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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...
Tradesmith has introduced a new ‘Why Tradesmith?’ brochure. At the start of 2018, Tradesmith reviewed the market to identify strong growth sectors, such as homeowners whose homes have risen substantially in value over the years, and the products and brands it fabricated. Seeing strong growth in colour and high-end products, the fabricator strengthened its line-up to offer a wide range...
Origin has launched its second product of 2018 – the Origin French window. Exclusively available on the OW-80 (Premium Window) system, it features an internal and external flush casement and a floating mullion. This means that when both the left and right windows are open, it offers unhindered views of the property’s surroundings, but it is also a great choice...
Black Millwork has redesigned its aluminium-clad casement window into a slimmer profile to suit the aesthetics of modern homes. Available in a range of colours, the windows are manufactured from quality knot-free, engineered Baltic pine and then completed with aluminium-clad exteriors. The updated range is now available with a narrower profile, without losing any of the performance capabilities or strength...
Kensington Windows recently added the WarmCore bifolding door from Bison Frames to its portfolio. Steve McGinty, operations director at Kensington Windows, said: “When we started buying from Bison Frames, we were just buying vertical sliders. We had used several different suppliers and experienced problems from all of them – we had quality issues, missing parts and products just not being...
West Midlands-based Excel Glazing has become a Swish fabricator and will be manufacturing the company’s 24/7 windows, doors, conservatories and bifolding doors. Christopher Kailey, assistant director at Excel Glazing, said: “Joining Swish was a no brainer. They have over 40 years’ experience in the industry plus they have the additional reassurance of being one of the system brands that make...
Astraseal has reported a surge in demand for Alitherm 800, its aluminium flush casement window. Since its launch earlier in the year, the Wellingborough-firm said it has become one of its fastest growing and popular products. “The response we’ve seen so far for our new aluminium flush casement has been absolutely incredible, it’s such a strong validation of both the...
Mercury Glazing Supplies has reportedly become the first fabricator to manufacture the new aluminium Integral bifolding door launched by Epwin Window Systems. Mercury director Steve Cross said “it will add value to our established door portfolio”. He continued: “Aluminium is the perfect material for bifold doors because it has the lightweight strength that’s required. However, the clinical lines of aluminium...
The Glazerite UK Group has launched its Heritage Range brochure and an accompanying suite of marketing materials for installers. The 24-page brochure showcases Glazerite’s complete range of heritage-style systems, from brands including The Residence Collection, Halo and Veka. Glazerite has also launched a range of accompanying sales support material, which can be tailored with the installer’s own branding and company...
Tradesmith now makes a range of Bluesky certified acoustic windows. The fabricator was the first PVCU fabricator to have achieved Bluesky’s new certification – with a 001 designation – and has a range that includes A++, A and B noise rated windows. The windows, which are suitable for domestic and commercial projects, offer protection from noise pollution for properties in...
Kingfisher Windows is one of the first companies to launch the full Brisant Secure Sweet range as standard on all composite doors. Deborah Beeley, sales and marketing manager, said: “As soon as we saw the revolutionary curved design of the Sweet range, we knew we wanted to offer the full range to installers. From talking to customers, we know they’re...
HWL Trade Frames’ non-glass-bonded Residence 9 Window has completed final independent testing, delivered in partnership with R9. The specialist trade fabricator has developed an R9 frame-only offer, applying Timberweld sash-welding technologies in its manufacturing process. This allows HWL to butt-weld window sashes inside and out, replicating the aesthetic delivered in a 90° mechanical joint. This increases sash corner strength, which...