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Posted On - 14/11/2019
HY-Spec 25 was launched at the FIT Show as a next generation hybrid sealant for the installation of windows and doors. With a new inline tinting facility for Hodgson Sealants in Hull, the company is making this new product in white, black, grey, anthracite grey and brown, and a new product video supports the launch. This hybrid sealant is paintable,...
Posted On - 14/11/2019
Exlabesa Building Systems has launched its new website at www.exlabesa.co.uk. The new site offers an updated, modern format that attracts viewers’ attention, the company said. Paul Benn, general manager at Exlabesa, said: “Our new modern website has been designed to showcase our wide range of architectural aluminium windows, doors and facades and is both intuitive and easy to navigate. Visitors...
Posted On - 14/11/2019
Dekko Window Systems has launched a new website for the Infinity Collection (www.infinitywindowcollection.com). Optimised to work across devices, the new site is designed to provide homeowners information and support, including brochures and a gallery of installations. The website then points homeowners in the direction of one of Dekko’s approved Infinity installers. Kurt Greatrex, sales director at Dekko, said: “Infinity has...
Posted On - 14/11/2019
“Today, children, we’re going to go through the arched window to see how AluFoldDirect is making shaped aluminium windows,” Aluminium Shapes Playschool presenters, Al and Lu said. “Using innovative bending machine technology, the clever workers at AluFoldDirect shape lengths of aluminium into arches and circles. For the triangles, straight pieces of aluminium are fixed together by workers called fabricators. “The...
Posted On - 13/11/2019
The new partnership between Velux and Guardian is an exciting development for installers according to Abcell, the UK’s largest trade manufacturer of the roof system. “To have these two huge brands working together is fantastic news,” Paul Ford, Abcell managing director, said. “Windows are proving increasingly popular in both replacement roofs on existing conservatories and new single storey extensions. Homeowners...
Posted On - 13/11/2019
Leka Systems has reported a 20% growth in new customers over the last 12 months, largely driven by sales of its Eco range, an extension of its Leka roofing system. Rhys Hoddinott, managing director of Leka Systems, said: “We’re delighted with these figures. They show the demand for high quality solid tiled roofs at an attractive pricing point. Our Eco...
Posted On - 13/11/2019
Shepley has launched its new Shepley Customer Portal, which features an online composite door designer and a library of technical and marketing downloads. “As one of the UK’s largest Rehau fabricators, we’re always looking at ways to make the lives of our trade customers easier,” Ian Griffiths, Shepley’s managing director, said. “The Customer Portal is a great way of achieving...
Posted On - 13/11/2019
The Systemglas fire resistant, butt-jointed glazing system range from Promat UK has been expanded with new configurations and additional performance capabilities to meet the growing demand from architects and specifiers for assured fire protection across different glazing applications. The range’s four systems provide framing options in steel, timber and two that use the fire-resistant calcium silicate Promatect H to allow...
Posted On - 13/11/2019
StarFix masonry screws from Rapierstar could help installers achieve a better all-round result in less time and without generating unnecessary plastic waste, the company said. StarFix fasteners are designed for quick and easy installation, requiring only a 6mm or 6.5mm pilot hole through the frame, reinforcement and brickwork before the screw can be driven into place. This saves time as...
Posted On - 13/11/2019
Aluplast will unveil new products developed specifically for the UK at Fensterbau Frontale 2020. These include: the newly launched premium Jet Black foil finish; Woodec premium woodgrain option; Ideal 70 and Ideal 4000, each now available in a grey core to compliment new foil options; the Aluplast flush casement; aluskin, its aluminium external cladding system; and the modular Lift-and-Slide door....
Posted On - 13/11/2019
Abacus Agents has added new Rapierstar fastener options to its range. Serving customers across Scotland and the north of England, Abacus Agents offers products that cover all aspects of glass and glazing, as well as door and window manufacturing, installation and repair. Abacus Agents’ range of Rapierstar fasteners for joiners, window and door manufacturers and installers, which already includes StarPVCU...
Posted On - 13/11/2019
Quickslide now offers the Legacy VS window, which is based on Spectus Systems’ VS after researching the market for more than two years to find a window that could form the basis of “the finest replacement vertical sliding box sash window available on the market today”, according to chairman Adrian Barraclough. Quickslide said it has paid great attention to the...
Posted On - 13/11/2019
The Partners Group, which has worked in the door and window industry for more than 30 years, has been ranked number 40 in the Prolific North Top 50 PR Agencies list, rising two places since last year. The ranking is based on financial information taken from Companies House and data supplied by more than 200 PR agencies, which are either...
Posted On - 13/11/2019
Thirty-eight percent of GeoFast sales from the Georgian Bar Company so far this year have been for foiled products, an increase of 7% from last year and 13% from 2016. While white PVCU is still by the far the most popular choice, accounting for 62% of sales, this has fallen from 75% four years ago. White grain is the most...
Posted On - 13/11/2019
Framexpress has launched a new support package for installer-fabricators to help them expand their product offering without any investment. It has extended its four-hour quote and express colour service so that installers who fabricate windows and doors can offer more colour products while maintaining margins. Stuart Green, director at Framexpress, said: “We know that there are lots of installers in...
Posted On - 13/11/2019
Heritage Trade Frames switched to Optima when Profile 22 launched the system in 2016, and the Bolton-based trade fabricator has seen steady growth year-on-year ever since, the company has reported. Phillip Cresswell, sales and marketing manager at Heritage Trade Frames, said: “There’s no doubt that the system has helped us to achieve this consistent growth – it offers our customers...
Posted On - 13/11/2019
Nolan uPVC has joined Deceuninck, saying the move will give customers improved service and product choice. Managing director Nolan Nicholas said: “We’ve built our 30-year reputation on putting the customer first. It was this drive to give customers the very best service and products that prompted our move to Deceuninck. “Deceuninck’s product range and 30 colourways from stock will give...
Posted On - 13/11/2019
QA Scheme Support Services (QASSS), and its associated home improvement consumer protection schemes (DGCOS, HIES, and HICS), have wrapped its latest set of videos with brand ambassador George Clarke at My Fitted Bedrooms and Kitchens in Stockport. The consumer protection schemes cover the entire home improvement sector, including double glazing, kitchens, conservatories, building, and renewables. George Clarke, architect and television...
Posted On - 13/11/2019
VBH GB has added more choice to its own-brand greenteQ suite with new Kappa numerals and letters, available in numbers 0-9 and letters A-D. The new door furniture is made from corrosion-resistant stainless steel and comes in a choice of ten finishes, including contemporary brushed stainless steel and the new Enduro Steel and Antique Black, to complement all door styles....
Posted On - 13/11/2019
ERA has introduced a Pewter finish to its Fab&Fix range of decorative hardware. The new surface is particularly ideal for windows and doors requiring a traditional or heritage-style look, the company said. The Fab&Fix range of decorative hardware incorporates four distinct lines: Classic, Heritage, Architectural and S-Series. There are more than 200 window and door products in the range, and...
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