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When the first Kommerling frames came off the production line at Genius PVC Trade Frames in Norwich, they were headed directly for a large-scale commercial refurbishment project carried out by The Window Company (Contracts) for Chelmsford City Council. Chairman David Thorntonwent along to see the frames for himself and to congratulate Pete Dyson and David Eagle, the two men behind...
Emplas has launched its new website, which details its trade product offer and provides a showcase for digital retail tools and support available to Emplas’s trade customers. The new site also offers its customers increased lead generation support.To this end, it includes access to EVA, the Emplas portal and 24/7 digital ordering platform, but also its newly created Authorised Installer...
Hailsham-based trade fabricator Tradesmithhas added a new, premium range by specialist ironmonger From the Anvil to its hardware collection. Tradesmith’shardware includesgreenteQ, Ultion, Sweet, Romatapola from the Residence Collection, Traditional Window Fittings, and Ingenious Locks. The latest addition includes hand-forged matching handles, knockers and more in a variety of finishes suitable for period properties through to high-end contemporary new builds. Tradesmith...
When it comes to selling doors, the best way to demonstrate how a door will look is to show how it will look.This is the philosophy that Midlands based fabricator, Central RPL, took when developing its new door designer, which is being launched to help customers sell its two new composite door products – TimberCoreand ThermaCore– more effectively. Amy Jansen,...
Frame Fast has taken on more orders for decorative glazing following its glass factory expansion, which saw the Derby fabricator add another 10,000ft2 of factory space, tripling its manufacturing space. Nigel Leivers, director at Frame Fast, said: “We know that more and more homeowners are asking for an extra touch of personality to be added to their home. That’s why...
Euroglaze has launched what it is calling the perfect range of composite doors for its trade customers. All of the new doors in the Euroglaze range feature a Rehauouterframe and a Doorco slab, with a Mila hinge, Maco locking system, and Fab&Fix hardware. There are a wide range of styles being offered, with standard colours available on 10-day lead times...
Emplas has launched a new edition of its Product Specification and Customer Support Guide, consolidating each individual element of its product and service offer into a single document. This includes guidance on specification and regulation from CE Marking to Part Q and WERs down to technical detail on composite doors, window maximum and minimum widths, foils, and even the technical...
CMS Window Systems has delivered an extensive package of aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling for a new £21 million hospice in Glasgow, which its development team designed to provide palliative care services in a homely and respectful environment. Designed by Ryder Architecture and built by main contractor Balfour Beatty, the new Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice, created in...
Quickslidehas announced its ongoing support of National Home Security Month (NHSM). Back for a seventh year, NHSM addresses a variety of safety related topics, offering advice and guidance on everything from smart locks, apps and cameras to high quality security furniture for doors and windows. “National Home Security Month gives installers a great introduction to conversations about home security and...
Fabricator Roseview Windows has more than doubled the capacity of its Incarnation secondary glazing brand by expanding into a new factory. Previously, Incarnation operated from a 2,500ft2 facility, but now half of a new 11,000ft2 facility has been dedicated to manufacturing aluminium secondary glazing.The company has also invested more than £100,000 in new machinery and tooling. Paul Bygrave, director at...
Abcell has added Aluk aluminium windows and doors to its suite of products. Already producing and supplying a host of brands, including Global conservatory roofs, Guardian warm roofs, Warmcore bifold doors and stratus lanterns, this new partnership means that Abcell can now offer its trade customers an even greater range of top-quality windows and doors, the company said. Operating from...
Masterframe has launched its London Sash and Frame system, designed to replace timber windows with an arched exterior and square interior, commonly found in Victorian buildings in London and the surrounding areas. The system shares all the benefits of Masterframe’s Vintage Collection and means that installers don’t have to rely on finding a bespoke design to achieve this window style,...
Masterframe has developed its own bespoke PVCU systemto create three new window collections. “The three vertical sliding sash products – Authentic, Heritage and Vintage – each offer unique design benefits for the trade, specifiers and developers,” Carol Slade, managing director at Masterframe, said. “Every product is available with Timberweld corner design and white wood foil as standard to give a...
Tradesmith is inviting installers, builders and private developers for a tour of its three upgraded showrooms and its three factories. The fabricator has factories dedicated to Residence, WarmCore and aluminium doors alongside its main PVCU plant. Over the last 18 months, Tradesmith has increased its range of high-end products, now manufacturing Deceuninck heritage flush sashes and Residence R9 and R7...
Installers can now see the new Veka Spectral finish foils at Tradesmith’sthree newly opened showrooms at its factory in Hailsham in East Sussex. Spectral is an system developed by Veka using patented technology to create an ultrasmooth, ultramatt finish. Tradesmith’s showrooms, the first to display Spectral windows, include French doors in umbra grey with platinum grey on the inside of...
Sidey now usesTimberweld technology, a patented method of jointing PVCU that creates corners with a butt-joint on the outside and inside of a window. As the only licenced manufacturer in Scotland, Sideysaid it is helping customer’s homes stand out from the crowd. “We work hard as a business to continually develop our offering and provide customers with the best products,”...
Andrew Wright Windows, a long-standing Veka fabricator based in Irvine, Scotland, has adopted the M70 profile. Charlie Berry, owner of Andrew Wright Windows, said: “M70 provides clean lines and modern style, and there are only one or two M70 fabricators currently based in Scotland. Our customers will be pleased to see this versatile profile system being used to manufacture high...
Milwood Group has launched its new Simplicity Xtra veranda, which is designed to bridge the gap between Milwood’s more compact Simplicity verandas and its large-span Alfresco systems. The new veranda offers projections up to 4m using a single piece of 6mm glass between the rafters. Simplicity Xtra is fast and easy to install, thanks in part to the new Easy...
Launched earlier this year by Shepley and featuring timber-look joints, the Vuelta by Visage flush sash is ideal for heritage properties – especially when twinned with colour-matched astragal bars from The Georgian Bar Company, the company said. “We designed and developed the Vuelta Flush Sash to enhance any property, whether contemporary or classic,” Ian Griffiths, Shepley’s managing director, said. “But...
One Collection by Everglade Windows is a new range of PVCU ovolo, chamfered and flush sash windows and doors. Sales and marketing director, Jay Patel, said: “We asked installers what they were being asked about most by homeowners, and what came out on top was more colour options, extra design details and flush windows. One Collection has all this and...
