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Posted On - 05/03/2024
Mighton Products will be showcasing its range of traditional hardware solutions, as well as its next generation Avia Secure smart products at Fensterbau Frontale on 19-22 March 2024. Fensterbau, a ‘must see’ event for those wanting to keep one step ahead of fenestration industry trends and product innovation, attracts a global audience. For Mighton, it will be the perfect opportunity...
Posted On - 05/03/2024
With falls through fragile surfaces, particularly fibre-cement roofs and rooflights, accounting for 22% of all fall-from-height fatal injuries in the construction industry, Keylite Roof Windows (Keylite) is stressing the importance of flat glass safety when working at raised levels. Flat roof glazing systems such as flat glass roof lights, roof lanterns, polycarbonate domes and automatic opening vent (AOV) rooflights are...
Posted On - 05/03/2024
Hurst Doors has invested in a new, state-of-the-art paint shop at its site in Hull. The £200k dedicated paint facility comprises a Downdraft preparation bench, bunded paint mixing room, fully enclosed spray shop with forced air input system, dedicated ATEX-rated flash-off area, and Schubox Catalytic IR drying system. The facility is supported by an overhead track system allowing products to...
Posted On - 05/03/2024
Hörmann Truedor has launched the Clima63 thermally efficient composite door which is able to achieve a U value of below 1 W/m2k. Produced at the company’s IG Doors manufacturing plant in South Wales, Clima63 consists of a 63mm insulated GRP door slab with a door frame featuring a thermally efficient reinforcement and a unique triple seal system for added insulation....
Posted On - 05/03/2024
Glass Systems has purchased a detached, self-contained factory close to its current site in Peterborough. The site in Peterborough manufactures and delivers IGUs to window installers and producers in and around the East of England. Glass Systems says that its latest investment will enable the company to increase production capacity to 24,000 IGUs per week. The new site will also...
Posted On - 05/03/2024
Framexpress has reported an ‘On Time, In Full & Accurate' rate of 85%. The company, which has 146 employees and over 25 years’ experience, services over 400 trade customers. Its ‘On Time, In Full & Accurate’ delivery performance metric has been used to measure the success and quality of each customer’s order. According to Framexpess, the latest data shows a...
Posted On - 05/03/2024
With the home improvement sector continuing to experience challenging trading conditions, Endurance Doors is urging installers to consider additional ways of ensuring sales success. In particular, the business is highlighting the power of online reviews in converting leads into actual orders. Scott Foster, sales and marketing director at Endurance Doors, commented: “In today’s internet-enabled, hyper-connected world, consumers have a greater...
Posted On - 05/03/2024
By Mark Towers, head of operations, DoorCo. DoorCo is known for leading the way with innovation, so creating a space where we could manufacture new products right here in the UK felt like a natural next step for us. Our new facility in Doncaster, spanning across 20,000ft2 at present, is a space for us to create. Doubling as both a...
Posted On - 05/03/2024
Glass and aluminium specialist, Cube Glass,has become the selected supplier in Scotland for Panoramah, which makes a range of minimalist sliding doors and curtain walling with ultra-thin sightlines at two factories at Porto in North Portugal. Panoramah manufactures its own glass and has reported invested millions to take its product worldwide. It is now said to be one of the...
Posted On - 05/03/2024
By Neil Cooper-Smith, senior analyst, Business Pilot. Average sales increased again in February. It may have only been by 1.2% to 59.1, but it demonstrates that the big leap in January wasn’t a one-off. It is also worth noting that this figure is 25.7% higher than the same period last year. Leads have fallen back marginally – down 9.9% to...
Posted On - 05/03/2024
York-based glass merchant and glazing contractor, Kimberlite Glass, has been a Bohle customer for over 20 years, and its latest project showcases the strong partnership it has with the hardware company to fulfil its innovative designs. Kimberlite Glass is a staple of the York glass industry: based in the same premises since 1976, it has developed a strong reputation for...
Posted On - 27/02/2024
By Russell Yates, managing director, AluK. When I rejoined AluK in September 2023, I made it clear that my priority was to make AluK a great place to work and a great company to do business with, and I’m staying true to both of those. In terms of being a great place to work, there’s real excitement around here again...
Posted On - 27/02/2024
Sheerline has announced that the SheerVent roof vent is now available for S2 conservatory roofs, alongside the company’s S1 lantern. SheerVent has been designed as a solution to the longstanding challenge of adding reliable ventilation to glazed roofs without creating weaknesses for water ingress. It does this through an integrated muntin bar, and fitting directly into the ridge baffle, thus...
Posted On - 27/02/2024
Yale’s Partnership Pledge Plus scheme offers housebuilders, local authorities, social housing associations and social landlords a unique opportunity to access the company’s security expertise and gain an audited 15-year guarantee. The scheme sees a dedicated Yale account manager work with the specifier and social housing provider to ensure that the right hardware specification is met in line with the latest...
Posted On - 27/02/2024
Ultra SIP Panels, the manufacturer of Warm Roof Pro, is supporting installers with the building approval process for conservatory installations, through a partnership with Approved Building Control Inspector JHAI. With the changes to the Building Safety Act 2022, conservatories, particularly those with solid roofs, are no longer automatically exempt from compliance with Building Regulations – leading to an increase in...
Posted On - 27/02/2024
Hardware manufacturer, VBH, has launched its new VBH24 customer portal. The portal builds on the success of the previous VBH online shop, but offers users a number of useful additional benefits. As well as placing orders, VBH24 users can view and download supplementary information including drawings, literature, guarantee information and safety data sheets. VBH marketing manager, Gary Gleeson, said: “The...
Posted On - 27/02/2024
Sternfenster has invested a further £400k in photovoltaic panels that will provide more than a fifth of the energy that the Lincoln-based trade fabricator consumes. The new PV array is estimated to produce 490,000kWh per year, offsetting 115,000kg of carbon in the process. “This is a major investment for us, and it demonstrates our ongoing commitment to reducing our impact...
Posted On - 27/02/2024
Reynaers Aluminium UK has enhanced two of its key curtain walling systems. The latest update to Reynaers’ ConceptWall 50 (CW 50) and ConceptWall 60 (CW 60) curtain walling systems has seen the components updated along with introducing the ability to use 60mm mullions with 50mm transoms to allow larger transom spans in support of wider design capabilities. Both systems now...
Posted On - 27/02/2024
Agility is key to growing your business, believes Mark Herbert, joint managing director of Mackenzie Glass. The glass industry should be less worried about volumes, and more concerned with getting their product offer right to make the most of the opportunities when they arrive, believes Mark Herbert, joint MD of Bristol-based glass merchant Mackenzie Glass. “The first half of January...
Posted On - 27/02/2024
Profine Group and its Kömmerling brand will be exhibiting at Fensterbau Frontale, which will take place in Nuremberg from 19-22 March 2024, with a 1,500m2 stand in hall 7. The focus of the trade fair appearance will be on sustainability. With the 125th anniversary of the Kömmerling flagship brand, Profine Group is said to be even more focussed on climate...
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