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Sheerline has relaunched its Installation of the Month competition for 2025, giving installers and fabricators to win prizes that include Amazon vouchers and a marketing support package. As part of the new competition, each winner will receive a dedicated press release or case study highlighting the project and their business. The installation will also be showcased across Sheerline’s social media...
Eurocell has partnered with Tremco illbruck to develop a system that’s designed to dramatically improve air tightness and weather resistance in commercial buildings. The collaboration involved pairing Eurocell’s Modus and Logik systems with Tremco illbruck’s i3 sealing solutions, to create a seamless, high-durability connection that reportedly exceeds European standards for air permeability and water tightness. According to Eurocell, this breakthrough...
SilkaSelect trade partners have highlighted the rise in customer demand for triple glazing and understanding of U-values. With energy efficiency being top of the homeowner wish list in 2024, 2025 looks to be the year where consumer understanding widens even further. According to Giles Clements of The Window Centre, a SilkaSelect trade partner, customers not only increasingly value energy performance,...
Sheerline has achieved Axalta Powder Coating Approved Applicator Status, the latest enhancement to the company’s in-house paint plant, which has received an investment upwards of £1.3 million to date. To be eligible for this approval, the company had to demonstrate it was working to British Standard 12206 and have at least five pre-treatment processes in place. Sheerline is said to...
Timber specialist, Country Hardwood, has upgraded its premium window and door range with the introduction of high-performance glazing that offers a U-value of just 0.7. The Buckinghamshire-based manufacturer has incorporated the advanced 0.7 U-value glass into its bespoke hardwood windows and doors, allowing its products to exceed current Building Regulation requirements for thermal efficiency. With a 10-week lead time and...
Veka has launched the Softline 82 - Passivhaus window system, a newly developed product that is said to be ‘at the forefront of eco-conscious window technology’, meeting Passivhaus standards for superior energy performance, sustainability, and design. According to Veka, this tilt-and-turn window system integrates ‘modern aesthetics with unparalleled functionality’. It has been designed to meet the growing demand for eco-conscious...
Sheerline has added to its roster of accreditations and approvals for its powder coating facility by achieving Axalta powder coating approved applicator status. This is the latest enhancement to the company’s in-house paint plant, which has received an investment upwards of £1.3 million to date. To be eligible for this approval, the company had to demonstrate it was working to...
Roseview Windows Ultimate Rose has won the Best Sash Window at the 2024 BuildIt Awards. The prestigious national award was presented at the annual gala dinner in November at Hilton Bankside in London, where Keane Grantham, marketing manager, and Emma Hodges, sales & customer care executive, attended and collected the award on behalf of Roseview. Ultimate Rose was said to...
Spectus from Epwin Window Systems was specified in a new £20m social housing development in Blackpool consisting of 96 houses, seven bungalows and 30 sheltered apartments. Sustainability was a critical factor in the Grange Park development. All houses are fitted with solar panels, while 30 of the homes are heated using an air source heat pump – so the thermal...
Veka claimed Promotional Campaign of the Year at the G24 Awards, for the marketing campaign that introduced the Omnia suite to the UK market. Omnia, which was also nominated for Product of the Year, was initially launched at Fensterbau in March, before being introduced to the UK in April. Veka’s marketing team crafted a comprehensive strategy to effectively introduce Omnia...
Jeremy Phillips, managing director of CDW Systems, says additional, proper training for curtain walling must be available to installers. As managing director of one of the UK's leading aluminium fabricators, I've witnessed first-hand the growing demand for curtain walling in commercial projects. However, while the market continues to expand, I have concerns about the lack of proper training available for...
AluK picked up two trophies at this year’s G-Awards, the only company to come away with two wins at the industry’s biggest celebration of the year. AluK and Arkay Contractors won the Commercial Project of the Year Award for their collaboration on the stunning Escapade Silverstone development, and Continuous Improvement Lead Tony Leach, who is leading large parts of AluK’s...
Sheerline has renewed its call for the fenestration industry’s aluminium sector to embrace transparency around U-values. With the Future Homes Standard (FHS) due to be implemented in June 2025, the company argues now is the time for installers to check if they are compliant. The issue of compliance has become a hot topic within the fenestration industry against the backdrop...
Eurocell has partnered with Biffa in a successful trial of a domestic PVC-U collection service within a 30-mile radius of NE28, an area that covers a large part of the North East. Eurocell worked with smaller traders for the scheme and collections could be booked alongside new product orders. Collected PVC-U was then consolidated at hubs and transferred to Eurocell’s...
Epwin is reported to have deployed Slimstock’s AI-powered supply chain planning platform to enhance visibility, resilience and service. By adopting Slimstock’s supply chain planning platform, Epwin is said to have not only reduced excess inventory, increased stock turn and unlocked working capital, but improved intelligence around inventory, availability and supplier performance. “Because our previous system relied heavily on manual input,...
In the wake of the Chancellor's Budget announcement, Neil Evans, managing director of Burnley-based Veka, shares his insights on the potential impacts, particularly on the manufacturing and fenestration sectors. The Government faces an unenviable challenge: charting a maintainable path forward in the ever-contentious realm of public spending and taxation. For years, manufacturers have prioritised continuous improvement. We strive to hone...
Reynaers Aluminium UK has been shortlisted for three G-awards, being named as a finalist for Commercial Project of the Year, New Product of the Year, and Promotional Campaign of the Year. The company’s new Vision 7 thermal commercial door, which has been developed specifically for the UK market, has been shortlisted for New Product of the Year. Designed with anti-finger...
Profine Group has announced the acquisition of EFP International B.V. (EFP), a Dutch-based company with a global footprint, specialising in the design, development and production of aluminium and facade profile systems for architects. EFP’s offerings encompass a diverse range of systems, including curtain walling, skylights, aerofoils, louvers, sunshades, windows, doors, sliding windows and doors, as well as specialised systems for cladding...
Veka has been shortlisted in three categories for the G24 Awards. Omnia, Veka’s latest innovation, is nominated for Product of the Year, while the campaign to promote the product is also in line for commendation as Promotional Campaign of the Year. The release of Omnia earlier in 2024 was a result of four years of research and innovation intended to...
By Roger Hartshorn, CEO, Sheerline. We made a simple promise on thermal performance. That all our products would meet the upcoming tightened Part L regulations introduced in the 2022 revision to Building Regulations. We achieved this by developing our own thermal break technology, Thermlock. Wider, multi-chambered and less conductive than legacy polyamide systems, Thermlock, which sits at the heart of...
