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Posted On - 27/02/2024
Specialist trade window and door manufacturer, A Plus Aluminium, has reported that sales of its sliding doors rose by 30% in 2023, compared with the previous year, and have more than doubled over the past four years. The Watford-based fabricator believes this is down to rising consumer demand, a suggestion backed by industry commentators and data captured by Google...
Posted On - 20/02/2024
Profine UK has launched Kömmerling At Home, a partner programme aimed at manufacturers, installers, and other business associates. With Kömmerling At Home, partners will gain access to more than just consumer leads, as it is comprised of a unique digital hub that delivers support tools and useful assets for marketing, technical and business needs, up-to-date industry-related news, and access to...
Posted On - 20/02/2024
Epwin Window Systems has confirmed that all products in its Stellar Aluminium system have achieved PAS24:2022. This includes the flush tilt & turn window, flush casement window, fully flush casement window and the bay window, as well as the flush residential door, flush French doors, lift & slide door, slimline bi-fold door and the new inline sliding door. The announcement...
Posted On - 13/02/2024
D & I Windows, a Barnsley-based fabricator, has launched a new company called Radius Aluminium, manufacturing the Sheerline aluminium range. According to D & I, the launch of the new trade business comes after a busy period for the company, which has enabled business owners and directors, David Saxon and Ian Haddock, to achieve their goal of creating a ‘sustainable,...
Posted On - 13/02/2024
Reynaers Aluminium’s global emission reduction targets have officially been validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The climate action organisation has confirmed that both the company’s 2019 baseline targets, as well as its ambitious 2030 goals, meet the strict standards and have been approved following a 15-month process. Reynaers Group’s sustainability goals are said to be among the most ambitious...
Posted On - 06/02/2024
Rehau has celebrated a 30-year partnership with its Yorkshire based customer, Sheffield Window Centre. Rehau’s commercial sales manager, Hannah Smith, head of sales Jonathan Hicks, and sales director, Barry Gilligan celebrated the anniversary by visiting the family run business, presenting a plaque and certificate to mark the occasion. Ian Hunter, senior director at Sheffield Window Centre, said: “30-years ago, we...
Posted On - 06/02/2024
Eurocell was named the ‘Best PVC-U Manufacturer & Recycler 2023 – UK’ at the recent Design and Build Awards 2023. The company is reported to have incorporated 16,700 tonnes of recycled PVC-U in its operations in 2022 alone. Eurocell’s acquisitions of S&S Plastics, Vista, and Ecoplas is said to have expanded its capabilities and contributed significantly to its PVC-U recycling. The...
Posted On - 06/02/2024
Aluplast will showcase its expanded product range including a series of new energy efficient innovations developed specifically for the UK at Fensterbau Frontale this year. Held in Nuremberg, Germany, on March 19-22, the expo is a leading global showcase for cutting-edge innovation in window and door design. “The Aluplast stand is one of the largest at the show,” said Aluplast...
Posted On - 06/02/2024
Manchester based fabricator, 23 Doors, has received ‘overwhelmingly positive’ feedback from its installer customers after introducing Alunet Systems’ new, pre-gasketed, clip-in bead design. Designed for Alunet’s BF73 system, it means fitters can save on time during installation, with 23 Doors’ customers reporting notable improvements in ease of use and a significant reduction in installation time per pane. In an effort...
Posted On - 30/01/2024
Installers and fabricators are being advised to adapt their portfolios to meet rising demand for high-performance frames sympathetic to traditional housing designs, in the wake of the Government’s new energy efficiency drive for historic homes. Announced by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the wide-ranging review will look to tackle barriers to making houses built before 1919 more...
Posted On - 30/01/2024
As the final stages of a global re-brand for Kömmerling conclude, the UK business has launched a range of brochures covering all major systems, which will sit alongside the colour programme which was published in 2023. There are detailed 24-page brochures for the C70, O70, flush sash and Kömmerling 76 platforms which cover topics of product performance, energy efficiency, colours...
Posted On - 30/01/2024
With the latest Ofgem price cap increase coming into force, and inflation defying the odds by rising once again, the importance of selling energy efficiency and sustainability has never been greater, according to Deceuninck UK MD, Rob McGlennon. The price of wholesale gas continues to rise: the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, fears over possible sabotage to the Finnish...
Posted On - 23/01/2024
Roseview Windows now offers sash windows with significantly reduced U-values. The company’s Heritage and Ultimate Rose sash windows are available with a certified U-value of 1.2 W/m2K without the use of specialist glass such as triple or vacuum glazing. This advance uses Roseview’s new ThermoVFlex system, which is based upon patented technology developed by Rehau. ThermoVFlex centres on improving the...
Posted On - 23/01/2024
Richard Hall, managing director of Reynaers Aluminium UK, looks ahead to what’s in store for the fenestration industry in 2024 as new legislation is expected to drive change through the introduction of the Building Safety Act and the build-up to the Future Homes Standard in 2025. The past few years have seen considerable change for the fenestration industry – tighter...
Posted On - 23/01/2024
Crystal Direct is modernising window fabrication and delivery. We talk to commercial director, Kevin Morgan, about what this entails, and why it partnered with Aluplast to achieve its goals. Crystal Direct was established in 1990 by Martin Randall, and quickly became a leading trade fabricator of PVC-U windows and doors. The company has always prided itself on leading the way...
Posted On - 16/01/2024
Epwin has launched the latest enhancement to its PVC-U vertical sliding sash window system. The new ultra-slim vertical sliding sash meeting rail is just 37mm deep, designed to faithfully replicate the appearance of traditional sash windows. The new slimmer meeting rail delivers clean sightlines to maximise light source whilst preserving the natural character of the window which according to Epwin...
Posted On - 16/01/2024
Crystal Direct is modernising window fabrication and delivery. We talk to commercial director, Kevin Morgan, about what this entails, and why it partnered with Aluplast to achieve its goals. Crystal Direct was established in 1990 by Martin Randall, and quickly became a leading trade fabricator of PVC-U windows and doors. The company has always prided itself on leading the way...
Posted On - 03/01/2024
Sheerline has launched a reverse butt joint for the Prestige window system. Based on Sheerline’s tried and tested corner cleat, a new patented, precision-machined, aluminium T cleat will enable Sheerline customers to offer fully internally beaded aluminium windows, that feature both opening vents and fixed panes. According to Sheerline, it will streamline the fabrication and installation process, enabling fabricators to...
Posted On - 03/01/2024
It can be easy for fabricators to stick to the ‘bread and butter’ offering of traditional white when it comes to sales of PVC-U. But what about the non-traditional market of homeowners who are looking for their windows and doors to be a colourful statement, rather than an understated subtlety? The average age of a first-time home buyer in the...
Posted On - 03/01/2024
Affordable Windows Group in Blackpool became the meeting point for key global Aluplast personnel who gathered in the UK to celebrate a decade of collaboration and discuss Affordable Window’s leading fabrication technique, specially within the flush sash sector. Aluplast’s UK owner and managing director, Keith White, welcomed Aluplast’s global co-owner Patrick Seitz, head of expanding markets Babak Golriz and managing...
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