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Titon has reported a 50% increase in year-on-year sales of its range of SF Xtra Sound Attenuator ventilators. The company said this can be attributed to the growing number of acoustic rated specifications throughout the UK, especially with demand for new homes resulting in more properties being built near to roads and other noisy environments. The SF Xtra Sound Attenuator...
In order for the supply chain to work effectively, fabricators and installers need to know they can rely on their supply chain partners, Doorco has said in its total service promise Customer Charter that was launched recently. Jayne Sullivan, Doorco’s operations director, said: “Lead times are at the heart of what we do, which is why we want our customers...
Renolit has developed a three-dimensional VLF emboss to meet the desire for greater authenticity. The dynamic deep grain structure displays a brushed and sandblasted surface, which is also very robust. “We combined the matt and even feel with proven scratch resistance,” Franz-Josef Weber, product manager in the Renolit Eexterior business unit, said. VLF has a natural appearance, reflecting current hardwood...
Sliders UK has launched its new PAS24 and Part Q approved ‘intelligent timber’ Ultimate Composite Door, which is manufactured using the new Capstone leaf featuring 15mm-thick LVL timber inserts. Encased inside a foam core and durable GRP skin, these provide additional core strength without impacting on thermal efficiency. This combination means that it not only achieves U-values of as low...
When Kestrel Aluminium Systems took Lock Lock to an official, independent test house for the PAS 24 assessment of a door, the company filmed the rigorous abuse – www.bit.ly/2GqN2IW. Lock Lock has a registered edgeless design that cannot be grabbed by tools for forceful removal. The video shows a sustained attack for over a minute in a test house environment...
The Yale Shootbolt and Yale Encloser window locks, along with the Yale Revolution window hinge, have passed the BBA certification. Grant Stratford, technical director for Yale Door and Window Solutions, said: “We are proud to be able to offer our customers a range of steadfast high-security window hardware solutions that are backed by the BBA certification. “We are thrilled to...
Express Glass Warehouse now offers bespoke toughened glass shower screens, delivered to site the same day. Glass shower screens are usually available in three designs/formats: a single panel shower screen, a shower screen with return panel, and a walk-in shower enclosure. Express Glass Warehouse can design and manufacture a bespoke glass shower screen in either 8mm or 10mm toughened glass....
CRL has launched its new Door Hardware and Office Partition Systems brochure. From CRL Langle office partition systems and glazing channels, door controls and patch hardware, sliding and bifolding doors, to spider fittings, structural standoffs and glass awning systems, the brochure includes many products. The company said a highlight of the range is the CRL Langle office partition systems, available...
Barrier Components now offers interior architecture from Italian component manufacturer Colcom. Barrier Components now hold a wide selection of Colcom hardware; the Biloba, EVO and Unica stainless steel hinge systems for glass offer a minimalist styling to both internal and external frameless glass door installations in a variety of settings, the company said. Biloba is a collection of self-closing +90°...
Roseview has secured its spot at the FIT Show 2019, which will return to the Birmingham NEC between May 21 and 23. “Last year’s FIT Show was the best yet – extremely well organised, very professional and busier than ever before,” sales director Richard Burrells said. “Considering that was the first time it had ever been at the NEC –...
As part of its newly launched Customer Charter, Doorco has promised that 99% of its product range is in stock at any one time in order fulfil its lead time and delivery promises. “We believe that by setting out clear service level commitments, it shows our customers how much we value their business,” Jayne Sullivan, Doorco’s operations director, said. “We...
Promac Group has said it saw high levels of interest and brisk business at this year’s Fensterbau Frontale, which reported record numbers of exhibitors and visitors, including a large UK contingent. Joe Hague, managing director ofPromac Group, said this was reflected in high levels of interest the machinery specialist saw in the latest innovations in machinery platforms on show from...
Independent weather testing, delivered in partnership with The Residence Collection, has returned a series of top passes for HWL Trade Frames’ new frame-only supply of Residence 9 windows. The trade fabricator has developed an R9 frame-only offer, pioneering the application of Timberweld sash-welding technologies in its manufacture. This process, HWL said, increases sash corner strength, which, in most configurations, eliminates...
Stedek has purchased £45K of machinery to help it meet demands for Residence Collection windows. Since 2010, Stedek has manufactured Epwin’s Swish and Profile 22 systems. Now, the firm has acquired a bank of 12 Jade end millers to accommodate DW3’s Residence Collection, with the aim of tapping into demand at the higher end of the market. Managing director Alex...
Origin is experiencing exponential business growth thanks to its revolutionary online quoting and ordering system, Origin Sale Safe (OSS), the company has announced. It has also reduced the time partners spend on each order, allowing projects to be completed faster and more precisely. Introduced at the end of 2016, OSS was designed to help Origin partners easily quote and order...
Roof Maker has been awarded the Passivhaus standard for its fixed flat rooflight. “By bringing another Passivhaus component to the market, Roof Maker has helped facilitate the superior quality for which the Passivhaus standard is known and added to the ever-expanding range of options for clients looking to build better,” a spokesperson from the International Passive House Association said. The...
West Port has added the FD60 door to its fire-rated offering. The Cumbrian firm’s FD30 product managed to withstand temperatures in excess of 800ºC for 42 minutes 7 seconds, or 40% longer than required to achieve an FD30 rating, when subjected to rigorous testing by Cambridge Fire Research and BRE. Now the fabricator has designed a product capable of holding...
Conservatory Outlet is driving its aluminium range of home improvement products as consumer interests increasingly turn to environmentally friendly alternatives, the company has said. Whether it be carbon footprint, global warming, or plastic-filled oceans, consumers are now beginning to make a concerted effort to ensure that their purchases have a limited impact on the environment. Conservatory Outlet’s ‘Slimframe’ and ‘Slimfold’...
Nora is the new online ordering system from Mila which, the company claims, makes it easier for customers to place their hardware orders direct. Customers can now choose to receive a personalised Nora order form from their Mila sales contact, which is pre-populated with the products they order most often. All they have to do is fill in the quantities...
Extrudaseal has launched a new high-performance lock housing mechanism with easy-to-fit Eurogroove cover for aluminium bifolding door systems. Developed in response to fabricator demand, the rigid PVCU extrusion delivers a flush fit inside the sash frame, minimising adjustment of locking mechanisms. Paul James, sales director at Extrudaseal, said: “In developing a lock-housing which sits flush with the frame,...