Buzzing with various activities and developments in the recent months, UWDMA (uPVC Window and Door Manufacturers Association) has finally inked a MOU with the Government of Rajasthan on April 3, 2018, for setting up a Skill Development Centre at ITI Bhiwadi to train youth on uPVC fenestration and installation. The agreement was signed in presence of Dr. Jaswant Singh Yadav, Hon’ble Minster, Labour and Skills, Employment and Entrepreneurship Department, Government of Rajasthan, at the Department of Skills, Employment, and Entrepreneurship (DSEE) Office, Jaipur.
Recently, UWDMA’s Regional Conferences (U-RC) series on ‘The Cost Factor – An Estimation Analysis Programme’ took place in Lucknow on March 16, 2018, and in Chandigarh on April 20, 2018. The Lucknow event saw over 80 participants. Pramod Jha (Spectrum Windows) captivated the audience with his presentation and educated them about the fair practices. Vikas Malhotra (DNV Global) co-hosted the event with UWDMA updates. The event was sponsored by GB Enterprises (Silver Sponsor), Spectrum Windows (Silver Sponsor), Prominance uPVC Window System (Bronze Sponsor), and McCoy Soudal (Lanyard Sponsor).
At Chandigarh, Col. Shailesh Pathak (Green Fenestration) educated the audience about estimation analysis in window production. Mario Schmidt, President UWDMA (Lingel Windows) cohosted the event with UWDMA updates. The event, which saw over 60 participants, was sponsored by LGF Sysmac (Silver Sponsor), Prominance uPVC Window System (Bronze Sponsor) and McCoy Soudal (Lanyard Sponsor).
Besides, the active members of UWDMA took part at the Vinyl India-2018, the 8th international PVC & Chlor-Alkali Summit. As part of the vibrant panel discussion, they shed light on the “uPVC Windows in India – The Way Forward”. The panelists, included Mario Schmidt, Lingel Windows; Satish Kumar, Deceuninck; Deepak Chugh, LGF Sysmac; Amit Malhotra, McCoy Soudal; Ashven Datla, NCL Wintech India; Farid Khan, Profine India Window Technology, and M.R. Shinde, Aluplast India.
Meanwhile, UWDMA Technical Committee meeting on ‘Formation or Installation Manual for uPVC Door and Windows’ was held on April 11, 2018.