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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...
Reynaers’ ‘state-of-the-art’ training centre offers a sleek and innovative space for industry professionals, the company has announced. The new training centre in Birmingham’s Northfield opened in 2017, and has already welcomed more than 800 guests. Following a year of growth in the UK, in both commercial and residential markets, Reynaers has invested £6 million in its new Knowledge Centre, which...
A design professional has specified a high-performance, triple glazed composite screen from a member of the Steel Window Association to keep the heat in and the noise out. Steel Window Service and Supplies was approached by Hannah Mercedes-Carter to fabricate and install the 5.5m-long screen, featuring two double doorsets, for a rear extension to her house in Hackney. The screen,...
Liniar is set to introduce a reversible window for difficult-to-access locations. Ideal for high-rise projects, the moving pane rotates through a full 180° cycle, allowing the external glass of a Liniar reversible window to be safely cleaned from the inside of the property. The rotating mechanism keeps the moving pane from intruding into the inside of the room – so...
Aluprof has been awarded further Q-Mark Product Certifications by Exova BM Trada, for several of its window and door systems. Fabricators and installers that are Secured by Design members can use the Aluprof Q-Mark approved systems to offer fully compliant Secure by Design installations which combine the principles of 'designing out crime' with physical security. Aluprof currently has their MB-70...
The Residence Collection has reported an increase in trade enquiries, which it puts down to – in part – the integrated nature of the profiles and glazing beads, product availability in single lengths, and its marketing programme. With 15 different bead and system combinations, customers can minimise stockholding. The single length ordering for main profiles across R2, R7 and R9...
Kömmerling’s C70 and O70 Gold window and door system has been re-engineered to achieve a Uw-value of 1.2W/m2k. The accomplishment of a Uw-value of 1.2W/m2k with the five-chambered C70 and O70 Gold systems, was achieved on windows that were fully reinforced in the frame, sash and mullion. The glass specification was for a 28mm IGU, 90% argon filled comprising of...
Newport-based IDM Doors has signed up with Eurocell, switching from its original supplier because it wanted a long term supplier that “could simultaneously deliver brand, range, quality, service and business support alongside a leading system”. “I was impressed with the whole package,” managing director Ian Pritchard said. “The multi-chamber design of the Eurologik profile and the way it incorporates reinforcement...
The latest colour laminates and spray finishes from Rehau are opening up a whole new world of possibilities for PVCU installers, the company has said. South Wales based windows and door fabricator GRM is an active user of Rehau’s laminate foils collection, which has been recently expanded to include Midnight Black, the company’s darkest ever foil. GRM recently completed its...
The Window Depot has had a new responsive trade website designed and developed by the Spectus marketing team. The website was part of the support package The Window Depot has with Spectus, and has been developed to appeal to trade audiences. Mick Bramley, director of The Window Depot, said: “Having increased our level of business over the past 12 months,...
Seal-Lite Group now manufactures the Flush Casement Window from Swish. Gerald Allen, marketing manager for Epwin Window Systems, said: “Seal-Lite has been a Swish fabricator for several years and we’re looking forward to continuing to work with them and helping them get the most out of everything this product range has to offer.” Chris Shearn, director of Seal-Lite Group, said:...
From as little as £18,000, fabricators can offer The Residence Collection as an additional PVCU system, the company has said, which added that there are added benefits of single length ordering and full factory training. With margins getting tighter, particularly for small to medium sized fabricators, the low entry cost and introduction of The Residence Collection can bring in far...
Aluplast will showcase its lift-and-slide patio door at Fensterbau in German this year. With U-values as low as 0.65W/m2K, the new Aluplast Lift-and-Slide majors on a Passivehaus equivalent standard thermal efficiency, combined with reduced manufacturing times and an external aluminium-clad option. Capable of spanning openings of 6.5m x 2.8m with just two sashes, it offers uninterrupted sightlines as standard and...
Smart Architectural Aluminium will be showcasing its Designer Door and Orangery Roof systems at this year’s Ecobuild exhibition, with extensive displays of both ranges on the company’s stand. The new Designer Door range delivers a premium-quality, high-performance and high-security entrance door, which has been developed to meet the needs of both house and apartment owners and developers, the company said....
Senior Architectural Systems has launched the slimline Ali VU aluminium window. The new thermally broken Ali VU aluminium window complements Senior’s Ali Fold range of single, double and bifold aluminium doors to offer the trade a complete suite of glazing solutions for the residential market. Featuring a polyamide thermal break, Senior’s Ali VU aluminium double-glazed windows have been designed to...
Aluprof and Pyroguard have completed a testing programme for a new fire-resistant glazing system for the UK and European market. Following two years of collaboration, the new MB-45EW framing system has been developed and tested for applications where non-insulated screens and doors are required. The slim system exceeds the current ratings of E30 and EW requirements with additional radiation reduction....
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...
The Residence Collection has unveiled a new consumer facing website at www.residencecollection.co.uk, that has already seen an increase in visitors up 48% year on year. The website benefits from professional installation photography and is split into the collections of R2 for squared contemporary aesthetics, R7 for a flush appearance inside and out, and the original Residence 9 timber replica, flush...
Technal glazing systems have been employed by Dortech Architectural Systems for the construction of the new Materials Innovation Factory (MIF) located within the University of Liverpool’s ‘Knowledge Quarter’. The 11,600m2, £multi-million project has been led by BAM Construction, with Dortech Architectural Systems having designed, manufactured and installed a package of products that included MX62 curtain walling, as well as FXi...
Veka’s Independent Network is inviting companies to join the organisation at a time when “they can take advantage of record levels of investment and benefit from an innovative new consumer strategy”, the company said. A promotional programme is currently highlighting the opportunity for companies to join, by sharing the ‘top ten’ advantages of membership this year, including the re-brand from...
