24th May 2019

May Edition of Trade Counter News. PAINTED HINGE EDGE AS STANDARD FROM ENTRANCE

Entrance Composite Door Solutions are now offering a painted hinge edge as standard for their range of prepped GRP composite door slabs, which now perfectly match the finish to the external door face.

With most prepped slabs supplied in a raw finish to the hinge edge and even other timber composite doors with limited with just a few edgebanding colour options, this product design detail on painted doors only is yet another reason why Entrance are growing so quickly, as they move into larger premises. For consumers, with composite door ticket prices from £1,200 to nearly £3,000, the white, caramel or dark edgebanding is now starting to look a little budget claims Entrance.

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Long-standing Halo fabricator Scotia Windows and Doors has moved into an expansive new factory in Kilmarnock, with even greater capacity to serve trade customers across Scotland. Supported by two trade centres in Alloa and Hamilton, the company is well placed to provide Halo’s industry-leading PVCu systems to an even greater number of discerning trade and commercial customers.

When a homeowner orders a new front door, they are concerned with what it looks like and how secure it is.  Gaining the order is the hardest part, then comes the easy bit.

Brisant-Secure offer a next day keyed-alike service on Ultion, the 3 Star Sold Secure Diamond lock, that is becoming known as the lock that beats the burglar.  The average home has three entrance doors that need to be locked effectively, meaning that there are usually two more locks that can be sold for every new front door.  These locks can be keyed alike to the front door and delivered in time to be fitted at the same time as the door.

Ultion SMART will change how people lock their doors

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Ultion SMART combines the tried and tested Danalock technology by worldwide electronic access experts Salto, with Brisant’s 3 Star, Sold Secure Diamond lock, Ultion, the lock with a £1,000 homeowner guarantee.  Brisant’s team integrated the pit-free edgeless design of their Sweet door handle, suited with letterplate, numerals and door knocker, to create a beautiful smart handle that works with all technology, looks great, is easy to fit and comes with maximum security accreditation.

Looking at these statistics, there are two questions that every employer in this country should currently be asking themselves: How can I best support my employees to proactively minimise the impact of mental ill health on their work and life AND can my business really afford not to support my employees with wellbeing strategies? Accelerator Solutions, the award-winning training provider, believes companies simplycannot afford to ignore the increasingly significant issue of mental health.

BSI, the business improvement company has today launched a new Kitemark for Building Hardware used in Windows and Doorsets.

As the fenestration market continues to evolve and diversify, it’s becoming increasingly important that hardware suppliers can prove that their products meet industry recognized standards, such as the performance characteristics of the BS 6375 series of standards and the enhanced security requirements of PAS 24: 2016 as part of a system or finished product.

With a recent BBC news report highlighting numerous failures in flood doors which were fitted into Cumbrian homes as part of a major flood resilience programme, Rapierstar is advising flood door manufacturers and installers to seek specialist guidance on the types of fasteners being used to ensure long term performance promises and customer satisfaction not compromised.

More composite door installers are changing their door supplier to ensure they have the safest lock on the market.  Ultion, the 3 Star Sold Secure Diamond lock from Brisant-Secure, is increasingly the lock of choice with security the main factor when homeowners make the decision about which door to buy.  The opportunity of having Ultion fitted as standard, with an option of the Lock Lock security handle, makes a lot of sense.

Manchester based, Force 8 can manufacture and install a range of unusual frames and composite doors that you won’t see anywhere else on the market, giving your property a unique look as well as adding sophistication.

Freefoam are delighted to report a significant increase in recent months in the number of new Registered Installers, with companies from throughout the UK applying to join the scheme. Following a programme of promotion activity across various media, enquiries have increased and more home improvement companies are realising the benefits of supplying and fitting Freefoam products.

Manufacturing employs 2.5 million people and is worth £118 billion in earnings each year, GMB analysis shows.

The prospect of a disorderly Brexit is putting skilled manufacturing jobs and millions of pounds of investment in the economy at risk, GMB Union has warned.