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Yale’s Postmaster Professional TS008 letterplate ticks all the boxes for meeting standards and fire door compliance, as the company explains. Yale understands that keeping up to date on the latest security standards can often be confusing. From fire door compliance to meeting PAS 24:2016, there are a number of factors to be considered. In the UK, current guidance states that...
Deceuninck fabricator Nolan uPVC has been praised by trade customers for outstanding service and support. Silver Hill Windows’ owner, Euros Hughes, said: “Over the past two decades Nolan’s customer care has consistently been of a high standard. The staff across the business are very helpful, and no matter what you order – from PVCU windows to aluminium bifolds – quality...
Flexible finance provides a golden opportunity for installers to not only upsell additional products and services, but to secure higher margins, according to Adrian Hicks, senior account manager at Improveasy. With the backing of the latest data, he argues that the greater flexibility of affordable monthly payments provides the impetus for homeowners to opt for higher-value, more aspirational home improvements....
GDPR For Dummies is now available to help small business owners navigate the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). GDPR For Dummies was written by data protection lawyer and GDPR expert Suzanne Dibble, and provides simple steps to help you quickly and easily get to grips and comply on an ongoing basis with these new requirements and avoid fines of up...
The industry is missing out on higher margin sales by failing to exploit opportunities to up-sell glass specifications, research by Hitech Blinds has revealed. According to analysis released by the company, currently only around 10% of the more than 35,000 aluminium bifold doors forecast to be supplied into homes throughout the UK (Palmer), will be done so with integral blinds....
Endurance Doors customers can now have a dedicated internal account handler, working directly with their respective area sales manager, along with access to service engineers for training and technical product back up. The marketing department has also been re-structured under the stewardship of group marketing manager Scott Foster, with two marketing executives dedicated to B2B and B2C marketing respectively, and...
The Consultancy has produced its first ever online, 3D product configurator for garden rooms. Created for Composite Garden Buildings, it has delivered what the company’s MD Jason Wilder has called “the best garden room designer on the market, with amazing graphics and great functionality”. Richie Thornton, director at The Consultancy, said: “Our brief was to create an interactive 3D product...
Eurostock, from Euroglaze, allows customers to receive instant updates on stock availability as soon as orders are placed. Rosie Brennan, customer service manager, said: “When customers place an order, the stock informer module we have developed notifies us instantly if any item on that order is not in stock and allows us to offer the customer an alternative straightaway. This...
Garnalex has invested in three Combilift multidirectional forklift trucks “to achieve maximum efficiency” in its new aluminium extrusion factory in Nether Heage, Derbyshire. The factory is now fully operational and extruding for trade extrusion customers. Its next milestone is producing components for the launch of the Sheerline window and door systems. The three Combilifts support the integration of the factory...
Prefix Systems has launched a ‘100% Warm’ campaign, promote the fact that its Warmroof has been designed and engineered to be a true warm roof. Not all solid, insulated warm roofs are of a 100% warm construction, Prefix said, and so the risk over time is that roofs manufactured using a cold roof construction can suffer from cold spots and...
Smart windows powered by liquid crystal technology score best for occupant well-being, according to new research. By Eyrise. Dynamic windows that use advanced liquid crystal glass technology to achieve solar shading offer the most positive impact on occupants’ well-being, new research reveals. The study, by deep green engineering practice Elementa Consulting, compared two smart window technologies on the market which alter...
The new Florence hinge from CRL may be small, at 80mm high by 60mm wide, but this is glass door architecture with big capabilities thanks to patented technology, CRL has said. The Florence hinge has a unique polymeric function with no springs and an adjustable clicking hinge with zero regulation, which makes it ideal for use with walls that aren’t...
Distinction Doors has reported that glass volume sales increased by a third at the start of 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. Much of this growth has been attributed to product availability, with the company holding extensive stock of both its decorative and obscure glass ranges. In 2019, Kara, Palma and Lunna proved the most popular decorative standard...
Morley Glass and Glazing has developed a new app with home integration company Loxone, allowing users to open and close their motorised integral blinds from a tablet or smartphone. By integrating Morley Glass and Glazing’s fully electronic MB System Uni-Blinds into the Loxone app, blinds can now be operated using WiFi-connected devices from anywhere in the world. The app is...
Freefoam Building Products celebrates 30 years of trading in 2020. In 1990, founding managing director Tony Walsh set up an extrusion plant in Cork, Ireland, with one co-extrusion line. With a vision to provide the growing home improvement market with high quality PVCU fascia and soffit to replace traditional timber products, the business grew into a leading manufacturer in Ireland....
A comprehensive audit of fastener usage by Rapierstar has delivered production, quality, stockholding and installation benefits for Vulcan Windows. These benefits have been realised following a Fastener Health Check conducted by Rapierstar earlier this year, which looks at a window and door manufacturer’s fastener use, how they are being applied, what the intended applications typically are, and the stockholding approach....
BM Aluminium has completed a LogiKal software customisation project for AluFoldDirect, which has optimised the efficiency of its entire CNC machining set up. The Blackburn-based fabricator invested in a new Emmegi Quadra L2 cutting and machining centre in 2019 and wanted to ensure that it was using its software as effectively as possible to get maximum payback. BM Aluminium carried...
Veka UK temporarily closed operations at its Burnley site from Sunday March 29 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and following Government guidance. Dave Jones, managing director of Veka UK, said: “For over 30 years, Veka UK, our customers and our people have faced a fair few challenges. And we’ve come through them, by acting quickly, supporting each other and working...
Slam shut locks are becoming increasingly popular on composite or wooden entrance doors where fixed pull handles, knobs or finger pulls are preferred to lever handles, VBH – supplier of a wide range of multi-point door locks, including Yale’s AutoEngage slam shut product – said. When the door leaf is closed (or slammed) into the frame, the automatic lock mechanism...
CWG Choices has declared its recent open day a success. Carly Graham, customer service manager, said it was “a brilliant way to launch the Kubu Equipped door lock to customers. It’s a simple product, with great benefits.” Kubu, by Avantis, is a mechanical lock with an electronic indicator that lets homeowners know whether their door is locked or unlocked, and...
