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Posted On - 23/08/2022
Reynaers Aluminium UK has invested several million pounds in the extension of its UK headquarters. According to Reynaers, the investment will optimise lead times and future-proof the business in line with its growth strategy. Work on the project began in July 2021 and successfully reached completion in June 2022, which now brings the warehouse space to 95,000ft2. Reynaers can now...
Posted On - 23/08/2022
Quickslide is sponsoring Brighouse Town FC for another season. The Northern Premier League side’s motto is ‘one town, one team’ and, as official partners and kit sponsors for the club’s men’s and women’s teams, that’s a sentiment that Quickslide says it ‘can fully get on board with’. “Strengthening links with our local community is important to us as a business,”...
Posted On - 23/08/2022
Premier Arches has launched a full CAD service that will allow fabricators to visualise products before they are manufactured. The company manufactures arched, angled, gable, circular and entirely bespoke windows and doors in a range of systems, supplying to fabricators, installers and local builders across the UK. Managing director, Sean Greenall, commented: “One of our core principles at Premier Arches...
Posted On - 23/08/2022
Pilkington has launched OptiShower, a range of anticorrosive and durable glass, to support designers specifying glass for use in high-moisture environments. It is said to be easier to keep clean thanks to a special pyrolytic anti-corrosion coating which acts as a barrier on the surface of the glass. The glass has a wide range of residential and commercial applications, such as...
Posted On - 23/08/2022
ODL Europe says that it has the composite door range to help fabricators and installers make the most of increasing consumer demand to ‘make a modern statement’ with their front door. Suzanne Nicholl, business development manager, commented: “While traditional designs such as our Deco range remain popular, we are also seeing a clear increase in demand for composite doors that...
Posted On - 23/08/2022
Modplan has extended its Leka roofing products by adding the new Ecotech roofing system to its portfolio. Heidi Sachs, managing director at Modplan, said: “The new Leka Ecotech roof is one of the most technologically advanced roofing systems on the market today, achieving a U-value of 0.15w/m2k whilst being incredibly affordable in the process.” The new Leka Ecotech roof uses...
Posted On - 23/08/2022
Iso-Chemie has secured an international energy-efficiency certificate for its multi-functional joint sealing tape, Iso-Bloco Hybratec. Awarded the ‘Certified Passive House Component’ label by the Passivhaus Institute in Darmstadt, Germany, the tape can now officially be used in the construction of passive energy houses across the UK and Europe as a window connection air tightness system. In passive house construction, it...
Posted On - 23/08/2022
Freefoam has responded to customer feedback and continuing demand for colour with the addition of agate grey to its foiled range. Agate grey is available in a range of products including cap over and full replacement square leg fascia, general purpose board, hollow soffit and window trims. Freefoam says that the new colour range will encourage add-on window trim sales...
Posted On - 23/08/2022
Aluminium fabricator, Fentrade, is helping its customers comply with the latest changes to Part L by manufacturing the Optio 58BW Casement HI and BSF70 HI bi-fold door systems from Aluk. Chris Reeks, director at Fentrade, said: “As a response to the tougher U-Values required within Part L, we began manufacturing the two updated Aluk systems which have been enhanced for...
Posted On - 17/08/2022
Quickslide has added an eighth DAF box truck to its fleet, in response to continued growing demand. The new DAF 290CF 18-tonne boxed vehicle features built-in glass racks, six-way cameras – including cameras located internally to monitor cargo – upgraded lighting and sign writing, and the latest tail lifts that are designed to be tucked neatly away when not in...
Posted On - 17/08/2022
Pyramid Aluminium has launched an ‘easy-click’ glazing bead and introduced a pre-fitted sill for its SlimFold bi-fold door. The SlimFold bi-fold door, which has 100mm sightlines, is designed to make glazing aluminium bi-folds as easy as PVC-U, with the new glazing bead significantly reducing installation time. Paul Bailey, managing director at Pyramid Aluminium, said: “Our SlimFold door is built to...
Posted On - 17/08/2022
Epwin has announced several new updates to its PatioMaster PVC-U sliding door system. The updates include reinstating the Yale 6-hook lock on all doors. Gerald Allen, head of marketing at Epwin Window Systems, said: “We’ve listened to customer feedback and brought back the Yale 6-hook lock. We are also working closely with Yale to develop a new PAS 24:2016 locking...
Posted On - 17/08/2022
Morley Glass has launched a new system designed specifically for hospitals, medical schools and other health and social care facilities. ScreenView is designed to balance the need for patient privacy and observation, allowing for easy switching between the two at different times of the day. Unlike the Venetian or pleated blinds available in the current Uni-Blinds range, ScreenView has two...
Posted On - 17/08/2022
Genius PVC in Norwich has switched to the Mila ProSecure door hinge for its range of PVC doors in Kömmerling’s 70mm profile. Feedback from Genius’ trade customers was that they would like more adjustability on their doors during installation. In response, a small, cross-functional project team at Genius set about evaluating the options on the market and concluded that Mila’s...
Posted On - 17/08/2022
Aspen Home Improvements in Essex has added the Gallery 44 composite door range from Listers to its product offer. “Over the last couple of months, we’ve kitted-out a whole area of our showroom with them,” managing director, Alan Murrell said. “The customers love them, especially the wide choice of colours and hardware options. “Homeowners are also becoming more tech-savvy, and...
Posted On - 17/08/2022
Residence Collection specialist, HWL, is helping installers counter the cost of glass increases even on products with astragal bars, by supplying them unglazed. According to HWL, sourcing glass locally rather than buying in glazed frames from your fabricator cuts the cost of IGUs by around 10%. Having pioneered the development of a non-glass-bonded 90° jointed R9 window on both internal...
Posted On - 17/08/2022
Guardian Glass will showcase a range of online innovations at Glasstec 2022 (hall 10, stand A38), developed to emphasise its focus on customer service. These include a new resource hub that will offer customers and the wider glass community a wealth of technical information. It will also feature a new customer service portal designed to streamline communications and processes –...
Posted On - 17/08/2022
Derby based fabricator, Frame Fast UK, has celebrated its 25th year with a party for staff, customers, suppliers and friends. “Around this time last year, I was thinking what we could do to celebrate our 25th anniversary,” said Nigel Leivers, Frame Fast’s MD. “That’s when my daughter Megan came into my office and said we should have a big party....
Posted On - 16/08/2022
Over the last three years, Endurance Doors has continued to invest in its installer partner programme, which includes an enhanced showroom support package, digital marketing assets, SEO optimised website listing and a local lead generation platform. Scott Foster, head of group sales and marketing for Endurance Doors, said: “There are many installer schemes in the industry, but we believe the...
Posted On - 16/08/2022
Emplas has signed the Armed Forces Covenant committing to support the Armed Forces, former servicemen and women, and their families. The Government scheme has been developed to make sure current and ex-servicemen and women aren’t disadvantaged by the service that they offer to their country, building a link between civilian and military communities. In addition to committing to the Covenant,...
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