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Quickslide has partnered with Rapierstar to help raise the bar on manufacturing efficiency. Rapierstar’s window and door fasteners are now used in the assembly of Quickslide’s core PVCU product range. Following an initial fastener health check, which is a review conducted by Rapierstar’s technical consultants to assess the use and application of the many different fastener types across the factory,...
ISO-Chemie can now provide architects and specialist planners with BIM-ready product data for its sealing and in-front-of-wall installations. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is playing an increasingly significant role in the implementation of large and complex planning tasks, the company said. The first step was to create a range of BIM data from the ‘joint sealing tapes’, ‘multifunctional joint sealing tapes’,...
Combilift has launched the new Aisle Master-OP (AME-OP), a stand-on electric powered model that combines the advantages of a narrow aisle articulated forklift and an order picker for versatile warehouse operation. The model was influenced by customer feedback, as well as the recent soaring growth of e-commerce, the company said. “Customers already using the Aisle Master for space saving, storage...
By Rapierstar. A 20-partnership between Senior Architectural Systems and Rapierstar demonstrates how a continued focus on fastening systems is a key factor in achieving long term success for window, door and curtain walling systems. Senior Architectural Systems is approaching 30 years in the market, delivering UK designed and made aluminium systems. Among these is its SF52 system, which launched in...
CutPro Cut Resistant Clothing has reported its most successful year since its creation in 2017. It is also on target for further sustained growth during 2021, in spite of the ongoing Covid pandemic, which the company has attributed to a “clear global marketing strategy and PR campaign” which “led to increasing brand awareness”. The protective clothing brand launched new garment...
Novolux, a new supplier of high-quality polycarbonate sheet, has partnered with roof window and skylight manufacturer VKR Holding to offer four rooflight ranges: Velux, a leading brand in roof windows; Dakea, which allows homeowners to see more out of their window; the competitively priced thermally efficient Aurora range with a pitch range of 15º-90º; and Liteleader, which includes EcoSolid, a...
Liverpool-based roofline, rainwater and cladding company the Plastik Place chose Freefoam as its supplier when it was established in 2020. Founders Phil Naylor and Kris Robinson had used Freefoam for over 20 years during their time at CFS Cladding and Fascias and SIG. When it came to setting up their own business, Freefoam was “the obvious choice”. Phil Naylor said:...
IFI has been a supply partner for Rapierstar fasteners for 10 years. The Cambridgeshire based company has been supplying products to window professionals for over 25 years. From its 30,000ft2 national distribution centre in Peterborough, IFI delivers UK-wide on a next-day delivery service, using its own delivery fleet and a network of national freight carriers, and supplies the complete range...
ISO Chemie has introduced its new ISO-TOP Construction Sheets WF3 to the UK fenestration sector to provide improved design and installation for windows and doors. ISO-TOP Construction Sheets WF3 are the latest addition the company’s in-front-of-wall installation systems and can be used either as adapter boards as part of a system profile, or as individual components to support profiles, packing...
UK Roofing and Plastic Supplies has expanded its operations with a new branch in Little John’s Lane, Reading, where it stocks Kestrel’s full range of products. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, demand for roofline products, particularly fascias and soffits, has increased and the momentum is continuing, according to UK Roofing and Plastic Supplies’ Reading branch manager Peter Hogg. “We pride ourselves...
QASSS has launched Dispute Assist for home improvement and renewable energy companies, which is in response to the financial challenges that many companies are facing. The aim was to “offer industry-leading dispute resolution while overcoming financial barriers to provide a solution that’s at a nominal price and cashflow neutral”, the company said. Dispute Assist gives companies and their customers access...
Playing a key role in the striking V&A Dundee museum’s unusual facade were Dowsil 791 and 895 glazing sealants. Manufactured and supplied by The Sherwin Williams Company, the sealants were specified to help resist the gale force winds and rain that blow into the location across the Firth of Tay from the North Sea. Created using a structure of interlocking...
Aluminium fabricators could save themselves “a small fortune” by changing their hardware buying habits and going direct to the manufacturer, according to Michael Hewitt, sales director of Durham-based AT Precision, which manufacture rollers and hinges for aluminium bifolding doors. “Most aluminium fabricators buy their bifold hardware from either their systems company or a distributor,” he said. “Buying profile and hardware...
Following investment in two new horizontal powder coating plants, Vertik-Al has purchased automatic powder guns for its remaining horizontal line. The booth on line two has also been upgraded, and together they can achieve outstanding results across matt, gloss and textured coatings, the company said. Vertik-Al now boasts a full complement of new equipment across all three horizontal lines, and...
Kestrel has added three new subtle colours – sage, pebble grey and claystone – to its window trims range. Kestrel sales and marketing director Owen Thorogood said: “The trend for coloured windows and doors is growing, so we’ve developed these new product lines in direct response to customer demand for strong and long-lasting trims in a wider range of colours....
Improved energy efficiency of the entire window installation, not just the frame, can be provided by the ISO Bloco 600 range of self-adhesive sealant tapes from ISO-Chemie. The pre-compressed tapes, which and are both BBA and Passivhaus certified, can be used on joints up to 42mm, providing a high-performance weather tightness and thermal/acoustic insulation seal for fenestration applications. Quickly applied...
Window Ware has expanded its range of stocked colours in the RW Simon Framevent window ventilators to include on-trend grey shades. Fabricators will have a wider palette of trickle vents at their fingertips to suit some of the most popular window styles and finishes today, including dual or single coloured vents in top-selling tones of silver grey RAL7001, slate grey...
Two years after it created the original Superhero website for Window Widgets, The Consultancy has added a new trade counter search tool. Visitors to the site can now type in their postcode to see a full list of all their nearest stockists of Window Widget products, complete with contact details and opening hours. The Consultancy designed, created and launched the...
Freefoam Building Products has released guidelines for PVC installers on how to get ahead with all things digital. As a consequence of the recent pandemic homeowners are spending more time at home and inevitably more time online, so having a visible online presence has never been more important, the company said. Freefoam produced an Installer Digital Toolkit document with five...
Freefoam has launched a series of Fireside Chat, videos designed to open up discussions about important industry topics. Covering all things roofline, the videos feature Colin St John, Freefoam’s commercial director, as he talks about issues such as the changing roofline market, the complexities of the supply chain, colour and innovation, and the importance of forging strong ties with customers....