Posted On - 06/02/2024
Abacus Agents is marking a 21-year partnership with ERA. The company, which has bases in both Dundee and Glasgow, supplies hardware and door and window furniture to fabricators across Scotland. It offers an extensive range of ERA products for PVC-U and composite windows and doors, including its high-performance door and window locks, and premium collection of Fab&Fix decorative hardware. Abacus...
Posted On - 06/02/2024
Bi-fold hardware manufacturer, Debar, has been chosen to be a part of a sustainable trade mission developed by the Department of Business and Trade. Debar was selected to join a group of 32 other companies from the North of England. Known as the Northern Powerhouse, this group is made up of businesses from Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Hull and Newcastle. With the...
Posted On - 30/01/2024
Sam Nuckey, MD of Window Ware, considers the opportunities for the year ahead. Even though demand looks set to continue softening in the months ahead, and we will need to navigate tougher trading conditions, there are still opportunities for agile businesses to adapt and respond quickly to meet evolving market needs. As was the case throughout last year, high income...
Posted On - 30/01/2024
Dynamic Hardware is a recently established hardware manufacturer founded by industry veteran, Tony Chadwick. Tony commented: “From our hardware design innovation to the standards we set, nothing but the best will do. Combined with great industry prices that benefit fabricators’ bottom lines, Dynamic Hardware customers can be sure of success.” Tony has highlighted three factors that set Dynamic Hardware apart...
Posted On - 30/01/2024
As the industry transitions to the newly introduced PAS 24:2022 standard, Carl F Groupco has reported an upturn in demand for its product testing support. This detailed testing customer support ensures a seamless process from product selection and sampling to manufacturing, testing, and post-test advice. John King, sales director at Carl F Groupco, said: “Our team provides hands-on support throughout...
Posted On - 23/01/2024
Mila’s Evolution high security hinge has ‘evolved’ for composite doors, with a new version featuring magnetic, quick-fit technology for the first time. The new Evolution hinge for composite doors incorporates high strength magnets in the sash part and the lid which means the fabricator simply has to locate the hinge lid over guide fins on the inside edge of the...
Posted On - 16/01/2024
The Yale Mustang espag and shootbolt window locks are the latest products to join the Yale-branded portfolio of products. Historically this range sat within the Trojan portfolio, but following significant redesign and improvement to offer enhanced security the product now fits within the Yale range. Paul Atkinson, managing director for Yale, commented: “Our Mustang window lock is the ideal choice...
Posted On - 16/01/2024
Total Hardware has introduced two new door knockers to its Quantum hardware collection, the contemporary Quantum ‘Pony Tail’ knocker and the classic Quantum ‘Doctor’. The new Pony Tail knocker is said to combine the ‘enduring charm of Art Deco styling with the traditional aesthetics of a classic door knocker’ and features an integrated striker plate. According to Total Hardware, the...
Posted On - 16/01/2024
By Richard Gyde, managing director, Mila. Post COVID and post Ukraine invasion, the global hardware sector had just been getting used to a period of relative stability when it comes to logistics and freight costs. However, that stability seems to be coming under increasing threat from the spate of attacks by Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea making...
Posted On - 16/01/2024
ERA has achieved Certifire accreditation for its Fortress and Viscount mortice locks, further extending its commitment to third party testing and certification. The certification demonstrates ERA’s Fortress and Viscount mortice locks compatibility with 30-minute and 60-minute timber based doorsets, as defined in BS EN 1634-1 or BS 476: Part 22: 1987. In addition to having Certifire, CE and UKAS accreditations,...
Posted On - 16/01/2024
Carl F Groupco has reported positive feedback for the enhanced variation of the Iron Guard 3* cylinder by Federal, which was introduced to the company’s portfolio in November last year. Paul Wanless, director at Universal Window Repairs, which has partnered with Carl F Groupco since 2020, explained: “Having worked closely with the Carl F Groupco team, we appreciate first-hand the...
Posted On - 16/01/2024
Brisant Secure has acquired the business and intellectual property of Deseo Locking Systems for an undisclosed sum. Deseo, based in Braintree, is said to be an ‘innovative trailblazer’ with critical security patents to its name. The patented Deseo ALPS cylinder incorporates the UK and European patented Automatic Lock Protection System (ALPS). This system is reported to resist all well-known and...
Posted On - 11/01/2024
By Richard Gyde, managing director, Mila. Post COVID and post Ukraine invasion, the global hardware sector had just been getting used to a period of relative stability when it comes to logistics and freight costs. However, that stability seems to be coming under increasing threat from the spate of attacks by Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea making...
Posted On - 09/01/2024
VBH says it is now offering related products as bundled packages, which it says allows customers to benefit from buying from one specialist source. According to VBH, bi-fold door lock components have long been supplied in this way and the company is now turning its attention to aluminium and PVC-U outward opening casement window hardware packages. VBH encourages customers to...
Posted On - 09/01/2024
ERA has launched a new pallet recycling scheme, as part of its sustainability commitments. In a bid to reduce waste to landfill, ERA has partnered with local Midlands company Ian Wootton Pallets & Packing Cases to introduce the scheme, which will reportedly prevent circa of 60 tonnes of disposed pallet wood from going to waste each year. Instead, the disposed...
Posted On - 03/01/2024
By Nick Dutton, CEO, Brisant Secure As I write this about the age-old battle against break-ins, and the need to develop 3 star locks and the security standards that underpin them so they remain effective, past and present Prime Ministers are being grilled by the Covid enquiry over lockdown delay and the government’s slow and arguably inadequate response to the pandemic. It’s...
Posted On - 12/12/2023
UAP has extended its range of Duo door handles. Fabricators can now choose from a granite finish, which adds to a further five colour options including satin stainless steel, white, black, gold, and mirrored polish. With a 243mm long backplate, UAP’s Duo door handles are designed to maximise aesthetics and quality. The tube-shaped handle is designed to ensure a comfortable...
Posted On - 05/12/2023
VBH has won the Product Innovation category at the Medway Business Awards. The award was given for VBH’s Greenteq smart products, initially with the Q-Smart fingerprint/app operated door handle, and with the more recent development of the Greenteq iQ range of security window locks and multipoint door locks. The judges were said to be impressed by how Greenteq iQ locks...
Posted On - 05/12/2023
Mila’s SuperSecure TS007 two star door handle is now said to be the highest rated security handle in the UK, scoring an ‘unprecedented’ Silver grading from Sold Secure. According to Mila, the stainless steel SuperSecure is the ‘first and only’ handle to have been awarded the Silver grading alongside its PAS24 and SBD accreditation, and gives Mila customers ‘absolute reassurance’...
Posted On - 21/11/2023
Carl F Groupco has announced a £20,000 investment in upgraded customer relationship management software, ‘theCRM’. Steve Lamb, IT manager, said: “This upgrade reflects our dedication to being at the forefront of technology and using it to assist our teams in providing the best to our customers both in terms of product delivery and customer service.” The new system will give...
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