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MD Joinery has marked its 30th anniversary with Rehau. Based in Southport, the family-run business was one of the first UK companies to fabricate windows and doors using Rehau’s Total70 window system, which was formerly known as the S706 window. Husband-and-wife team Mike and Diane Durkin first partnered with Rehau in 1991 when searching for a window system that would replace...
Stellar’s aesthetics have given the aluminium system a competitive edge to capitalise on high-end projects in the domestic sector, according to Philip Cresswell, sales and marketing manager at Heritage Trade Frames, which has been fabricating the system since it launched in 2019. Philip said: “Owners of high-end and design-led homes are looking for something distinctive when it comes to window...
Sheerline Aluminium Systems has achieved PAS24: 2016 on its Prestige window system. Prestige is the second Sheerline product to gain Secured by Design accreditation, the UK's official police initiative that works with companies to improve security on buildings. Prestige builds on the success of Sheerline’s Classic range, a slim, beadless system that also passed the BSi BS 4873:2016 / PAS24:2016...
The KC51 window system from Exlabesa Architecture UK has been accredited to PAS24 standard. Exlabesa’s business development manager, Simon Moore, commented: “The KC51 was already one of the most outstanding aluminium casement systems on the market, but we’re delighted that now it can add PAS24 to its impressive list of benefits. “We’re constantly striving to improve the products we provide,...
The 110m, 29-storey Westmark Tower was the tallest residential tower completed in central London during 2021. Part of Berkeley Homes Central London’s prestigious West End Gate development in Marylebone, it features more than 14,000m2 of unitised curtain wall, designed and supplied by AluK and installed by envelope contractor, Martifer. According to Aluk, a stand-out feature of the project was the...
According to Veka, new research shows that although UK homeowners care about sustainable windows and doors, they don’t care enough to pay more – or even have the conversation with their installer. The findings of the 2022 OnePoll survey, commissioned by Veka, found that when it comes to home improvements, consumers feel that sustainability should be a given. Veka points...
PVC-U manufacturer, John Fredericks Plastics, celebrates a three-decade partnership with Veka’s Halo system in April this year. Mark Dicconson, JFPL managing director, said the 30-year partnership was down to ‘product quality, delivery, service and trust’: "It's a combination of all those factors really. Halo is an excellent brand – high quality products designed to last. That works for us, and...
Over 200 Optima windows and doors from Profile 22 have been installed in an £11 million community hub in Leeds city centre. Westerton Walk is an extra care housing development comprising of 63 one- and two-bedroom flats with care services, shared lounges and dining facilities. It has been built on a vacant Leeds City Council-owned site and has created a...
With efforts intensifying to deliver the sustainable living solutions needed for a greener future, Eurocell has collaborated with housebuilder Barratt Developments on a unique and innovative construction project based at the University of Salford campus. The ‘Z-House’ is a zero-carbon concept home that aims to showcase the future of sustainable living in the UK. It is reported to be the first...
The new Part L of Building Regulations, which comes into force on 15 June 2022, is the biggest shake-up of thermal performance regulations for a number of years. As such, the regulations will be especially complicated for many aluminium systems to meet. Stellar, the aluminium system from Epwin Window Systems is however, ‘good to go’. Phil Parry, business development director...
A new poll reveals almost half of UK homeowners would not purchase home improvement products containing plastics because of concerns about the impact plastic pollution is having on the planet. The findings of the independent survey conducted by leading pollster, YouGov, found that 44% of total respondents flatly rejected the prospect of buying home improvements manufactured in ‘plastic’. A further...
Direct Roofing Systems, one of the first fabricators to partner with Garnalex and choose its Sheerline aluminium window and door systems, says the Classic system is a ‘game changer’ when it comes to offering homeowners a more modern, slimline alternative to traditional aluminium offerings. Direct Roofing was established in 2017 and supplies aluminium bi-folds, patios, French doors, and roof lanterns...
Optima and PatioMaster products from Epwin Window Systems have been fitted in a six-week installation project as part of a complete refurbishment and upgrade of a detached home in Conwy, Wales. The high-end domestic project, undertaken by L Pearce Home Improvements, involved transforming a bungalow into a two-storey home. The property has panoramic views over beautiful countryside and the homeowners...
Fabricators have less than six months to make sure that the aluminium systems they manufacture meet new requirements for building regulations, which come into force this summer. From June 2022, replacement doors with a >60% glazed area will need to achieve an overall U-value of 1.4W/m2K, while newbuild equivalents will need to achieve an overall U-value of 1.2W/m2K. When the...
With the new changes to Part L of the Building Regulations set to come into effect in June 2022, Senior Architectural Systems says it is ‘ahead of the game’ thanks to its Pure window system which can already achieve U-values as low as 0.71W/m2K. The unique construction of Senior’s Pure window, which features a high performance expanded polyurethane (PUR) thermal...
Kömmerling has stated that its C70, O70 and new 70mm flush sash systems all meet the 2022 Building Regulations for replacement and new build projects with a U-value of 1.2 W/(m2k) as standard. Andrew Charlesworth, technical director of Profine UK and Kömmerling, said: “Given the considerable resources here in the UK and in Germany we’ve been able to further develop...
Aluplast will showcase its expanded product range including a series of new innovations developed specifically for the UK at Fensterbau Frontale 2022. Held in Nuremberg, Germany, on July 12-15, the expo is a global showcase for cutting-edge innovation in window and door design. Attending with one of the event’s largest presences, Aluplast will be presenting its latest colour options, including...
More than two-thirds of UK homeowners (68%) would choose windows and doors with a higher recycled content over and above products which don’t, or which do so at a lower level, according to a new study. The findings of the survey by leading pollster YouGov, also found that 63% of homeowners said that they would be more likely to purchase...
The Kömmerling brand will remain on the Mainz 05 shirt until 2024, the system house extending its sponsorship of the Bundesliga football club for another year. The Kömmerling brand has been on the shirts of the team since 2015, the longest commitment of a partner as main and shirt sponsor in the history of professional football at Mainz 05. Dr. Peter Mrosik,...
Statement from Nick Cooper, technical director, AluK On 15 December, the government confirmed interim changes to Part L of the Building Regs for England, ready for the implementation of the Future Homes and Buildings Standard in 2025. The statement is now live on the government website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-homes-to-produce-nearly-a-third-less-carbon As AluK had been communicating during the course of 2021, the new...