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The FIT Show is about innovation in the fenestration industry, which is epitomised by the TRL90 Rooflight, according to HiTGech Blinds’ sales director Ian Woolley, which comes with an automatic integrated blind as standard. Rooflights represent a growth area in fenestration; slim-sightlines and minimalist design, coupled with the practical flexibility of extending out further without losing light within the original...
Offering gasket savings of 30% or more and support to put down your own tooling, Paul James, sales director ExtrudaSeal, explains why a visit to its stand may be time well spent. If you said to a fabricator that you could help them to save 30%-40% against their total manufacturing costs, you’d get their immediate attention. The cost of –...
The Kestrel app has been updated so that BDMs can add customer notes when meeting with distributors, saving administration time end ensuring comments are followed up swiftly. “The update to the app will help the team work more efficiently,” Kestrel sales and marketing director Owen Thorogood said. “As the notes are made at or soon after a meeting, it means...
ExtrudaSeal has warned that return visits for failed aluminium bifold, inline sliding and window gaskets are costing installers £thousands a year in avoidable call-backs. According to the specialist extruder, the use of lower quality TPE extrusions in some aluminium systems is leading to a gasket shrinkage ‘crisis’. This is eroding installer margins at a time when their overheads are going...
By Onlevel’s Gary Dean. Onlevel is excited to be unveiling the latest addition to our ever-expanding product range: The Cobalt. This stand out point fixing is an incredibly innovative solution that visitors to the stand will be able to see first-hand. It was only two years ago, around the time of the last FIT Show, when Onlevel launched in the...
Installed in as little as 10 minutes, the new MasterTrack Internal Sliding Door system from Bohle promises installers access to high margin opportunities. Dave Broxton, managing director at Bohle explains. Glass partitioning and doors have been established in the commercial sector for decades but are now being specified with far greater frequency in high-end domestic projects, and if commentators have...
Bohle will showcase its new dedicated, easy-to-fit and modular residential balustrading system at the FIT Show. VetroMount has been developed by Bohle for the growing residential market, simplifying installation, eliminating the requirement for specialist tools and reducing fixing costs. Available in standard 2.5m and 5m lengths in top and side-mounted options, VetroMount accommodates glass thickness of up to 21.5mm. The...
GRM Windows has helped to develop a new range of multi-folding doors using Rehau profiles. The new door, which has a 1m-long sash, rather than the standard 900mm, is the result of a collaboration between GRM and Ciilock, and delivers better sightlines, higher quality weather-proofing, and more robust security. The doors are available in GRM’s standard range of 20+ foil...
A rise in demand for composite door fabrication has lead Frame Fast UK to invest in the latest wrapping technology. The investment in the Rotoplat DW machine was made to help factory automation as part of Frame Fast’s commitment to providing high quality composite doors with a professional appearance. Nigel Leivers, director at Frame Fast, said: “This investment means that...
Fenster Fabrications has added Designer Doors from Smart Systems to its aluminium range. The aluminium entrance door is available with an extensive number of designs, style, colour and hardware options so that installers can offer more choices for homeowners, including larger door sizes. Brian Webb, business development manager at Fenster Fabrications, said: “With more and more homeowners choosing to upgrade...
Doorco has created a new transport department. With over 20 years’ experience in transport and distribution, Sally Holdcroft, Doorco’s newly promoted transport manager, said: “I’ve been with Doorco for over two years working across all areas of the business and building up a transport plan for implementation behind the scenes. During this time I’ve developed a deep understanding of not...
CDW Systems has introduced the Sapa Crown Sliding Folding Door. The aluminium bifolding door has been designed to suit both residential and commercial settings. Available in multiple configurations with up to seven panes, the Crown Sliding Folding Door features a shootbolt and ‘D’ Handle with continuous hinges. The hardware arrangement means the door uses hardware specifically designed for doors, rather...
Smart Architectural Aluminium showcased a wide range of products and systems at this year’s Futurebuild exhibition. At the heart of the company’s stand was its Designer Door range, as well as a series of displays featuring its Alitherm Heritage, Visotherm, and MC 600 ranges. Launched last year, the Smart Designer Door range features a wide choice of styles and designs,...
Stylish, simple to operate and with no hard-wiring required, the battery-powered blind system from BetweenGlassBlinds can to provide properties with a contemporary privacy option. The wireless motorised blinds are controlled by a rechargeable battery pack that magnetically attaches to either the glass surface of the window or the frame. The blinds can then be controlled using the buttons on the...
Centor has expanded its range of luxury screening and shade systems with the launch of the S4, which can be fitted to all types of doors including bifolds, sliders, French doors and even cornerless configurations. The company said it is the UK’s only retractable screening product that can be fitted to openings as wide as 8.9m and as high as 3.2m. Sales and operations manager of...
Sunsquare has developed a new opening lantern rooflight, featuring a fully hinged 30° pyramid design that marks what it calls a global first for the industry. Offering easy mechanical operation, complete weather-proofing, security, and no obstruction to first-floor windows, the new Aero Pyramid has been developed to solve the functionality and efficiency issues often associated with conventional 45° lanterns with opening...
Mackenzie Glass has reported a 30% jump in demand for cut-to-size laminate. Reporting the year-on-year growth in laminate sales, Mark Herbert, joint managing director at Mackenzie Glass, said demand has been driven by new regulatory requirements under PAS24, as well as the increased specification of larger IGUs. “Taking standard domestic installations first, the requirements introduced under Part Q and through...
Barrier Components will be exhibiting at the FIT Show. The company has launched new products at all the FIT shows since 2013 and this year will be no exception with new pocket door and concealed door kits, new hydraulic patch fittings, a stainless steel Barrierslide addition, and a single sided glass balustrade system to view. Its new Evokit Pocket Door...
Veka Group has produced what it believes to be the UK’s very first fully operational 3D-printed M70 window. Head of technical Paul Kennington said: “Veka Group is well known for staying ahead of the curve when it comes to innovation in PVCU. Now, we believe Veka Group is the first to 3D-print a fully functioning window. “We invested in this...
Independent Network has collaborated with House Beautiful and Sainsbury’s Magazine. Full-page press ads and an insert are supported by social media posts, a digital advent calendar that ran alongside the Sainsbury’s adverts, and interactive online adverts that link directly to the Independent Network website. Veka Group marketing director Dawn Stockell said: “For marketing to work most effectively, it must make...
