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Posted On - 02/08/2022
Conservatory Outlet has added fully reversible windows to its signature Extreme collection, the first of several new product developments that the Wakefield-based company plans to roll out through the rest of 2022. Michael Giscombe, Conservatory Outlet’s MD, said: “We identified the need to further enhance our Extreme UPVC collection of windows and doors, and to provide our retailers with a...
Posted On - 02/08/2022
Carl F Groupco is offering a full range of hardware solutions for flush casement windows. John Crittenden, managing director, said: “As an independent company, we’re free to work with a range of hardware suppliers and offer the choice our customers need.” Carl F Groupco stocks a range of flush hardware from Yale, Maco and Kenrick, including window handles and stays...
Posted On - 02/08/2022
Endurance Doors has launched the UK’s first Touch Portal live online ordering system, in partnership with the Business Micros Group. According to Business Micros, Touch Portal is the first, true end-to-end online ordering system in the window and door market. It has been designed to seamlessly manage an order all the way from retail enquiry to manufacture and delivery, transforming...
Posted On - 02/08/2022
Aluplast fabricator, Ashfen Windows and Doors, launched earlier this year after its owners saw a demand for high-end products with matching customer service. Based in Derby, owners Nick Ashford and Nat Weaver ran a building company for more than 20 years, but chose to launch a window business after deciding to try something new. “We are both risk takers, and...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
Glass specialist, TuffX, has announced the launch of the UK’s most energy efficient rooflight, Infinity Ecolite. According to TuffX, the rooflight design includes a number of unique properties, most notably an impressively high solar factor which minimises solar heat gain whilst still maintaining a high level of light transmission. Typically, solar glass products include a glass tint that is applied...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
Lead times for both PVC-U and aluminium are back down to five days on key Sternfenster products, as the company continues to invest in machinery, infrastructure, and customer support. PVC-U chamfered and sculptured casement and tilt and turn windows in the most popular colours (white, rosewood, golden oak, rosewood/white, golden oak/white, and anthracite grey/white) are now available in five days,...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
Sheerline has announced that the entire Prestige range now carries Secured by Design (SBD) accreditation, along with double-glazed Part L compliance. Prestige builds on the success of Sheerline’s Classic range of ultra slim aluminium windows that also passed the BSI BS 4873:2016 / PAS24:2016 security performance test in 2021. The test evaluates the strength of a window at each locking...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
Listers’ sales and marketing director, Sam Weber, has been accepted on the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge, where he and three other crew members will row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, raising money for charity in the process. Up to 30 boats will race from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to Antigua in the Caribbean in December 2024, in...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
Epwin Window Systems has announced the introduction of its new warehouse management system (WMS) which went live at the beginning of July. Ray McGrady, commercial director at Epwin, says the new system will deliver numerous benefits for customers. He commented: “Everything about our WMS has been aimed at making customers’ lives easier. The first difference they’ll notice is improvement in...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
Epwin has developed a suite of marketing materials to help fabricators and installers make the most of its new colour offer. Gerald Allen, head of marketing, said: “Colour offers incredible opportunities for fabricators and installers. With Epwin Window Systems they have everything they need to secure higher value sales and tap into consumer demand for high end products.” The marketing...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
A survey of industry by Emplas reveals that 66% of respondents expect further price increases from their suppliers before the summer is out. Carried out this month [July] against the backdrop of continuing inflation, energy and fuel prices as well as rising labour costs, only 34% of those polled expected to escape cost increases from their suppliers. Jody Vincent, sales...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
Deceuninck has committed to ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse emissions through the corporate carbon reduction scheme, Science Based Targets (SBTi) This includes a commitment to cut the CO2 emissions from its own operations (Scope 1&2) by 60% by 2030 from a 2021 baseline. Allowing for future growth in real terms this means reducing CO2 per tonne of product produced by...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
The Decalu163 lift-and-slide door from Deceuninck Aluminium has successfully completed PAS24 testing. Put through its paces by leading testing house Elements and accredited by BM Trada, testing was completed at the beginning of June. Nigel Headford, director, Deceuninck Aluminium, said achieving PAS24:2016 was important against a backdrop of regulatory change. “The consultation on PAS24:2022 closed in May; the consultation and...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
The Cornwall Group has invested more than £1m across the manufacturing and merchanting divisions as part of an ongoing programme of maintenance and development. Three new straight line edgers and a specialist fire saw are included in the mix, as are four new lorries and a fleet of bespoke transit vans. Group directors will also be travelling to Glasstec in...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
Business Pilot has updated its ‘drag-and-drop’ schedule board, giving installers access to a new, real-time weekly fitting value from its schedule board. It means that if an appointment is moved from one week into the next, as well as being instantly updated in weekly cashflow forecasting, it also shows on the schedule board for that specific week, creating an instant...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
AGC Glass has announced a new glass range with a ‘significantly reduced carbon footprint’, to be launched by the end of 2022. The company will be revealing more details at Glasstec in Düsseldorf this September. As part of a roadmap to carbon neutrality, AGC is said to be focusing on switching to new key technologies, sustainable raw materials, alternative energies...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
A Walsall-based glass merchant and processor is investing in its business to capitalise on growing demand and cement its position as the one of the industry’s leading independent firms. Brownhills Glass has invested over £160,000 in two new high-quality machines to bolster its glass processing division, thanks to hire purchase facilities provided by Lloyds Bank. The business has benefitted from...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Composite door manufacturer Virtuoso Doors has invested in a new Giardina paint line as part of its ongoing programme of factory upgrades following a site move in 2021. The new paint line will mean increased capacity of around 50% along with improved quality, increased paint optimisation and a market-leading choice of external colour finishes The Giardina paint line includes a panel cleaner;...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Tommy Trinder has made flush PVC-U doors available on the Framepoint app. “The trend towards heritage style, ‘timber alternative’ PVC-U products shows no sign of abating,” said founder and CEO of Tommy Trinder, Chris Brunsdon. “Around 24% of all PVC-U casements quoted by installers on Framepoint are flush. Installers told us they wanted doors to match so we’ve pushed on...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
61% of installers say that ‘improving the buying experience’ is the primary reason for seeking new quoting software, according to latest research from Tommy Trinder. Tom Barfield, business development consultant to Tommy Trinder, said: “2021 was all about saving time. Installers, working all hours turned to Framepoint in the need for speed; as a means to get quotes out more...
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