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Window and door installer, Total Window Repairs (TWR), has been a continuous Sternfenster customer for the past 13 years. Run by husband-and-wife team Darren and Georgie Andrews, the company services the Blandford Forum, Shaftesbury, Gillingham, Dorchester and the surrounding areas. “TWR is a family run business with family morals, and the fact that Sternfenster is also a family-business is one...
Affordable Window Systems has invested approximately £250,000 in a new Supercut saw centre to increase manufacturing capacity for its Timberlook range. Since its launch seven years ago, Affordable has reported incredible growth for Timberlook, with over 65,000 flush sash frames manufactured to date. To meet this growing demand, Affordable Window Systems has invested in the SC6 model Supercut saw centre...
As Rehau’s longest standing customer in the UK, Euroglaze has been manufacturing and supplying PVC-U frames to trade customers for more than 45 years. It has seen plenty of trends come and go as fashions have changed in home design and décor and new performance and security standards have come into play. Like the rest of the market, there was...
Specialist aluminium fabricator, CDW Systems, has reported increased demand for its Smart Alitherm Heritage range despite the current market slowdown. CDW Systems added the modern range to its offering three years ago. Specifically developed to meet the requirements of refurbishment renewal projects, particularly in sensitive planning areas, the range is said to be ideal for Victorian and Art Deco projects....
Sternfenster has launched its new Alitherm 400 casement window, which achieves a Window Energy Rating of A with a double-glazed unit, making it fully compliant with Building Regulations for refurbishment projects. The Alitherm 400 can achieve a U-value of 1.2W/m2K with a triple glazed unit (with a centre-pane U-value of 0.8W/m2K), making it ideal for newbuild properties. The 70mm thermally...
John Fredericks (JFP) has revamped its production facility with a fully automated frame welding and corner cleaning line, enabling the company to service customer demand with even greater efficiency. The Huddersfield-based window and door manufacturer has invested significantly to further improve quality. According to JFP, the new line has also sped up fabrication, increased capacity, and optimised workforce structure. Trading...
Framexpress has hosted a social media workshop – a first for the company and a new arm of support for its Club Framexpress customers. Partnering with external marketing agency, Balls2 Marketing, the Telford-based fabricator welcomed over 15 of its customers for the day, providing them with social media tips and advice that was designed to generate more leads and grow...
Nationwide Windows & Doors has been shortlisted in the Manufacturer of the Year (over £25m) category in the 2024 Made in the Midlands Awards, the annual celebration of the region’s manufacturing sector. Organised by Insider Media Limited and now in its 14th year, the event sees more than 40 businesses vying for prizes in 11 categories. Other prestigious finalists include...
John Fredericks (JFP) has won Manufacturer of the Year at Insider’s 2024 Made in Yorkshire Awards. Held at New Dock Hall at Royal Armouries in Leeds, and compèred by television presenter, journalist and newsreader Sameena Ali-Khan, the event celebrated the world-class companies in Yorkshire and the Humber, along with the products they are making and selling across the world. JFP,...
Framexpress will be exhibiting its fire door range at The Fire Safety Event, which is scheduled for Tuesday 30 April 2024 to Thursday 2 May 2024, at Birmingham’s NEC. The Fire Safety Event offers the opportunity to highlight the latest innovations and ways to maintain the highest standards in fire safety, and Framexpress’ recent accreditations to BM Trada Q Mark’s...
Specialist aluminium fabricator CDW Systems has announced that it is set to merge with its sister company, supplier and installer Clearway Doors & Windows. Both businesses boast more than 30 years in the industry and in 2010 the Gloucester-based CDW bought out the Cheltenham-based Clearway. The merger will see Clearway become a division of CDW Systems, with Clearway continuing to...
AluFoldDirect says it is combining ‘unbeatable prices, unparalleled speed and unwavering reliability’ with its latest initiative – Easy Aluminium. Continuing the trade and commercial fabricator’s core objective to simplify and speed up aluminium projects, Easy Aluminium includes AluFoldDirect’s most competitively priced, thermally efficient bi-fold door. Available at a Building Regulation compliant 1.4 W/m²K U-value from £375 per leaf, AluFoldDirect also...
Dekko Window Systems has added the Curtain Wall 50 façade from Reynaers to its product portfolio. The CW 50 aluminium curtain wall system offers various design options and glazing variants and includes different technical variants that comply with specified levels of thermal insulation. With regard to thermal performance, the CW 50 system offers solutions in different levels, allowing the use...
Dempsey Dyer has been a Deceuninck customer for 40 years this year. We talked to managing director, Peter Dyer, about why the relationship has lasted so well, and how it is blazing new ground. When Dempsey Dyer moved to Deceuninck as supplier 40 years ago, managing director Peter Dyer explained that the decision was almost solely based on the fact...
Home improvement specialist, Hazlemere, has opened its first showroom inside the M25 as it looks to tap into growing demand for its range of products. Led by Rachel Braham-Hill, Hazlemere has invested £100,000 into the site on Swakeleys Road in Ickenham, putting in a full selection of windows and doors and touchscreen digital displays that will be showcasing a portfolio...
Fabricator, John Fredericks Plastics, has signed up to the Building Our Skills initiative. Andy Wadham, head of training & development for John Fredericks, said: “We’re dedicated to ensuring our staff are given the right opportunities for career development through access to appropriate accredited training and the acquisition of sector-specific qualifications. “In addition, our goal of helping to attract newcomers to...
PVC-U and aluminium fabricator, Bedfordshire Windows, is celebrating its seven-year anniversary. Since taking on its first employee in its founding year in 2017, the company is reported to have grown at a ‘phenomenal’ rate. Outgrowing its original premises by its second year, the company headed into its third year diversifying its product range to introduce aluminium products to its portfolio,...
Alex Page, director of Stedek, argues that undermining premium brands hurts everyone in the long run. In today’s window industry, we’re lucky enough to have a vast range of quality, stylish products to choose from. It’s a level of choice that my dad could’ve only dreamed of when he started Stedek 30 years ago – a time when you could...
Emplas has achieved Investors In People (IIP) status across the entire Emplas Group in the UK. It means Emplas, Padiham Glass, Acorn Aluminium and T&K Home Improvements join only a handful of building products manufacturers and home improvement companies to hold the high-profile accreditation. The award represents a significant achievement and recognition of the investment that Emplas is making in...
Birmingham window and door manufacturer, Shelforce, has been shortlisted in the Diversity and Inclusion category at this year’s LGC Awards 2024. The LGC Awards is said to be one of the most prestigious events in the local government calendar and recognises outstanding examples of innovation and excellence delivered by councils nationwide. Shelforce, a service within Birmingham City Council, is said...
