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14th November 2019
DESIGN THE PERFECT DOOR WITH CENTRAL
When it comes to selling doors, the best way to demonstrate how a door will look is to show how it will look. This is the philosophy that Midlands based Fabricator, Central RPL, took when developing their brand-new door designer which is being launched to help customers sell their two new composite door products – TimberCoreTM and ThermaCoreTM – more effectively.
“While every fabricator thrives to sell the best products, Central’s philosophy goes beyond that,” explains Amy Jansen, Marketing and Projects Manager at Central RPL. “We also pride ourselves on providing the knowledge, support and marketing collateral for our customers to....
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New Website
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Exlabesa Building Systems launch their new website
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Exlabesa Building Systems has just launched its new stylish website at www.exlabesa.co.uk highlighting its comprehensive range of aluminium systems.
Aesthetically, the new site offers an updated, modern format that immediately attracts viewers’ attention. Paul Benn, General Manager at Exlabesa, said: “Our new modern website has been designed to showcase our wide range of architectural aluminium windows, doors and façades and is both intuitive and easy-to-navigate. Visitors...
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WINDOW AND RESIDENTIAL DOOR TRENDS FOR 2020
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As 2019 draws to a close, The Residence Collection are already looking towards 2020, with a view to leading the market in terms of tomorrow’s window and residential door design convention, across their R2, R7 and R9 pioneering product platforms.
The Residence Collection was the first brand in the PVCu sector to develop a flush casement window, in the form of what still remains the only true timber casement alternative, based on traditional 19th Century window dimensions. The brand has also been fundamental in the adoption of dual colour finishes and still stands...
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Hardware
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ERA’S UKAS ACCREDITED TESTING LABORATORY PLAYS KEY ROLE IN COLLABORATION WITH VEKA UK AND MODPLAN
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ERA’s UKAS accredited testing laboratory plays an important role in the company’s new product development. It also offers an invaluable service to ERA customers developing their own new products too. The facility demonstrated its market-leading credentials recently as part of a UK first for the fenestration industry that involved a high level of collaboration involving VEKA UK and Modplan.
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GM Fundraising
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GOING OUT ON A RECORD-BREAKING HIGH
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GM Fundraising is renowned for their long-distance cycle rides but ‘From Russia With Hope’, which took place in June this year, was announced as the last of its kind. All funds have been collected and the group announces they are going out on a record-breaking high with the total of £208,891.72, all of which raised for Hope House Children’s Hospices.
“When we announced that this was going to be our final cycling challenge, we were...
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Sash window specialist Quickslide adds the Spectus Vertical Slider to its portfolio
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One of the pioneering fabricators of PVC-U sliding sash windows, Quickslide, has recently added the market leading Spectus Vertical Slider to its portfolio.
Tom Swallow, Sales and Marketing Director of Quickslide, said: “We chose the Spectus VS because it is a market-leading system from a systems supplier we know can perform. We take care to choose suppliers we can rely on to deliver the right level of service, investment and support. We know from our existing relationship with Epwin Window Systems that that’s exactly what we’ll get.”
Quickslide will be putting its own stamp on the Spectus Vertical Slider, which will be...
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Awards
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BEST ROOFLIGHT AND LANTERN SYSTEM
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At the glittering inaugural Conservatory & Orangery Awards on October 30th the Korniche Aluminium Roof Lantern picked up yet another independently judged award - Best Rooflight and Lantern System and even though not launched yet achieved a finalist position in the Technical Innovation Category for the Korniche Bi-folding doors composite clip-in bead system which when launched in 2020 will be a huge benefit to installers.
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Architectural Glass
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Altitude Glass complete major project with UCLan
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One of the North West’s leading architectural glass firms, based in Blackburn, has completed the final element of a scheme with UCLan.
Altitude Glass has been working with contractor...
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A New Lease on Life
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Wanting to provide ostomy patients with a better quality of life, a comfortable place to recover from surgery and neutral environment to gain their independence and confidence with their stoma, online-based charity Stomawise chose to provide holiday homes with Liniar’s low maintenance decking as part of its Caravan Appeal.
What is Stomawise?
Helping to educate patients, families and the general public about the ostomy journey, stomas and living with a stoma, Stomawise seeks to be a hub of easy to access information and support. With advice about pre-treatment, surgery and, helpful tips and tricks about living with a stoma, Stomawise is an...
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Timber Doorsets
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National Timber Group acquires Cotswold Manufacturing, consolidating its leadership of the timber doorset market
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Sheffield, 6 November 2019, National Timber Group, the largest independent added-value timber distribution and processing group in the UK and parent of Arnold Laver, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the trade and assets of Cotswold Manufacturing Limited, to accelerate its growth and consolidate its position as the industry leader...
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Eco Environment
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NHIC MEMBER, TRUSTMARK SCHEME IN NEW REGUALTIONS GIVES HOUSEHOLDERS MORE PROTECTION FOR HOME ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS
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The government’s Energy Company Obligation (ECO) regulations to make homes in the UK more energy efficient AND improve quality and installation standards across the energy industry have been formalised by parliament.
The new regulations (ECO3: improving consumer protection)...
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GQA SIGNS UP TO FIT SHOW 2020
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GQA Qualifications has once again signed up to take part at the FIT Show. Following encouraging levels of visitors to its stand at this year’s event, the fenestration industry’s awarding body is expecting to enjoy even more engagement with the industry at the 2020 show.
GQA is the sole provider of CSCS cards for the fenestration and glazing industries, and provides nearly fifty fenestration industry relevant qualifications across the UK, delivered nationwide via a network of seventy specialist training centres. The organisation is also a major promoter of practical training for the industry to underpin the many hands-on roles that employees...
