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HWL Trade Frames has introduced the new Sheerline Prestige aluminium range from Garnalex, bolstering its existing portfolio of premium, PVCU, heritage, and flush products. The specialist trade fabricator will be offering its customers the complete Sheerline Prestige range of windows and doors, and is now taking orders for the bifold option. Graham Howatson, director of HWL Trade Frames, said: “Sheerline...
Salestracker from Insight Data has helped Dekko Window Systems grow from £3 million to £21 million in the last decade, according to the trade fabricator. Sales director Kurt Greatrex said: “Dekko has seen significant growth over the past ten years and Salestracker has very much been our secret weapon. “The data quality is excellent. It enables the sales team to...
Tradeglaze has launched its new website: www.tradeglaze.co.uk. As customers turned to digital channels in recent months, the company designed a website that is simpler, faster and optimised for mobile device users. The new website features many visual and technical enhancements, all using a modern, vibrant new look loaded with photography of recently completed projects. New sections include case studies, a news...
Lancashire Trade Frames has completed an independent audit of its processes, and has received several accreditations relevant to the construction industry. Mark Rowland, the fabricator’s managing director, said. “This is simply one part of an ongoing commitment to meeting ever higher standards in fenestration. It gives reassurance to our customers, but the detailed inspection has also given us insights into...
Quickslide has launched Go-Getters, an exclusive customer promotion to incentivise its trade partners by offering them travel and experience-based rewards. From a family day out at Alton Towers, to a weekend break for two in Lisbon or Dublin, through to exploring New Orleans and the Mississippi swamps in Louisiana, there’s something to suit all Go-Getters taking part, the company said....
Aztec Windows (Coventry) has launched new mechanically jointed residential and French doors as part of its Prestige Collection, manufactured from Halo Rustique profile. Aztec’s Prestige Collection will be following the success of Tinidor, Aztec’s new small composite door. Director Michael Hagan said: “They have been developed after many requests for doors to complement our Halo FlushSash windows. The pandemic caused...
Since the start of the first lockdown, Open Square Glazing has been buying AluFold slimline casement windows, bifold doors and sliding doors all on short lead times and all delivered direct to sites in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and now London. During that time, Open Square has added two full time fitting teams, expanded to cover north London as well as...
HWL Trade Frames has introduced a full suite of cloud-based customer service and business management systems – including 24/7 ordering – using Window Designer from First Degree Systems. HWL’s customers can take advantage of the latest Fengo2 system to price and process orders for the fabricator’s products, including its heritage windows and doors. Customers can also check on the status...
Camden Group has launched Camden Direct, its new customer online ordering system. Developed in-house, Camden Direct is an in-depth, technical window and door design system, which is accessed through an online portal. The software is available to all its customers and gives them full control over design, quotes and orders. “We listened to our customers and built the system with...
Barcode scanning is now in place from sales through to delivery at Quickslide. Designed to increase the level and accuracy of information between the fabricator and its trade partners at every stage of the order process, it follows a series of earlier investments designed to enhance the customer experience. The £2 million programme of growth includes a new dispatch centre,...
Quickslide’s Legacy VS window has passed the testing regime for the PAS 24:2016 security standard, as well as the latest weather resistance performance requirements. Based on the Spectus vertical slider Legacy was enhanced with additional reinforcement and longer screws to secure location, side extrusion blocks, sash locators, and upgraded locks, keeps, latch and aluminium tilt arms, all supplied by ERA....
Cairngorm Group uses Rapierstar fasteners throughout the manufacture and assembly of its PVCU windows, which it produces using the Veka M70 and Halo profiles. According to the company’s operations manager Robbie Benson, this is an obvious fit given that many installations are in areas of Scotland that are subjected to aggressive weather conditions. Producing windows and doors fit for the...
HWL has launched a new R9 open-in door with a Timberweld 90° joint, which allows installers to present a fully matched R9 window and door offer to homeowners. “It’s not about volume manufacture, it’s about the opportunity that it gives our customers to win business at point of retail,” Graham Howatson, director at HWL Trade Frames, said. “It means that...
Everglade Windows’ trade customers can now offer homeowners timber-look joints on flush PVCU windows, after a significant investment in a new quad welder. The London fabricator recently invested more than £1 million in new machinery, including a new Rotox SVK 508 Quad Welding machine, which manufactures PVCU windows with traditional butt joint aesthetics to replicate traditional handcrafted timber. Jay Patel,...
Evolve Window Systems has taken advantage of high levels of foiled stock and competitive lead times on bespoke foiling options to win business as demand for colours and finish continues to rise, the company has reported. The Liverpool based company – which supplies to retail and trade customers across Merseyside – said it has enjoyed three consecutive years of growth...
Arkay Windows has launched its Approved Partner Scheme in a bid to grow its network of partners throughout the UK. With the scheme, Arkay’s aim is to provide high-end fenestration products competitively and offer exceptional levels of customer support. Operating in an increasingly competitive market, Arkay Windows said it is providing a scheme that cuts through the noise, and is...
Having spent much of the last 12 months indoors due to the pandemic, the focus has fallen on home improvements. And with the Bank of England’s chief economist Andy Haldane estimating households are sitting on £150 billion of savings accrued since the pandemic, Jeremy Phillips, CDW Systems’ group chairman says that looks set to continue. An increased demand for high-end...
By AluFold Direct. A lot has been happening behind the scenes at the Blackburn-based aluminium fabricator AluFold Direct since last May, when Russell Yates was appointed managing director. Much of that has been focused on driving operational efficiencies, expanding the team, and investing and equipping a new factory which is set to open soon. For customers though, despite the vast...
Quickslide partnered with Icaal to improve its digital offering and marketing resources for its trade customers. Already a familiar name in the fenestration industry, Icaal offers a range of creative digital marketing services, specialising in search, design, and lead-generation. It will assist Quickslide with improvements to its website including a CRM dashboard, and product designers to help retail customers submit...
The introduction of the Stellar aluminium system from Epwin Window Systems has led to trade and domestic fabricator Bifold Local investing in new automated fabrication machinery to keep pace with demand. Liam Duffy, director at Bifold Local, said: “Stellar has the slim profiles that are so popular with consumers and the bifold door has real appeal. It’s allowing us to...