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Posted On - 12/03/2024
Window Supply Company has signed a three-year supply agreement to manufacture the Stellar Aluminium window and door system from Epwin Window Systems. Duncan Murray, CEO at Window Supply Company, said: “Stellar Aluminium brings exciting benefits to our customers. We’re looking forward to helping them capitalise on the opportunities it brings.” Katrina Earl, sales director at Epwin, said: “We are delighted...
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...
Posted On - 27/02/2024
Specialist fabricator Capital Windows is reported to be leveraging the advantages of Stellar Aluminium from Epwin Window Systems to advance its presence in the new build sector. Peter Adams, general manager at Capital Windows, explained: “All Stellar windows and doors are compliant with Part L of the Building Regulations, enabling us to provide customers with a complete new build solution...
Posted On - 27/02/2024
Specialist fabricator Capital Windows is reported to be leveraging the advantages of Stellar Aluminium from Epwin Window Systems to advance its presence in the new build sector. Peter Adams, general manager at Capital Windows, explained: “All Stellar windows and doors are compliant with Part L of the Building Regulations, enabling us to provide customers with a complete new build solution...
Posted On - 20/02/2024
Profine UK has launched Kömmerling At Home, a partner programme aimed at manufacturers, installers, and other business associates. With Kömmerling At Home, partners will gain access to more than just consumer leads, as it is comprised of a unique digital hub that delivers support tools and useful assets for marketing, technical and business needs, up-to-date industry-related news, and access to...
Posted On - 20/02/2024
Epwin Window Systems has confirmed that all products in its Stellar Aluminium system have achieved PAS24:2022. This includes the flush tilt & turn window, flush casement window, fully flush casement window and the bay window, as well as the flush residential door, flush French doors, lift & slide door, slimline bi-fold door and the new inline sliding door. The announcement...
Posted On - 13/02/2024
D & I Windows, a Barnsley-based fabricator, has launched a new company called Radius Aluminium, manufacturing the Sheerline aluminium range. According to D & I, the launch of the new trade business comes after a busy period for the company, which has enabled business owners and directors, David Saxon and Ian Haddock, to achieve their goal of creating a ‘sustainable,...
Posted On - 13/02/2024
Reynaers Aluminium’s global emission reduction targets have officially been validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The climate action organisation has confirmed that both the company’s 2019 baseline targets, as well as its ambitious 2030 goals, meet the strict standards and have been approved following a 15-month process. Reynaers Group’s sustainability goals are said to be among the most ambitious...
Posted On - 06/02/2024
Rehau has celebrated a 30-year partnership with its Yorkshire based customer, Sheffield Window Centre. Rehau’s commercial sales manager, Hannah Smith, head of sales Jonathan Hicks, and sales director, Barry Gilligan celebrated the anniversary by visiting the family run business, presenting a plaque and certificate to mark the occasion. Ian Hunter, senior director at Sheffield Window Centre, said: “30-years ago, we...
Posted On - 06/02/2024
Eurocell was named the ‘Best PVC-U Manufacturer & Recycler 2023 – UK’ at the recent Design and Build Awards 2023. The company is reported to have incorporated 16,700 tonnes of recycled PVC-U in its operations in 2022 alone. Eurocell’s acquisitions of S&S Plastics, Vista, and Ecoplas is said to have expanded its capabilities and contributed significantly to its PVC-U recycling. The...
Posted On - 30/01/2024
Installers and fabricators are being advised to adapt their portfolios to meet rising demand for high-performance frames sympathetic to traditional housing designs, in the wake of the Government’s new energy efficiency drive for historic homes. Announced by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the wide-ranging review will look to tackle barriers to making houses built before 1919 more...
Posted On - 30/01/2024
As the final stages of a global re-brand for Kömmerling conclude, the UK business has launched a range of brochures covering all major systems, which will sit alongside the colour programme which was published in 2023. There are detailed 24-page brochures for the C70, O70, flush sash and Kömmerling 76 platforms which cover topics of product performance, energy efficiency, colours...
Posted On - 30/01/2024
With the latest Ofgem price cap increase coming into force, and inflation defying the odds by rising once again, the importance of selling energy efficiency and sustainability has never been greater, according to Deceuninck UK MD, Rob McGlennon. The price of wholesale gas continues to rise: the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, fears over possible sabotage to the Finnish...
Posted On - 23/01/2024
Roseview Windows now offers sash windows with significantly reduced U-values. The company’s Heritage and Ultimate Rose sash windows are available with a certified U-value of 1.2 W/m2K without the use of specialist glass such as triple or vacuum glazing. This advance uses Roseview’s new ThermoVFlex system, which is based upon patented technology developed by Rehau. ThermoVFlex centres on improving the...
Posted On - 23/01/2024
Richard Hall, managing director of Reynaers Aluminium UK, looks ahead to what’s in store for the fenestration industry in 2024 as new legislation is expected to drive change through the introduction of the Building Safety Act and the build-up to the Future Homes Standard in 2025. The past few years have seen considerable change for the fenestration industry – tighter...
Posted On - 23/01/2024
Crystal Direct is modernising window fabrication and delivery. We talk to commercial director, Kevin Morgan, about what this entails, and why it partnered with Aluplast to achieve its goals. Crystal Direct was established in 1990 by Martin Randall, and quickly became a leading trade fabricator of PVC-U windows and doors. The company has always prided itself on leading the way...
Posted On - 09/01/2024
Epwin Window Systems has published a guide to the Future Homes Consultation document to help customers navigate the detail of the proposal. Phil Parry, technical director at Epwin, commented: “Our guide explains the proposal and the relevant factors of the report so our customers can fully understand the detail and implications.” The release of the consultation on the Future Homes...
Posted On - 09/01/2024
Affordable Window Systems has fabricated its 65,000th Timberlook window. Launched by Affordable Windows six years ago, Timberlook is one of the company's flagship brands, demonstrating the popularity of PVC-U flush sash windows. The range, which is said to have been designed with ‘painstaking’ attention to detail, replicates the aesthetics of heritage timber frames – including concealed trickle vents externally and...
Posted On - 26/09/2023
Veka has certified its entire product range to the recently updated PAS 24: 2022 security standards, for double and triple-glazed products. Veka is reported to be the first systems house to achieve this certification. The updated 2022 standard is said to be a comprehensive overhaul that aligns with the evolving methods and tools employed by criminals. It accomplishes this by...
Posted On - 26/09/2023
Deceuninck has cut CO2 emissions from its operations down from 673,095 tonnes in 2021 to 530,836 tCO2e last year – a drop of 21%. At the forefront of innovation in sustainable PVC-U window and door systems technologies, this puts Deceuninck significantly ahead of its 2022 target. Made through the Science Based Targets carbon reduction scheme, it sits as part of...
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