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New hardware has been added to the Stellar bifold door that will help increase the product’s appeal, the company has reported. Paul Booth, design director at Aluminium Products, said: “The new Stellar bifold door hardware allows for an increase in sash sizes of 1,200mm x 2,500mm with a maximum height plus width of 3,500mm. This allows the Stellar bifold to...
Schüco has improved the technical values of its ASS 70 FD bifold system, which has resulted in fewer aluminium sightlines. The Schüco ASS 70 FD bifold system offers a wide choice of opening types, is fully adjustable, has even larger opening widths, and promises extremely quiet movement, the company said. The new maximum vent width of 1,500mm is available in...
The new AW CT 72 window system from Schüco combines the timeless design and intelligent technology that are reflected across its product portfolio, the company has announced. Designed for cost-efficient and simple fabrication, the system can be used in both residential and commercial settings. The level of prefabrication of Schüco AW CT 72 can be increased through profile processing leading...
More developers are placing balconies at the centre of future projects as lockdown has placed further emphasis on the need for homes that maximise space and daylight, according to Rehau. Responding to this increase in demand for such design-led specification products, Rehau has unveiled a new Juliet balcony, Skyforce. Architect Alison Brooks publicly stated that housing should feature more balconies...
Aluk has launched its new C70S 70mm window, the big brother to its 58BW window system. “The C70S has all the clean lines, slim sightlines and advanced functionality which customers love about the 58BW, but with increased weather performance and new design features for even faster fabrication and installation,” the company said. Assembly is quicker, thanks to clip-together detailing on...
Senior Architectural Systems is encouraging specifiers to consider the use of colour in fenestration design, and how the use of powder coating can not only help reduce maintenance requirements, but also offer essential design flexibility in the age of social distancing. Senior’s full range of aluminium fenestration products are available in a choice of colours and finishes, all via the...
Huddersfield-based Walkers Windows has been selling Stellar from Epwin Window Systems, which is “the best on the market and it gives us clear points of differentiation,” according to owner Brent Walker. Stellar windows are on display at Walkers Windows’ two retail showrooms: Huddersfield and Ossett. “I call Stellar a ‘showroom product’,” Brent said. “When customers see it on display, they...
The new Schueco AD UP (Aluminium Door Universal Platform) is a premium door system for both residential and commercial applications, designed with simple and efficient fabrication in mind, the company has announced. Available in two profile widths – AD UP 75 (75mm) and AD UP 90 (90mm) – fabrication of the five-chamber symmetrical profile is simplified as the door system...
Schueco has introduced the UDC 80 unitised facade system, designed to suit modern construction methods for medium and high rise residential or commercial buildings. UDC 80 combines enhanced energy efficiency with design versatility and weather resistant performance. The slim profile (80mm) gives an elegant external appearance with an attractive U-value of just 0.86W/m2K, the company said. The system is designed...
Exlabesa has released its new catalogue for 2020, which is now available to download from the company’s website. In it, fabricators can read about the company’s selection of casements, tilt and turn windows, lift-and-slide doors, residential doors, patio doors, bifolds, shop fronts, curtain walling and more – all of which are extruded in Britain. “Products are hugely important, and in...
The Residence Collection has created a virtual 360º environment for its showroom, so that customers can navigate and explore the company’s products. Developed in conjunction with Adverto Media, this new development has been created so that can you navigate through all the product displays, and find further information at each point on the tour alongside links to videos and Pinterest...
Deceuninck fabricator Fastframe has invested over £150,000 in a Decoroc paint line for Deceuninck commercial windows and doors. The Decoroc line is the first of its kind outside Deceuninck’s headquarters in Belgium and, since opening the line, Fastframe has won a number of major commercial contracts. Decoroc is Deceuninck’s patented colour coating system. It gives a high performance, long-lasting finish...
Senior Architectural Systems says it can help specifiers meet the government’s ambitious plans to rebuild and modernise schools across the country, while making all facilities Covid-secure. Having already been installed on various education projects across the UK, Senior’s low U-value Pure aluminium window system offers exceptional thermal performance and enables greater choice in the positioning of radiators, the company said....
Kingfisher Windows added Stellar, the aluminium window and door system from Epwin Window Systems, to its portfolio in June. Since then, the company said it has seen a phenomenal uptake of the new system and the dedicated aluminium factory is busy manufacturing orders for the trade, retail and commercial sectors. Mark Barker, production manager at Kingfisher Windows said: “Stellar is...
Aluplast continues to supply stock foils with a rapid turnaround, despite disruption reported to the PVCU foils supply chain by some systems companies, the company has reported. It added that lead times on non-standard and dual colour foils – normally 15 working days or less – remained largely intact. Ian Cocken, sales and marketing director at Aluplast, said: “The exponential...
BM Aluminium has released the software dataset for Epwin’s Stellar aluminium window and door system, giving fabricators the freedom to use its LogiKal software to price and process jobs in Stellar for the first time. The programming team at BM Aluminium worked with Epwin’s design and technical team over several months to create and launch the dataset, so that it...
Fabricator Alu Haus now manufactures Stellar from Epwin Window Systems. Director Jason Bamford said: “We have added Stellar to our portfolio because it’s a visually superior product. The slimline aesthetics and the flush appearance are unique to the market, and it’s the best-looking aluminium product out there. “As a fabricator, we’re always looking for ways to make our installer customers’...
Epwin Window Systems has been promoting the speed with which Stellar can be fitted. Gerald Allen, marketing manager at Epwin Window Systems, said: “Stellar was designed from scratch to take aluminium systems to the next level and one of the ways it does this is by being exceptionally easy and quick to fit. It means installers can install the products...
The range of marketing tools offered by Epwin Window Systems’ marketing portal Brand Hub 360 was recently extended to include a new range of corporate clothing, product posters, and window vinyls. Gerald Allen, marketing manager of Epwin Window Systems, said: “Our customers are busy people, and our Brand Hub 360 was designed to help them save time and gives them...
Trade and retail fabricator Sign Windows has said its business has been ‘transformed’ since moving to Deceuninck. Following a management buy-out in 2019 the Leicester fabricator set ambitious growth plans and switched to Deceuninck to capitalise on the growing premium sector, the company said. Within the first year, Sign’s turnover increased by over 65%. Jake Dickman, production manager at Sign...