Sponsored news from Glazerite: The Glazerite UK Group is set to boost its product portfolio with the addition of an aluminium range. The move has been designed with its installers in mind as the leading trade fabricator seeks to expand its offering and support customers to leverage new opportunities. From January 2023, Glazerite will [...]
Sponsored news from Garnalex: Garnalex is delighted to announce it has achieved full approved applicator status after going through Syntha Pulvin’s rigorous testing process. This helps underline Garnalex’s commitment to excellence as Syntha Pulvin is one of the leading architectural powder coatings brands in Europe. Syntha Pulvin only works with approved applicators that hold [...]
Sponsored news from Eurocell: Eurocell has extended its range of design-led rooflight solutions with the launch of LUMA – a new flat rooflight that combines sleek and contemporary aesthetic appeal with proven performance. LUMA delivers a superior design that not only looks good but has been developed for ease of installation. It offers installers further business-building [...]
Sponsored news from Deceuninck: Deceuninck fabricator FastFrame is a finalist in the Commercial Project of the Year category at this year’s G-Awards, which takes place at the Intercontinental London Park Lane on November 25. The specialist fabricator supplied more than 1,800 tilt and turn windows and doors in a £2.1m supply-only deal to the [...]
Sponsored news from Sheerline: Sheerline’s award-winning aluminium S1 roof lantern has become one of the most secure roof lanterns in the UK after achieving Secured by Design (SBD) accreditation. The aim of the police-backed initiative is to provide a recognised standard that increases security while deterring and reducing crime. This optional security upgrade from [...]
Sponsored news from Deceuninck Aluminium: Stockport-based Classic Construction started fitting the Decalu88 Bi-folding Door from Deceuninck Aluminium at the beginning of 2021 as part of its strategy to supply premium products while reducing time on site, including callbacks. “We aim for the higher end of the market and source higher quality materials,” Classic Construction’s [...]
There is no doubt that we're headed into much tougher times. I cannot remember an economic outlook being so unstable. When it comes to the economy, instability and uncertainty aren't exactly remedies for what ails it. However, where there are problems there are also opportunities, and within fenestration one of the major opportunities right [...]
Sponsored news from Deceuninck Aluminium: Broadstairs-based Rhino Aluminium started fabricating the Decalu88 Bi-Fold Door from Deceuninck Aluminium in early 2022 when their existing systems struggled to comply with the revisions to Part L of the Building Regulations. Since then, the company has discovered new efficiencies in manufacturing, made life easier for its customers with [...]
Sponsored news from Sheerline: Sheerline’s newest appointments will bolster the sales team and support its ambitious next-level expansion plans. In just two years, the Sheerline brand has gone from strength to strength, building a reputation for being one of the most innovative aluminium window and door systems on the market. It was successfully launched [...]
Sponsored news from Sheerline: When the foundations for the Sheerline system were laid, one of the weaknesses of existing aluminium systems that needed addressing was the sector's reliance on polyamide thermal breaks. While polyamide did create a ‘thermal barrier’ that met older thermal efficiency standards, the material struggled to meet the improved standards required [...]
Sponsored news from Deceuninck Aluminium: Deceuninck Aluminium has continued the rapid expansion of its product offer, with the launch of the new Decalu F50 Curtain Walling System. Expanding its reach in the commercial sector alongside its’ pre-existing range of energy-efficient window and door options, the ultra-energy efficient Decalu F50, is optimised for light commercial [...]
Sponsored news from Vitrine Aluminium: Vitrine Aluminium – Cheshire’s premium aluminium systems manufacturer that can do it all, a true one-stop shop for aluminium. The business has already outgrown its premises twice since inception, they are currently recruiting more staff and investing in more machinery. Growth, as steady and sustainable as this, required some [...]
Sponsored news from Vitrine Aluminium: Cheshire-based Vitrine Aluminium has partnered up with several large companies within the fenestration industry to showcase their products in all their showrooms. Vitrine Aluminium are proud to now supply a large supply and fit, consumer company in Cheshire that pride itself in offering high-quality products with unbeatable service and [...]
Sponsored news from Sheerline: Sheerline has invested over £1 million in a new state-of-the-art powder coating plant, bringing the most important secondary process that happens to aluminium profiles in-house for the first time. This further investment in their fully vertically integrated, single-site UK manufacturing facility helps strengthen Sheerline’s ability to offer its customers the [...]
That’s a bold statement I know. PVCu still makes up around the majority of the residential market. For example, there is around double the number of PVCu fabricators compared to aluminium fabricators. I believe that the status quo is beginning to change. The pace of change within the sector is happening at a rapid [...]
Sponsored news from Deceuninck: The Decalu163, the next-generation Lift-and-Slide door from Deceuninck Aluminium, has successfully completed PAS24 testing. Put through its paces by leading testing house Elements and accredited by BM Trada, testing was completed in at the beginning of this month [June]. Nigel Headford, Director, Deceuninck Aluminium, said achieving PAS24:2016 was necessary against [...]
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