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Posted On - 23/04/2024
Ultraframe has launched a range of brick slip choices for its hup! building system. Available via a dedicated new website, www.hupbrickslips.co.uk, 34 shades are available, along with tools and accessories for completing a brick slips hup! project. There is also a brick match service for homeowners looking for an exact match to the existing house. Ultraframe marketing director, Alex Hewitt,...
Posted On - 16/04/2024
By Sioned Yates, marketing director, Whitesales. None of us needs the Met Office to tell us it’s been raining – a lot! They have just reported though that, thanks largely to the position of the jet stream, the winter of 2034/24 was the eighth wettest on record in the UK. The south of England had its wettest February since 1836...
Posted On - 16/04/2024
Ultraframe has enhanced its flat roof system with the addition of a new rapid rail system, designed to make fitting quicker and easier. The rapid rail system is factory fitted to the flat roof perimeter OSB fascia and upstand, meaning there are less parts, fixings and set out requirements. According to Ultraframe, this equates to a saving of up to...
Posted On - 16/04/2024
SupaLite has reported a ‘huge jump’ in enquiries and orders for the ILite flat roof orangery system, along with the new S1 and S2 conservatory glass roofs. In January 2023, SupaLite opened a new manufacturing plant, dedicated to the ILite flat roof orangery, Sheerline S1 roof lanterns and the S2 conservatory roof. Q1 results in 2024 for the new plant...
Posted On - 09/04/2024
Eurocell has launched three new garden room styles called Studio View, Studio Frame, and Studio Canopy, as well as a contemporary vertical flush cladding option, providing customers with an additional choice for the exterior finish. The finish is available in the new Vertical Coastline range in anthracite grey, moondust grey, and soft green, or the vertical foiled wood effect cladding in coriander, anteak, truffle oak,...
Posted On - 19/03/2024
Prefix Systems has launched the new SheerVent for the S2 glazed roofing system, bringing all the innovation from the award-winning Sheerline S1 lantern into a next generation system for conservatories and glazed extensions. According to Prefix, the latest innovation from Sheerline is a game changer for the glazed roof market, bringing an integrated solution that doesn’t suffer from water ingress...
Posted On - 12/03/2024
Ultraframe glass roof kits are now available in black as a standard colour at the same price as grey roofs – meaning savings of 20% on black both sides and 14% on black one side. Ultraframe’s glass roof system is fully BBA approved. According to Ultraframe, over two million roofs have been installed across the UK over the past 40...
Posted On - 27/02/2024
Ultra SIP Panels, the manufacturer of Warm Roof Pro, is supporting installers with the building approval process for conservatory installations, through a partnership with Approved Building Control Inspector JHAI. With the changes to the Building Safety Act 2022, conservatories, particularly those with solid roofs, are no longer automatically exempt from compliance with Building Regulations – leading to an increase in...
Posted On - 20/02/2024
The senior management team at Premier Frames has celebrated their 25th anniversary with a visit to their main supplier, Ultraframe. The Leicester-based company has fabricated over 40,000 Ultraframe roofs since it opened its doors in 1998. The company is said to be one of Ultraframe's largest and most dynamic fabricators, manufacturing the full suite of Ultraframe products, along with aluminium...
Posted On - 30/01/2024
The Whitesales fenestration team’s new demo truck is primed, polished and ready to hit the road. From February 2024, it will be bringing product demos, training and support direct to fabricators, installers and trade counters across the UK. Featuring fully assembled versions of both the Whitesales em.glaze flat glass electric rooflight and the em.glaze Skyvu lantern, the truck gives customers...
Posted On - 30/01/2024
TuffX’s thermal, walk-on Infinity rooflight has been recognised as a Top Product by Professional Builder magazine. Ideal for transforming basement conversions or roof terraces to let natural light into a property while maintaining a building’s thermal efficiency, Infinity walk-on rooflights are made from toughened laminated glass and suitable for both internal or external installation. They are available in bespoke sizes...
Posted On - 16/01/2024
By Chris Cooke, director, Prefix Systems. The emergence of the solid roof market has been in response to the fact that there are over 2 million conservatories in the UK that are in urgent need of upgrade. The replacement of a roof gifts homeowners the opportunity to re-ignite the enjoyment of an additional room all year round. And yet, we’re...
Posted On - 19/12/2023
With increasing issues, including condensation, for solid roofs that are a ‘cold roof’ design, Prefix Systems believes that 2024 will be the year in which diligent installation companies will move over to solid roof solutions that are 100% ‘warm’ by design. Prefix Systems says it experienced with ‘increasing regularity’ throughout 2023 that it had been on site to inspect timber...
Posted On - 12/12/2023
Ultraroof is now available to order with Metrotile, providing all of the usual benefits of Ultraroof but now with a Metrotile shingle finish at a lower price point. Ultraroof Metrotile is available in a choice of four tile colours: charcoal, ebony, burnt umber, and antique red, and is priced 10% lower than Ultraroof slate. However, an introductory offer is available...
Posted On - 05/12/2023
Ultraframe has launched a new consumer facing website for the hup! building system. Ultraframe marketing director, Alex Hewitt, said: “hup-home.co.uk has been designed to provide a sleek, modern visitor experience that allows homeowners to explore hup! technology in more detail and get inspiration for their own projects. “One of the standout features of the new website is an interactive configurator...
Posted On - 05/12/2023
Morvelle, a UK manufacturer of outdoor living solutions, welcomed trade partners to an exclusive open day at its headquarters in Farnborough recently. The event served as a platform to learn more about the company's ethos, operations and offerings. Attendees were treated to a tour of Morvelle's factory, providing an immersive experience into the craftsmanship and technology driving the company's success....
Posted On - 24/10/2023
More than two decades ago, the Heschong Mahone Group published what has since become a seminal study into Daylighting and Human Performance. It focused on the importance of daylighting in schools, via both windows and rooflights, and the positive impact that had on improving student performance. The results were pretty compelling – in some US school districts, students with the...
Posted On - 17/10/2023
Bluemanor Windows of Braintree, Essex has been shortlisted for a G Award in the Customer Care Initiative of the Year category. The family-run company has been providing home improvements across Essex, Suffolk, and Hertfordshire for over 20 years and has been recognised for its commitment to customer service. Mark Nuth, sales & marketing manager at Bluemanor Windows, said: “Customer Care...
Posted On - 10/10/2023
Ultraframe has been awarded ISO 14001:2015 certification, in recognition of its commitment to reducing its environmental footprint. The accreditation specifies the requirements for an environmental management system (EMS) that an organisation can use to enhance its environmental performance. The implementation of the EMS helps organisations to improve their environmental performance through more efficient use of resources and reduction of waste....
Posted On - 10/10/2023
Sheerline has been announced as a finalist in the Best Business Initiative of the Year category for S2, its new conservatory roof system, at this year’s G23 Awards. Sheerline’s Ben Hartshorn has also been announced as a finalist in the Rising Star category. Since being unveiled at the FIT Show in May, S2 is said to have become a popular...
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