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Roseview has secured its spot at the FIT Show 2019, which will return to the Birmingham NEC between May 21 and 23. “Last year’s FIT Show was the best yet – extremely well organised, very professional and busier than ever before,” sales director Richard Burrells said. “Considering that was the first time it had ever been at the NEC –...
Independent weather testing, delivered in partnership with The Residence Collection, has returned a series of top passes for HWL Trade Frames’ new frame-only supply of Residence 9 windows. The trade fabricator has developed an R9 frame-only offer, pioneering the application of Timberweld sash-welding technologies in its manufacture. This process, HWL said, increases sash corner strength, which, in most configurations, eliminates...
Oakland Glass has announce a 15% increase in sales in 2017 and a strong start to 2018. Managing director of Oakland Glass Tina Moorhouse said: “We work with a wide range of customers across the trade, new build and commercial markets and have seen growth across the board from existing customers as well as new companies switching to Oakland. ...
Euroglaze has reported that a customer has said its windows are the best manufactured it has seen in more than 20 years. Trade stockist J3 Windows, based in Aberdare, south Wales started buying Rehau frames from Euroglaze when it set up in October last year, and the feedback from installers, builders and developers to the product quality has been fantastic,...
Dekko Window Systems has invested in a £150K Graf Cill Welder, which is believed to be the world’s first. The new cill welder means the firm can manifacture 95mm stub cills, and both 150mm and 180mm cills, with a completely seamless weld. Eliminating potential discolouration by removing the need to sand or polish the cill, the advanced machine achieves a...
Thermoseal Group has introduced new sizes of its Thermobar Interbar to suit warm edge windows incorporating a multi-pane window system with a 25mm surface mount Georgian bar. New sizes of Thermobar Interbar (muntin) include 11.5mm x 22mm and 15.5mm x 22mm Interbar and fittings in black, white and grey. The Thermobar Interbar range also includes: 6mm x 18mm; 11.5mm x...
Bison Frames has expanded its Genesis Collection and WarmCore range, which represent a complete suite of high-end products. Mark Tetley, director of Bison, said: “We’re very well known and respected for our sash windows, because we have the expertise and skillset in-house to continuously improve our offering … However, 2018 sees this philosophy expand into a whole suite of products,...
Tradelink Window Solutions has introduced Residence 7s to its premium window and door collection, introducing a seamless, welded finish. “The unique Residence 7s window takes the product to an exciting new level of quality,” Jim Moody, managing director at Tradelink, said. “The Residence brand is increasing in popularity and our new seamless weld Residence 7s offers installers the perfect combination...
GB Joinery – with support from CENSolutions – has become the only UK manufacturer of Accoya products with an official BFRC A rating on vertical sliding box sash windows, and one of just 23 companies across the country to have official A ratings on timber VSS windows, the company has claimed. Karl Garforth, general manager at GB Joinery, said: “When...
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...
AluWood has launched its authorised installer scheme to make it easier for companies to sell aluclad windows and doors to homeowners and developers. “We’re finding some homeowners want modern aluminium styling but a homely finish on the inside,” Callum Grant, commercial director at AluWood, said. “Our aluclad system offers a perfect combination of sleek modern aluminium on the outside but...
CMS Window Systems has been recognised for its achievements in environmental sustainability by winning a Scottish Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practice 2018, and being chosen to represent the UK as a Green World Ambassador in the Green World Awards. The fabricator and installer won the gold award at a presentation ceremony held recently at the CMS Innovation Hub....
Morley Glass and Glazing has introduced a new slimline ScreenLine integral blind system. SL16 can be used in composite doors and vertical sliding windows due to its slimline 10mm slats, making it the first integrated blind system that is suitable for use in a 16mm cavity, the company said. The range includes the slider controlled SL16S Venetian, as well as...
Anglo European Group has helped Sash UK to streamline its manufacturing by offering a fully optimised steel reinforcement service. Nick Lilburn, managing director at Sash UK, said: “Steel reinforcement is often the part of the window that’s out of sight, out of mind, but we understood that it was an important part of our quality strategy to get our steel...
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:...
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...
Astraseal has advanced its machining capabilities by investing in another Stuga machine –the ZX5. Launched at The FIT Show 2017, the ZX5 has a capacity to manufacture a minimum of 800 windows per week, and joins Astraseal’s existing Stuga machines. Colin Stanley, Astraseal’s operations director, said. “We’re delighted to add Stuga’s ZX5 machining centre, which allows us to not only...
The Glazerite UK Group now offers three flush sash systems, with the addition of the Residence 7 system alongside its existing Residence 9 and Halo flush sash choices. The R7’s slimmed-down size still boasts seven chamber, and achieves a WER up to A+ and a Passivhaus-standard U-value of 0.8W/m²K. “Reaction to our R9 and Halo flush sashes has been phenomenal,”...
Astraseal has launched a 60-minute rated, fixed fire window, based on the FireFrame from Winkhaus, combining composite and PVCU materials, and fire-retardant sealed units. Zac Nedimovic, sales and marketing manager at Astraseal, said: “Six months on from Grenfell and the spotlight is still heavily focused on fire-rated products and their performance. With our fire window system, installers can deliver a...
Visage windows from Shepley have been upgraded with the Secured by Design ERA Maxim 3 handle. Suited to left and right opening, the handles come in white, gold, chrome and satin. Shepley manufactures Secured by Design five-chamber Visage PVCU windows, which are fitted with Secured by Design Yale multipoint locking as standard, and backed by Yale’s ten-year security guarantee. “Security...