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Posted On - 04/04/2017
Consort has just announced that all its residential doors will be supplied with Trojan’s stainless steel door hardware. Jeff Dunn, head of sales and marketing at Consort, said: “Our industry has experienced a noticeable increase in the volume of door hardware that is pitting and corroding. This can cause much irritation to the homeowner resulting in a remedial visit for...
Posted On - 31/03/2017
A brochure that uses swatches of woodgrain instead of printed pages is proving popular according to a leading door company. The Signature brochure from Distinction features a woodgrain effect painted in accurate RAL/BS colours within the brochure. Chantel Roach, Distinction Door’s sales and marketing director, said: “Our customers have told us how important our retail brochure is in helping to...
Posted On - 22/03/2017
Doorco recently took delivery of a second edgebander to provide extra capacity to look after the company’s increasing number of prepped door customers. It is part of Doorco’s £5 million investment programme to date. Matt Le Masurier, Doorco’s senior production manager said: “The composite door sector is a competitive place, so it’s imperative that suppliers can deliver what customers...
Posted On - 20/03/2017
Exlabesa has launched the KLS patio door suite, which has been designed to maximise the glazed area to give expansive views and slim sightlines. Paul Benn, Exlabesa’s national sales manager, said: “The trend at the moment is for large expanses of glass that give unrestricted views to the outside. In the KLS patio door suite you have a product that...
Posted On - 18/03/2017
Birtley Group has launched a new comprehensive door range including composite, fire, flood and steel doors: Bowater by Birtley. “Bowater by Birtley brings together the best of Bowater Doors and the best of Birtley Group,” Kevin Kiernan of Birtley Group said. “We’ve developed one of the widest ranges available to give fabricators, installers, housebuilders and homeowners the choice they need...
Posted On - 18/03/2017
Sealco now offers the Yale Conexis L1 Smart Lock for door and window companies looking for an easy route to retrofitting remote access door locks. The battery-powered lock allows users to configure, control and unlock the door remotely. Users can open the lock using a key fob, key card, phone tag or Bluetooth app. The versatile PAS24 lock is...
Posted On - 18/03/2017
ExtrudaSeal has announced the launch of AeroSeal, its new through-colour aluminium bifold door foam gasket. Ideally suited to dynamic applications, high performance foam provides greater ‘memory’ than traditional gasket systems. This is combined with a co-extruded rigid foot, which prevents the foam from being stretched during installation. This is simplified further through either click-and-fit or slide-in options. Chris Byers, managing...
Posted On - 18/03/2017
Coventry-based Aztec Windows now offers the autoLock AV3 from Winkhaus across its range of composite doors. The AV3 lock is now available as standard on all its Solidor Italia doors, while the AV3 Heritage version can be specified as an upgrade on the Traditional range. Michael Hagan, Aztec Windows director, said: “The AV3 fits perfectly with our range of top-quality...
Posted On - 18/03/2017
Yale Door and Window Solutions has partnered with Anglian Home Improvements to offer the new Conexis L1 Smart Door Lock, a new keyless door entry device. Anglian is the first home improvements company to introduce the smart lock into its product portfolio. This is a direct response to an increase in consumer demand for connected home security products and signals...
Posted On - 18/03/2017
Distinction Doors has increased its standard range of pre-pigmented colours across all of its door ranges, which includes anthracite grey and Distinction Chartwell Green. For consistency, the doors are complemented by pre-pigmented through-colour cassettes. Chantel Roach, Distinction’s sales and marketing director, said: “Anthracite grey and Chartwell Green are both very on-trend shades and two of our most popular colours. By...
Posted On - 18/03/2017
Mila has launched a fire rated version of its SupaStyle stainless steel letterbox. The new letterbox has a high performance intumescent liner around the sleeve which reacts to heat and expands to seal the opening in the event of a fire. It has been successfully fire tested at Exova Warringtonfire to FD30 rating when fitted in the door core and...
Posted On - 18/03/2017
Fire-related fatalities in England grew by 15% to 303 during 2015/16, the latest figures from the Home Office show. The number of fire incidents attended by the fire and rescue services also rose by 5% to a total of 162,000 incidents. Against this background, Hurst Plastics has bolstered its composite fire door offer to help customers take advantage of increasing...
Posted On - 18/03/2017
Architects and specifiers love the design flexibility, security and thermal efficiency of the TD68 Jack Door from Jack Aluminium, according to fabricator Mercury Glazing Supplies. “We use the Jack Door because architects want free rein when designing large buildings,” Chris Reeks, sales and marketing director at Mercury Glazing Supplies, said. “The flexibility of the system in terms of the sizes,...
Posted On - 18/03/2017
Distinction Doors has announced that doorsets manufactured featuring its Signature range of door blanks will be Document Q compliant at no extra cost. Chantel Roach, Distinction’s sales and marketing director, said: “Document Q of Building Regulations has helped the industry raise its game when it comes to security. “By making our Signature door blank Document Q compliant at no extra...
Posted On - 18/03/2017
Hueck UK has launched four new premium products: Volato SLS 075; Lambda WS 075 FC; Lambda SA (silent air); and Trigon GSP. Volato SLS 075 is aimed at the premium entrance door market, which is available in a range of designs to offer creative freedom in architectural projects and has a slim profile for enhanced aesthetics. Lambda WS 075 FC...
Posted On - 15/03/2017
Pet-Tek, manufacturer of pet doors, is investing further resource into the UK glass and glazing industry following increased success with new product lines; during 2017 Pet-Tek will be developing new pet door products, specifically designed for glass door applications. Pet-Tek has a large variety of pet doors to suit a range of applications, door styles and sizes, whether it is...
Posted On - 09/03/2017
Flair Windows recently switched to the Yale Mantis 3 door lock for its Kömmerling PVCU single and double doors. Originally Flair used Mantis on just their PAS24 doors but decided to fit them across the board following positive feedback from customers and installers. Flair said the brand recognition that comes with all Yale’s products as standard was a major reason...
Posted On - 06/03/2017
Black Millwork has supplied a range of its windows and external doors to an extensive refurbishment project in Foxton Mews, Richmond Hill, which has brought a dilapidated building back to life. Beginning in February 2016 and being completed earlier this year, the project consists of two houses and four offices. The 6,000ft2 building, located at the heart of Richmond Hill...
Posted On - 02/03/2017
ODL Europe’s latest doors have passed the PAS24-2016 30-minute fire test. The new FD30 fire door slab from Capstone was tested at Exova High Wycombe for fire door testing. The solid door and half-glazed door, in a Winkhaus Eco frame with AV2 multipoint locking systems, bot passed. The doors are marketed under the company’s newly launched Aperture Solutions brand, which...
Posted On - 25/02/2017
National Plastics has expanded its product portfolio to include aluminium bifold doors. Geoff Foster, National Plastics’ managing director, said: “Aluminium solutions are increasingly popular in the residential sector so it makes good sense to supply a selection of high quality, good value products to satisfy this demand.” National Plastics’ product range is backed up with expertise and staff will be...
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