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By Cassie Watters, sales and marketing manager at AluFold Direct. As outdoor living continues to dominate design trends in both residential and commercial spaces, AluFold Direct is proud to lead the way with our latest product innovation – AluShade, a premium aluminium pergola system designed for year-round performance, style, and versatility. Sourced from our trusted systems supplier Aluprof and exclusively...
Visitors to the SupaLite on stand J51 at FIT Show will have the opportunity to see the company’s full range of roofing systems, including its SupaLite Tiled Roof, S1 Roof Lantern and S2 Conservatory Roof, alongside newly launched products. Visitors will also have the opportunity to network with industry experts and receive SupaLite merchandise, offers and special gifts. Steve Hacking,...
After a successful first appearance at the show in 2023, Brett Martin will be returning to the FIT Show in 2025 to launch the latest expansion of its glass rooflight range – the pyramid roof lantern. Visitors will also be able to view the company’s full range of flat glass rooflight and roof lantern products. The new four-pane Pyramid roof...
Launching at the FIT Show on stand J57, Sheerline Bespoke is a new ‘specialist product focused’ division designed to support Sheerline customers with easy access to installation ready kits for S1 Roof Lanterns and S2 Glazed Roofs, alongside offering arched frames, SheerVents and other roof related products. Building on positive feedback about its existing in-house profile bending service, Sheerline Bespoke...
Caribbean Blinds will showcase its range of external blinds, patio awnings and louvered roof pergolas at the 2025 FIT Show. The company says it will highlight how its innovative solutions can help installers effectively tackle solar heat gain and meet Part O requirements without compromising on window size. Addressing the implications of the government’s Part O building regulations, which aim...
Ultraframe has launched a hup! TV advert that is being shown on prime Sky channels, Sky Atlantic and Food Network to promote the building system to targeted homeowners. To view the advert, click here. Featuring Laura Jane Clark, hup! brand ambassador and star of BBC’s Your Home Made Perfect, the advert shows Laura within a hup! extension, explaining how quick...
Ultraframe has launched a new brick slip rails system for the hup! building system, which is said to be indistinguishable from a real brick wall and is designed to save time on site. Installers can use any standard metric brick slip of approximately 20mm thickness, choose from 28 shades that are available via www.hupbrickslips.co.uk, or take advantage of the brick...
Ultraframe has announced that its UDesign roof software has been used to design over 1 million roofs. Since its launch in 2010, UDesign is said to have revolutionised how installers configure and price their roofing projects. The platform allows users to create bespoke roof designs for conservatories and extensions with precision and creates 3D renders of the entire structure to...
Ultraframe has introduced a new base solution for its hup! building system, which is designed to speed up project builds and is suitable for most site conditions. Ultraframe marketing director, Alex Hewitt, said: “The hup! system is all about bringing speed, certainty and simplicity to a build and we have taken this a step further now with the introduction of...
By Chris Baron, director at Prefix Systems. In the competitive world of home improvement and building solutions, installers are always on the lookout for innovative products that offer exceptional quality, ease of installation, and lasting customer satisfaction. One product that is consistently gaining traction among installers is our award-winning Warmroof system. Designed with both installers and homeowners in mind, the...
Ultraframe is offering a free upgrade to the new Luxe Lean-To, an aluminium lean-to with square top caps that is designed to deliver a premium, contemporary look. Running until 30 April 2025, Ultraframe customers can order the Luxe Lean-To in grey or white for the same price as a PVC-U lean-to (deliveries commence on 2 January). Ultraframe marketing director, Alex...
Ultraframe is launching a series of hup! trade centres across the UK, which are designed to provide ‘a one-stop-shop’ for installers wanting to build a business around hup! and to help them fully embed the system into their business. The first hup! trade centre opens in early December, with further sites opening across late 2024 and early 2025. hup! trade...
SupaLite has launched a new training centre, the result of its latest investment to support trade partners. Located in the heart of Preston, next to the S1 and S2 roof manufacturing facility, the new training centre features a showroom, alongside a classroom for sales and surveyor training, and a demonstration area which will allow installers to assemble a range of...
With a growing emphasis on customers experiencing products firsthand, Caribbean Blinds believes its new in-store display system will be a game-changer for dealers, providing a captivating and informative way to showcase their products and help dealers close more sales. The new display system features three distinct stands: one for patio awnings, one for external roller blinds, and one for external...
Ultraframe has announced a new partnership with MFA Building Control, said to be one of the oldest established Registered Building Control Approvers in the country. MFA assists installers to navigate through the complexities of Building Regulations with a reliable, responsive, nationwide service and has pre-approved all Ultraframe roof systems, as well as hup! walls. Established for over 20 years, MFA...
Prefix Systems has unveiled Warmdeck, a new flat roof system that is said to have multiple applications and is designed to be ‘extremely fast’ to install. Over two open days, the new roof system was demonstrated at Prefix’s Blackburn showroom for customers to preview. It has been designed to integrate seamlessly into Prefix’s core roofing product offering and is a...
Ultraframe’s hup! building system has been shortlisted in two categories at the 2024 G Awards – Sustainability Initiative of the Year and Training & Development Initiative of the Year. The Sustainability Initiative of the Year award applauds the achievements of companies’ sustainability efforts and initiatives, including measures to minimise, reuse and recycle waste, use of measures to minimise energy use...
Caribbean Blinds has announced an upgrade to its dealer loyalty scheme by offering increased discounts. The scheme was launched in March this year to encourage trade installers to increase their business with the Suffolk-based firm. By spending more, installers can climb through five tiers – Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Black – each offering progressively higher discounts. These apply not...
Ultraframe is offering customers a simple way to ‘open up the market’ into Grand Designs type projects thanks to the company’s Goalpost, which allows for open-sided extensions with clear openings in excess of 6.5m, and doors in excess of 10m. The Goalpost, which is compatible with the Glass Roof and Livinroof systems, can be ordered via the company’s Udesign software...
Ultraframe has launched a new roof vent which can be used on Ultraframe’s glass roofs, Ultraroof, and lanterns. According to Ultraframe, it is now possible to include the new roof vent right up to the ridge, meaning there is no longer a requirement for a glass unit and muntin above the vent into the ridge. This is designed to give...
