Hardware manufacturer, VBH, is reporting a high uptake on the new greenteQ SLIM Omega letterplate, which was launched recently. The product has been introduced following feedback from VBH customers who were struggling to find a feature-packed letterplate that they could fit to slim mid-rails without it overhanging the profile. The new letterplate opens to [...]
The market has seen a soar in demand for steel style doors, say Coastal Group. This sleek design originates in the 1800s, but the industrial styling has been given a renaissance in recent years and is now used to make a statement of slender elegance on bifolds, external doors as well as internal screens. [...]
VBH, the company behind the popular greenteQ hardware brand, has been successful at the 2022 National Fenestration Awards, picking up wins in two categories. The presentation event was held at Doncaster Racecourse on 5th November, where 20 members of the VBH team joined hundreds of other industry hopefuls. Following a full card of racing, [...]
With the industry experiencing a cool down of sorts in recent months, Patio Door Fabricators and Installers must work harder for every sale, looking for ways to make their portfolio stand out. After attending this year’s Glazing Summit in October, Coastal Group’s Managing Director Loren Jenner had some key takeaways from the day. “With [...]
VBH, the company behind the popular greenteQ hardware brand, reports an expansion in the levels of technical support that they offer customers. Business Development Director Rob Norman is responsible for both the New Product Development team and Technical team. Rob says, ”The two teams share an office space in Gillingham, working in tandem to [...]
Hardware manufacturer VBH, the company behind the greenteQ brand, has recently added two new colours to its suited range of residential door, patio door and window furniture. In response to requests from customers, the popular Alpha resi-door handle set is now available in two anodised aluminium finishes. This brings the number of available finishes [...]
Coastal Group: Recent years have seen a huge rise in the popularity of heritage Crittall® style, industrial-look doors and windows fit. The design incorporates a steel-look grid design with slim profiles and has been used to compliment Victorian, Scandinavian, and Contemporary properties. Whether it's delivering elegance on external Bifold or French doors, or creating [...]
Hardware manufacturer VBH, the company behind the greenteQ brand, has forged a strong reputation as a supplier to specialist patio door manufacturers. The greenteQ range includes hardware and furniture solutions for aluminium bi-fold and lift/slide patio doors and, most recently, PVCu inline sliding doors. VBH advise that the greenteQ Clearslide lock has been well [...]
ABUS UK has launched a new version of its X60 3* lock cylinder that adds a reassuring extra layer of security at a reasonable price to any door. The X60 holds market-leading accreditations and assurances with anti-snap properties on both sides, new sizes and versions, and a full ten-year guarantee. The launch will be [...]
Hardware specialist VBH (GB) turns 40 this July. After originally supplying British fabricators direct from Germany, Peter Kinze, of VBH group company Heinz Wagner GmbH, persuaded the board that a local company was needed to capitalise fully on the riches that the fledgling UK market could bring. Peter recruited two experienced industry professionals, Graham [...]
