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Express Glass Warehouse now offers bespoke toughened glass shower screens, delivered to site the same day. Glass shower screens are usually available in three designs/formats: a single panel shower screen, a shower screen with return panel, and a walk-in shower enclosure. Express Glass Warehouse can design and manufacture a bespoke glass shower screen in either 8mm or 10mm toughened glass....
CRL has launched its new Door Hardware and Office Partition Systems brochure. From CRL Langle office partition systems and glazing channels, door controls and patch hardware, sliding and bifolding doors, to spider fittings, structural standoffs and glass awning systems, the brochure includes many products. The company said a highlight of the range is the CRL Langle office partition systems, available...
Barrier Components now offers interior architecture from Italian component manufacturer Colcom. Barrier Components now hold a wide selection of Colcom hardware; the Biloba, EVO and Unica stainless steel hinge systems for glass offer a minimalist styling to both internal and external frameless glass door installations in a variety of settings, the company said. Biloba is a collection of self-closing +90°...
Oakland Glass has announce a 15% increase in sales in 2017 and a strong start to 2018. Managing director of Oakland Glass Tina Moorhouse said: “We work with a wide range of customers across the trade, new build and commercial markets and have seen growth across the board from existing customers as well as new companies switching to Oakland. ...
Hodgson Sealants and Edgetech have both been announced as sponsors of The Glazing Summit, taking place at St. John’s Exhibition Centre in Solihull on May 22. Charles Hodgson, owner of Hodgson Sealants, said: “With five decades of experience in the industry, we’ve certainly seen it all – first as a long-standing family-run business, but also as a key supplier to...
Thermoseal Group has introduced new sizes of its Thermobar Interbar to suit warm edge windows incorporating a multi-pane window system with a 25mm surface mount Georgian bar. New sizes of Thermobar Interbar (muntin) include 11.5mm x 22mm and 15.5mm x 22mm Interbar and fittings in black, white and grey. The Thermobar Interbar range also includes: 6mm x 18mm; 11.5mm x...
New additions to the Systemglas range have been announced by passive fire protection company Promat UK. Using the fire resistant material Promatect H, two new Promat Systemglas options give designers and contractors the scope to create frameless, butt-jointed glazed screens that maximise light transmission, while offering fire integrity and insulation (EI) fire protection for 30 or 60 minutes. Systemglas Celare...
Bohle has added the Skyforce Juliet balcony to its range, which provides fall protection for French balconies. It can be pre-fabricated as part of the door manufacturing process and secured directly to the frame, in addition to surrounding brickwork and masonry. This means that it can be supplied as part of a French door or added at point of installation....
Balconette has launched the SG12 fully frameless balustrading system. Particularly suitable for balconies, the system is also designed for outdoor applications, such as providing a protective barrier for a decking area or mezzanine. The SG12 fully frameless system doesn’t require posts or handrails. It can be fitted either above or below finished floor level, or an elliptical handrail can be...
AGC has introduced a new brand image and marketing package for its Pyrobel range of fire-resistant glass. The Pyrobel logo has been refreshed with clean, dynamic lines that embody the modern aesthetic that glass brings to architecture. The emphasis was on introducing an eye-catching image that is meaningful to both AGC customers and specifiers, as well as one that the...
With a company name change and a £4 million investment in new machinery and equipment, Euroview Architectural Glass has set out to provide the finest specialized glass available to commercial applications across the UK, the company has announced. A key part of this drive has been the addition of Glaston’s FC500 flat glass tempering furnace with the first iLooK online glass quality measuring system...
Pyroguard has achieved an increase in the test evidence and scope for Pyroguard Rapide fire safety glass into fire-door applications. The system has achieved a successful integrity and radiation (EW Classification) fire performance of 80 minutes, an over-run of 20 minutes when compared to the current test requirement. This system’s success was not only due to the performance of the...
Morley Glass and Glazing has introduced a new slimline ScreenLine integral blind system. SL16 can be used in composite doors and vertical sliding windows due to its slimline 10mm slats, making it the first integrated blind system that is suitable for use in a 16mm cavity, the company said. The range includes the slider controlled SL16S Venetian, as well as...
3M’s master distributor of window films, William Smith Group 1832, is expanding its portfolio with 3M’s new Daylight Redirecting film. 3M Daylight Redirecting Film uses micro-structured prisms to optimise natural light in buildings by redirecting it deeper into the room. The company said that directing light towards the ceiling and deeper into buildings, the window film provides benefits, including energy...
2018 marks the 20th anniversary of Morley Glass and Glazing, which is reporting 30% year-on-year growth over the last 12 months. 2017 saw the launch of Morley’s updated website, the opening of its new showroom, and the expansion of its delivery fleet, including four new vans. The business has also introduced several new additions to its product range, including SmartMotion,...
Sherwin Williams has launched a new specification website – www.specification.sherwin-williams.co.uk – an online resource for customers looking for Dow and Geocel specialist silicone sealant, bonding and weatherproofing building envelope solutions. The Dow and Geocel Products are marketed in the UK and Ireland by the Dow strategic partner Sherwin Williams. The silicone structural glazing, cladding and weatherproofing products boast over 50...
By Gary Dean, managing director, OnLevel UK. Adding a glass Juliet balcony to a building is a great way of getting loads of natural light into a room. Typically, they consist of a safety rail, fixings and ‘balustrade’ constructed from a glass panel. Glass Juliet balconies are extremely popular at present, due to the minimal ‘all glass’ look and ease...
Swisspacer will be exhibiting at this year’s Fensterbau Frontale in Nuremberg, this March. Visitors will be able to learn more about Swisspacer’s high performance warm edge spacer bars, available in 19 widths and 17 colours. Four new Georgian Bar sizes have recently been launched, replicating authentic details on heritage windows, a growing trend. Two of the Georgian Bar options are...
Promat UK has become one of the first companies of its kind to successfully move up to the latest ‘2015’ editions of the globally recognised ISO 9001 quality management and ISO 14001 environmental management system standards, it has announced. Ian Cowley, general manager at Promat UK, said: “The work that goes into achieving these standards is far-reaching and looks at...
Kommerling UK will be alongside its parent company at this year's Fensterbau. The company will be focusing its stand on the products it provides for the bonding of the IG-unit into the frame, including PVC, wood and aluminium frames. Products from the Kodiglaze and Kodispace ranges will be on show.