Hardware expert VBH prides itself on being a one stop shop for busy buyers at door manufacturers. To illustrate this, the team at VBH advises that the company offers no less than eight different letterplate options, four of which are part of VBH’s own greenteQ hardware range, incorporating architeQ stainless steel products. Gary Gleeson, [...]
As England and Wales endure red extreme heat warnings this June and July, REHAU is urging housebuilders, developers, and specifiers to rethink the role of the window in keeping homes cool. The window solutions specialist argues that overheating, energy efficiency, and natural light have become competing design problems on the modern home, and that [...]
Subbies who haven’t started can still be filed and finished in under an hour More than 864,000 sole traders and landlords have until 7 August 2026 to send HMRC their first quarterly update under Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax. Among them are hundreds of thousands of construction subcontractors: the fitters, plasterers, sparkies, [...]
Sheerline has launched a new campaign to celebrate five years of its award-winning S1 aluminium roof lantern. S1: Still Unmatched highlights the features that have enabled the lantern to stand out in what is an increasingly popular (and crowded) product category. Built from the ground up, the S1 was developed to overcome legacy issues [...]
How fabricators and installers can differentiate through security, useability, and smart technology. The door industry has become increasingly focused on aesthetics. Design colour, glazing and furniture continue to evolve, but too many doors are still sold with little consideration for the hardware that ultimately defines performance, security, usability, and satisfaction. This offers fabricators and [...]
Made for Trade has announced a major expansion of its UK operations with the addition of Dimensions House, a 110,496 sq ft facility in Northampton that will become a key production, distribution and showroom site for the business. The site investment is complemented by another significant investment in Schirmer machinery to improve the quality [...]
This year, RENOLIT is celebrating its 80 th anniversary and are looking back with pride on their long and successful history as a company. Since 1946, RENOLIT have been renowned for its expertise in high-quality polymer solutions. As a reliable partner, RENOLIT is committed to helping customers achieve their goals. You can rely on [...]
SheerGlide®, the new inline patio from Sheerline, is now available with an enhanced security upgrade. The patio has achieved PAS 24 accreditation, which is offered as standard on all Sheerline products, however, homeowners can now request a Secured by Design (SBD) upgrade. The rigorous testing process saw the inline patio subjected to physical security [...]
In today’s construction landscape, compliance with PAS 24 is no longer optional; it is essential. Developed as a benchmark for enhanced security performance, PAS 24 provides a rigorous testing method to ensure that doorsets can withstand opportunistic and forced-entry attempts commonly encountered in the UK. However, one of the most important, and often misunderstood, [...]
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) have been achieved to the requirements of EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 and published online for both Garnalex and Sheerline. This reflects the growing need for sustainable products and transparency around the manufacturing processes, which aligns with Sheerline’s core values. With the Future Homes Standard (FHS) updates coming into effect next year and [...]
