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Roseview has secured its spot at the FIT Show 2019, which will return to the Birmingham NEC between May 21 and 23. “Last year’s FIT Show was the best yet – extremely well organised, very professional and busier than ever before,” sales director Richard Burrells said. “Considering that was the first time it had ever been at the NEC –...
Independent weather testing, delivered in partnership with The Residence Collection, has returned a series of top passes for HWL Trade Frames’ new frame-only supply of Residence 9 windows. The trade fabricator has developed an R9 frame-only offer, pioneering the application of Timberweld sash-welding technologies in its manufacture. This process, HWL said, increases sash corner strength, which, in most configurations, eliminates...
Stedek has purchased £45K of machinery to help it meet demands for Residence Collection windows. Since 2010, Stedek has manufactured Epwin’s Swish and Profile 22 systems. Now, the firm has acquired a bank of 12 Jade end millers to accommodate DW3’s Residence Collection, with the aim of tapping into demand at the higher end of the market. Managing director Alex...
Origin is experiencing exponential business growth thanks to its revolutionary online quoting and ordering system, Origin Sale Safe (OSS), the company has announced. It has also reduced the time partners spend on each order, allowing projects to be completed faster and more precisely. Introduced at the end of 2016, OSS was designed to help Origin partners easily quote and order...
Conservatory Outlet is driving its aluminium range of home improvement products as consumer interests increasingly turn to environmentally friendly alternatives, the company has said. Whether it be carbon footprint, global warming, or plastic-filled oceans, consumers are now beginning to make a concerted effort to ensure that their purchases have a limited impact on the environment. Conservatory Outlet’s ‘Slimframe’ and ‘Slimfold’...
Euroglaze has reported that a customer has said its windows are the best manufactured it has seen in more than 20 years. Trade stockist J3 Windows, based in Aberdare, south Wales started buying Rehau frames from Euroglaze when it set up in October last year, and the feedback from installers, builders and developers to the product quality has been fantastic,...
Dekko Window Systems has invested in a £150K Graf Cill Welder, which is believed to be the world’s first. The new cill welder means the firm can manifacture 95mm stub cills, and both 150mm and 180mm cills, with a completely seamless weld. Eliminating potential discolouration by removing the need to sand or polish the cill, the advanced machine achieves a...
South Devon-based Fab Frames has introduced a new unit for composite door manufacture. Fab Frames manufactures its own Solidor composite doors with an Avantis multi-point lock, Kömmerling outer frame and the 3-Star Kitemarked Ultion cylinder. The commissioning of the new dedicated unit will increase capacity to 100 doors a week, serving the south west of the UK with regular deliveries...
TruFrame has launched QuoteBuilder, a lead generation tool for its customers. The free tool is designed to provide homeowners with a quick way to obtain accurate prices and realistic visual representations, in a way that conforms to expectations set by the automotive and furniture industries. QuoteBuilder can be used via mobile, tablet, PC or Mac and homeowners can receive an...
Sash UK has launched a new composite doors brochure. The Barnsley-based manufacturer developed the brochure after recognising a change in consumers’ purchasing behaviours for choosing composite doors. Darren Woolf, trade sales director at Sash UK, said: “We have gained a vast amount of knowledge working with our trade customers over the years, gathering feedback about what their customers would like...
Bison Frames has expanded its Genesis Collection and WarmCore range, which represent a complete suite of high-end products. Mark Tetley, director of Bison, said: “We’re very well known and respected for our sash windows, because we have the expertise and skillset in-house to continuously improve our offering … However, 2018 sees this philosophy expand into a whole suite of products,...
Demand for Real Aluminium has increased with the number of new installers growing by nearly 80%, the company has announced. The company said one installer is urging fellow installation firms not to be daunted by aluminium after seeing his own business grow at record pace since turning to Real Aluminium. Ipswich Trade Frames introduced Real Aluminium, and the firm’s spend...
Tradelink Window Solutions has introduced Residence 7s to its premium window and door collection, introducing a seamless, welded finish. “The unique Residence 7s window takes the product to an exciting new level of quality,” Jim Moody, managing director at Tradelink, said. “The Residence brand is increasing in popularity and our new seamless weld Residence 7s offers installers the perfect combination...
Mila has congratulated Sussex based trade fabricator Tradesmith as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. Tradesmith has been buying a large proportion of its hardware from Mila for much of those 25 years. Mila’s area sales manager Earl Tate said: “In the early 90s, Mila started out supplying Tradesmith with ProStyle window and door handles, but that has vastly expanded over...
Essex-based Window Tech Trade has stopped production of 400 standard PVCU window and door frames each week to focus on the manufacture of The Residence Collection. Faced with dwindling single digit net margins, managing director of Window Tech Trade Bob Wallis decided to outsource standard PVCU frames and turn to The Residence Collection with the potential of double-digit net margins...
Astraseal has reported an increase in traffic to the firm’s online information centre – www.astrasealdownloads.com. Combining product brochures, profile prints, technical specifications and installation guides from systems houses and suppliers, the free-to-access resource has seen thousands of industry professionals navigate to the site and download resources since the beginning of the year. “Astraseal Downloads was created to alleviate the sheer...
AluWood has launched its authorised installer scheme to make it easier for companies to sell aluclad windows and doors to homeowners and developers. “We’re finding some homeowners want modern aluminium styling but a homely finish on the inside,” Callum Grant, commercial director at AluWood, said. “Our aluclad system offers a perfect combination of sleek modern aluminium on the outside but...
Mercury Glazing Supplies has invested in new machinery. Chris Reeks, Mercury’s sales and marketing director, said: “This investment will help us continue to deliver exceptional quality and exceptional lead times as our order volumes increase.” Mercury has bought two machines from Haffner Murat: a new FA526 automatic two-head end milling machine and a new SC220/VS machining centre. The new machines...
Colours are added to Camden’s Inliten profile through its in-house foiling system, which is headed by Mark Lavery and a dedicated team. “The increase in orders for foiled profile we have seen grow incredibly over the past few years and we expect for this trend to continue well into 2018 for both internal and external frames,” Mark said. Mark also...
Newport-based IDM Doors has signed up with Eurocell, switching from its original supplier because it wanted a long term supplier that “could simultaneously deliver brand, range, quality, service and business support alongside a leading system”. “I was impressed with the whole package,” managing director Ian Pritchard said. “The multi-chamber design of the Eurologik profile and the way it incorporates reinforcement...