28th August 2019

August Edition of Trade Counter News.

NEW LOOK FOR FREEFOAM WEBSITE

Freefoam Building Products are delighted to announce a new look for its consumer focused website - myfascia.co.uk. Previously called ‘my roofline matters’, the site aims to give homeowners all the information they need to make an informed choice to have fascia and gutter replaced, with a quick and simple process to request an accurate quote from a local installer. All enquiries are then passed to Freefoam Registered Installers, offering them pre-qualified local leads.

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Ultion WXM has extra molybdenum, the metal that is 25% denser than iron, integrated within its design. Brisant-Secure redesigned and improved the materials used to increase the strength and durability that Ultion brings.

The BS EN1303 test requires standard 3 Star locks to achieve 100,000 cycles.  If the lock and key meet the required 100,000 cycles, it can be sold in the UK with this accreditation.  Ultion WXM is still going strong at 500,000 cycles.  It’s the extra molybdenum that is keeping it going strong.

Sash UK, based in Barnsley South Yorkshire and serving customers up and down the country, is proud to announce they are now fabricating VEKA UK’s ‘next generation’ Imagine Vertical Slider.

The long established company decided to manufacture the VS allowing them to offer the full Imagine suite from VEKA UK, giving customers the many fabrication and installation benefits that come with the newly launched Imagine Vertical Slider.

Work is well underway on the new 300,000 sqft warehouse and distribution centre for leading systems supplier, Epwin Window Systems.   Based in Telford, Shropshire the large-scale new build facility is due to be completed and operational by the end of the year. 

The impressive 18-acre site will be home to both the new warehouse and distribution centre and the new 160,000 sqft aluminium finishing plant which opened in September 2019.

Industry-leading systems company Liniar is at it again! The PVCu systems company which raises the standards of the industry is raising the bar again with its Raise the Roof competition – and everyone from home and property owners to businesses in the industry is going to love it.

If you’re ready to raise your expectations step under an Elevate lantern roof – available in both traditional rectangle and more modern square shape, it floods a room with light whilst maintaining the highest energy efficiency.

The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is once again supporting the Construction Marketing Awards – a great celebration of marketing talent across the industry.

The awards are for everyone, with entries invited from any team or individual responsible for marketing and / or business development strategy within the Construction and Built Environment supply chain.

Following a recent announcement regarding the management restructure at the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF), work is now well underway to ensure the GGF maintains and builds on its position as the leading trade body in the industry.

The restructure is designed to bring the internal GGF departments closer together with a greater focus on technical assets.

The greenteQ Aspire hardware range, designed for contemporary sliding doors, has been expanded to include a new Bi-fold Intermediate Handle, Sprung Door Handle and Escutcheon Plates. Both handles are available in nine finishes, including the new Enduro Steel and Brushed Graphite.

Designed to operate locks on the intermediate points of a bi-fold, the Aspire Intermediate Handle uses 43mm fixing centres, matching most intermediate locks in the market.

Leading fenestration systems manufacturer Senior Architectural Systems has welcomed more trade customers on board, as the aluminium revolution continues to take the domestic residential market by storm and more customers ‘ask for ali’.

Offering a practical and stylish alternative to PVCu and timber systems, aluminium windows and doors have become a popular choice with homeowners across the UK.

Andrew Wright Windows, a long-standing VEKA fabricator based in Irvine has adopted VEKA UK’s M70 profile for the benefit of customers across Scotland.

Andrew Wright Windows added this popular bevelled system to the company’s already extensive offering in order for trade customers to access the coveted profile from a local supplier.

KÖMMERLING have completely revamped their brochure portfolio to represent their UK product strategy and to provide the trade and consumers with informative information and inspiring new imagery in the market for highly engineered PVCu window and door systems.

The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has comprehensively responded to three Government consultations related to fire safety. The three consultations responded to include;

The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is delighted to confirm that Peter Capelhorn will be a keynote speaker for this year’s Members’ Day which will be held on 26^th September in Kensington, London.