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Promac Group has said it saw high levels of interest and brisk business at this year’s Fensterbau Frontale, which reported record numbers of exhibitors and visitors, including a large UK contingent. Joe Hague, managing director ofPromac Group, said this was reflected in high levels of interest the machinery specialist saw in the latest innovations in machinery platforms on show from...
Stedek has purchased £45K of machinery to help it meet demands for Residence Collection windows. Since 2010, Stedek has manufactured Epwin’s Swish and Profile 22 systems. Now, the firm has acquired a bank of 12 Jade end millers to accommodate DW3’s Residence Collection, with the aim of tapping into demand at the higher end of the market. Managing director Alex...
Dekko Window Systems has invested in a £150K Graf Cill Welder, which is believed to be the world’s first. The new cill welder means the firm can manifacture 95mm stub cills, and both 150mm and 180mm cills, with a completely seamless weld. Eliminating potential discolouration by removing the need to sand or polish the cill, the advanced machine achieves a...
Swift Joinery Manufacturers has praised the speed and quality of Mighton’s X-Cut Glazing Bead Jointing Machine. The company’s Steve Greenwood said. “We purchased the machine 18 months ago due to high demand for plant-on Georgian Bars, and by far the most beneficial feature of the machine is its speed. It’s proven to be a tremendous time saver on production without...
Mila has launched a new website, which is optimised for use on any type of screen and includes product and technical information. www.mila.co.uk includes product sections for window, door and security hardware, spotlight focuses showing what is behind some of Mila’s products, and features on key members of the Mila team and the support services they offer. The website is...
Mercury Glazing Supplies has invested in new machinery. Chris Reeks, Mercury’s sales and marketing director, said: “This investment will help us continue to deliver exceptional quality and exceptional lead times as our order volumes increase.” Mercury has bought two machines from Haffner Murat: a new FA526 automatic two-head end milling machine and a new SC220/VS machining centre. The new machines...
3M’s master distributor of window films, William Smith Group 1832, is expanding its portfolio with 3M’s new Daylight Redirecting film. 3M Daylight Redirecting Film uses micro-structured prisms to optimise natural light in buildings by redirecting it deeper into the room. The company said that directing light towards the ceiling and deeper into buildings, the window film provides benefits, including energy...
Mercury Glazing Supplies has announced its PVCU vertical sliding window products now achieve a U-value of 1.3W/m² and a WER of A+ as standard. Chris Reeks, Mercury’s sales and marketing director, said: “Our new U-value of 1.3W/m² has been achieved utilising our normal unit make up without the need for specialist gases, showing the quality of the products we manufacture....
Heritage products (in particular, mechanically jointed options) offer good margins but in order to maximise them, fabricators need to invest in the machinery that helps them drive efficiency and quality, Haffner Murat has said. “Heritage and mechanically jointed products offer exciting opportunities for fabricators, but the biggest returns will be seen by those who harness what automation has to offer,”...
Flush casement windows are one of the products tipped for the biggest growth in coming years, according to Profile 22. Gerald Allen, marketing manager at Profile 22, said: “The Optima Flush Casement Window delivers three major advantages: the design is based on a traditional British timber cottage window and we’ve worked hard to ensure it looks better than anything else...
Quickslide built on its heritage window offer last year with the introduction of the Graf SL4FF to its manufacturing facility. Installed in the summer, chairman Adrian Barraclough said that its investment in the seamless welding technology from the FOM-GS Group, supported the company in increasing standards of product quality. “Performance has always been important but with our focus on supply...
Promac Group’s presence will be among the largest at this year’s Fensterbau (March 21-24), the company announced, thanks to four supply partners exhibiting at the show. This includes developments in PVCU welding technologies from Graf and Urban. The latest incarnations of the SL4-FF seamless welder from Graf Synergy, including the SL4FF EVO and the SL4-H FF, which introduces a new...
Mercury Glazing Supplies has invested in Haffner Murat machinery. Steve Cross, Mercury’s managing director, said: “We’ve bought several machines from Haffner Murat in the past and we know they deliver the quality and service we look for. We had no hesitation in returning to them again.” Mercury has invested in two machines: a new FA526 automatic two-head end-milling machine, and...
When Original Wooden Windows set out to make its frame production quicker and more efficient with new machinery, director Gus Brazier said the name of Mighton Products needed no introduction. Even though the hardware specialist launched its machinery range less than a year ago, the Slough-based joinery firm knew Mighton from 12 years of using its sash weights and other...
Elumatec’s SBZ 122/75 profile machining centre has won a German Design Award. Overseen by the German Design Council, the GDAs exist to discover, celebrate and publicise world-class design in all fields of the economy. The jury hailed the Elumatec CNC for its speed, versatility and efficiency. While praising its acceleration and small footprint, they were most impressed by its drive...
Promac Group is highlighting three low cost, high yield machinery platforms, which it says have the potential to transform fabrication businesses. Starting from £40K, to just a little over £70K, each offers manufacturers extra capacity to manufacture new products or increase volume and efficiency, while lowering overheads, Promac said. “There’s a perception out there that you need to be spending...
Made for Trade has become the biggest user of Emmegi machines in the UK by quantity, with the addition of a fourth Phantomatic T3A three-axis machining centre to its manufacturing set up. This brings to 13 the total number of saws and machining centres Emmegi has supplied to Made for Trade since 2013, as the company behind the Korniche roof...
Emmegi (UK) has been chosen as the machinery partner for Aluk’s newl training academy at its Chepstow headquarters. Emmegi machines are prominant in the 3,000ft2 training facility, allowing Aluk customers to get hands-on fabricating training. Emmegi (UK) equipped the Academy with a broad cross section of its machines to meet a wide range of requirements. This includes Phantomatic X4 and...
Since launching its own brand range of machinery earlier this year, all designed to make targeted aspects of joinery production quicker, easier and more efficient, Mighton Products has welcomed a growing number of positive reviews, with the latest coming from Glasgow based sash window specialists Conservation Windows. The family run firm recently purchased the Mighton Scribe-It machine, one of the...
Polar NE has purchased a CNC from Elumatec. Founded in 1983, Polar specialises in commercial work using systems from Kawneer and Comar, serving clients from Southampton to Aberdeen. “We’ve got ambitious plans for the years ahead – not only continuing to grow our presence in commercial, but also expanding into the higher-end of the residential market, too,” operations director James...