VEKA gives composite door customers the edge
Industry-leading system supplier VEKA plc is renowned for its unrivalled customer support and the forward-thinking company is now assisting customers even further with free homeowner sales leads on composite doors. - The high-spec VEKA Composite Door System has undergone a series of updates since its launch and thanks to continued investment from VEKA it has become increasingly popular with homeowners, specifiers and housing associations alike. - VEKA's Composite Door Manager Pat Parry explains: “The VEKA Composite Door System has benefited from significant investment which has resulted in it gaining the coveted Secured by Design accreditation earlier this year. Recently we have announced a range of updates including; foils on both sides on selected styles, bespoke styles and glass options, a new edgeband with a grained finish and optional Yale Electronic Door Viewer.
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'Balehaus Winner'
Senior Architectural Systems have supplied composite Hybrid doors and windows for the ‘Balehaus’ project which is located at Bath University. The two storey building has been built on site at the university and is currently the topic of research by the construction department into alternative materials and methodologies for construction. - ‘Balehaus’ has recently won the ‘South West Built Environment Award for Innovation’. The judges commented, “The winning entry offers a visionary and holistic approach to innovation, bringing into the mainstream an existing idea but morphing it into a new modern concept. The technology also benefits the building user’s health and wellbeing.”
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CRL Vitrododi show Toyo at Glastec
Developing both the current and future business opportunities of recently acquired Vitrododi Supply is an important focus for C.R.Laurence of Europe, states the company. - Following that commitment, CRL Vitrododi has taken over the traditional booth of Toyo and Vitrododi at this year’s Glastec and near doubled the size at the same time. - CRL Vitrododi has not only committed to following the well proven format established by Vitrododi at this major event, but promises some additional surprises too. - “Our stated strategy to develop the core Vitrododi range and further support service and availability of Toyo products warrants its own showcase “explained Gary Dean, Director of Sales & Marketing for C.R.Laurence Co., Inc
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Mumford and Wood chooses Excalibur for entire timber range
Top timber window fabricator Mumford and Wood has been so impressed with the Excalibur high security multi-point locking system from Kenrick that it is now using it on virtually every window it manufactures. - Attracted by the flexibility and unique design of the system, which has been engineered to suit stormproof, fully reversible and flush casement timber windows, Mumford and Wood first began using Excalibur 12 months ago on its Conservation Eco casement window. - The company also successfully achieved BS 7950 accreditation, which recognises the enhanced security of windows, and has now rolled out the Excalibur system on to nearly every timber window. The extensive range of side swing, side hung and top swing casement windows are now fitted with the Excalibur lock to achieve BS 7950 and Secured by Design.
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SE Controls the Automatic Choice for Manual Window Controls
SE Controls continue to innovate within the testing construction sector by acquiring their southern distributor RKA Services (UK) Limited to strengthen their window control product portfolio. RKA are approved suppliers and installers of Teleflex-Morse Clearline manual window control systems, with over 30 years experience in the sector. Continuity of customer service was key to the deal and this is guaranteed with Ray Allday and his team continuing to run the business unit, now trading as SE Controls Manual Window Control Division. - Martin Oates, SE Controls Commercial Director, confirms the perfect fit of RKA Services within the business, “SE Controls are one of the largest and most respected companies in the UK providing smoke and natural ventilation solutions and whilst we have worked primarily in the automatic sector our customers have always required manually controlled ventilation systems especially in the education sector.
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Full support from Spectus
Spectus’ Assimilation Team – the Spectus A-Team are revolutionising the way the industry does business. Long gone are the days of salesmen popping over for a cup of tea and a chat about whether you have enough PVC-U for the week; the Spectus A-Team are now working harder and smarter to drive enquiries into their customers’ hands. - Spectus’ new sales and marketing technique looks directly at helping Spectus customers to reach out to their audience; guiding them with their marketing needs and growing their network, giving them more access to technical advice and both face-to-face and telephone support. - “Our change in strategy came from us taking a step back and looking for what each customer, and ultimately the industry, needs. We realised that only by working closely with one another,
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Mind the Gap - Proskills Academy helps businesses to achieve best practice.
Achieving industry best practice means finding and using the best ways of working to achieve your business objectives. Having the right skills is critical to business sustainability but for many businesses defining and measuring those skills accurately can be difficult. - Proskills Academy for Materials, Production and Supply aims is to ensure the spread of best practice by giving employers access to a wide range of products and services that are designed to help businesses achieve greater productivity and profitability by improving workforce and business performance through skills. - The practice of understanding, developing and deploying people and their skills along with a well-implemented skills management system will identify the skills that individual jobs require, the skills of individual employees and any gap between the two.
