Excel Bespoke Composite Doors has become the latest company to add the innovative Kenrick AK Touch Secure™ smart lock to its offering.

Steven Panesar, Excel’s Managing Director, said: “We are very impressed with the AK Touch Secure™ which is a next-generation...

VBH, the company behind the greenteQ furniture and hardware brand, has announced that it has been shortlisted as a finalist at the 2025 Installer Awards.

The company has reached the final in the Best Installer Support Program/Service Initiative category with the greenteQ furniture guarantee that was introduced during 2024.

The guarantee covers the finishes of the company’s own brand greenteQ Suite and stainless steel architeQ ranges of resi-door, window, and patio door furniture for 20 and 25 years respectively. VBH stress that the guarantee covers ALL finishes, providing ‘no nasty surprises if someone needs to make a claim.’

Gary Gleeson, Marketing...

Kenricks has announced that Silent View Windows has become the latest launch partner for its AK Touch Secure™ smart door lock.

The AK Touch Secure™ has been designed to revolutionise door security and offers a seamless blend of smart technology and high-quality security credentials....

Aberporth Primary on the Ceredigion coast has a striking new Mondrian-inspired façade thanks to the skills of trade fabricator Fentrade and contractor LEB Construction.

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With Legacy VS, Quickslide has designed a heritage window that can meet planning requirements, exceed building regulations and which gives homeowners an affordable and authentic alternative to a timber sash that is also low-maintenance and offers top-notch performance to boot.

With its slim midrail that is over a centimetre narrower than standard, timber-looking 90° mechanical joints, deep bottom rail, run-through sash horns and curvy ovolo frame, Legacy VS is a traditionally designed sash window that has been specifically created with conservation areas and listed buildings in mind. Even up close you’ll...

Right on schedule, the first installation in the UK of Emmegi’s next generation +Quadra machining centre has just taken place at Express Bi-Folding Doors’ 200,000 sq ft factory in Leeds.

Ryan Wombell, Continuous Improvement Manager at Express Bi-Folding Doors, is impressed not just with the new machine...

South East installer Homeshield England has taken a major step to strengthen its market position by bringing fabrication in-house. To enhance efficiency and maintain a competitive advantage, the company has made a significant investment in state-of-the-art automation machinery from industry leaders Haffner Ltd. This strategic move sets Homeshield England up for long-term success, ensuring greater control over quality, production and costs.

Homeshield England selected Haffner after carefully researching the market to understand the best option for the business, commenting: “Haffner has a big reputation in the market as the go-to machinery partner – and we quickly discovered why. We...

Almost twenty five years to the day after it took delivery of its first Emmegi Classic Linea double mitre saw, Carmarthenshire based Nolan UPVC has just become the first company in the UK to have the newest version of the Emmegi Classic installed – the Classic ‘E’.

As the name suggests, the Classic ‘E’ features some...

VBH, the company behind the greenteQ hardware brand, has recently strengthened both its internal and external sales teams with two new key appointments.

The external team has been bolstered by the arrival of Victoria Woods in the position of Regional Sales Manager for Scotland.

Victoria adds to the already considerable bank of experience within VBH’s Scottish team, having spent 14 years in the industry, including 4 years in her...

Customers looking for high quality, high performance aluminium fenestration solutions now have an additional answer to their needs thanks to the launch of Endurance^® Aluminium.

This newly created fabricator is a sister business to Endurance^® Doors – the highly respected manufacturer of solid, secure and stylish composite doors.

Both brands will now form part of a wider Endurance Group.

“The opening of Endurance^® Aluminium is an exciting and strategically important development’ comments Stephen Nadin, Chief Executive Officer of the Endurance Group.

“It follows our acquisition of BDC Aluminium in December 2023, which gave us access to new infrastructure, expertise and market insight.

“It...