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Posted On - 28/06/2023
Eurocell has agreed a supply partnership with Gloucestershire manufacturer, Polyframe. According to Eurocell, Polyframe has chosen to partner with Eurocell to ensure long-term security and reliability in supply and service. The fabricator is expecting ‘a smooth and efficient changeover’ with ‘minimal disruption’, led by Eurocell’s technical teams. As a Eurocell customer, Polyframe will benefit from Eurocell’s ‘Grow With Us’ ethos, receiving technical support and...
Posted On - 28/06/2023
We talk to Nick Rudd, director at Spectral Windows, about how a Deceuninck Aluminium’s modern design is proving to be a winner with installers and homeowners. Spectral Windows was established during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 by Jason Wilder and fellow directors Nick Rudd, Phil Redfern and Scott McQueen, after being contacted by old customers who said they needed a...
Posted On - 21/06/2023
Sternfenster has launched Quickglaze, a new knock-in glazing bead with co-extruded gaskets for its Visofold 1000 bi-folding doors, which helps reduce the time spent on site, according to the Lincoln-based trade fabricator. “Today, aluminium bi-fold doors represent an affordable high-end home upgrade for many homeowners,” said Sternfenster’s sales director, Nathan Court. “This creates a valuable opportunity for retail companies to...
Posted On - 21/06/2023
Everglade Windows marked its 15th trade customer conference, Evolve 23, at its London HQ recently, launching eight new products to its portfolio. Around 100 delegates attended the conference, which included five new additions to the aïr range, as well as a selection of other new products. “Our annual trade customer conference is always the highlight of the year for us...
Posted On - 21/06/2023
The inaugural ‘Emplas Open’, held at Hanbury Manor in Hertfordshire on 8 June was declared a success by the fabricator, after more than 80 customers and suppliers enjoyed sunshine, 18 holes of golf, and a three-course meal with football manager and former professional footballer, Dean Saunders, providing the entertaining after-dinner speech. “We wanted to get our customers together for a...
Posted On - 21/06/2023
Direct Trade Windows has made a £50k investment in new machinery from FOM Industrie. The investment includes the acquisition of an additional crimping machine and a double saw machine, adding to the company’s existing CNC machining centre, cutting and crimping machinery, and 180-degree angle cutting machine. Director, AJ Hassanali, commented: “The decision to invest in new machinery reflects our dedication...
Posted On - 14/06/2023
Universal Arches is offering a new paint finishing service for all types of window and doors, plus angled frames, arched windows, circular windows and gothic shapes. According to Universal Arches, the new service will ensure a significant reduction in lead times as it can combine the collection of frames for painting with usual collection and delivery of profiles and arches....
Posted On - 14/06/2023
The Bifold Outlet has praised TWR Group for the quality of its products and service. The company has been a TWR customer for three years. It buys Smarts Visofold 1000 bi-fold doors and a bi-fold made with the Cortizo aluminium system, as well as other products, including the Cortizo 4700 sliding patio system from the fabricator. James O’Brien, Bifold Outlets...
Posted On - 14/06/2023
Lincoln fabricator Tradeglaze has taken delivery of a new Stuga Autoflow-2 MK4 sawing and machining centre. Tradeglaze production manager, Kenny King, said: “The Stuga Autoflow-2 MK4 is a game-changer for us. Capable of producing all saw cuts including arrowheads and espags on either side of profile, it optimises and further improves the precision of our fabrication process. It will also...
Posted On - 14/06/2023
Nationwide Windows & Doors (NWD) has demonstrated its commitment as a responsible employer by becoming Living Wage accredited. Employing 280 staff at its Rugby headquarters and throughout various depots across England and Wales, NWD, along with its retail sister company Future Homes, now join more than 12,000 UK businesses who pay the real Living Wage, the only UK wage rate...
Posted On - 14/06/2023
Dudley’s Aluminium has secured four new projects in the education sector. The fabricator will be working alongside Andrew Scott on Ysgol Gynradd Groes-wen Primary School in Cardiff. When completed, the school will feature contemporary architecture and a range of amenities accessible to the public. Dudley’s will install Metal Technology System capped curtain walling, doors and windows on the build, as...
Posted On - 14/06/2023
Aluminium fabricator CDW Systems is finding growth in assisting smaller fabricators in meeting project requirements that would otherwise be beyond their capabilities. According to the Gloucester-based company, which has been supplying to the domestic and commercial markets for more than 30 years, limited resources, restricted production capacity, and limited access to specialised equipment can make it difficult for smaller fabricators...
Posted On - 06/06/2023
New-build specialist SG Window Systems has signed a three-year contract extension that will see it continue to manufacture the Optima window and door system by Epwin Window Systems until at least 2026. Steven Rubotham, director of SG Window Systems, said: “We’re delighted to have extended our agreement. We’ve built our business on forming strong relationships with mutual trust. That’s exactly...
Posted On - 30/05/2023
By Jason Scrivens, sales director at Swift Frame. ‘Any colour you like, as long it’s black’ – that was Henry Ford’s famous summary of the aesthetic options available on his Model T, the world’s first mass-market car. For years, if fenestration had a similar slogan, it was ‘any colour you like, as long as it’s white.’ The vast majority of...
Posted On - 30/05/2023
Shelforce has won Business of the Year at the Great British Business and Community Awards 2023 – an accolade that follows its recent King’s Award for Enterprise in Promoting Opportunity (through social mobility). Judges are said to have been impressed by Shelforce’s business growth, inclusive approach to employment and training, and strong company culture. Shelforce also demonstrated its capacity to...
Posted On - 25/05/2023
Quickslide has revealed the newest incarnation of its flagship Legacy vertical slider for the first time at the 2023 FIT show. Featuring refined run-through horns and a new slim-line meeting rail, the enhanced Legacy VS will be available later this year. At just 37mm, the slim meeting rail is over a centimetre narrower than its standard counterpart and one of...
Posted On - 25/05/2023
Emplas has launched a new ‘Works with Kubu’, Secure Connected Device and Secured by Design accredited – as standard – window range. The unique offer is built around a new high security window lock developed exclusively for Emplas in partnership with Avantis and offered across its complete Optima casement window ranges. With bi-directional locking and Avantis’ intelligent optimised ‘floating mushroom...
Posted On - 25/05/2023
A Plus Aluminium has launched an upgraded residential trade stock service to support fast lead times and lower costs on eight window and door products. The products are: Crown 98 and 120 sliding doors; PlusGlide 47 sliding door; Crown hinged door; bi-folding doors, Crown casement (75) including the flush option, and heritage windows and doors. Most of the stock products...
Posted On - 16/05/2023
Aluminium fabricator, Hepworth Framework, welcomed customers, suppliers, prospects and the Mayor of Calderdale, Councillor Angie Gallagher, to its expanded manufacturing facility in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, during a recent open day. Hepworth has recently invested over £1 million in its purpose-built, aluminium manufacturing plant which has resulted in a bigger workforce, increased output, an expansion to its window and door system...
Posted On - 09/05/2023
Sternfenster has invested in a fleet of Kia EV6 electric cars for its sales team as part of a company-wide sustainability initiative. Kia claims a range of up to 328 miles on a single charge for the EV6, and says the battery can recharge from 10% to 80% in just 18 minutes. “The pandemic in 2020 accelerated our ambition to...
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