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Haffner has confirmed that its stand at this year’s FIT Show will be the biggest in the event’s history at 610m2. Dave Thomas, managing director of Haffner, said: “Our space at the FIT Show will be a must-visit for any fabricator. It will be the first ever fully seamless machinery stand in the UK because it will showcase our complete...
Roseview Windows has invested in a second SBA-4 VS PVCU profile machining centre from Haffner. Roseview has reported a sharp upturn in demand in the past 18 months as a result of the continued popularity of feature-rich sash windows. Therefore, Roseview ordered its first SBA-4 earlier this year to replace an ageing machine and to drive greater efficiencies across the...
Emmegi (UK) has supplied a new Comet X6HP CNC machine to Irish fabricator Senator Windows. A member of the Gowan Group, Senator Windows has been making windows and doors since 1985 at a facility in Wexford, and prides itself on delivering the highest standards in sales, quality and service. The company has sold more than one million windows and doors....
Everglade Windows has invested in a new Comet X4 fully soundproofed four-axis CNC machining centre. “In terms of product quality and overall efficiency, it’s impossible to overestimate the competitive advantage that you can get from having the right machinery set up in your factory,” Yogesh Gopal, managing director of Everglade, said. The benefits for trade customers who are buying aluminium...
Tri-tec Windows in Chelmsford recently bought an SMR-5 five-head welding machine from Haffner, which is already making a big difference, the company has reported. Fletcher Hodgins, managing director at Tri-Tec, said: “We invested in the SMR-5 to give us additional capacity and improved quality. Our machine operator is amazed with the speed and quality of the welds the machine delivers...
Emmegi and Decalu have made it easy for fabricators to take their first steps into manufacturing in the Deceuninck aluminium system. Emmegi is offering a simple start up package of machinery which gives fabricators a simple and cost-effective route into manufacturing: it is pairing an Emmegi Phantomatic CNC machining centre with a Classic Magic twin-head saw to give fabricators a...
Sixteen years after Douglas Commercial took delivery of its first Emmegi CNC machining centre, the company has just taken delivery of its third: a Comet X6HP four-axis 7000mm model, fully enclosed and soundproofed. Managing director Howard Douglas was sceptical about the payback when he invested in that first Phantomatic T5 three-axis 7,000mm CNC in 2005, but the speed and performance...
Door and Window Systems (Daws), a Liverpool-based fabricator, continues to increase productivity in response to customer demand, with the recent installation of its fifth new Kombimatec machine in 18 months – this time, the AMC308 Automatic CNC Machining Centre. Daws was looking to increase productivity and boost its business growth cost effectively without the need to take on new staff....
Bedfordshire Windows has invested in a new SMR-4 four-headed welder and TT425 double mitre saw from Haffner. The new machinery package is the third largescale machine investment with Haffner. Gary Walker, director at Bedfordshire Windows, said: “We have seen a large upturn in demand for our products, and the new automated machines from Haffner will allow us further to improve...
Dave Thomas, managing director at Haffner, discusses the benefit the exclusive partnership with Graf Synergy will deliver for fabricators. It’s fair to say that the industry has changed: demand for windows, doors and conservatories has never been higher, with more fabricators recording record sales than at any other time. On the face of it, this boom in sales is good...
Kall Kwik has launched a new website, showcasing the level of support on offer to their customers, and the extensive range of machinery available. Kall Kwik’s ACE partner scheme offers fabricators advice, care and engineering throughout the entire production process to help get the most out of their machinery. “We do things differently at Kall Kwik, placing a greater emphasis...
Kall Kwik has launched its partnership scheme ACE (advice, care, and engineering), which provides fabricators with a support package. The range of benefits for companies signing up to be ACE partners includes breakdown cover, regular servicing, discounts on spare parts, performance audits and a free consultation to assess how to improve efficiency and profitability. “Machinery is at the heart of...
The video of Emmegi’s new Fusion 4H PVCU Quad Welder being installed at O’Grady UPVC’s factory in Kiltormer, Galway, has been viewed almost 5,000 times on LinkedIn. This is the first installation carried out in Ireland of a machine which made its debut at the FIT Show in 2019. What is generating the biggest response is the quality of the...
Denval Co can now take advantage of the accessible five-axis technology now available from Emmegi (UK) via its Comet R4i and R6i and HP machining centres. Based in south Wales, Denval has just taken delivery of a new Comet R6HP machining centre as part of a capital investment supported by Paragon Bank and Premier Asset Finance. The Comet R6HP replaced...
Roseview has installed a second AMC602 machining centre from Kombimatec. The addition of a second AMC602 machining centre has been essential in order to keep up with customer demand, and to maintain the production standards required for its flagship product: the Ultimate Rose heritage-style vertical sliding window. Roseview’s production director Tim Bygrave said: “Ultimate Rose is easily the most authentic,...
UK Doors Online recently invested in a FOM Industrie Adir C CNC machining centre from Haffner Murat. The new machine was installed at UK Doors Online’s manufacturing centre in Ravensthorpe, Wakefield, in February, and the company has reported a return on investment from day one. Andrew Glover, managing director at UK Doors Online, said: “We operate a streamlined factory to...
Premo Fabrications is the first facade manufacturer in the UK to take delivery of a new L3 version of Emmegi’s flagship, 20-axes Quadra aluminium machining centre. The L0, L1 and L2 versions of the Quadra can all cut, drill and machine in one single operation, delivering advances in efficiency, but the L3 adds an extra dimension with a secondary module...
D&I Window Solutions is scaling up its operation with investment in numerous aluminium fabrication machines from Haffner Murat. The large-scale investment is a result of D&I Window Solutions’ strategic expansion into trade manufacture. David Saxon, director of D&I Window Solutions, said: “We’ve seen a considerable increase in demand for aluminium bifolds in recent months and we spotted an opportunity to...
Oxfordshire-based 3D Aluminium has upgraded its original Emmegi Phantomatic T3A three-axis machining centre to a new Phantomatic X4 four-axis model to add to the X4 it already owns, to expand capacity and increase its versatility. 3D is involved in flagship fenestration projects across London and the Home Counties, with an emphasis on education, healthcare and both the new-build and refurbishment...
Bedfordshire Windows has invested in a new TT405 Double Mitre Saw from Haffner Murat. Tom Pitts, director at Bedfordshire Windows, said: “We saw a dramatic uplift in sales following the first lockdown and we needed to upscale our production fast. Automation gives us the ability to do this quickly and easily. The TT405 Double Mitre Saw automates profile cutting and...
