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Posted On - 16/08/2022
Apeer has launched a range of slimline aluminium casement windows under its Silka brand, inspired by the company’s GRP-faced residential doors of the same name. Apeer says it has introduced the new casement range following demand from homeowners who were impressed with the surface coating on Silka doors and who asked if it could be matched on a range of...
Posted On - 16/08/2022
By Russ Cusworth, national sales manager, Aluk With energy costs still spiralling, Aluk’s decision to go down the U-Value rather than the WERs approach in responding to Part L looks even more like the right one, for both homeowners and the environment. As someone who worked in the glass industry for 16 years before I joined Aluk, I’ve probably got...
Posted On - 09/08/2022
Window Ware has helped to deliver a solution for an ambitious commercial-to-residential conversion project in London. Around 300 triple glazed aluminium windows had been specified for Irene House and the hardware specialist was asked to recommend and deliver the most appropriate glazed-in louvres. The project demanded durable, custom-built glazed-in louvres with insulation blanking panels that were capable of meeting specified...
Posted On - 09/08/2022
Portsmouth based Halo fabricator, Window Warehouse, has added Veka’s vertical slider to its offer and will be manufacturing it on a dedicated line. Window Warehouse supplies products for residential and commercial projects across most of southern England. Its manufacturing facility has undergone a successful expansion project, including the development of a specialist project area, which has enabled it to begin...
Posted On - 09/08/2022
Sheerline has invested over £1 million in a new, in-house powder coating plant, further enhancing its single site UK manufacturing facility. Greg Grabski, Garnalex’s powder coating plant manager, said: “In the past, we have relied on third party suppliers to powder coat our products. This meant transporting mill finished profiles from our warehouse to the powder coaters, waiting for them...
Posted On - 09/08/2022
JDUK, a name usually associated with the supply of garage doors, has introduced a range of aluminium entrance doors. Creo, Deco and Nova are produced by Polish manufacturer, Wisniowski, and are new to the UK market. The range of aluminium and steel entrance doors caters for all homeowner requirements and budgets. Creo is a high-end, 77mm thick aluminium door with...
Posted On - 09/08/2022
Window restrictor manufacturer, Jackloc, has announced a new approved partner scheme for commercial businesses, recognising both approved installers and approved retailers of the Jackloc brand and product range. The scheme will see the company work closer with valued installation teams and retailers around the country who are trained in promoting the award-winning range of Jackloc products to commercial businesses. Partners...
Posted On - 09/08/2022
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 - 09/08/2022
Aluminium fabricator, Direct Trade (Yorkshire) has added Stellar from Epwin Window Systems to its portfolio. Mark Powell, sales director at Direct Trade (Yorkshire) commented: “The market has changed and installers are expecting more innovation from their products to sell into the consumer. Epwin Window Systems has been synonymous with delivering cutting-edge PVC-U systems and that design innovation is evident in...
Posted On - 09/08/2022
Doorco’s latest edition of the Original composite door brochure is now available in print and online. It includes new product innovations and updates to the Glazing collection, with new glass and cassette designs available across the range, like the new Metallic and Twintone cassettes. Ben Aspinall, Doorco’s head of technology & marketing, said: “The Original brochure details the entire range...
Posted On - 09/08/2022
Conservatory Outlet has unveiled its brand-new Forté Door collection which is available in 36 different door styles and 22 colours. It includes exclusive colour options, glass cassettes and hardware options. “We identified the need for a new composite door range to complement our existing collections and provide our network with customer-friendly designs and colourways,” said Karen Clough, Conservatory Outlet’s group...
Posted On - 09/08/2022
AT Precision is now supplying Cortizo-compatible hardware, opening up further availability for its fabricator customers. Since early 2020, the Durham-based company has been supplying its Everglide range of bi-fold hardware, which includes door rollers, top guides, pull handles, cleats and shootbolt handles, as well as the Everseal range of high-quality gaskets. Both ranges are compatible with most major systems and...
Posted On - 02/08/2022
Veka has urged fabricators against ‘cutting corners’ on reinforcing as manufacturers come under pressure to reduce costs. Paul Kennington, technical director at Veka, said: “The first thing to understand is that not all reinforcing is equal. To the naked eye, two pieces of steel may look identical, but there could be considerable differences – each will have their own unique...
Posted On - 02/08/2022
Veka has responded to criticism of the raw materials surcharge as just ‘another way for systems companies to make money’. Veka says it has a ‘clear view on the purpose of its surcharge’ (RMS) and that is to ‘protect its customers, which will ultimately protect the industry’. The system house adds that the ‘formidable economic environment has had a huge...
Posted On - 02/08/2022
Distinction Doors has made some key improvements to its online sales tool, the door-designer configurator, designed to deliver a better user-experience for customers and homeowners. Developed in-house, the team has focussed on improving functionality, with a new design forming part of this development. “We wished to make the door-designer even easier to use,” commented Bethaney Larkman, marketing manager at Distinction...
Posted On - 02/08/2022
Deceuninck fabricator Demspey Dyer was recently involved in the construction of new student accommodation at The Riverside at Canterbury, which drew on 45 years of experience. The trade fabricator delivered 666 Deceuninck 2500 Heritage chamfered side-hung casements, foiled in smooth anthracite grey as part of the £115 million mixed-use development, and was involved in every stage of the project –...
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...
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