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BM Aluminium will be giving aluminium fabricators a sneak preview at FIT of what they can expect from its LogiKal v12 software when it officially launches later in 2019. Visitors to the show will be able to see some of the new features and shortcuts in LogiKal v12, which BM Aluminium said are set to make it even better. Dean...
The FIT Show will be the focus of Business Micros’ 40th anniversary celebrations, as the company thanks all of those customers, colleagues and staff who have helped the company achieve this milestone. All of the Business Micros team on the stand during FIT will be sharing memories and experiences and reflecting on four decades of success, but the emphasis on...
Aluk will reveal a new 70mm window system at the FIT Show – complete with pre-inserted gaskets. The company believes this is the first time that an aluminium window system has been available in the UK with the gaskets pre-inserted – a move with Aluk estimates could halve the time it takes customers to manufacture a window. Managing director Russell...
Liniar’s marketing director Sue Davenport explains what visitors to Liniar’s and Avantek Machinery’s stand can expect to find. At the 2017 FIT Show, we brought together Liniar and Avantek on the same stand for the first time, demonstrating the benefits to customers of working with two world class brands in synergy. This strategy proved to be hugely successful for us,...
The Cairngorm Group has invested in a new sawing and machining centre with help from finance provider Ignition. Operating since 1953, The Cairngorm Group regularly updates its equipment. With business increasing year on year, it was becoming apparent that the company’s existing sawing and machining centre was creating a bottle-neck. It had served the company well for 15 years but...
Avantis International is launching Kubu at the FIT Show. “The Kubu Smart Lock is a clever product that combines the mechanical lock with an electronic sensor, which will help bring the glazing industry into the smart home revolution,” Mark Bromley, managing director of Avantis, said. In the glazing industry, Avantis is known for its hardware, but outside it also manufactures...
Insight Data has launched its new builders merchants database, which contains business information and contact details for more than 6,000 builders merchants across the country. The database covers both national builders merchant networks as well as the regional, independent outlets, and can be segmented further into both ‘heavy’ and ‘light’ merchants, with categories for each building sector. Jade Greenhow, operations...
Panoramic Group has opened a product-packed showroom at its extended and fully refitted unit in Kettering, Northants. The new facility not only showcases the Panoramic range but also many variants and style options to give both trade customers and homeowners the best experience of what the group has to offer. The new showroom is now one of nine run by...
Trade customers of Stevenswood are benefiting from assured fastener quality in both the manufacture and installation of windows and doors thanks to a total supply chain partnership with Rapierstar. Rapierstar supplies its StarFix range of plug-free masonry screws and StarTurn universal timber screws to the Stevenswood network of trade counters. Elaine Baird, head of marketing at Stevenswood, said: “We’ve always...
Mac Home Improvements has used Freefoam exclusively since 2007. Catherine Bressington, director of Mac Home Improvements, said: “We use Freefoam’s full range of fascias, soffits, guttering and cladding – there’s no-one else we’d rather use. “When our previous supplier stopped selling Freefoam we moved to another supplier, as our relationship with Freefoam is so positive. They offer great service and...
Jeld-Wen has launched its Timber Windows Partnership. Jelod-Wen traditionally supplied its products through builders’ merchants and direct to large house builders. Its main plant in Sheffield manufactures thousands of timber doors per week and its two factories in Melton Mowbray produce an extensive range of standard and made-to-measure windows and stairs. Danny Hague, UK sales director, said: “The Timber Windows...
Flair Windows agreed to a pilot installation of Infinity’s new Capture software at the end of 2018, and liked the system so much that it has made it a permanent fixture on its website. Capture is a website plug-in that gives retail window companies a smart and user-friendly way of capturing leads from visitors to their site. It incorporates a...
Specialist Laminates has taken steps to guarantee supply of EVA regardless of the uncertainties surrounding Brexit and future world trade agreements. The Leeds-based specialist in EVA laminating film and ancillary laminated products has invested in additional warehousing space to allow for a significant increase in stockholding to ensure no customers are left short. “We have seen a 60% rise in...
Oakland Glass will once again be exhibiting at the FIT Show this year to catch up with friends and colleagues away from the office, and to promote best practice in glass with a new launch. “We do things a little differently at Oakland Glass,” Tina Moorhouse, managing director of Oakland Glass, said. “Although we are a sizeable sealed unit manufacturer...
Aluk plans to lead the aluminium charge at the FIT Show, as it did in 2017. Aluk promises its stand will be packed with all of Aluk’s most popular products, as well as some new product previews, giving visitors a taste of what is to come during the course of 2019. The stand will have something for everyone, whether they...
Ultraframe has launched a new marketing support brochure, detailing the range of marketing tools that are available to its customers. Covering everything from bespoke websites, and ready-to-go-campaigns, through to bespoke retail brochures, point of sale materials and installer apps, the new brochure summarises the whole package in one document. Ultraframe’s head of marketing Andrew Parmenter said: “We are proud of...
AluFoldDirect has been telling its installer customers to take advantage of the buoyant domestic aluminium market. Craig Miller, managing director at AluFoldDirect, said: “Over the last four years, we have watched as so many of our customers have grown their installation businesses profitably by taking their piece of the aluminium market. “Through talking with customers, we knew that some of...
Winkhaus will be presenting its locking solutions for the trade, retail, fire and security markets at the 2019 FIT Show, including the newest addition to its autoLock collection: the AV3-E Heritage Plus. Displayed in a composite door, the AV3-E Heritage Plus combines a modern multi-point locking system with ‘enhanced visual style’. Key features include its heritage eye-level cylinder position and...
Lohmann Technologies has launched its new DuploCOLL Static Direct Glazing tape which, it said, brings benefits to unit manufacturers because it provides three advantages in one easy-to-apply step. By both bonding and sealing the glazed panels into the frame in a single operation, the use of SDG tape makes previously used separate joining and sealing operations redundant, thus saving considerable...
Sternfenster has signed up to offer the new HiTech Blinds TRL90 Aluminium Rooflight, which is supplied with an automatic motorised blind as standard. The slimline and thermally broken system features an automatic pleated blind, which can be fully retracted or closed via a wall mounted switch or remote. Sternfenster’s managing director Mike Parczuk said: “We’ve always been an early-adopter of...
