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Reynaers Aluminium now offers Class 2 Qualicoat paint finish as standard due to its enhanced durability, superior UV resistance and the overall endurance of Class 2 paints. The new products are said to have passed extensive testing – undergoing a three-year Florida weather exposure test where they must achieve 75% gloss retention – to ensure they retain their appearance and...
The Residence Collection has been shortlisted as a finalist for three awards in this year's G Awards, including for Commercial Project of the Year, New product of the Year and Promotional Campaign of the Year. The shortlisting for Commercial Project of the Year is a collaboration with Dekko Windows and M & G Windows on The Anglesey Barn, a stunning...
Crittall Windows has been shortlisted for two categories at this year’s G-Awards. Founded in 1849, Crittall is one of Britain’s most iconic architectural brands. The company’s dual nominations for Best Business Initiative of the Year and New Product of the Year is said to reflect its continued leadership in manufacturing transformation and product development. The Best Business Initiative of the...
The topic of sustainability continues to dominate the construction sector – but ultimately, is it the deciding factor for commercial housebuilders and developers when it comes to project delivery? According to the participants of a recent roundtable, organised by PVC-U systems house Deceuninck, and chaired by its UK head of commercial and specification sales, Peter Dyer, sustainability is firmly on...
AluK says it has come up with an innovative way to support architects and main contractors applying for Building Safety Regulator (BSR) approval – even at PCSA stage. The aluminium systems company is offering comprehensive, off-the-shelf technical submission packs for its glazed facades which architects and main contractors can add to their BSR applications and then, if required, use to...
Reynaers Aluminium UK has become an Approved GQA Training Centre and is now offering its first course – ‘An Introduction to Curtain Walling (CW 50)’ – designed to guide professional competency in fabrication and installation of Reynaers ConceptWall 50 curtain wall system, at the Reynaers’ Knowledge Centre in Birmingham. With a renewed emphasis on accountability and competency driven by The...
Elegant, Deceuninck’s ultra energy-efficient tilt-and-turn window, has been short-listed in the G-Awards New Product of the Year category 2025. Achieving U-values as low as 0.7W/m2K, Elegant has been developed specifically for the commercial sector and medium to high rise applications. It’s also been designed to require less energy to recycle at end of life. This forms part of Deceuninck’s closed...
As the window and door industry prepares for the full rollout of the Future Home Standard (FHS), The Residence Collection says it is ‘leading the charge’ with a range of high-performance, design-led systems that are ready to meet – and exceed – the new regulatory landscape. The FHS will require new homes in the UK to reduce carbon emissions by...
Roseview Windows has released its latest seamless run through sash window horn, the Emperor. As an optional upgrade on the Ultimate Rose timber-alternative sash window, Emperor joins Dolphin and Seahorse as one of Roseview’s suite of three fully seamless mechanically jointed run-through sash horns. Richard Burrells, managing director at Roseview, said: “The Emperor horn is inspired by one of the...
Following the acquisition of Alunet Systems, Eurocell has introduced the Aluna range of aluminium windows, entrance doors, sliders and bi-fold doors into its branch network, to provide a simple and efficient route to order for installers and jobbing-builders working on projects that only require in the region of 30 frames per-week or less. To support the rollout, all branch teams have...
Since its inception in 1965 in a small workshop in Belgium, Reynaers has grown into one of the world’s leading systems’ houses, specialising in aluminium windows, doors and façade solutions. With six decades of expertise, Reynaers has contributed to impactful projects in over 70 countries, from sustainable skyscrapers to energy-efficient, low carbon private homes. Bert Geerinckx, CEO of Reynaers Group,...
Rehau has reported that UK commercial new-build project enquiries have more than doubled year-on-year for the first six months of 2025, defying wider construction industry pressures and revised-down forecasts. From January to June 2025, Rehau saw double the number of active projects that the company’s commercial team is currently engaging with and progressing compared to 2024. The growth is underpinned...
Eurocell is playing a central role in Energy House 2.0, one of the world’s most advanced building performance research facilities at the University of Salford, that is reshaping how the industry tests and improves homes for net-zero. The £16m Energy House 2.0 facility is the only climate-controlled research chamber of its kind in the world. Here, homes are tested in real-world...
The managing director of external shading specialist, Caribbean Blinds, is set to join an expert panel exploring glazing’s role in the UK’s overheating crisis at this year’s Glazing Summit. On Thursday 9 October, Stuart Dantzic will discuss the ongoing battle against domestic overheating and examine glazing’s pivotal role in creating comfortable, energy efficient homes. This comes as Part O of the...
AluK has been shortlisted as the Manufacturer of the Year (over £25m) in this year’s Made in Wales Awards. The highly competitive awards, independently judged by a team of business leaders and academics, are a celebration of the Welsh manufacturing community. For AluK, the shortlisting is a recognition of the huge strides the company has made this year in operational...
With heritage inspired design becoming a major trend in commercial and public sector refurbishments, BDC Aluminium is expanding its portfolio with a new focus on traditional vertical sliding sash windows. Developed by Smart Architectural Aluminium and now available through BDC Aluminium, the VS 600 system is suitable for heritage developments, as well as schools, hospitals and office buildings and allows...
By Tom Cherowbrier, major projects manager at Aluprof UK. Gateway 2 Compliance, introduced under the Building Safety Act 2022, is creating significant disruption across the construction industry. At this stage of the approval process, a complete and fully coordinated design must be submitted and approved before any building work can begin. This requirement represents a major shift from established practices...
Victorian Sliders has launched its new EcoSlide Flagship window, representing the next generation of the best-selling Elegant sash window. Developed by Victorian Sliders’ in-house Innovation Team, the upgraded EcoSlide has been designed to set a new benchmark for performance, durability, and weather resistance – offered as standard. According to Victorian Sliders, this major upgrade delivers performance levels that go well...
By Neil Evans, managing director at Veka. The UK manufacturing sector fell out of the top 10 global manufacturing nations last year and has remained 12th through mid-2025, down from 8th in 2023, according to Make UK. To regain a top-10 spot, the body says we need to first grow the sector from 10% to 15% of GDP. That’s a big...
Sheerline’s Classic window range now offers U-values of 1.4 W/(m²K) with double glazing. According to Sheerline, this is thanks to the addition of a self-adhesive glazing seal from Q-Lon, which offers ultra-low thermal transmittance and is hidden within the glazing chamber, underneath the glazed unit. Classic now offers the same double-glazing U-values as the Prestige range with 1.4 U-values and...