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Window Ware has launched its new commercial door hardware ebrochure. Featuring 20 pages of closing solutions for all kinds of commercial aluminium doors developed by Axim Architectural Hardware, the ebrochure is the final piece of a launch campaign which started back in March 2020 but got interrupted by the Covid pandemic. The new range has proven popular with commercial door...
The UK’s largest stock glass distribution centre has been opened by Glassolutions in Elland, West Yorkshire, the company has reported. The Glassolutions Northern Hub comprises a 30,000ft2 warehouse and 10,000ft2 office space and will employ 35 people from its former premises in Bradford and Huddersfield, including the creation of 11 new jobs. Lisa Dunn, distribution director at Glassolutions, which has...
Bifolding door deliveries are an accident waiting to happen, according to Made For Trade, which said all companies should be looking to improve their delivery procedures. Transporting often large doors to site, whether to a customer’s depot or to our customer’s customer’s site or home, is thwart with danger, the company said. “Maker safer loading of vehicles in the factory...
Clearview Home Improvements recorded its best ever seven-month period, recording £15 million between June and December 2020. The Preston-based retail installation business tapped into major spikes in demand for contemporary extensions, conservatories, orangeries, windows and doors to hit a 67% increase over the same period in 2019, success that was driven by a proactive sales and marketing campaign and virtual...
Highways UK has recognised a roadside barrier concept developed by Pilkington UK in its Civils and Materials Innovation Awards. The barrier concept designed by Pilkington UK features a special coating that’s able to break down gaseous nitric oxide emissions from road traffic, while its lamination helps to reduce noise pollution. The company, which hopes to arrange trials of the barrier,...
Indeglas has launched a new Riba-approved CPD module, which discusses natural daylight, and the pivotal role it plays in promoting human health, wellbeing and productivity when designing the built environment. “This new module is pivotal for architects, designers, engineers and those who procure buildings,” said Indeglas’s managing director Jeanette MacIntyre. “We bring evidence-based data to support the notion that human...
Enhancements to Ultraframe’s Classic conservatory roof system are available now, including an enhanced Structural Design Guide (eSDG). This digital tool allows Classic Roof customers to determine how big openings for doors can be in order for the roof to be structurally sound by calculating maximum unsupported spans possible on a conservatory or extension for each face of the eaves. Previously,...
Sternfenster has invested in aluminium crimping technology, which it said brings new levels of precision to its product lines. The new four-head Ever Theta frame crimping machine from FOM uses profile scanning technolog to bring exceptional accuracy to manufacture. This includes flagging out-of-tolerance profiles of as little as 0.4mm in length or 0.9mm on the diagonal, bringing a very high...
FIT Show has teamed up with Business Pilot to develop a series of guides to help installers increase profitability. The ‘WorkSmart’ series will focus on the data that installation businesses should be extracting to help them streamline operations, making them more profitable. WorkSmart will run monthly in the lead up to FIT Show’s new September 26-28 2021 dates, when the...
Fentrade has reported double digit sales growth for its commercial curtain walling system. Chris Reeks, director of Fentrade, said: “It’s a great sign of the underlying strength of the commercial sector and shows it’s ready to bounce back stronger than ever after the difficulties of the past year.” Fentrade’s aluminium curtain walling is available in a wide range of single,...
Dudley’s Aluminium has invested £96,000 in machinery as it continues to work on a number of projects throughout the UK. The company purchased a Phantomatic M3 CNC machining centre, featuring three controlled axes allowing processing on three sides of the workpiece, as well as an electronic double mitre saw complete with a swarf extractor and connection kit. The machines were...
Liniar has been recognised by the British Plastics Federation, in conjunction with The Worshipful Company of Horners, for its work providing personal protective equipment to key workers during the Covid pandemic. In March 2020, while shutters were down and showrooms darkened, Liniar turned its downtime into an opportunity to make a difference with the provision of PPE to key workers....
By David Thornton, chair of The Window Company (Contracts). In the simplest terms, our business is measuring an aperture, ordering a window or door and fitting it. Add on selling it and getting paid to the beginning and the end of that, and you’ve got most of the picture. Over more than a decade, we’ve honed every single one of...
Conservatory Outlet has completed a 10,000ft2 factory expansion as part of a four-stage manufacturing investment. The Wakefield-based company began the factory expansion in October 2020 and has used the additional space to implement a new £100,000 distribution centre. In response to record-breaking order figures over the past 12 months, the introduction of the distribution centre will allow for a higher...
Parents agree with a government minister’s belief that the education system is too geared to directing young people onto courses that do nothing to prepare them for later life, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by GQA Qualifications. The nationwide survey of just over 1,000 parents with school-age children found that more than 60% of respondents agreed that for decades...
ODL Europe has invested in its infrastructure to help support its growth strategy in 2021 and beyond. Nathan Barr, managing director of ODL Europe, said: “As a business, we focus on being a valuable partner for our customers. The investments we are making now will enhance our ability to do this.” The first investment is a new 1,200 tonne injection...
IronmongeryDirect has extended its online order cut-off for next day delivery to 9pm. Customers placing orders over £45 ex VAT are also entitled to free next day delivery. Same day delivery was launched for customers within the Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford and Romford areas, and has now been extended to include IG and E postcodes with further areas to be included in...
The British Fenestration Rating Council (BFRC) has launched a new video, aimed at the trade, to highlight the benefits of its recently launched window and door Noise Reduction Rating Scheme. With the acoustic performance of fenestration a rising priority for homeowners and specifiers, the video – which can be found at www.bfrc.org/noise-reduction – explains how the new BFRC labelling scheme...
More than 100 personalised Covid-19 installation policies have been produced by Endurance Doors for its installer network, while the remainder have benefited from the generic version that was distributed in April 2020. Endurance maintained communication with its installer partners during the pandemic, and provided marketing tools. A risk assessment template also highlighted the risks and remedial actions that each installation...
Leading full-service marketing agency Purplex has invested £1 million in a new office on the same south west site as its current headquarters. The new office will aid Purplex’s expansion plans and can accommodate 150+ additional employees. It will also feature a TV/recording studio and dedicated training centre. It will also become the first net-zero carbon office in the south...