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Posted On - 28/02/2018
Anglo European Group has helped Sash UK to streamline its manufacturing by offering a fully optimised steel reinforcement service. Nick Lilburn, managing director at Sash UK, said: “Steel reinforcement is often the part of the window that’s out of sight, out of mind, but we understood that it was an important part of our quality strategy to get our steel...
Posted On - 27/02/2018
3M’s master distributor of window films, William Smith Group 1832, is expanding its portfolio with 3M’s new Daylight Redirecting film. 3M Daylight Redirecting Film uses micro-structured prisms to optimise natural light in buildings by redirecting it deeper into the room. The company said that directing light towards the ceiling and deeper into buildings, the window film provides benefits, including energy...
Posted On - 21/02/2018
Window Widgets has launched a campaign to encourage fabricators and installers to look at the various everyday superheroes from within its range of products for PVCU window and door systems. The new campaign has been designed to communicate the key benefits of several product developments, including the structural universal coupler range, for inline connections, corners, bays, bows and conservatories. Given...
Posted On - 14/02/2018
Renolit is exhibiting its foils at his year’s Fensterbau, under the heading ‘Renolit, the Original’, demonstrating the company’s 30 years in the PVC industry. The exhibition stand is an all-white stage, which is both minimalistic and futuristic, the company said. On the stage a series of films and animations set the scene, with stand visitors able to configure windows and...
Posted On - 09/02/2018
VBH (GB) has added the Link Vent Mk2 from Glazpart to its range. Designed for both new-build and the repair, maintenance and improvement (RMI) markets, the redesign allows homeowners to position the vent so airflow efficiently passes through while reducing draughts. Complying with Building Regulations Part F1:2010, the new Link Vent Mk2 incorporates aerodynamic features to help direct airflow through...
Posted On - 08/02/2018
Rapierstar latest investment in logistics and supply chain technology has resulted in near perfect record otif deliveries over the last 12 months, the company has announced. The company’s latest customer service data reveals that 99.4% of all orders last year were delivered OTIF and error free, when promised. David Furness, Rapierstar’s managing director, said: “We’ve been supplying fasteners to the...
Posted On - 06/02/2018
Eurocell’s Garden Room is designed as a self-contained building for use all year round, which gives installers the opportunity to offer householders extra space in an attractive, low-maintenance package, the company said. The Garden Room requires no planning permission and takes only two days to erect at any time of year, provided it is dry. It is made with recycled...
Posted On - 02/02/2018
Property programmes have an astonishing hold over the UK consumer, according colour spray company Kolorseal. Deborah Hendry, MD of Kolorseal, said: “There are an increasing number of programmes ‘educating’ consumers in how to make their home improvements – to make their houses look better, more welcoming, more on trend, as well as make them more sellable when the time comes....
Posted On - 30/01/2018
Products from Tremco Illbruck are heading to Eurocell depots across the south west. TP650 Trio is a pre-compressed, multi-functional polyurethane tape that’s impregnated with flame retardant resin. Designed for new-build and replacement installations, it’s quick and simple to apply, and is vapour-permeable while still offering driving rain resistance of up to 600 Pa. It’s fully compliant with BS8213-4:2016 CoP for...
Posted On - 22/01/2018
Camden has launched new ancillary products: protective caps and corners, and glazing packers. The protective caps and corners are designed to cover areas on the door that are difficult to cover singularly, such as the door hinges and locks. The corner protectors are made from a high impact polypropylene, and they are designed to fit securely onto each corner and...
Posted On - 09/01/2018
Rapidly growing demand for aluminium windows, offers fabricators even bigger potential savings on gasket costs, according to Extrudaseal. The gasket specialist says that volume growth in aluminium window sales seen last year, combined with forecasts for future growth, mean the savings delivered by buying-in gaskets from a third-party, rather than their systems company, could save fabricators ‘£thousands’. According Palmer Market...
Posted On - 03/01/2018
TruFrame has reported that sales of its flush sash window have reached 25% of all window production, and the growth is expected to continue. The TruFrame flush sash window uses the six-chambered EnergyPlus outer frame from Liniar and a flush sash profile that’s designed to accommodate a 28mm double glazed unit. It’s also hand finished. They are available in 14...
Posted On - 20/12/2017
After a positive first month of trading, UPVC Maintenance Supplies was joined by Gateshead’s deputy mayor, who officially opened its newest branch. Councillor Jill Green cut the ribbon at the new premises on Team Valley Trading Estate in Gateshead. “We have a number of long-standing and loyal customers in the north east; opening a branch in their area further cements...
Posted On - 07/12/2017
One in four UK windows and doors is now manufactured in colour and demand is showing no sign of slowing, with one in three windows likely to be coloured before the end of the year. Kolorseal, headed by Deborah Hendry, has more than 20 years’ experience in the industry. “Our entire operation is focused on quality and service,” she said....
Posted On - 07/12/2017
Smartlink, the new aluminium bay and coupler system, is “the smarter way to build a bay” according to manufacturer Anglo European. It’s compatible with all PVCU window systems and offers a ten-year warranty. The Smartlink system includes square baypoles and couplers with variable angles to suit different window designs. The universal baypole jack enables easy on-site bay window adjustment for...
Posted On - 06/12/2017
Dow Performance Silicones has introduced Dow Corning 904H Coating Additive, a silicone additive for architectural facade coatings. The additive is designed to help coatings reduce the ‘snail trail’ effect commonly seen when surfactants and other water-soluble ingredients in coatings formulations leach to the surface. Dow Corning 904H Coating Additive can also improve water resistance, repellency and beading in coatings by...
Posted On - 29/11/2017
After a positive first month of trading, UPVC Maintenance Supplies was joined by Gateshead’s deputy mayor, who officially opened its newest branch. Councillor Jill Green cut the ribbon at the new premises on Team Valley Trading Estate in Gateshead. “We have a number of long-standing and loyal customers in the north east; opening a branch in their area further cements...
Posted On - 15/11/2017
Spectus Window Systems recently introduced the new universal two-part cill to its product portfolio. The two-part cill means that window cills are now installed in a two-step process: firstly, the cill receiver is fitted during the construction process; and secondly the cill nose is clipped on upon project completion. Carmen Velilla, Spectus’s brand manager, said: “Its intelligent design eliminates the...
Posted On - 01/11/2017
Liniar’s roofline range is now available in 130 Travis Perkins branches in south Wales and the south west – which is set to rise to about 400 across the UK in the near future. “When we first heard from Liniar, I wasn’t aware that the brand had a full roofline range,” Simon Braithwaite, category manager at Travis Perkins, said. “But...
Posted On - 25/10/2017
PET-TEK has reported that its clear frame pet doors for glass applications are popular with homeowners looking for a robust pet door for glass that doesn’t look ugly in social areas of the home. The increase in use in these areas coincides with homeowners’ demand for large vistas using minimal framed sliding or bifold doors and the ever-increasing popularity of...
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