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Clare Higgins, product manager at Rehau, explains how modern life influenced the design of Rio Flush Fit, and why versatility is crucial for fabricators and installers. Long gone are the days when window decisions are made based on either functionality or aesthetics. Consumers of today want it all. They want their windows to be beautiful, yet energy efficient; they want...
Mark Haley, managing director of HWL Trade Frames, discusses how the company’s unglazed R9 trade offer has won over installers, and how it is now turning its attention to other fabricators. It’s a journey that has taken HWL Trade Frames the best part of two years – but we now appear to be firmly across the line; the supply of...
Hot on the heels of an exceptional FIT Show launch, Giovanni Laporta, inventor of the Smart Ready certification standard, talks about the different kinds of smart available to door manufacturers and installers. When you think about Smart, particularly when it comes to doors, you probably think about smart locks for entrance doors. More and more companies are offering a smart...
Rehau product manager Clare Higgins discusses the Rio Flush Fit Window, and its weather performance capabilities in line with the current construction landscape. In the modern construction context, windows are tested for weather performance and efficiency in three main areas: water tightness, airtightness and wind resistance. Independent bodies test new products in these areas before putting out into the market....
David Thornton, chairman of The Window Company (Contracts), asks whether the reality of recycling in PVCU actually lives up to the hype. If you’re working in the commercial sector, as we are, then you’re under a whole raft of obligations when it comes to recycling. We’re legally required to handle and dispose of waste safely and responsibly, and public sector...
Claire Miller, marketing director at Rehau, discusses the story behind the Rio Flush Fit window campaign and how the business is taking a new approach to its marketing strategy by creating consumer demand for trade. Launching Rio is so much more than bringing a new product to market for Rehau. The flush fit market is clearly well established, but we...
Steve Bayley, business development Manager at EWS (Manufacturing), part of Hadley Group, explains the importance of window reinforcements in PVCU windows, outlining the benefits of galvanised steel reinforcement sections and taking into consideration the recent trend of window bonding. As windows form an integral part of buildings and residential projects, it is important that the materials that are fitted are...
Clare Higgins, product manager at Rehau, discusses how the trade needs to give a wider appreciation of the use of mechanical joints in PVCU and how it benefits both the fabricator and consumer. It’s clear that PVCU flush fit windows are becoming increasingly popular alternatives to their timber counterparts; with the ability to create a realistic timber-look frame, that can...
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin. In last month’s column, we unveiled our new OW-70 window system – the Origin Slimline Window – which not only expands the Origin Home Range, but also provides our partners with even greater choice to offer their customers. This month, we have more innovation to talk about, as we launch the Origin French Window,...
Apeer’s head of research and development Robert Foster says the company has the ultimate laboratory for its work. While Apeer was credited with ‘reinventing the window’, when we won the Best New Product category at the G-15 Awards, our products are developed in a familiar-looking small office and workshop rather than anything eccentric. However, we do get the run of...
By Ben Brocklesby, Origin director. As always, innovation is high on our agenda; we constantly look for new ways of improving the gold standard of service we offer to all the Origin partners. With this in mind, we are thrilled to introduce a new product into the Origin Home Range: the Origin Slimline Window (OW-70). This latest product is a...
By Richard Burrells, sales director of Roseview Windows. Sash windows are more popular now than at any time since their heyday. Growing interest in all things heritage, combined with ever-more original windows reaching the end of their life-spans, has fuelled a sash window boom. Roseview Windows has been manufacturing sash windows for over 30 years. Today we’re one of the...
Sam Yiend, director of Teal Products, explains why the Grenfell Tower disaster last year has rightly put fire safety back at the top of the industry’s agenda. Since these devastating events last June, manufacturers, suppliers, installers and end-users have all been questioning not only the quality of their fire-rated products, but also their performance. While this scrutiny of fire-rated products...
Roseview’s sales director Richard Burrells explains how the sash window is a product that designers got right first time – a timeless, stylish, quintessentially English design that immediately evokes the elegance of centuries past. For 40 years, the secret to Roseview’s success has been its knowledge of sash window history, and respect for classic design. The very first sash windows...
Alan Burgess, managing director of Masterframe Windows, responds to an article written by Kurt Greatrex, sales director of Dekko Window Systems, who said installers should steer clear of non-glass-bonded, unglazed Residence 9 windows, which appeared in last month’s Glass Times. Like Kurt I too remember the early days of PVCU. Sadly for me mine date back to the mid-1960s when...
Kurt Greatrex, sales director of Dekko Window Systems, explains why installers should steer clear of non-glass-bonded, unglazed Residence 9 windows. If you’re a window industry veteran like me, chances are you’ll remember the ‘pinking profile’ issue that arose during the late 1980s and early 1990s. As systems companies fought for better margins they value engineered their formula, taking out essential...
Steve Hardy, managing director of Sidey Solutions, talks about the shortfall in the number of new homes being built and how fitting windows in the factory can save time and money. On March 5, 2018, the prime minister announced changes to planning laws in her Building a Britain Fit for the Future speech to tackle the housing crisis.Theresa May talked...
By Alan Fielder, director of sales and marketing, Edgetech. More products, higher standards, better performance – the fenestration landscape has shifted dramatically in the last ten years, and, for industry veterans, the world of glass and glazing today is virtually unrecognisable compared to the one they joined decades previously. But some things never change, and homeowners are just as concerned...
Sliders UK started manufacture of its new ultra-energy efficient aluminium window last month. We find out why it’s adopting a different approach to window supply. Sliders UK’s new aluminium system – the Ultimate Evolution XT – offers U-values as low as 0.85W/m2K, yet sales director Steve Mines said the company is not planning to compete in the mass window market...
Neil Ginger, CEO of Origin, talks about energy efficiency and the innovative options available on the market. I am often asked if the focus of the industry is shifting away from energy efficiency. The honest answer is no – people are just becoming more educated on the subject. This is a great development, and will drive the fenestration industry to...