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Posted On - 25/05/2020
Euramax is supplying modular home manufacturer Ilke Homes with windows and doors for 2,000 modular homes. The housing crisis, skills shortage and lack of affordable homes are issues that continue to plague the UK’s housing market. Modular construction, which involves constructing elements of a building offsite in a factory-controlled setting before transporting them to site for assembly, offers a quicker...
Posted On - 20/05/2020
Conservatory Outlet’s retail sales figures topped £4 million across its network for the seven-week lockdown period beginning Monday March 30. This has been attributed to a ‘lockdown sales competition’ by the fabricator for its network of salespeople to battle it out for the top spot. Retail sales teams across the country have been supported by bi-weekly ‘virtual’ sales training sessions,...
Posted On - 03/04/2020
Aluminium trade fabricator Fentrade Aluminium Building Products will start manufacturing the Optio 58BW Flush window from Aluk when the industry reopens. Chris Reeks, director of Fentrade Aluminium Building Products, said: “We know our installing customers will want to maximise every opportunity when the market returns. The Optio 58BW Flush window taps into the growing aluminium market and is perfect for...
Posted On - 02/04/2020
Deceuninck fabricator Nolan uPVC has been praised by trade customers for outstanding service and support. Silver Hill Windows’ owner, Euros Hughes, said: “Over the past two decades Nolan’s customer care has consistently been of a high standard. The staff across the business are very helpful, and no matter what you order – from PVCU windows to aluminium bifolds – quality...
Posted On - 01/04/2020
Eurostock, from Euroglaze, allows customers to receive instant updates on stock availability as soon as orders are placed. Rosie Brennan, customer service manager, said: “When customers place an order, the stock informer module we have developed notifies us instantly if any item on that order is not in stock and allows us to offer the customer an alternative straightaway. This...
Posted On - 26/03/2020
CWG Choices has declared its recent open day a success. Carly Graham, customer service manager, said it was “a brilliant way to launch the Kubu Equipped door lock to customers. It’s a simple product, with great benefits.” Kubu, by Avantis, is a mechanical lock with an electronic indicator that lets homeowners know whether their door is locked or unlocked, and...
Posted On - 17/03/2020
The first joinery manufacturers have started making fully compliant, timber windows and doors with The Joinery Network, the co-operative of timber experts set up to back UK joiners. Eight leading companies formed The Joinery Network to improve quality and standards through providing test data for timber windows and door for joiners. Less than a year after the initial launch, The...
Posted On - 02/03/2020
Emplas is launching a new clip-on sill option on its F82 aluminium bifolding door, eliminating the risk of damage during installation and while other trades are still on site, the company said. Developed in partnership with Aluk, the new solution delivers significant benefits in new build but also home improvement installs and is available in four options: 95mm, 150mm, 190mm...
Posted On - 27/02/2020
A Glazerite installer is starting the new decade on a high by celebrating “phenomenal growth”, three years after the company was founded. Manchester-based Arctic Seal MCR has fitted more than 6,500 windows all over the UK. Set up in 2017 by husband and wife team Shahzad and Hafsa Ashraf, Arctic Seal specialises in window and door installations for property developers,...
Posted On - 27/02/2020
Installers who need 30-minute PVCU fire windows in a hurry can now order the most popular sizes from Euroglaze from stock. The Barnsley based fabricator, one of only a handful of accredited companies in the UK trained and trusted by Rehau to manufacture its Rauferno range of fire rated windows, said it is responding to demand from customers. Managing director...
Posted On - 27/02/2020
Bolton-based trade fabricator Heritage Trade Frames is celebrating 30 years in business and 25 years of being a Profile 22 fabricator. Paul Culshaw, managing director at Heritage Trade Frames, said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating this important milestone for our business and it’s testament to the hard work and continual effort of the Heritage Trade Frames team and our customers....
Posted On - 27/02/2020
Fentrade Aluminium has exceeded its target growth by more than 15% in the first year of its partnership with Aluk. The Newport-based company was founded at the end of 2018 by Chris Reeks, and targeted retail and small commercial installers with a portfolio of Aluk products including casements, bifolds and shopfronts. Key to its impressive success so far has been...
Posted On - 11/02/2020
Limerick based Curran Aluminium has become the first company in Ireland to install a Tekna 743 vacuum clamping three-axis machining centre from Emmegi, giving it the ability to machine its own flat sheets and flashings in-house for the first time. The company is a leading fabricator operating in Ireland’s commercial construction market. It has recognised that there are huge benefits...
Posted On - 11/02/2020
Conservatory Outlet has posted the highest sales figures in the company’s history for 2019. The Wakefield-based business, which supplies home improvement products to a network of retailers, has seen sales rise to record levels of over £21 million for the previous calendar year, up from just over £19 million in 2018. This 10% growth comes on the back of a...
Posted On - 10/02/2020
Lancashire Double Glazing is the newest addition to Supalite’s nationwide fabricator network. The new partnership means the team at LDG can now manufacture and install SupaLite’s range of replacement conservatory and orangery roof systems. With just six miles between their respective headquarters, the new partnership presents clear logistical benefits too. Steve Hacking, managing director of SupaLite, said: “It’s a great...
Posted On - 06/02/2020
Barnesley-based Next Gen Glazing won Euroglaze’s prize draw to celebrate the launch of its new range of composite doors. Next Gen Glazing has now received a free DoorCo composite door, complete with Rehau outerframe, Mila hinge, Maco locking system and Fab&Fix hardware. Matthew Butler of Next Gen Glazing said: “We’ve been ordering windows and doors from Euroglaze for a while...
Posted On - 06/02/2020
Glazing retailers across the country are reaping the benefits of joining the Genesis Installer Network (GIN) from Bison Frames, according to Marcus O’Boyle, the company’s business development and marketing manager. “Approved installers of the Genesis Installer Network benefit from qualified homeowner leads as a result of our targeted consumer marketing campaigns,” he said. “Offering products from our Genesis Collection and...
Posted On - 04/02/2020
Quickslide has partnered with local blinds supplier Morley Glass in a bid to further reduce lead times. “Our new relationship with Morley Glass began back in December to ensure that we were ready to hit the ground running with orders in January,” managing director Ben Weber said. “When it comes to integral blinds, our customers are increasingly requesting wider variation...
Posted On - 10/01/2020
Bristol based Nova Aluminium Systems, which celebrates 15 years of business this year, uses greenteQ Clearspan bifold hardware. The company operates out of a 40,000m2 production facility in St Jude’s and delivers to customers across England and Wales. Nova production manager Jason Ford said: “Aluminium is the go-to material for bifolds due to the colour options, strength and slim sight-lines....
Posted On - 10/01/2020
CDW Systems, the respected trade and commercial fabricator has been recognised as a certified fabricator of automatic opening vents (AOV) from SE Controls. The Gloucester-based company is now an authorised partner following extensive auditing and inspection. By passing the requirements of the Factory Production Control process, CDW Systems can manufacture smoke and heat exhaust ventilation (SHEV) systems to the standards...
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