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Northern Building Plastics (NBP) has announced it is set to open the doors to its fifth super depot in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, in February 2025. Situated just off Junction 8 of the M1, the 25,000ft2 facility marks NBP’s first physical presence in the south of England. Acting on customer feedback and increasing demand, the expansion aims to better serve customers...
Freefoam Building Products has launched five brand new woodgrain colours to its comprehensive window trim range including Moondust Grey, Slate Grey, Pebble Grey, Sage and Claystone. These new colours are available in the full range of PVC window trims, a 12mm and 19mm Quadrant, a 20mm and 28mm Fillet and a choice of architrave sizes. The new range is designed...
Thermoseal Group has secured its place on the G24 Awards shortlist with two nominations, one for Component Supplier, and one for Training and Development Initiative. “These nominations are a great way to celebrate the exciting year we’ve had at Thermoseal Group,” said sales and marketing director, Mark Hickox. “We’ve continued to invest in every area of the business, including injection...
Eurocell has launched a series of exclusive online deals for its trade customers to take advantage of as part of its 50th anniversary known as ‘50 for 50’. The offer will see 20% off 50 product codes throughout October and November, with customers able to access these deals from the homepage of Eurocell’s website. Each week during the promotion period, a different...
Eurocell has reported its highest-ever sales volume in one month for its range of Cavalok cavity closers, which it says is a potential indicator that the housebuilding market is in the early stages of a strong recovery. Eurocell sold 364,000m of Cavalok, equating to 96,000 frames, in July. It's the highest volume the system’s house has sold in 23 years...
Window Widgets has produced a video that gives fabricators and installers a behind the scenes look into how its Jacks ancillary is manufactured at the company’s HQ in Gloucester. Window Widgets is said to have sold more than four million Jacks since its launch. Throughout the video, the complex Jacks’ manufacturing process can be seen right from extrusion to assembly. Window Widgets handles...
Edgetech is celebrating the 35th anniversary of its flagship product, Super Spacer. Introduced in 1989, Super Spacer is said to have revolutionised the fenestration industry by offering superior thermal performance and productivity compared to traditional metal spacers. According to Edgetech, Super Spacer's innovative foam construction boasted 950 times lower thermal conductivity compared to the mainstream metal spacers mostly used at...
Thermoflex is now the best performing flexible silicone rubber spacer bar in the world, according to the latest test results from IFT Rosenheim and approved by BFRC in the UK. Following years of development, and ratified by Europe’s leading accreditation body, Thermoflex from Thermoseal Group now boasts a thermal conductivity of 0.125W/(mK) for the UK’s preferred thickness of 4.8mm. According...
Edgtech has reported that sales of its TruFit installation tape have ‘noticeably increased’ in recent months. “TruFit offers a much quicker, cleaner and thermally efficient method of installing windows,” said head of sales Tony Palmer. “Once the tape’s backing paper is removed, it gradually expands to seal the window fully, ensuring it offers exceptional all-round performance. “TruFit protects against mould,...
Offering fabricators savings of up to £200,000 a year, steel reinforcement specialist Anglo has completed a major restructure and is investing for the future. There is quiet logic to David Evans’ journey within Anglo. Now its managing director, he joined the company in 2020 as finance director, appointed to oversee the rolled steel specialist’s growth under its then investor partner,...
Edgetech has taken steps to significantly reduce its usage of plastic packaging. Manufacturing plastic is said to be a major contributor to carbon emissions worldwide, and effectively recycling and disposing of it poses an ongoing challenge. The company is also shifting to the use of glueless boxes in its spacer manufacturing, again reducing its reliance on a material with a...
Thermoseal Group has invested in a new recycling plant that will reduce the amount of manufacturing waste going to landfill. Situated at the company’s Wigan factory, the recycling plant can handle all lengths of Thermobar warm edge, turning them back in pellets that can be reused in the manufacturing process. “We have always been able to recycle the core material...
A new range of construction sheets which provide improved design and installation of windows, is available in the UK from foam sealant tape specialist Iso Chemie. The Iso-Top construction sheets WF3 are an addition to the company’s window thermal insulating and load bearing bracket system, Iso-Top Winframer, are are designed to offer a rapid and effective solution for boarding out...
Thermoseal Group has launched a new Georgian bar anchor and a new Thermobar straight connector, both of which promise to increase efficiencies, reduce waste, and improve product quality for IGU manufacturers. “Our mission is to create energy efficient products in the most energy efficient way possible,” said Thermoseal Group’s sales director, Mark Hickox. “And this extends to supporting our customers...
RegaLead says that its Urban Bar has been added by ‘a significant number’ of aluminium fabricators, across multiple window and door systems, to create an industrial heritage look. The trend for industrial heritage continues to grow, with more companies introducing an astragal bar system to transform standard bi-fold doors. However, as with the PVC versions, aluminium astragal bars have not...
Thermoseal Group delivers all products direct from its four British stock warehouses, using its own fleet of vehicles. Not only that, but it does it sustainably, says sales director, Mark Hickox. “We have complete control over our deliveries,” he says. “We don’t need to rely on an external company to arrive on time, and we don’t have to factor in...
Thermoseal Group has invested heavily in machinery and infrastructure in recent years, but it is the people that make it work, claims managing director, Gwain Paterson. The Future Homes Standard, expected to become legislation in 2025, could bring U-values for windows into newbuild properties down to 0.8W/m2K. While there is still some uncertainty around the details, most people are preparing...
It’s time to think big, says Thermoseal Group’s managing director, Gwain Paterson. Sealed unit manufacturers appear to fall in one of two distinct camps, according to Thermoseal Group’s owner and managing director, Gwain Paterson: those who are aware of an increase in demand for triple glazing, and are doing something about it; and those who are aware, but choosing to...
Window Widgets has been named as a finalist in this year’s G Awards’ Component Supplier of the Year category. With more than 1,400 product variants across a choice of 36 colourways, Window Widgets boasts a diverse range of ancillary products for the glazing and fenestration industry. Sustainability is also at the core of Window Widgets values, with a waste management programme...
Thermoseal Group is a finalist in the Component Supplier of the Year category in the G23 Awards, in recognition of its investment in infrastructure, sustainability, new products and export markets. “We are excited about being shortlisted for this year’s awards,” said sales director Mark Hickox. “The G-Awards is a huge date in the diary, and just by being shortlisted is...
