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Posted On - 14/02/2023
Birmingham based window and door manufacturer, Shelforce, has invested in a new software system from First Degree Systems. The company, which specialises in providing PVCu and aluminium products, including fire doors, to local authority building projects, says it has made the move due to continued success and rising demand, including for its fully compliant Fireshel 30-minure fire, smoke and security...
Posted On - 07/02/2023
Sternfenster hosted a roundtable in January to discuss the importance of manufacturing windows and doors sustainably, and to share best practice when it comes to measuring and reducing the industry’s impact on the environment. The aim of the event was to collectively develop strategies that help reduce carbon emissions and increase recycling, while maximising the commercial opportunities from doing so....
Posted On - 07/02/2023
Listers is hosting a series of ‘supercharged’ open days in April in a bid to give visitors valuable insights into product development, alongside business advice and market insight, which will prepare them for 2023 and beyond. Held on 25-26 April at Listers’ Stoke showroom, the open days will take place across several ‘zones’, and promise a modern approach to continuous...
Posted On - 07/02/2023
Hurst Doors has invested in a dedicated fleet of 24 Mercedes vans to supports its national network of over 1,800 installers. The company manufactures more than 3,500 PVC panels and 500 composite doors per week. According to Hurst, each van travels around 100,000 miles a year to help deliver more than 200,000 door products. Hurst’s sales director, Mark Atkinson, said:...
Posted On - 07/02/2023
Customade Group has become a corporate patron of construction industry charity, Crash, pledging to provide materials and to support construction and refurbishment projects of homelessness charities and hospices across the UK. The objective of Crash is to help people who are homeless and sleeping rough, and adults and children who need end of life care in a hospice by constructing...
Posted On - 01/02/2023
Quickslide has launched additional colour options, including exclusive dual foils for vertical sliders, following the opening of a new 18,500ft2 dedicated foiling facility that has increased in-house foiling capacity by 30%, as well as allow the company to respond more quickly to foil trends. Quickslide is said to have surveyed its trade partners to help inform the decision for the...
Posted On - 01/02/2023
Premier Arches is now offering nationwide delivery thanks to its own dedicated fleet of vans. Managing director, Sean Greenall, commented: “At Premier Arches, we operate on three core principles – excellent manufacturing quality, outstanding customer service, and a ‘make life easier’ offering, and thanks to our own dedicated fleet of delivery vehicles, we’re able to deliver on all three, ensuring...
Posted On - 01/02/2023
ODL Europe has taken delivery of its second edge banding machine, further increasing the company’s composite door prepping capacity. Bryan Bultema, managing director at ODL Europe, said: “This latest investment will support the continued growth for our in-house door prepping service by further increasing our prepped door output and delivering superb product accuracy.” The Fravol Fast Series 625-23 machine has...
Posted On - 01/02/2023
AluFold Direct is offering an outsourcing service to other fabricators who don’t want the hassle of overheads associated with making their own aluminium frames. With dedicated, high-speed lines for windows, bi-folds and sliders, each with top of the range cutting and machining centres and fully automated four head crimpers, the Blackburn-based business says it can deliver the kind of speed...
Posted On - 24/01/2023
Birmingham based window and door manufacturer, Shelforce, has increased its number of full-time staff to cope with demand. The company currently has 29 staff, with 21 full time, but this year it will increase its permanent staff to 33 – with the extra 12 including three new team leader positions. They will include a fire door manufacturer team leader, a...
Posted On - 17/01/2023
National fabricator Listers is inviting retail companies to attend one of its open days in April to learn about product development, business advice and specialist skills, which will prepare them for 2023 and beyond. Held on April 25th and 26th at Listers’ Stoke showroom, the open days will take place across several ‘zones’, and promise a modern approach to continuous...
Posted On - 17/01/2023
The installation of flush casement windows from Epwin in a three-bedroom, semi-detached bungalow in Maidenhead, Berkshire has won a customer competition run by trade fabricator Universal Trade Frames for the best installation of summer 2022. The domestic project featured seven flush casement windows, including two bay windows, all using the award-winning flush casement window system from Epwin. All frames were...
Posted On - 17/01/2023
Specialist aluminium fabricator, CDW Systems, is set to trial the Aluk Luminia F82 slimline bi-fold door as a potential upgrade option to its existing Aluk BSF70 bi-fold offer. The Luminia F82 has been designed so the frame and cill have slim sightlines of just 97mm and to be thermally efficient, delivering a 1.3 U-value with double glazing. It features a...
Posted On - 10/01/2023
By Mike Parczuk, managing director, Sternfenster. Towards the end of last year, there was some worrying news emerging from the wider construction industry about an increase in the number of insolvencies. According to Sky News, the Insolvency Service recorded 10,717 company insolvencies in the first half of 2022, of which the construction sector accounted for a fifth. Closer to home,...
Posted On - 10/01/2023
Listers has introduced an online energy calculator which illustrates the potential energy-saving benefits to homeowners of upgrading their windows to modern, efficient alternatives from the national fabricator. Hosted on Listers’ website, or available to retail companies to host on their own websites as a simple plug-in, the calculator encourages homeowners to compare a modern window installation with their current set...
Posted On - 04/01/2023
Window and door manufacturer, Tradelink, has invested heavily in a new factory in Mildenhall, Suffolk. With over 29 years’ experience in the windows and doors industry, Tradelink specialises in PVC-U and aluminium windows, doors, sealed units and conservatories. The company, which has WindowCenters across the UK, has been manufacturing in Mildenhall for over 15 years. Stuart Judge, MD, commented: “When we saw...
Posted On - 04/01/2023
Listers has announced a permanent cost of living allowance uplift of £1,000 for all employees across all sites, which was originally announced in May 2022 as a temporary 12-month measure to help them cope with inflation and spiralling energy costs. The trade fabricator is also due to increase the rate for all hourly paid colleagues from £10.40 to £10.90 in...
Posted On - 04/01/2023
HWL Windows has revealed that processing all of its product designs – regardless of system and profile material – with Window Designer from First Degree Systems is key to efficiency within the business. “Using a single piece of design processing software across multiple systems and profile types is an important part of running our business efficiently,” said HWL director, Graham...
Posted On - 20/12/2022
Listers has ended 2022 with a record £4million month, with sales boosted by sales of Sheerline, Residence Collection and its heritage Timeless window. Listers added the new Sheerline range to its offer early in 2022, coinciding with major investment in its in-house aluminium manufacturing facility. Roy Frost, Listers’ managing director, said that the fabricator had seen consistent growth in demand...
Posted On - 20/12/2022
Stockists and installers looking to make the most of demand for flush sash windows in PVC-U can now buy three different options from Euroglaze. The Barnsley based fabricator, long established as one of Rehau’s leading trade customers, has added the Rehau Rio system to the Liniar flush sash and Liniar Resurgence systems it already offered – a line-up that has...
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