Winkhaus UK has renewed its Main Sponsorship of the National Fenestration Awards (NFAs), continuing its support for a platform that puts recognition in the hands of the industry itself. Bringing together fabricators, installers, manufacturers, and suppliers, the NFAs celebrate the people and businesses contributing to the UK fenestration sector. Their independent, inclusive approach gives [...]
VBH, the hardware expert behind the greenteQ brand, has expanded its range of residential door hinges with the addition the Velocity Flush hinge for flush entrance doors. The new addition sits alongside the existing stepped Velocity hinge for rebated PVCu doors. Velocity Flush is a 2-knuckle T-Hinge design, available in 14 attractive finishes, including [...]
Barry Halpin, Commercial Director - OEM Solutions at Allegion Safety & Security Solutions ltd, explores the latest security trends, preventative strategies, and hardware innovations helping to protect homes, commercial buildings, and shared spaces in 2026. Security threats continue to evolve, making it more important than ever for homeowners, developers, housing providers, and businesses to [...]
Becoming General Manager of one of the hardware sector’s leading businesses at the age of 31 Ryan Thompson started in his role during one of the most challenging times in the industry’s history. The Covid pandemic put pressures on supply chain businesses that they had never experienced before, but under his leadership SIEGENIA navigated [...]
Hardware specialist VBH have announced that Cotswold’s innovative new Prestbury Stay is the latest exciting addition to their product range. Prestbury is a side hung friction stay that provides Restricted, Egress and Easy Clean functions all in one stay. The restrictor function negates the need to fit additional hardware in situations where restriction is [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Titon Hardware Ltd has announced the acquisition of G-Pack Manufacturing Limited, a UK supplier of injection moulded plastic components used in the installation of windows and doors. G-Pack supplies a range of installation accessories including bridge packers, flat packers, sill end caps and frame corner protectors. Its products are designed to work with major [...]
The moral and technical case for safer, better evidenced doorsets In a market shaped by standards, certification, and regulation, it is easy to treat compliance as the final measure of product responsibility. Does it meet the standard? Is the product correct for the intended application? Those questions matter, but they are not enough on [...]
