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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...
Reynaers Aluminium UK has underlined its commitment to sustainability, partnering with local non-for-profit and social enterprise The Wood Shack. The Wood Shack, an enterprise of Birmingham-based charity Jericho, aims to tackle the 4.5 million tonnes of waste wood produced in the UK annually by collecting reclaimed wood, creating new products from recycled wood, and organising local community workshops. To enhance...
Following the European Environment Agency’s latest noise pollution report, Rehau has called attention to the importance of windows that offer strong acoustic performance when specifying for retrofit and new-build residential projects. The report, Environmental noise in Europe 2025, reveals that over 20% of Europeans are exposed to harmful levels of transport noise, with road traffic identified as the primary source. As the...
Finstral, a European brand that offers a range of premium modular window, door and glass wall systems, is looking to partner with UK window and door installers. Founded in 1969 in South Tyrol, Northern Italy, Finstral is still family-owned and employs around 1,600 people across 14 production sites. Engineering excellence According to Finstral, one of its greatest strengths is its...
Ventilation specialist WindowMaster has collaborated with Veka to deliver EN 12101-2 certified smoke ventilation windows. To enhance the Halo System 10 and M70 window systems, Veka profiles are being utilised in collaboration with approved partners, Teal Products and L J Pratley & Partners. Each system will be fitted with WindowMaster’s proprietary actuators for smoke control. Smoke ventilation systems in buildings serve multiple critical...
Reading-based Star Safety Glazing has signed a three-year supply agreement with Stellar Aluminium Systems, marking a significant shift in its aluminium window and door offering. The family-run business, owned by Bobby and Shila Sekhon, says it has made a strategic move away from its previous supplier to exclusively manufacture the Stellar system. The company was said to be impressed by...
Profine has acquired Profilink, a company based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. As part of the transaction, Profine is taking over the aluminium and PVC operations of the company, including all system brands as well as employees from the marketing, sales, and engineering departments. Profilink’s operations will be continued under the umbrella of Profine GmbH and the Kömmerling brand. With this acquisition,...
Liniar has expanded its PVC-U thermal reinforcements range. Design and fabrication director, Daryl Fradley (Daz), explained: “The decision to enhance the range follows impressive market uptake since its initial rollout and underscores Liniar’s ongoing commitment to delivering high-performance, future-ready solutions for fabricators, installers and specifiers alike.” Designed as a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to traditional steel reinforcements, Liniar’s advanced PVC-U...
A project in Northampton that combines two of the most popular Sheerline products – the Classic Heritage Door and the S1 Roof Lantern – has won Sheerline’s installation of the month for June. The winning entry was submitted by Fenster Glazing, who worked with fabricator, BSW Window Solutions. The installation replaced an outdated, white PVC-U bi-fold and lantern. The homeowner...
Reynaers Aluminium is calling for a wider focus on sustainability, challenging the established view in the construction sector that embodied carbon is central to achieving long-term sustainability. In a new campaign ‘Sustainability. From Every Angle’ the aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling manufacturer calls for a more holistic view to sustainable building design considering all factors through the lifetime of...
High demand for space-creating upgrades could provide a welcome boost for the UK’s home improvement market, according to new research. Nearly 30% of homeowners think their current property is too small, and 43% say they have unusable space they want to convert. As many as 70% are now planning upgrades, which includes adding a new extension, garden room or conservatory. The...
Deceuninck has been ranked among Newsweek’s 2025 World’s Greenest Companies – an international accolade recognising the top 750 publicly listed companies across 26 countries for excellence in environmental sustainability. Based on independent research conducted by GIST Impact and Plant-A Insights Group, the ranking evaluated over 8,000 companies – all of whom had to have publicly available sustainability disclosures and align with the...
Aluprof has launched Aluprof Living, an aluminium product range for UK homeowners that will be available through a network of nationwide installers. The launch of Aluprof Living represents a significant step for Aluprof – which has been serving the European and US building sectors for over 70 years. The firm branched out into the UK & Ireland market in 2006,...
By David Thornton, chairman, The Window Company (Contracts). It was great to read Rehau UK CEO Martin Hitchin’s recent comments on the company’s whitepaper ‘Retrofit Right – Making Social Housing More Energy Efficient’. He referenced the important role that specialist commercial installers like The Window Company (Contracts) have to play in providing expertise and filling the knowledge gaps which undoubtedly...
Neil Evans, managing director at Veka, gives his thoughts on the current market and explains what Veka is doing to help its customers steady the waves. It’s a clichéd yet almost obligatory way to start any discussion at the moment, but we really are living through unprecedented times. The global outlook is not short on volatility, with geopolitical happenings, economic...
Schüco has launched a five-week tour of the UK and Ireland, visiting its partners in a specially equipped van to demonstrate its latest advancements in machinery and digital solutions. David Lomax, business development manager, said: “At Schüco, we don’t just see our customers as customers – they’re partners. And events like this reinforce just how important those partnerships are to...
Reynaers Aluminium UK has launched a design update to its ConceptSystem 77 (CS77) open-out window, delivering a new outward opening solution to replace the existing CS77 open-out and ES50 open-out windows. The updated CS77 is a dedicated new outward opening profile, with friction hinges and telescopic espagnolette locking hardware. These additions have been designed to ensure a secure and smooth...
Following a successful FIT Show, AluK has invited fabricators and installers to its first ever Exploration Day at its Chepstow facility. Groups of potential new customers and industry insiders were given guided tours of the 350,000ft2 factory, seeing first-hand how products, are designed, tested and manufactured – including the soon to be launched IconiK bi-fold, which was undergoing final testing...