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Origin has launched the OS-29 (Patio Slider), which is the slimmest semi-dry glaze system in the UK, featuring a 29mm sightline and offering wide customer appeal, the company said. The OS-29 offers another sightline option in the Origin Patio Sliding Door range, joining the already well-established OS-44 and OS-77 (with 44mm and 77mm sightline options respectively). Its design and launch...
Listers is one of the first Sheerline launch partners to supply Sheerline’s Classic aluminium window and door system. Designed from the ground up, Sheerline Classic is an ultra slim, beadless aluminium system that offers exceptional performance combined with beautiful aesthetics, Garnalex said. At the heart of the new system is Sheerline’s patented corner jointing method, making it easy and quick...
Quickslide has partnered with Rapierstar to help raise the bar on manufacturing efficiency. Rapierstar’s window and door fasteners are now used in the assembly of Quickslide’s core PVCU product range. Following an initial fastener health check, which is a review conducted by Rapierstar’s technical consultants to assess the use and application of the many different fastener types across the factory,...
Roseview has installed a second AMC602 machining centre from Kombimatec. The addition of a second AMC602 machining centre has been essential in order to keep up with customer demand, and to maintain the production standards required for its flagship product: the Ultimate Rose heritage-style vertical sliding window. Roseview’s production director Tim Bygrave said: “Ultimate Rose is easily the most authentic,...
Members of Sternfenster’s approved installer network can capitalise on current and anticipated demand, thanks to a comprehensive package of lead generation, marketing and customer support, as well as exclusive extended warranties on product and homeowner security guarantees, the company has reported. This includes the generation of homeowner leads through Sternfenster’s website and social media channels, which are directed to each...
Emplas has launched a new aluminium window and door range, which gives its customers access to Aluk’s aluminium windows and doors, in addition to its pre-existing F82 Luminia bifold offer. This includes: the 58BW ST slim sightline window, including flush and heritage options; the 58BD residential and French door system, which also includes a flush option; and the BSC94 inline...
Sternfenster is offering “rapid lead times” on its aluminium product range, including its bifold, sliding patio and casement offering, despite continuing high demand at the start of 2021. The fabricator is offering its Smart Visofold aluminium bifold, in standard RAL Grey, black and white and dual grey on White – plus its Smart Alitherm 300 casement window in RAL white...
The Joinery Network has launched Lignum, a timber window and door system that fully complies with Building Regulations. The Lignum range by The Joinery Network (the co-operative set up to support joinery manufacturers and improve quality in the timber industry through certification) is the first complete UK timber window and door system with full PAS 24:2016, Document Q, BS 6375:...
With an increase in popularity of high-end aluminium products, Dekko Window Systems sales director Kurt Greatrex explains how the company is meeting this growing demand. We have opened a new 25,000ft2 factory dedicated to the production of Räum, our exclusive aluminium range. This factory brings Dekko’s total manufacturing capacity to 80,000 ft2, and includes state-of-the-art equipment that is manned by...
Purplex has provided a new website for aluminium fabricator Fleetwood Architectural Aluminium, as it looked to manufacture and install aluminium products for the retail market. Purplex helped to create the brand Nüevo Home before designing and building a high-end website. The web team delivered a fully responsive bespoke, contemporary, and modern website, optimised for all mobile and tablet devices and...
Apeer has said that deliveries to the UK mainland from Northern Ireland have been unaffected by Brexit. Apeer, which manufacturers Apeer composite doors and Lumi windows and doors from its factory in Northern Ireland, said that despite coverage in the national press advising that some suppliers are facing difficulties in delivering produce to Irish retailers and caterers, deliveries of the...
aïr MOD Series from Everglade won Best Windows at the 2020 Build It Awards. Jay Patel, aïr brand ambassador, said: “We’re delighted that aïr MOD Series has won Best Windows at the 2020 Build It Awards. The collection was launched in June 2019 and brings five unique products into one integrated system, allowing for easier installation, surveying and selling. “The...
CDW Systems now offers the Smart Alitherm Heritage Range from Smart Systems. The modern thermal aluminium range was developed to meet the requirements of refurbishment renewal projects, particularly in sensitive planning areas, and is ideal for Victorian and Art Deco projects. CDW has already had success in its local Gloucestershire area where there are many of these older properties in...
TruFrame has contributed to the design and development of Mila’s new range of Heritage espag handles, and has since become one of the first customers to start fitting the new handles on its flush sash windows. TruFrame worked with Mila’s design team to give a fabricator’s perspective on how the perfect ‘heritage’ espag handle would look and function. Features include...
Abcell is currently promoting three to four-week lead times on its WarmCore and Aluk windows and doors. “Coronavirus has had a profound effect on the glazing industry and some supply chains are struggling to catch up with the production deficit caused by the lockdown,” Neville Gleed, operations director at Abcell, said. “The supply of resin has been impacted particularly hard,...
Sternfenster has expanded the capacity of its aluminium facility with the addition of a new Schirmer ALU BAZ Composite Orbit-C machining and cutting centre. Delivered in the autumn and representing a six-figure investment, the new Schirmer further expands Sternfenster’s aluminium bifold capability, while increasing precision and product quality. “We also planned to expand the capacity of our aluminium bifold line,...
CWG Choices is standardising on Ultion premium locks. CWG Choices managing director Chris Powell said the company switched to Ultion because of the brand awareness for both consumers and trade customers. “We know Ultion gives comfort and credibility to consumers, and our partnership is at the forefront of security,” he said. “Ultion has all the security accreditations and provides a...
Emplas has launched a new retail tool that simplifies remote-selling while offering seamless integration with ordering processes. This includes: allowing installers to change window colours and designs in seconds: swap in and out different glass specifications: and apply the options chosen to a digital image of any property, either remotely or in the home. It also automatically pulls in pricing...
Roseview has launched its new Ultimate Rose Mk3 window. A significant redevelopment of its Ultimate Rose window, the new version includes a range of features that “push the boundaries of what was thought possible with timber-alternative windows”, the company said. Roseview has removed virtually all the visible capping and shadow lines that normally identify a window made from PVCU. At...
AluFoldDirect has launched its new flush sash aluminium window. “Flush sash is a massive trend in the homeowner market, as we have seen from the growth in PVCU flush frames,” managing director Russell Yates said. “Like any new aluminium product, flush windows are available on the market, but not on the fast lead times that installers need, and that’s why...