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Jersey apartments benefit from Balcony’s contemporary balustrade
Jersey based Balcony dealer Pallot Windows recently installed 165 linear metres of balustrade at a new build apartment complex in St Helier. The development of 18 one and two bedroom apartments and a three bedroom penthouse commenced early 2009 and was completed in June 2010. The design called for both curved and straight balustrades with round handrails from leading supplier Balcony Systems. - Director of Pallot Windows Paul Bourke, explains: “Choosing Balcony’s balustrade for this project was easy. The product is superior to others as it uses fewer posts and it doesn’t rely on unsightly tabs or clips to hold the glass in place.
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Edgetech I.G. Named in Inc. 5000 List of fastest growing private companies for 4th Consecutive Year
Edgetech I.G., the parent company of Edgetech UK has been once again named among the ranks of Inc. magazine’s list of the fastest growing private companies in the United States. This is Edgetech’s fourth year in a row on the Inc. 5000 list after achieving strong and consistent sales growth from 2006 to 2009. - “Making the Inc. 5000 list this year is quite an honor and a testament to the hard work of our employees, and the loyalty of our customers,” said Mike Hovan, President, Edgetech I.G. “Both of these groups represent the best in the industry in terms of service, integrity and innovation that will help us continue to grow and elevate the industry for years to come.”
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Spectus Window Systems launches sustainable insert
Spectus Window Systems – the market leading manufacturer of PVC window and door systems – has extended its innovative EcoSpec range with the launch of a new thermal and mechanical plastic insert, EcoSpec BX07. - Designed for use with Spectus Window Systems’ Elite 70 Ovolo and Elite 70 Bevel 70mm Outer Frames, the EcoSpec BX07 provides more than just mechanical benefits. In addition to offering the equivalent screw retention to metal reinforcing, the insert provides greater thermal efficiency and is manufactured using the EcoSpec principles to bring customers and end users an insert made entirely from recycled PVC-U. - David Oliver, Sales and Marketing Director for Spectus Window Systems, commented: “We developed the EcoSpec range because of the increase in new buildings and renovation projects being designed with sustainability front of mind.
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Swisspacer expands team to support fast growth
As sales of Swisspacer’s leading warm edge spacer bar continue to soar both globally and in the UK, Swisspacer has expanded its team to keep ahead of demand. - To open up new markets, Swisspacer has employed new sales staff across the world with further appointments due to be made in the coming months. More staff have also been employed at Swisspacer’s head office in administration, sales and marketing, production, project management and purchasing. - Swisspacer’s Managing Director Matthias Meissner comments: “We expect sales to increase significantly in the next 12 months so we have expanded our team to keep ahead of demand and provide our customers with a first class service. Each person will play a key role in helping Swisspacer grow. We are delighted to welcome them to the team.”
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Purplex Marketing launch new website
Purplex Marketing, a full service marketing agency with over 20 years window industry experience has launched a brand new website to promote its full range of marketing services. - Visitors to www.purplex marketing.co.uk will meet the team, learn more about the company and discover how Purplex builds brand and helps clients grow their business through a wide range of marketing solutions. - Neil Roberts, Account Director at Purplex Marketing comments; “At Purplex we offer everything from PR through to graphic design
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G10 Visitors Registration Open Online - 1 – 2 December, Wembley Stadium, London
The final G10 Regional Exhibition of the year for the glass and glazing industries takes place at Wembley Stadium, 1 – 2 December, and visitors can now register online at www.g-events.co.uk/exhibitions. The exhibition has already attracted a number of big-name exhibitors including first-time exhibitors Aluplast and Crystal Direct, plus Bohle Ltd, Pilkington, Solaglas, Windowlink, Synseal, Windowbase, Thermoseal, Window Widgets, Stuga Machinery, Insight Data, Spectus Window Systems, the Glass & Glazing Federation and VEKA/Network VEKA. - The exhibition offers visitors immediate and easy access to the UK’s leading manufacturers and suppliers and includes a GlassTalk: On The Couch Special during the first day, at which attendees have the opportunity to put pertinent questions to an industry panel in a live environment, and the finalists of the Conservatory Design & Build Awards will also be on display for the duration of the exhibition. Entry is free and visitors can register themselves
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3D goes Irish
3D Laminates have just launched an Irish Oak option for their laminated foiled sheet product range, so for the first time installers can now offer both windows and complete doors in Irish Oak. - The new Irish Oak finish is part of a colour and woodgrain product range of 26 options in total, impressive when you consider that 10 years ago there was little more than white and a couple of woodgrain finishes. Over recent years the woodgrain finishes have improved immeasurably and in the eyes of the consumer, add a real sense of style and realism to any installation.
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With the launch of window energy rating schemes from Certass and BSI
With the launch of window energy rating schemes from Certass and BSI, things are perhaps getting a little more complicated for those companies who are still trying to understand exactly what they need to do next. Some window companies are still debating whether to go for Window Energy Ratings (WERS) or U-Values. Some are still hanging their hopes on a delay in the introduction to the revised Part L. We know now there will be no delay. - But many firms are already benefiting from selling WERs. The reason: homeowners prefer products that save energy and reduce their heating bills, and they recognize and understand the WER label.
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