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The Ultraframe team has said it was ‘fantastic’ for the industry to finally meet up again at the FIT Show, where the company launched its new hup! building system. The hup! system, which was seen for the first time at the show, offers a better way to build home extensions and conservatories, with a fast to build, highly energy efficient...
Modplan has opened an on-site training academy at its Newport headquarters. Heidi Sachs, Modplan’s managing director, said: “We’ve always taken training very seriously and our training academy is an investment in the future of our business and the wider industry. It gives us a dedicated space where we can provide training for the staff in our business and allows us...
Veka has launched a package of support to help its customers navigate the upcoming changes to Building Regulations, which includes access to digital workshops as well as its free online calculations tool ‘Windoplan’. The update, which will come into effect from 15 June, focuses on the existing energy efficiency standards for homes, and marks a steppingstone towards the introduction of...
Sternfenster has launched a new virtual showroom to help customers sell higher value products to homeowners. “People moved online during the pandemic to research and buy home improvement products,” Sternfenster’s sales director, Nathan Court, said. “And this hasn’t declined as we’ve moved back to a sense of normality. It is vital we keep up with changing habits, and even pioneer...
Specialist fastener supplier, Rapierstar, has stepped in to keep production on track at Nationwide Windows and Doors after its supplier of over 20 years made the sudden announcement that it was withdrawing from the UK market. In the space of just a week, Rapierstar says it was able to ensure supply continuity by identifying all the fastener requirements across Nationwide’s...
Specialist social housing and new build fabricator, Sekura Commercial, has signed an exclusive new three-year supply agreement with Epwin Window Systems. Sekura Commercial has been partnering with the systems house since 2004 and fabricates the Optima PVC-U window and door system. Charles Hill, managing director of Sekura Commercial, said: “The quality of the Optima system is exceptional and there is...
With signs that consumer confidence is starting to waver in the wake of the war in the Ukraine, the ending of the energy price cap and the rise in inflation, pressure is understandably growing on fabricators to help their installer customers target and exploit new sales opportunities. That includes Portsmouth based Window Warehouse, which is using its expanded Aluk aluminium...
Modplan has added seven new trucks to its transport fleet to support its continued business growth. The brand-new Mercedes 7.5 tonne trucks, form part of a 15-strong fleet of vehicles to support customer schedules across the UK. Commenting on the six-figure investment, Gareth Gough, logistics manager at Modplan, said: “We needed to increase our fleet to support the rise in...
Jade Engineering has supplied seven end millers fitted with interchangeable tooling to Peterborough-based Clearview Glaziers, as part of the recommended production package for the R9 heritage system. These have been installed in a dedicated R9 fabrication facility at Clearview Glazier’s 60,000ft2 production, showroom and administration site. Jade Engineering worked with the designers of R9 to produce the authentic mechanical jointing...
Gary Smith, a supervisor at Rehau trade fabricator Euroglaze, has found a novel way to recycle offcuts of profile by creating two new coffee tables for the company’s reception area. Working in his spare time, Gary even added foil samples to the tops of tables so that they can be used to demonstrate colour options to customers. Martin Nettleton, Euroglaze’s...
Quickslide’s designated supply partner of foiled profile has expanded and increased capacity, reducing lead times for stock woodgrain VS windows to less than two weeks. Quickslide remains one of the market leading fabricators for heritage-style PVC-U sash windows, which continue to grow in popularity among homeowners. The company’s Legacy range of vertical sliders offer near invisible joints to run-through sash...
Scottish glass and aluminium specialist, Cube Glass, has invested in excess of £600,000 in a new premises which doubles its previous capacity. The manufacturer has fitted out and moved into an 8,400ft2 factory close to its previous premises in Cumbernauld’s Tannoch Place, which it has now let. The expansion, which comes on the back of a series of lucrative contract wins, means...
Homeowners’ habits have changed, and they won’t go back to choosing products based solely on price, which means selling strategies must change. That’s according to Nathan Court, sales director at Sternfenster, who argues that while homeowners spent more on their homes during the pandemic – on higher value products – it is a mistake to think that consumer buying habits...
Specialist trade fabricator, Mercury Glazing Supplies, is celebrating 20 years in business and 20 years of being a Spectus vertical sliding fabricator. Steve Cross, director at Mercury Glazing, said: “We continue to pride ourselves on being ahead of the curve when it comes to manufacturing the specialist high-quality products our customers demand and we were one of the first fabricators...
With only weeks to go before new tougher regulatory requirements for the energy efficiency of windows and doors come into force, HWL Windows has said that it’s in the unique position to be able to offer four Timberwelded Part L ready flush systems. The Government released the update to Part L at the end of last year. It will deliver...
Conservatory Outlet has reported that investing in a major digital transformation programme has helped it to ‘bounce back’ from global supply chain disruption and rising energy prices. The Wakefield-based company, which supplies a 27-strong network of home improvement retailers across England and Scotland, is now back at 98.5% on time in full (OTIF) for the last four weeks and says...
June will see the latest changes to building regulations come into force and updates to Document L means the countdown is on for installers to find windows and doors that are compliant with tighter thermal efficiency standards. Approved Document L: Conservation of Fuel and Power requires windows and doors for refurbished properties to have a U-value rating of 1.4 W/m²K....
Celebrating 30 years in business, Bristol-based trade fabricator MB Frames has announced a new management structure that will prepare it for its next phase of growth. The company was formed in February 1992, driven by the desire of co-owners Andy Burns and Peter Melville to make the best PVC-U trade frames in the region. MB Frames was established to service...
A £100,000 investment in its two showrooms and the latest 3D design studio has seen a High Wycombe-based home improvement specialist secure a record year. Hazlemere, which offers a wide variety of conservatories, orangeries, tiled roof extensions, double glazed windows and doors, has reported a 37% increase in orders with sales on the retail side of the business now reaching...
Glasgow’s newest fabricator, Made For Trade Windows, started making their own windows in September 2021, having previously bought in frames, in a bid to improve service and their offering of niche products. Originally starting out as a trade counter in east Kilbride in 2017, and buying-in frames to sell on to end installers, owner James O’Hara established a new facility...