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Emmegi has seen sales of trollies and handling equipment grow dramatically this year as customers recognise that there is more to the company than just its range of cutting and machining centres and saws. Trolley sales are up by 90% against the same period in 2017 and sales of its most popular Acca XL assembly benches are up by more...
York-based Solinear, manufacturer of architectural louvres, shading and facade screening solutions, has purchased an SBZ 122 3-axis CNC from Elumatec. Solinear has also purchased eluCad, the machine programming software from Elusoft, Elumatec’s software development arm, which said eluCad simplifies the programming of machining centres. Rather than requiring users to input complex code, the product can be operated by quickly and...
Tradelink Window Solutions created the definitive Residence range for installers by adding the seamlessly welded R9s to its collection. Just like the R7s window, R9s offers a fully welded frame. R9s is PAS 24 certified and comes with the option to glaze on-site, or have fully bonded glass, depending on the installer’s preferred choice. Jim Moody, managing director at Tradelink,...
Luton-based Direct Glazing is celebrating 25 years of business and partnership with Selecta Systems. Business has grown steadily since the company was established in 1993 and it now has a team of fitters covering the retail side of the business. Fabricating and installing into the local retail market as well as the trade, the company has purchased additional land at...
R7, part of The Residence Collection, is proving increasingly popular in chalk white and in premium foiled finishes. Sarah Hitchings, sales and marketing director of The Residence Collection, said: “While much of the talk in the industry is about foils, the market for flat white or chalk white as we have branded it, takes account for over 50% of the...
South Yorkshire trade windows and doors supplier JWC Windows has become a Profile 22 fabricator. Jim Churchill, managing director at JWC Windows, said: “Optima from Profile 22 is a very popular system and has great brand recognition. Customers were asking for Optima and we had turned away work in the past because we hadn’t been able to offer the products....
Liniar’s parent company Quanex Building Products will be showcasing its range at GlassBuild America in Las Vegas in September – and a set of UK-designed, ModLok bifold doors will be taking a starring role on the stand. The ModLok door was acknowledged at the highest level with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation last year. Liniar CEO Roger Hartshorn,...
CR Laurence (CRL) will exhibit its range of glass doors, shower doors, architectural systems, and glass processing tools and accessories for the first time at the Build Show, as part of UK Construction Week 2018. The 72m2 stand, located on B530, will showcase many products, including the new CRL Langle Al-Wall rain screen system. Creating a protective, modern envelope around...
Shelforce, the manufacturer and installer of PVCU windows and doors that employs people with a range of disabilities, is set to open a dedicated training facility to provide regular work experience placements and invest in the future. Once the facility is complete, the firm will welcome students from nearby schools, including special needs schools, to its Erdington factory for an...
AluFoldDirect’s aluminium installer training academy is now open, giving installers the opportunity to upskill on fitting aluminium glazing and install the Everything Aluminium range. Based at AluFoldDirect’s Blackburn HQ, the academy has been purpose built. In rigs, there are full-sized samples of the Everything Aluminium range including bifold doors, sliding doors, windows, commercial doors, roof lanterns and flat rooflights, so...
Rehau is encouraging its social media followers to like its new centralised Facebook page and enter a competition to win five £100 Amazon vouchers. The company has moved all of its current social content to one new page and is reaching out to followers on its existing Facebook pages to encourage them to make the move and stay in touch....
Illbruck has brought installation tape and a lot of bacon sandwiches to Eurocell branches across the Midlands for a round of breakfast mornings to promote TP650 Trio. TP650 is a compressed foam insulating seal. Once you remove the backing paper, the tape steadily expands to effectively seal all gaps and spaces between the frame and wall. Impregnated with a flame-retardant...
At an event to mark 130 years in business, company Caldwell has unveiled a set of core values designed to guide its development in the decades ahead. These include commitments to safety, integrity, and innovation. Sales director Tim Ferkin said: “Not many businesses reach 50 years, let alone 130 – and when you do, you can’t help but reflect on...
G-Smatt Europe opened its doors for business last July and since then the Oxford-based company has flourished, the company has reported. Its smart glass media solution is generating enquiries from both the events sector as well as opportunities for pop-up retail units, hospitality and construction. Visitors to this year's Boomtown Festival saw 13 of the G-Tainers installed to form Bang...
Force 8 manufactures casement windows with run-through sash horns for an authentic timber alternative, the company said. Fabricated using sash horn components from Rehau, the horn is incorporated into the structure of the window, replicating traditional timber manufacturing techniques. Dennis Sumner, managing director at Force 8, said: “Many homeowners want to enhance the traditional style of their properties and, when...
Veka fabricator Modplan believes that manufacturing its patio and bifold doors in-house is a plus point for the business. Sales and marketing director Justin Williams said: “Because we manufacture both patio and bifold doors in-house, we can guarantee the quality of the doors as well as offering a competitive turnaround time on our orders. “Bifold doors and patios are very...
Rehau has re-signed with Insight Data. Jade Greenhow, operations director at Insight Data, said: “It’s fantastic to see customers so impressed by our services that they renew their partnership with us. That is especially true when it is a highly-regarded business like Rehau.” Martin Hitchin, head of windows and CEO at Rehau, said: “In a short period of time, Salestracker...
HWL now offers the 16 colour and woodgrain options offered in the Residence Collection’s Graduate and Element Collections, and any RAL colour offered by Renolit, on special order. Graham Howatson, sales director at HWL Trade Frames, said: “The Graduate and Element Collections mean that we can give our customers access to a wide range of heritage and woodgrain finishes. There...
Force 8 has introduced its smooth finish composite doors, which it says bear a striking resemblance – especially when in shades of grey – to an aluminium door that would typically cost around four times as much. The doors are available in 50 different shades of grey, including various shades of silver grey, then anything between black and white, which...
ERA has introduced a new patio door hook locking solution with an integrated dog bolt feature, slimline gearbox and locking clusters to solve several challenges commonly faced by fabricators and installers. The company said unsightly plunge bolts can ruin the clean lines of patio doors, and they do not generally meet the building access requirements of Approved Document M. In...