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Mila recently helped Bridgwater based Notaro Windows with its Approved Document Q (ADQ) accreditation for windows, when it was involved with a new housing development. Mila has been Notaro Windows’ hardware supplier for more than a decade and took care of the whole project, advising on the window and hardware specification and arranging the PAS24 security testing required for ADQ....
Elite Plastics UK has been named Kestrel Installer of the Year. Owner Mike Rundle said: “Kestrel products look good and are hard-wearing, which is particularly important in an area like East Anglia that is open to the elements and can suffer some harsh weather. “We want to do the very best job we can for our customers, and have built...
Dekko Window Systems has launched a new website, www.dekkowindows.com. It showcases the company’s complete range of window and door products, including: Räum, the high-end aluminium range; Residence Collection, which includes the flush sash R9 and square profiled R2; and Infinity, the PVCU windows and doors range with seamless corner weld. It also features an online portal for installers to access...
Droylsden Glass is revamping its showroom with help from Dekko, which has supplied a range of PVCU and aluminium windows and doors. Kevin Thackeray, managing director of Droylsden Glass, said: “We met with Dekko in March and they kindly offered support for our new showroom. It’s great that they, and several other companies from our supply chain, have agreed to...
Epwin Window Systems’ hardware brand Safeware has just announced a 12% growth in year-on-year turnover. Paul Hinds, national sales manager for Safeware, said: “Safeware makes ordering hardware easy. The strength of this offering is reflected in our growing sales figures as more customers tap into the benefits that Safeware delivers.” Because Safeware is an Epwin Window Systems brand, fabricators can...
Blackpool-based Weru UK – a distributor for Weru (Germany’s market leader in windows and doors) – has just achieved the RAL certification in respect of the new RAL approved window installation standards required for all aspects including air tightness, security and wind loading. Weru UK said it is the only window and door company outside of Germany to receive this...
The Residence Collection will be returning to the FIT Show with what it promises will be a new product range to complement the existing collection. The stand design will be split into four distinct areas with a central bar to reflect the three different systems, and an added garden area housing a technical and innovation zone. R9 will be showcased...
Kommerling has launched its #ComeAlong video and social media campaign for the FIT Show to encourage customers, fabricators, installers and business partners to visit them at the show this year. Underpinning the #ComeAlong campaign will be six main videos covering the key areas of the business including appearances from managing director Gareth Jones, sales director Brian McDonald, technical, customer support...
Composite door call backs are among the key challenges facing installers, according to a new poll by Sliders UK. The study, completed at the end of 2018, asked retailers what they saw as the biggest challenges facing their businesses going into 2019. It found that retention of skilled labour (cited by 86% of respondents) and reliability of supply (81%) were...
Scottish Highlands home improvement company, ERG Scotland, has become the latest addition to the Conservatory Outlet Network of retailers. ERG will kick start its welcome with a new website and bespoke ERG branded brochures. Also planned are an enhanced PPC and multi-channel digital campaign, a series of retail videos, and investment and updates to the Invergordon showroom. Ian Joy, director...
Bohle will host a series of free-to-attend UV bonding training days as part of its campaign to support industry up-skilling. Running on every Wednesday throughout April, the one-day training course has been designed to provide an introduction to UV bonding for complete beginners, in addition to more advanced modules for those with UV bonding experience already under their belt. Julia...
CR Smith’s apprenticeship programme is celebrating four years in operation. Tailored to meet the skills required by the home improvement firm in collaboration with Fife College, the scheme is on its second intake of apprentices and represents an investment of more than £100,000 by the firm in its future workforce. Eleven apprentices are currently enrolled and are developing the high...
Can you cycle 90-100 miles in a day, and then do it all again the next day? Can you give up 12 days in June? Can you raise a sponsorship of £5,000 for children with life-limited illnesses? Do you want to be part of an amazing team? If so, GM Fundraising needs you. A space has become available on its...
Deceuninck Group has put a new recycling facility into service at its recycling and compounding site in Diksmuide, Belgium. The new high-tech recycling line will allow Deceuninck to recycle up to 45,000 tonnes of PVCU a year. Input material will be sourced from post-industrial waste collection (own scrap and customers off-cuts), as well as from the huge amount of 30-40-year-old...
Freefoam has launched a new short video to showcase its supply chain and the support it gives to all within it. Manufacturers, like Freefoam, that supply trade customers can seem distant and remote from their end users. Freefoam wanted to dispel this myth and shine a light on the whole supply chain that is dedicated to delivering choice from factory...
Morley Glass and Glazing is exhibiting at the FIT Show in May with a 36m² exhibition stand complete with interactive tools to showcase its range of Uni-Blind sealed units with ScreenLine integral blinds inside. Visitors will have the opportunity to take part in demonstrations of a new virtual reality experience that will help them gain more tangible information about the...
Continuing the skills theme of this year’s FIT Show, exhibitors and visitors will be able to learn how education, not therapy, is becoming the most productive and effective way of tackling the difficult issue of mental health in the workplace. Kate Ashley-Norman of The Thrive Programme, and host of the Mental Health Revolution podcast, will lead a seminar demonstrating how...
SupaLite has been shortlisted for two business awards at Lancashire’s Red Rose Awards 2019. The Preston firm is nominated for both the Family Business Award and the Manufacturing Business Award. The nominations recognise a successful 12 months for the business with increasing demand leading to major investments, new product lines, and the launch of its Approved Fabricator and Installer Schemes....
Veka Group’s head of technical Paul Kennington has spoken at an event for north west SME manufacturers, promoting the benefits of embracing more digital technologies. Made Smarter, the government-backed £20 million business support programme, co-hosted the event with Lancashire’s Boost business support service at Preston’s County Hall. The introductory morning gave the Lancashire’s business community a chance to find out...
Everglade Windows has been named Manufacturing/Reprocessing Business of the Year at the West London Business Awards. Yogesh Gopal, managing director of Everglade Windows, said: “We’re completely over the moon to win this award for the second year running. We’ve been manufacturing PVCU and aluminium in west London for 39 years now, so it’s great to be recognised by business peers...
