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TD68 thermal, commercial door from aluminium systems specialist Jack Aluminium has passed the STS202 test, making it one of the most secure aluminium commercial doors on the market, the company claimed. Jeff Pearson, sales and marketing director at Jack Aluminium, said: “For a growing number of architects and specifiers, PAS24 accreditation isn’t enough. There is real demand for an aluminium...
Insight Data is providing a 30-day free trial of its Salestracker software. “At this time of uncertainty, with many businesses operating on skeleton staff, it is vital that companies retain some level of continuity and visibility to their customers and markets,” thce company said in a release. Kirsty Winter, customer support manager at Insight Data, said: “We have been inundated...
Business Pilot’s MD Elton Boocock gives his reaction to the coronavirus crisis. Elton describes how the coronavirus – and the social distancing and remote working imposed as a measure to control the outbreak – has had a massive effect on installation companies across the UK and the rest of the world. Having an impact on supply chains, access to installation...
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) will suspend membership fees for 12 weeks to support members through the Covid-19 crisis. The move aims to offer some direct financial relief to members at a time when all businesses in the sector are facing significant challenges, the organisation said. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the woodworking industry, with a...
Liniar has increased its range of colours to 35, with 3,330 total colour combinations available on a seven-day lead time. “With substrate colours, foils and finishes held on-site, and the latest foiling machinery available to produce ‘special’ orders at speed, Liniar’s in-house lamination facility can supply endless colour combinations within seven working days, with thousands of additional made-to-order colours also...
Following the launch of Kömmerling 76 in 2019, Profine has said it is now looking forward to satisfying the increased demand for this new profile platform. Kömmerling 76 represents a new profile platform for casement, flush casement and fully reversible windows, which has a typical U-value of 1.1W/m2K using a standard double glazed unit. Flush inside and out, the new...
Rehau has unveiled its Deep Bottom Rail, which forms part of the Rio flush fit family and is in response to the popularity of traditional timber-framed windows. Combining the period-style visuals of timber sash windows with the convenience and efficiency benefits of modern PVCU, Rehau’s additional sash profile has been designed to complement the current Rio range and provide more...
The Corse Lawn finish is being more widely adopted by The Residence Collection. Corse Lawn is available for R9 with a grained white internal finish, which is also carried through with a foiled rebate, while R7 is presented with a Chalk White internal finish and through the rebate. Corse Lawn was inspired by a Gloucestershire village of the same name...
Cubelock has published a new guide to window restrictors (available to download from www.cubelockrestrictor.com) in response to the Certass Best Practice Guide for Window Restrictors. “We know that there are still unnecessary deaths and injuries because window restrictors haven’t been installed or installed incorrectly,” Toby Staff, managing director of Cubelock manufacturers New Star Door Controls, said. “Every time I see...
Aluminium trade fabricator Fentrade Aluminium Building Products will start manufacturing the Optio 58BW Flush window from Aluk when the industry reopens. Chris Reeks, director of Fentrade Aluminium Building Products, said: “We know our installing customers will want to maximise every opportunity when the market returns. The Optio 58BW Flush window taps into the growing aluminium market and is perfect for...
Yale’s Postmaster Professional TS008 letterplate ticks all the boxes for meeting standards and fire door compliance, as the company explains. Yale understands that keeping up to date on the latest security standards can often be confusing. From fire door compliance to meeting PAS 24:2016, there are a number of factors to be considered. In the UK, current guidance states that...
Deceuninck fabricator Nolan uPVC has been praised by trade customers for outstanding service and support. Silver Hill Windows’ owner, Euros Hughes, said: “Over the past two decades Nolan’s customer care has consistently been of a high standard. The staff across the business are very helpful, and no matter what you order – from PVCU windows to aluminium bifolds – quality...
Flexible finance provides a golden opportunity for installers to not only upsell additional products and services, but to secure higher margins, according to Adrian Hicks, senior account manager at Improveasy. With the backing of the latest data, he argues that the greater flexibility of affordable monthly payments provides the impetus for homeowners to opt for higher-value, more aspirational home improvements....
GDPR For Dummies is now available to help small business owners navigate the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). GDPR For Dummies was written by data protection lawyer and GDPR expert Suzanne Dibble, and provides simple steps to help you quickly and easily get to grips and comply on an ongoing basis with these new requirements and avoid fines of up...
The industry is missing out on higher margin sales by failing to exploit opportunities to up-sell glass specifications, research by Hitech Blinds has revealed. According to analysis released by the company, currently only around 10% of the more than 35,000 aluminium bifold doors forecast to be supplied into homes throughout the UK (Palmer), will be done so with integral blinds....
Endurance Doors customers can now have a dedicated internal account handler, working directly with their respective area sales manager, along with access to service engineers for training and technical product back up. The marketing department has also been re-structured under the stewardship of group marketing manager Scott Foster, with two marketing executives dedicated to B2B and B2C marketing respectively, and...
The Consultancy has produced its first ever online, 3D product configurator for garden rooms. Created for Composite Garden Buildings, it has delivered what the company’s MD Jason Wilder has called “the best garden room designer on the market, with amazing graphics and great functionality”. Richie Thornton, director at The Consultancy, said: “Our brief was to create an interactive 3D product...
Eurostock, from Euroglaze, allows customers to receive instant updates on stock availability as soon as orders are placed. Rosie Brennan, customer service manager, said: “When customers place an order, the stock informer module we have developed notifies us instantly if any item on that order is not in stock and allows us to offer the customer an alternative straightaway. This...
Garnalex has invested in three Combilift multidirectional forklift trucks “to achieve maximum efficiency” in its new aluminium extrusion factory in Nether Heage, Derbyshire. The factory is now fully operational and extruding for trade extrusion customers. Its next milestone is producing components for the launch of the Sheerline window and door systems. The three Combilifts support the integration of the factory...
Prefix Systems has launched a ‘100% Warm’ campaign, promote the fact that its Warmroof has been designed and engineered to be a true warm roof. Not all solid, insulated warm roofs are of a 100% warm construction, Prefix said, and so the risk over time is that roofs manufactured using a cold roof construction can suffer from cold spots and...