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CSCS Partner Scheme
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DHF launches CSCS card partner scheme
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Tamworth-based trade association, DHF (Door & Hardware Federation), has, this week, launched its CSCS-approved card partner scheme in collaboration with the Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA). The DHF CSCS card provision is for those who work with industrial doors, domestic garage doors, automated gates & traffic barriers and metal or timber doors.
“Whilst not a legislative...
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Flush Windows
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200 Spectus Flush Tilt & Turn Windows fitted in high profile social housing development
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200 Spectus Flush Tilt & Turn Windows were specified and installed in the construction of 44 high quality social housing properties for Crawley Borough Council.
A former depot in Southgate Crawley, the 22 houses and 22 flats were situated in a high-profile location and aesthetics of the development was vital. Architecturally, a...
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More Haffner Murat machines installed at Planet Roofing
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The team at Planet Roofing have been so delighted with the quality and reliability of Haffner Murat machinery that the company has invested in asecond new machine.
Paul Rickman ofPlanet Roofing explains: “We first approached Haffner Muratat the start of 2019 and purchased a new TT405 Computerised Saw. The quality and the efficiency of the machine has resulted in us approaching them again and have now purchased a second TT405 ComputerisedSaw to help further improve our manufacturing efficiencies.”
The TT405ComputerisedSaw is a double cut saw for PVC-u and aluminium profiles up to 70mm which gives it great flexibility. The accuracy of the...
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Heritage Frames
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Heritage Trade Framespraises Profile 22’s Optima system for the benefits that it can provide for its users.
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Longstanding Profile 22 fabricator Heritage Trade Frames switched to Optima when Profile 22 launched the system in 2016. The Bolton-based trade fabricator has seen steady growth year-on-year ever since.
Phillip Cresswell, Sales and Marketing Manager at Heritage Trade Frames, said: “Optima is a superb system on...
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Flush Windows
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Profile 22 Optima Flush Casement Windows specified for high quality housing development
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Over 500 Profile 22 Optima Flush Casement Windows were installed in a private housing development in Whalley Range, Manchester.
The main contractor...
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Advance 70 and Selecta Going from Strength-to-Strength
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The Selecta renaissance continues to go from strength-to-strength with conversions to the Advance 70 Window and Door System reaching record numbers.Sales Director, Andy Green, talks about the reasons why an array of fabricators and installers areembracing the huge opportunities of being part of the UK’s only independent and family owned systems company.
The last two and a half years have been a tremendously busy period for everyone involved at Selecta, with the last six months in particular being busier than we’ve ever experienced...
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Retail Installers
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The Genesis Installer Network (GIN) is a tonic for retail installers
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Glazing retailers across the country are already reaping the benefits of joining the Genesis Installer Network ‘GIN’. Marcus O’Boyle, Business Development and Marketing Manager of Bison Frames discusses the benefits of ‘GIN’ membership and the advantages it can offer to retail installers’ businesses.
Installer network schemes are nothing new to this industry. Over the years we have seen many schemes...
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GGF Members Day
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GGF PRESIDENT DELIVERS SPIRITED SPEECH TO MEMBERS
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At the recent Glass and Glazing Federation’s Members’ Day annual conference, the GGF President, John Agnew delivered a spirited speech that clearly showed Members the Federation’s intentions going forward.
Entitled the “The Future of the Federation”, John Agnew provided a brief background of the GGF’s roots stressing that it was set up to provide one consolidated voice for its Members and the industry, pointing out that though the present challenges facing our industry are quite different, the GGF’s initial mission and purpose is even more relevant...
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ERA’S PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATION WITH SOLIDOR
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ERA, the security expert, is continually investing in product development. Much of this is of course market-led, and from time to time fabricators and installers request very specific product development collaboration in order to future-proof their business and to be able to differentiate themselves effectively from their competitors.
A great example of this type of collaborative product development is a project recently completed by ERA for Solidor, the manufacturer and supplier of composite doors. Fitted and installed by a nationwide network of approved installers, the extensive Solidor range of doors is widely admired for its stunning design and unparalleled security....
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GGF Members Day
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GGF AGM PROPOSALS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY MEMBERS
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The GGF Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 26th September in London was well attended with representation from over 30 Member companies from throughout the glass and glazing supply chain.
John Agnew, GGF President, chaired the meeting and received unanimous approval on the proposals to continue with the GGF’s financial auditors and bankers as well as approval of the minutes of the AGM held in 2018.
The Federation’s accounts for year-end 2018 showed an increase of £278k...
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Awards
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Epwin Window Systems confirmed finalists in four G Award 2019 nominations
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Epwin Window Systems have been confirmed finalists in four G Award 2019 nominations.It has been shortlisted in the New Product of the Year category, the Promotional Campaign of the Year category and twice in the Commercial Project of the Year category.
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The Sustainable Future of Fenestration?
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Social media, the internet and news outlets are a platform for global conversation surrounding sustainability, climate change and humanity’s impact on the environment; and as a part of the wider petrochemical industry, more and more eyes are centred on PVCu systems companies than ever before. The future of the fenestration industry will be shaped by sustainability and how systems companies adaptand renew their commitment to protecting the environment.
“Unplasticised”, but still thrown into the same category as ‘plastic’, PVCu has an uphill battle when it comes to educating the public on the product’s sustainability – and the fact that...
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Awards
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Sustainability Award Nomination for Liniar
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With a continued focus on making a difference in the local community and ensuring that its impact on the environment is a positive one, leading PVCu systems company Liniar is delighted to...
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