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Wrightstyle has introduced a leaf and half leaf fire resistant door system. The new system complements an existing unlatched door range. The doors, which have leafs of different sizes, provide integrity and insulation for either 30 or 60 minutes (EI-30 and EI-60). There can be several reasons for having a double leaf door with different leaf sizes – for example,...
Veka’s Imagine bifold door is now available with a grey base profile. Designed to be foiled with anthracite grey and supplied with matching anthracite grey hardware from ERA, the new grey base offers fabricators and installers another selling point to seal more sales, the company said. Sales director Neil Evans said: “We wanted to give our customers another benefit to...
Essex-based Hainault Home Improvements is the latest company to win the Solidor showroom of the month award, with its newly expanded composite door environment now offering eight different Solidor composite doors. For nearly 10 years of its 26-year history, Hainault has been a customer of Solidor and has enjoyed considerable growth in composite doors sales during this time, which now...
Smart Architectural Aluminium has introduced a PAS 24 option to its auto-slide Smart Wall door system. Featuring standard and fire escape door variants, the new auto-slide door is the first in the UK to be fully tested to the latest PAS 24 standards, the company said. Meeting the requirements of BS EN 16005, the door is designed for use in...
Kingfisher Windows has added the Reynaers CP 130 aluminium lift and slide door to its portfolio. The door offers U-values of 2.35W/m2K, watertightness of 750Pa, windload resistance of 1,600Pa, and airtightness of 600Pa, and complies with Burglar Resistance class 2. Deborah Beeley, sales and marketing manager at Kingfisher Windows, said: “Kingfisher lift and slide doors are perfect for installers who...
Force 8 has introduced its first ever two-tone composite door – the Zermatt Decadence. The company believes that the door, which boasts a 4mm slab, is the only one on the market with the striking two-tone colour effect – a feature usually found on aluminium doors. Dennis Sumner, managing director at Force 8, said: “The popularity of the sleek look...
Security and thermal efficiency are always at the forefront of a homeowner’s mind when they are looking to bring something new to their property, according to Endurance. Endurance composite doors feature a solid timber core, which offers internal strength and resilience to attack. It is made up of 17 cross-bonded veneered laminates that result in an overall core thickness of...
The Glazerite UK Group has said that Doorco helps its broaden the scope of its product offering. Jason Thompson, group managing director at Glazerite, said: “Doorco continually develops and expands its product offering – the Inox and Contemporary range launched recently are testament to that. This is great for us as it means we can stay one step ahead of...
Black Millwork has released a new range of individual lift-and-slide doors, which offers an elegant and modern option, perfect for completing the look on contemporary projects, the company said. The doors are fitted with an internal mechanism, ideal for one finger operation, helping to remove many of the difficulties associated with opening larger doors, with the added advantage that it...
Yale has enhanced its panic exit hardware that’s fast to fit and easy to operate. The updated Lockmaster panic exit device has been redeveloped for improved fabrication, installation and use, the company said. Instead of using adjustable bosses, the device now features straight through fixings to guarantee smoother operation for both fabricators and end users. Additionally, all components are supplied...
Window Ware was announced as the exclusive launch partner for Caldwell’s new Cotswold Sinidex window lock in England and Wales. Caldwell’s strategic accounts manager Alan Hartley said: “We’ve developed a fantastic relationship with Window Ware over the last decade, and when it came to finding a launch partner for the new Cotswold Sinidex lock, they were the obvious choice.” The...
Buckinghamshire fabricator Garrard Windows is celebrating 10 years as a customer of hardware distributor VBH. Manufacturing around 2,500 products a week, including PVCU and aluminium windows, bifold and patio doors, Garrard uses VBH door hinges and handles, window handles and door cylinders across its whole range. Adam Webb, director of Garrard, said: “Since we started working with VBH we’ve seen...
Mila has launched an enhanced security hinge for fully reversible windows, developed in partnership with another European manufacturer Spilka. Mila said its aim was to ensure that fabricators operating in niche sectors have access to the same quality, performance and value in their hardware choices as those operating in the mass market. Managing director Richard Gyde said: “Tilt and turn...
Mila has reduced the time it takes to produce a precision prototype of a new hardware design from one week to just one day, thanks to investment in its own 3D printer. The company said this is having a significant impact on the speed at which it can deliver new products from design stage to production. Product design and quality...
Kenrick has reported a rise in demand for its Nemesis multi-point window locking system for aluminium profiles. The company has credited its growing sales to the rapidly increasing popularity of aluminium in the domestic market. Steve Williams, sales director at Kenrick, said: “When it comes to windows and doors, aluminium continues to follow an incredible growth pattern and it’s predicted...
ERA has launched the Extreme shootbolt locking system, which comes in three versions. The heavy duty ERA Extreme has been certified to PAS24 standards and benefits from a combination of mushroom cams and shootbolts, plus fabricators have the option to increase window security further by simply altering the Extreme’s centre gearbox. Upgrading to either a centre deadbolt or a combination...
Brisant Secure has launched Sweet, a suited range of door furniture that shares the same registered curved design ethos and longevity with Lock Lock, its security door handle. Bringing Brisant’s curved design concept into the handle, knocker, letterplate, escutcheons and numerals gives the door a coordinated appearance with curve appeal, the company said. Every Sweet element is manufactured to the...
The Lock Lock door security handle from Brisant Secure was recently featured on the Red Dot 21 World of Design website, alongside other global brands associated with outstanding product design. Red Dot 21 is a portal for design enthusiasts and design-oriented companies, featuring brands such as De’Longhi, Dyson and Ferrari, with Brisant Secure now boasting a listing as a design...
The benefits of only using 316 Marine Grade quality stainless steel to manufacture its range of door and window hardware has been highlighted by blu after sailing through internationally recognised corrosion tests, the company said. The company saw its HAB2 Bar Pull Handle totally surpass the internationally recognised Salt Mist Test in accordance with: ISO 9227:2017, and 480-hour duration test...
Research by the Passivhaus Institute proves the positive impact of warm edge spacer bars have on a building’s energy efficiency. The Passivhaus Institute in Darmstadt looked at the impact of both aluminium and warm edge spacer bars and the overall energy requirements of buildings in different climates. It found that using warm edge spacer bars instead of aluminium in a...