67 companies attend the inaugural Aluprof Partner’s Day, held at the company’s prestigious 550m2 conference showroom in Altrincham. Senior-level delegates included architects, fabricators, installers, and association guests. The full-day conference offered delegates valuable insights into the current state of the fenestration market, emerging trends, and an opportunity for delegates to review and ask questions about the company’s latest high-performance systems.
The idea behind the Aluprof Partner Day was to bring people together and create a platform for exploring opportunities arising from megatrends and key industry topics. It aimed to connect these insights with our partners, fostering business growth and introducing innovative solutions to the wider industry. Throughout the day, delegates had the opportunity to attend a series of insightful conference presentations, each addressing key topics relevant to the fenestration industry. These sessions were delivered by industry experts and Aluprof representatives, offering valuable knowledge on sustainability, regulatory challenges, and cutting-edge solutions in aluminium systems.
One of the key presentations, “A Holistic Approach to Sustainability,” was delivered by Aleksandra Baksik, Brand & Sustainable Development Manager at Aluprof SA. Aleksandra emphasised the importance of integrating sustainability into every aspect of the construction industry, from material sourcing to energy-efficient building solutions. Her session provided a comprehensive overview of Aluprof’s sustainability initiatives and how the company is committed to reducing environmental impact by its holistic approach and offering low and ultra-low carbon aluminium to the construction industry.
Alan Budden, Architect and Passivhaus Designer, and Director at ECO Design Consultants, presented “Operational Carbon.” This session explored the concept of operational carbon in building design and how architects and developers can reduce energy consumption throughout a building’s lifespan. By incorporating Passivhaus principles and energy-efficient design strategies, Alan demonstrated how the industry can make a significant contribution to achieving net-zero targets.
The importance of recycling and circular economy practices was addressed in “The CAB Closed Loop Recycling Initiative,” presented by Nigel Headford, CEO of the Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB). Nigel introduced delegates to CAB’s innovative recycling programme, of which Aluprof UK is a partner, promotes the reuse of aluminium materials within the construction sector. This initiative aims to minimise waste and enhance the environmental credentials of aluminium-based systems, aligning with the industry’s growing focus on sustainability.
Regulatory challenges were another crucial topic, with Marcin Bara, Design Director at Century Facades, leading a session titled “The Challenges of Gateway 2.” Marcin provided a detailed analysis of the implications of Gateway 2, a key stage in the new Building Safety Act, highlighting the stricter compliance requirements for façade design and installation. Marcin’s presentation helped delegates understand the evolving regulatory landscape and how companies must adapt to meet these new safety standards.
Finally, Kevin Mellor, Product Development & Technical Manager at Aluprof UK, led an engaging session titled “Finding Solutions with Aluprof Systems and Support.” Kevin showcased Aluprof’s latest high-performance aluminium systems and discussed how they can address the challenges faced by architects and fabricators. Delegates were given an in-depth look at Aluprof’s technical support services and how the company partners with industry professionals to deliver innovative, compliant, and efficient façade solutions.
These presentations formed a key part of the conference, equipping attendees with valuable insights and practical solutions to navigate the evolving fenestration market. The event reinforced Aluprof’s position as a leader in sustainable and high-performance aluminium systems while fostering meaningful discussions among industry professionals. Highlight of the day’s proceedings was the Safari Presentations where delegates broke out into four groups and were introduced to showroom products by Aluprof’s Project Consultants and Sales Managers. These break-out groups allowed in-depth Q&A sessions explaining systems capabilities as well as receiving valuable future product development feedback from delegates.
Sean Butler, Aluprof UK’s Sales Director, reviews the feedback on the day’s presentations, “It was really important when we were actually presenting our new innovations and our new products that we tried to align them with the most interesting and important topics of the industry. So today we focused on sustainability and talked about our low carbon offer from a both embedded carbon point of view, but also operational carbon point of view. I think that this was well received by the audience. The other megatrend that we talked about was the Building Safety Act and how we wanted to align that with regards to compliance and also helping our partners to show their competence. Finally, given the background, we then presented all of our new systems in our beautiful new showroom here in Altrincham.”
