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At an event to mark 130 years in business, company Caldwell has unveiled a set of core values designed to guide its development in the decades ahead. These include commitments to safety, integrity, and innovation. Sales director Tim Ferkin said: “Not many businesses reach 50 years, let alone 130 – and when you do, you can’t help but reflect on...
ERA has introduced a new patio door hook locking solution with an integrated dog bolt feature, slimline gearbox and locking clusters to solve several challenges commonly faced by fabricators and installers. The company said unsightly plunge bolts can ruin the clean lines of patio doors, and they do not generally meet the building access requirements of Approved Document M. In...
The Cubelock Triple Lock window safety restrictor from Newstar Door Controls is now available to fabricators and installers. Toby Staff, managing director at Newstar Door Controls, said: “What makes it so innovative is that if attacked it goes into lock safe action, so should the lock fail it will fail locked rather than open. This means that if it’s been...
The first door to feature the Sweet range of curved-design hardware has now been installed. The installation featured handle, letterplate, knocker and numeral from the Sweet range, along with a 3-Star Ultion cylinder, all from Brisant Secure. Nick Dutton CEO of Brisant Secure, said: “I was there with the photographer eager to see Sweet gracing our first composite door and...
Hoppe has launched its hardware range on Wayfair, an online retailer for home and décor products. Homeowners will now be able to purchase a range of Hoppe’s handles and door accessories including the best-selling Atlanta handle. Tested to PAS24 and now TS007, the Atlanta handle is suitable for both new build properties and retrofitting. Andy Matthews, head of sales at...
PC Henderson has launched its new Twinbolt locking system for use with its exterior door hardware system, Securefold. Twinbolt is a locking system for exterior folding doors whereby one turn of a handle engages a 22mm throw to securely lock the doors at the top and bottom of the system. It has been designed as more concealed alternative to flush...
Fabricators can order both their profiles and hardware in one single process, thanks to Epwin Window Systems’ in-house Safeware hardware range. Gerald Allen, marketing manager at Epwin Window Systems, said: “Whether fabricators work with Profile 22, Spectus or Swish, they can order their hardware at the same time as their profile order. It means ordering hardware becomes much quicker and...
Window Ware has been named the winner of the service excellence category in the SME Bedfordshire Business Awards 2018. Window Ware’s service improvement specialist Laura Mooney, said: “This is the first time the company has entered a local business award. We’re absolutely delighted to have won on our first try and we’re keeping our fingers crossed for the national finals...
Hoppe has become certified under the newly introduced STS217 certification scheme for TS007 lever handles, Element Materials Technology (which acquired Exova last year) has announced. The scheme, which tests security handles for burglar resistance, is a recent addition to the testing offering at Element’s supersite in Wednesbury. The process involves a manual attack test, designed to combat cylinder snapping. John...
Mila has announced that it will be back at the FIT Show in 2019, promising an exciting stand packed with new products. Managing director Richard Gyde said: “We’ve always been huge supporters of the FIT Show, both as exhibitors and as visitors, because of the way it brings the whole industry together and showcases the very best of what we...
Window Ware has been appointed as the official UK distributor of Caldwell’s Folding Openers. The news follows Window Ware becoming the launch partner for Caldwell’s new Cotswold Sinidex window lock. Richard Bryant, Window Ware’s commercial director, said: “Being a ‘pure play’ distributor, our business is built around our extensive product range from industry-leading brands, and Caldwell’s Folding Openers only strengthens...
Carl F direct has launched a mobile-friendly website, offering rapid product search functionality and customer access to detailed account information. The online shop, which is part of the Carl F Groupco organisation, features more than 1,500 tools and accessories for the glazing sector and other building industries. Launched in 2007, Carl F direct has attracted many major brands including Apache,...
Window Ware now offers Yale’s new Lockmaster slim 28mm backset multi-point lock. The Lockmaster 28mm lock is designed to fit the narrow sightlines of modern aluminium bifold doors and comes in two variants: a standard 16mm euro groove option which fits Smarts and Exlabesa profiles; and a 24mm u-channel model to suit Aluk aluminium systems. The lock features hook and...
Sales of the Coastline hardware suite have increased by 30% over the last 12 months, with the Coastline letterboxes doubling in sales. Part of the greenteQ range, the Coastline suite is produced from Grade 304 stainless-steel, so is exceptionally resistant to corrosion from aggressive coastal weather and offers a 25-year guarantee. The suite includes a long backplate lever/lever door handle,...
Hardware supplier VBH (GB) has reported a 15% year-on-year increase in sales for its hardware for aluminium bifolding doors. This is due to the expanding greenteQ Clearspan range and the newly launched Alpha slim lever handle, the company said. Further growth is expected in the summer months. VBH Aluminium product manager Rob Norman said: “This trend is down to strong...
ERA has added a number of new pulls and escutcheons to its Fab&Fix Heritage range. The newly added internal and external pulls are designed to make closing the door easier from both sides and there are options available for either the ERA invincible cylinder or standard euro cylinder. The new external cylinder pull and internally rounded escutcheon set provide an...
VBH (GB) has achieved a 97.1% otif delivery to its customers during May. The window and door hardware distributor offers thousands of product configurations and tens of thousands of components, including its own greenteQ brand. Mark Skudder, VBH logistics director, said: “The otif figure takes into account sales of our own greenteQ branded products, as well as those from our...
The success of fabricator The Fascia Place is partly down to the support of key suppliers, the company reported recently. At the start of 2016, The Fascia Place stopped buying in its windows and doors and took control of its own production and supply. The company appointed experienced production manager Stuart Shearman to head up a new factory which, 18...
Yale has enhanced its panic exit hardware that’s fast to fit and easy to operate. The updated Lockmaster panic exit device has been redeveloped for improved fabrication, installation and use, the company said. Instead of using adjustable bosses, the device now features straight through fixings to guarantee smoother operation for both fabricators and end users. Additionally, all components are supplied...
Window Ware was announced as the exclusive launch partner for Caldwell’s new Cotswold Sinidex window lock in England and Wales. Caldwell’s strategic accounts manager Alan Hartley said: “We’ve developed a fantastic relationship with Window Ware over the last decade, and when it came to finding a launch partner for the new Cotswold Sinidex lock, they were the obvious choice.” The...