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Business Micros Group has launched Touch, which is new end-to-end software that would give fabricators and installers a new way of quoting and selling online, the company said. The website is now live at www.bm-touch.co.uk. Touch offers fully integrated software options for every stage of the selling and ordering process, from capturing leads and selling virtually to the homeowner via...
BetweenGlassBlinds has launched a redesigned website at www.betweenglassblinds.co.uk. The new site features a streamlined, modern design, improved functionality, and easy access to essential information to help residential and commercial customers in the selection of their products, the company said. Director Mark Nash said: “The last few months have been a challenging time for everyone. We made the decision to look...
Apeer Composite Doors has launched six more ‘pop culture’ lifestyle videos to take advantage of increased viewing figures during the lockdown. The videos cover the company’s all new online Doorbuilder, plus others promoting various aspects of the weather and comfort performance; sustainability; colour choice and matching; and security performance. These add to the original range-specific Silka video launched in March...
Window Ware has added Axim hardware to its range. Window Ware customers can benefit from Axim’s products including EN 1154-compliant concealed overhead transom closers, secure flush bolts, fail-safe or fail-secure site configurable electric door releases, and BS EN 1125-compliant panic exit devices. Window Ware’s business development manager for commercial and aluminium Rich Fraser said: “Axim has developed a fantastic reputation over the last thirty years,...
Resista is a durable finish created by Hoppe to withstand frequent use associated with commercial buildings, without losing its distinct appearance. Developed with current interior design trends in mind, natural brass-coloured, copper-coloured, black and anthracite finishes have been added to the range. All colours are available in either a polished or satin effect, allowing specifiers to co-ordinate door and window...
A new device designed and manufactured by FSB allows doors with standard pull handles to be converted for hands-free operation, and help in the battle to reduce Covid-19 transmission. The FSB forearm shield for door pulls is fitted quickly to existing standard push/pull handles with four stainless-steel screws and threaded metal bushes. This enables external doors to be opened and...
Brisant-Secure has launched a trade Facebook page so its customers can share expertise and stories. “We’re always hearing customers tell us how they’ve used something we offer in a new way or with a new type of customer, or with a new message,” the company said in a release. “Sometimes, it’s just using marketing materials we have given them and love...
Titon has added a dynamic and fully interactive CGI environment – the Titon Product House – to its website, showcasing the products available throughout the company’s window and door hardware and ventilation systems divisions. To launch the Titon Product House, users need to visit www.titon.com and click on the option to ‘explore the Titon House’ in the main web banner....
Eyrise has launched an experience lab at its newly transformed headquarters to showcase the extended capabilities of liquid crystal glass, and to drive research into smart glass innovation. Based at Veldhoven in the Netherlands, the glazing company uses proprietary liquid crystal technology to manufacture energy-saving windows that can be tinted to provide instant solar shading without compromising on natural daylight. Recent research by Elementa Consulting revealed liquid crystal glass has...
AGC Glass Europe now offers Cradle to Cradle Certified silver laminated glass. Since beginning its Cradle to Cradle journey in 2010, AGC said it has been committed to continuous improvement, and today offers a wide range of Cradle to Cradle Certified silver and bronze products. Stratobel laminated glass provides protection from injuries, falls, break-ins and vandalism. Stratophone laminated glass ensures...
CRL’s Office Partition System offers a creative solution for modern interior designs. The standard dry-glazed system provides maximum transparency and an elegant appearance, and the profiles can be fixed to ceilings, floors, walls and door frames for a complete look. Open-plan office environments have a number of benefits, in practical terms creating the sense of light and space and also...
Deceuninck Aluminium has launched the Decalu163 Lift-and-Slide aluminium patio door. Able to accommodate individual sash weights of up to 400kg, and with single, twin and triple-track options, the new Decalu163 offers a high degree of design flexibility. The company said. It comes with a slim interlock and flush finish options, plus ultra-smooth operating and light-touch opening. U-values are as low...
Anglo European has launched its new aluminium bifolding door cleat offer, cutting fabricator manufacturing costs, the company said. Defined by its distinctive ‘heart’ shape, Anglo started manufacture of its aluminium bifold corner-cleat just before lockdown. Available for a range of leading systems, including Aluk, the Anglo corner cleat features an increased wall thickness, and is supplied at roughly half the...
Deceuninck Aluminium is now fully integrated with BM Aluminium’s Logikal database. Fabricators can now set up on Decalu quickly and easily, including full integration with Logikal’s estimation, quotation, CAD design, CNC and production management systems. This includes the new Decalu163 Lift-and-Slide and Decalu88 aluminium bifolding door, plus Deceuninck Aluminium’s range of casement and tilt-and-turn aluminium windows. Nigel Headford, Deceuninck Aluminium’s...
Reid Lifting has launched Porta Base, a lightweight, portable lifting platform designed to help fenestration companies access windows and facades for repair, replacement and cleaning. The new Porta Base offers a temporary anchor point for lifting and lowering goods and people from rooftops, in confined spaces, and in difficult-to-access locations. Previewed at last year’s LiftEx event in Milton Keynes, it...
Sternfenster has launched a new water-based spray-painting service, which can spray PVCU products to any RAL colour in less than half the average turnaround time on foils, the company said. Introduced by the trade specialist earlier this year following significant investment in its in-house spray-painting facility, its new offer uses a ‘leading-edge’ solvent-free paint system. Specially formulated for PVCU window...
Custom Glass has got its fleet up and running following a series of setbacks. Prior to the recent Covid-19 pandemic, the Liverpool-based company had already suffered a devastating fire at its premises, followed by one of its new trucks being badly damaged in a site accident during the rebuilding. Now repaired and hard at work, that vehicle was one of...
Ab Initio has produced a two-minute video to explain how its software AdminBase can help installers as they emerge from lockdown. The video shows how AdminBase, which has more than 3,000 users, can make every stage of the installation process – including canvassing, sales, survey, installation, service calls and warranty records – easier to manage. Available on a range of...
Modelling by Bohle suggests that Covid-19 cough and sneeze-guard screens, plus Covid-related office re-fits, represent a £multi-million new market for the glass processing sector. Far from representing the end of the offices, UK companies ultimately want staff to return to work but will, according to analysts, need to cut staff numbers by 30%-50%, as well restructuring space to meet social...
Pyrobel’s new multilingual site creates a consistent and modern look for the brand while serving as an effective tool for its main markets in Europe and beyond, the company has announced. Aimed glass industry professional, architects and specifiers, the new website showcases Pyrobel’s range of solutions capable of delivering fire protection lasting 15 to 180 minutes: cuttable Pyrobel and Pyrobelite;...