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Aluminium windows have surged in popularity over recent years for one of Yorkshire’s most respected fabricators, as a result of homeowners looking for the slimmest, sleekest looking windows. Kingfisher Windows has been designing, manufacturing and installing high performance windows, doors and conservatories throughout the county since 1989, and today its slimline aluminium window is proving particularly popular. Deborah Beeley, sales...
CDW Systems now offers the CS 77, the flush residential door system from Reynaers. The CS 77 system finishes flush with the frame on both the interior and exterior of the door. Available in three distinct designs, the door complements the full Reynaers suite. Richard Smith, technical director at CDW Systems, said: “While there’s so much we can’t predict about...
Wooden window manufacturer, George Barnsdale, has invented a product that it claims solves the age-old problem of draughty sash windows. Its patented seal is designed for vertical sash windows to offer the same airtight seal enjoyed by normal casement windows. The connection between the parting bead and the meeting rail has always been a contributor to the slight draughts that...
Dekko Window Systems will be exhibiting at FIT Show with an “array of premium products and services on display”. Visitors to Dekko’s stand will be able to take a closer look at: Infinity, the seamlessly welded PVCU windows and doors; Räum, the high-end aluminium range; and Residence Collection, which includes the flush sash R9 and square profiled R2. Visitors will...
Dekko Window Systems is expanding its range of flush products to include Infinity, R9, R7 and R², with more additions planned. Kurt Greatrex, Dekko sales director, said: “Our aim has always been to help customers reach a position where they can thrive in the premium market. As an installer, introducing these products really will mean that you are holding all...
While some companies are welcoming a resurgence in the popularity of aluminium, in the commercial market it never went away, according to Bristol’s West-End Windows. Over the last ten years, aluminium has had a massive resurgence as a retail window and door material, the company said. In part, this has been driven by technological change. “Once, aluminium’s biggest weakness was...
Framexpress has added the full range of Nxt-Gen composite doors to its range. Stuart Green, director at Framexpress, said: “Nxt-Gen composite doors have been designed to not only offer great-looking, great-performing composite doors for homeowners, but also to reduce waste and improve manufacturing efficiency. “This means fewer off-cuts and a quicker manufacturing process in the factory, so installers can get...
Fenster Fabrications has launched a range of sales literature. Showcasing the full range of Fenster Architectural aluminium products, the brochure features photography from some of the most impressive aluminium installations in the south west. It is available for installers to completely personalise with contact details and branding to use as their own. Brian Webb, business development manager at Fenster Fabrications,...
Polar Windows added the Optima Flush Casement Window from Profile 22 to its portfolio a year ago, which, managing director of Polar Windows Alan Crowe said, was a wise decision. “We’ve seen a 30% growth in requests for the Optima Flush Casement Window since this time last year as more and more homeowners see the benefits of what the window...
Quickslide has developed high security components to ensure that its vertical slider product passes the test for PAS 24:2016, the company has reported. When formal testing was introduced in the late 1990s, it became compulsory for manufacturers to comply in return for certification of security. Along with this came an assurance that units were capable of keeping out bad weather. Quickslide’s transition...
The Boing Boing Group has made investments across its PVCU and aluminium fabrication companies, including new machinery and factory expansion at its base in the West Midlands, in a bid to meet the demand for high-end, specialist window and door products. “2018 was a pivotal year for The Boing Boing Group,” Gary Morton, group CEO, said. “CentralRPL has completed the...
Flair uses greenteQ Clearspan hardware, which offers a slimline finish, smooth operation, and easy fit. Flair also uses greenteQ’s Invisifold systems, Q-Star TS007 profile cylinders, Monkey Tail window handles for heritage installations, and the Coastline stainless-steel range with a 25-year guarantee as standard. Ryan Lugg, company director of Flair Windows, said customers request window and door furniture that is suited...
Roseview has reported that it is on course for a record-breaking 2018-2019, and is now 15% ahead of where it was this time last year. The Buckinghamshire-based firm has benefitted from rising demand for its Rose Collection from both the trade and commercial sectors. “It’s hugely gratifying for us that, even after all these years, we’re still seeing new customers...
CentralRPL has added the Optima Heritage Flush Casement to its product portfolio. Available on standard turnaround of five days, the Heritage Flush Casement is an alternative to traditional timber windows. “When looking to renovate a more traditional property, it’s not easy to find a PVCU product that truly mimics the appearance of traditional wooden sash windows, and often means our...
Fenster Fabrications is giving installers in the south west the opportunity to make the most of the trend for heritage glazing, with its steel-look window range. Designed to replace old steel windows and for creating an industrial look, the Smart Heritage range by Fenster comes with sales and marketing support. “The trend for art-deco styling is really standing the test...
Vuelta by Visage, the new flush sash window from Shepley, gives the appearance of a traditional timber joint on the outside, while promising the strength you’d expect from a PVCU weld. Tony Ball, Shepley sales director, said: “We didn’t want to take a backwards step with designing a flush sash window, so we looked for a new way of welding...
West Midlands fabricator Central RPL, has recently invested in a heritage machinery package from Haffner Murat. Gary Morton, managing director of Central RPL, said: “The heritage market is one of the biggest growth areas at the moment. Haffner Murat’s heritage machinery package allows us to help our customers tap into this demand as well as deliver the quality we’re renowned...
A display Pod showcasing Apeer’s Lumi window and door system landed its first major order within a few weeks of going into a showroom but, according to the owners, the sale was just one of the benefits it was bringing. Elizabeth Brighouse, of retail installer Trade Windows Derby, said: “It immediately became the conversation piece of the whole showroom –...
Frame Fast UK is one of the first companies to offer sash windows manufactured using Jade Engineering’s new MechWeld system. Nigel Leivers, director at Frame Fast, said: “Over the last 12 months we have been testing the new machines in real factory conditions, and it’s been great. We had been looking for a solution for our popular Modus flush sash...
Aztec Windows (Coventry) has invested in new machinery to meet greater customer demand for mechanically jointed frames. The new multi cut milling machine will prepare profile for the Timberweld joint system, covering eight profiles, allowing the company to add six new products into the Prestige Collection Using System10 and Rustique profile from Veka Group, Aztec already offers the mechanically jointed...