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The Yale Verso window hinge has several additional features alongside the easy close functionality, including full rotation for cleaning – making it suitable for upper floor residential and commercial upper floor windows. The sash rotates fully on the outside of the building, ensuring no damage to window blinds, curtains or internal window displays. The geometry does not allow the sash...
VBH has launched a bespoke range of PAS24 hardware for Deceuninck’s Heritage Flush Sash Door. Suitable for single or double doors, the new range has been tested at BSI to the PAS24:2016 standard enabling Document Q compliance on new-build projects. The new hardware suite is also covered under the Q-secure security and greenteQ 10-year corrosion guarantees. Hardware specification for the...
Kenrick has introduced a new 3-Star high security cylinder. Independently tested to meet the latest security standards of the British Standard Kitemark (TS007 3*), the Kenrick 3-Star cylinder has been designed for those fabricators who want a top of the range door locking solution at a reasonable price. The new Secured by Design-approved cylinder features multiple high-security pins to provide maximum security and...
J Banks has been designing, developing and producing door and window products for more than 160 years, the company has recently announced. “From the production of the first concealed window restricting device more than 20 years ago, J Banks has operated a continuous programme of design, development and innovation, which has resulted into the most comprehensive range of both concealed...
The new hardware range from Stonebridge has been certified as the best forged steel product available. Rust and atmospheric pitting is a common problem for homeowners who live in coastal areas due to the high concentration of sodium chloride in the air. But these problems aren’t exclusive to the seaside, Stonebridge said. People living in industrial areas can also experience...
Roto’s tilt and turn window system, comprising the modular NT face fix hardware and the Designo fully concealed hinge option, has been added to Carl F Groupco’s window and door fittings range. Designed for use on timber, PVC and aluminium window systems, the Roto range features a 16mm eurogroove. Sash weights up to 150kg are supported using Designo, or up...
The Lock Lock security handle, is part of the Sweet range of door furniture from Brisant Secure, won a Good Design Award for 2018, in the category of Safety and Security. The Good Design awards are one of the world’s oldest design awards programme which is organised by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in cooperation with the...
Brisant Secure said that 2018 was a year when people stopped using super secure as an upsell and it became a must sell, with security the number one key driver in entrance door sales. It’s also become a default setting for locksmiths across the nation. In 2018, the Ultion website reported a 53% increase in the number of unique visitors,...
Yale Door and Window Solutions has achieved a product-specific Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification for its Revolution Window Hinge. The globally recognised declaration provides environmental information on the Yale Revolution Window Hinge and the materials used to make it. It also details the manufacturing processes involved, including the environmental implications of the raw material used, energy efficiency, transportation impact, and...
ERA is celebrating 30 years of heritage for its Fab&Fix range of decorative hardware. Abacus Agents has worked with ERA for over 13 years, distributing the Fab&Fix range to customers throughout Scotland from depots in Dundee and Glasgow. Bob Sturrock, managing director of Abacus Agents, said: “Fab&Fix products really speak for themselves. The range of finishes and the quality they’re...
Mechatronics – a technology that combines electronics and mechanical engineering – is helping Avantis bring together two areas of expertise to create new opportunities for door and window fabricators and installers. Mark Bromley, CEO, said: “In the glazing industry, most people know us for hardware, but that’s just part of the business. Avantis is one of South East Asia’s leading...
Mighton Products has developed and launched a new smart lock with Apple HomeKit technology at its heart, a world first for multipoint door locks, the company said. Mighton unveiled Avia at the giant Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which took place in Las Vegas early in January. With more than 182,000 visitors, CES is the world’s leading showcase for the latest...
Kenrick has launched a suite of friction stays. Designed to combine optimum weather-sealing, security and operational performance, the friction stays are made from high grade stainless steel and are suitable for PVCU, timber and aluminium windows of all sizes. The new Kenrick range includes standard hinges for top hung and side hung windows, egress emergency exit hinges, and egress easy-clean...
Stonebridge has launched two new all-weather finishes. The new Armor-Coat flat black and satin steel finishes have been independently tested and certified to the full BS EN 1670:2007 Grade 5, the highest possible standard. The test requires products to be exposed to a neutral salt spray under controlled laboratory conditions for 480 hours and the results showed “exceptionally high corrosion...
A Cubelock CLB2 fixed restrictor can more than double the holding force of any window restrictor, which tackles the problem that window restrictors may be in adequate in preventing a determined effort to force a window open beyond the 100mm restriction. The Department of Health, Estate and Facilities Alert EFA/2013/002 highlighted that the force testing of window restrictors to BS...
Yale has launched a new automatic lock, suitable for both contemporary and heritage door styles. The Lockmaster AutoEngage is a new automatic lock mechanism that engages as soon as the door is closed, designed for the growing trend in non-lever operation door styles. Available for both composite and timber doors, the system can be used with either key retract or...
Trombé has incorporated Carl F Groupco’s SmartSecure electronic locking and advanced access technology into its minimal frame sliding door system. The popular minimal system from Trombé is structurally glazed to conceal as much of the frame as possible, and is used in 70% of the company’s projects. Raichel Warren, an architect for Trombé, said: “Our clients have an excellent eye...
Mighton Products has added two new products to the Mighton Security range: Securibead Plus and the Latching Sash Lift. The Securibead Plus is affixed to the window frame with Torx screws, an additional safety feature in itself due to the irregular shape of the screw head. Unlike traditional timber parting beads, its metal components prevent it being levered off with...
Recent feedback from Endurance’s Preferred Installer Network has led it to replace its previous Secured By Design upgraded locking cylinder with the Federal UCF from Brisant. The 3-Star diamond design is registered as a Secured by Design product, having undergone a series of tests to assess its crime prevention properties. With this new addition, Endurance installers will be able to...
Blu has launched its new LP400 stainless steel letter plate, following best in class results against the new BS EN air permeability, water tightness and wind resistance tests. The back-to-back sleeved letter plate on the market has an integrated brush and gasket weather seal system, and the new LP400 achieved the highest possible results when undergoing the BS EN test...