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Quickslide’s Legacy vertical slider is now said to be one of the best performing sash windows available on the market, as proven by the results of its recent weather performance tests. During testing, windows are assessed for air permeability, water tightness and resistance to wind. Legacy VS was successfully tested against wind speeds of up to 120mph to achieve a...
Liniar has invested almost £30k installing a cutting-edge humidity control system in its lamination hall. The installation is part of the company’s continuous improvement culture and is designed to help create the best possible environment for producing foiled products. Lamination production manager, John Stark, said: “Humidity control is critical to the moisture activated glues used in foiling PVC-U profiles. With...
Epwin Window Systems has confirmed all its PVC-U window and door systems have achieved PAS24:2022. Adrian Crutchley, product accreditations manager at Epwin, said: “We are delighted to be amongst the first systems companies to be able to confirm that our multiple PVC-U window and door systems have all achieved PAS24:2022 certification. This achievement further demonstrates our commitment to adopting and...
Aluplast’s director of sales and marketing, Ian Cocken, says the industry should maximise opportunities in order to win sales. The last four years were characterised by a constantly changing landscape, Aluplast’s director of sales and marketing, Ian Cocken, points out, and for many retailers, the ability to react quickly was the key to winning sales. This is a slightly different...
Epwin Window Systems has won Best Business Initiative of the Year at the G23 Awards for its Connect digital resource platform. 2023 was the first year the category of Best Business Initiative was included in the G Awards. Gerald Allen, head of marketing at Epwin, said: “Winning an award is always noteworthy but to be the first winner in a...
Deceuninck won the Promotional Campaign of the Year award at this year’s G-Awards, thanks to its ongoing programme of sustainability marketing support for fabricators and installers. “We are thrilled to have won this award because it recognises the considerable investment we have made in promoting the importance of sustainability in our industry,” said Deceuninck’s managing director Rob McGlennon. “Sustainability and...
The Residence Collection and window fabricator HWL Windows have been announced as the winners of the Commercial Project of the Year at this year's G23 Awards. This is the second time The Residence Collection has won Commercial Project of the Year since 2021 and this year’s success is Old Beech Farm, a luxury development in a conservation area of Woolley,...
House prices and home improvements have historically been closely linked. Many improvements to the home are made to increase the saleability of the property, and with house prices predicted to continue to fall until 2025, we ask, will the home improvement market also falter? Economists have previously noted a strong correlation between house prices and the home improvement industry. For...
Unique Window Systems has expanded its product offer with a number of products from Cortizo. This includes the Cortizo 4700 sliding door system. Designed for use across large, glazed areas, this system has a slim profile which provides maximum levels of natural light with minimum visual obstruction. Available in a variety of configurations, including two, three, four and six-panels, the...
Installers were urged to make sustainability a priority in their offering to homeowners during an open day held at Reynaers Aluminium UK. A number of installers were invited to the event at Reynaers’ Birmingham headquarters to learn more about product development, installer support packages and anticipated changes to building regulations. With the implementation of the Future Homes Standard due in...
Liniar has become a member of the Future Homes Hub. The Hub brings together all those involved in home building to help achieve the climate and environmental goals for the sector linked to the Government’s legally binding Net Zero and wider environmental targets. Liniar says it places a strong emphasis on providing energy-efficient products that not only contribute to low-carbon...
Eurocell fabricator, Rapid PVCu has secured the first triple glazed site for Taylor Wimpey in Sunderland. National housebuilder Taylor Wimpey will use Eurocell’s Modus windows system at its Herrington View residential scheme in Penshaw, Sunderland. Doncaster-based Rapid PVCu is a new-build specialist and has worked with Eurocell for 14 years. Eurocell’s Future Homes Ready Modus window system is made from 50% average post-consumer recycled...
Deceuninck has launched a new sustainability lead generation toolkit designed to help customers win business by capitalising on its and their own sustainability story. Deceuninck has established a lead on sustainability based on its commitment to the Science Based Targets (SBTi) programme, with a headline pledge to cut the CO2 emissions from its own operations (Scope 1&2) by 60% by...
St Helens-based profile bending specialist, Arcoframe, has partnered with Aluplast as a preferred profile supplier for its arched frames and round windows. “We work with all systems,” explained director, Jonathan Hill. “We’ve been manufacturing arched frames, angled frames and flush sash frames for our customers for more than 20 years now, and we regularly work with all profile types that...
Sheerline has announced it’s now supported by LogiKal software, giving fabricators even more choice when it comes to generating accurate estimations, generating cutting lists and running advanced product specific calculations. LogiKal is one of the few solutions developed and designed specifically for the aluminium industry and is said to be the ‘software of choice’ for many fabricators because of its...
Following industry concerns over government revisions to building energy efficiency standards, Rehau claims that further changes will increase existing confusion over current regulations already identified in its recent housing market research. The company is specifically pointing to ongoing uncertainty around Future Homes Standard (FHS) regulations as highlighted in its latest market readiness report, Future Homes Standard: Preparing UK Housing for...
Arron Crisp recently joined Eurocell as a technical specification manager. We caught up with him to find out how he creates opportunities for growth and how Building Regulation changes are affecting his role. Arron joined Eurocell in early 2023, bringing over 30 years’ experience in windows and doors through various positions. Now, a technical specification manager, he is a crucial...
Veka has marked 25 years of successful trading with Consort Windows, one of the UK's leading manufacturers of PVC-U window and door systems. The occasion was marked with a hog roast event held at Consort's premises, attended by both companies' dedicated staff. The partnership between Consort Windows, previously known as Synseal, and Veka dates back to the mid-90s. This long-standing...
Sheerline has launched a new installation of the month competition to provide an opportunity for installers to showcase the quality of their work. It is designed to be easy to enter to encourage businesses of all sizes to get involved, and get some free PR. The only requirements are to submit photos or videos each month of projects that use...
Reynaers Aluminium UK has released a white paper providing an in-depth guide to calculating the levels of embodied carbon in aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling systems. The new report considers at what stage embodied carbon should be measured and provides an analysis of the contributing factors and methodologies for calculating embodied carbon. It also takes a wider view of...