Industry leader Liniar has a strong focus on doing the right thing. Its recent stance on the use of reinforcement in PVCu window systems demonstrates a clear corporate conscience, along with a desire to challenge and change negative perceptions and industry standards. The pioneering systems company has commenced 2020 with the launch of a [...]
Dear Editor An article was recently published in The Glazine (see http://www.the-glazine.com/WeeklyFolders/glazine07january2020/anglo_european_says_it_has.htm) with Anglo European making claims its reinforcement is “a match for those supplied by three named systems companies” – one of which is Liniar. Liniar is fully expecting systems companies, testing houses, suppliers and the industry’s governing bodies to work together quickly [...]
Brisant-Secure, are delighted to welcome Derrick Purvis to the team. Steve Stewart and Nick Dutton, CEO’s of Brisant-Secure, are delighted to welcome Derrick Purvis to the team. Derrick has twenty years in marketing and product management roles, fifteen of which were with Avocet Hardware. He has a degree in Design Marketing and has worked [...]
Integral blinds manufacturer Morley Glass & Glazing is working in partnership with Saint-Gobain Glass to take recycling to the next level. The two companies are joining forces to recycle and re-use post-consumer glass; that is glass that has been taken out of old windows that have reached the end of their life. Saint-Gobain Glass [...]
There has never been so much choice for consumers when it comes to coloured PVCu windows. But whilst the trend for colour offers some fantastic added-value upselling opportunities for installers, sometimes waiting for a coloured patio door can have a real impact on project schedules. That’s why Patiomaster Dealer for the West Midlands, Framexpress, [...]
Total Machinery Solutions Limited (TMS) and the Masterframe Group recently hosted two open days to allow fabricators to see a live demonstration of the Timberweld® method of welding flush sashes. Timberweld® is a patented, unique joint that makes perfect corners and creates an authentic timber-look butt joint effect on the outside and the inside [...]
HEGLA and Glaston Corporation have decided to terminate their cooperation agreement due to changes in the companies’ competitive positions. The agreement, which was entered into in 2012 by Bystronic Lenhardt GmbH, Conzzeta AG, HEGLA GmbH & Co. KG, and LEWAG Holding AG, will be terminated by year-end 2019. The purpose of the co-operation agreement [...]
One of the largest revolutions within UK fenestration in the past couple of decades has been the explosion in colour. At one point, it was White, Mahogany or Golden Oak wood grain as the range of colour. Whilst the range was small and easy to manage for installers and fabricators, the choice wasn’t exactly [...]
“Nothing short of excellent” is the motto VBH takes when it comes to customer service and the award-winning hardware supplier was not disappointed when it recently conducted a customer satisfaction survey. The study confirmed high levels of satisfaction across the board, with VBH’s Technical Team and Customer Service Coordinators achieving the excellent score of [...]
Thermaseal, the Essex based PVC-U fabricator and installer, has increased its sales thanks to Timberweld®. Timberweld is a patented, unique joint that makes perfect corners and creates an authentic timber-look butt joint effect on the outside and the inside of the window. Graham Jerwood, Managing Director of Thermaseal, comments: “The market is moving towards [...]
