Which? firms to trust in the glazing industry

A recent Which? survey has confirmed what the Network VEKA team has maintained for 20 years; that homeowners prefer to work with independent, local companies, rather than major, national firms. The article, published in November’s Which? Magazine opens: “The UK’s major double-glazing firms have been thoroughly trounced by independent brands in our latest survey. …Customers rated the independents in our survey as excellent, giving them five stars for the majority of sales and installation factors, such as quality of products, staff knowledge and the quality of the installation. By contrast, none of the major brands achieved five stars on any […]

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IG Doors | Animated Tutorial | Fitting an IG Composite Door Direct Into Masonry Video

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Synseal expands sales and marketing division

Group Sales and Marketing Director, Andy Jones, has expanded his team at Synseal Group to meet the demands of the multi-product systems company’s growing brands. New appointments include Steve Hutchinson who joins the team as Head of Installer Development. He will be working closely with new Customer Marketing Manager Hayley Lowndes to improve services and marketing materials available to fabricator-sponsored installers and further enhance the Synseal Registered Installer scheme. Other additions to the sales team include Zack Anderson, Area Sales Manager in the South East, Richard Jones, managing key accounts in the South West, and WarmCore Regional Manager Chris Russon […]

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Korniche, a Lantern Revolution… Faster, slimmer, stronger

When Made For Trade unveiled the Korniche lantern roof at the FIT Show in April, the company were blown away with the interest and response, with visitors complimenting its contemporary, slim aesthetics, innovative design and fast installation process. The Korniche’s long-awaited launch towards the end of last year has seen the high-end aluminium product enter the market where it has not only held its own, but the feedback received confirms the lantern’s speed of fit, strength, and slim appearance is truly unique to others’ on sale. Designed from the ground up, the Korniche features parts that have never been used […]

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New ECOSlide consumer brochure proves popular with customers

A new brochure has been published by Victorian Sliders which is aimed at UK homeowners and fully details the company’s best-selling ECOSlide PVC-U vertical sliding sash windows. Entitled “ECOSlide – putting the style and beauty back into your home”, this 8-page publication is A4 landscape in format with key illustrations picked out in eye-catching spot UV varnish for greater impact. The benefits of replacing original timber sash windows with modern low maintenance and high performance PVC-U equivalents are discussed, along with ease of operating the two sliding sashes for ventilation and the convenient tilt functionality for ease of cleaning from […]

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Further Recruitment Plans for Selecta in 2017!

Plans for 2017 show no sign of slowing down at Birmingham based PVCu Window and Door System supplier, Selecta Systems, as they look to strengthen the team in the new year. With the Advance 70 System welcoming two fresh and pioneering profile sections to its suite in the early part of 2017 and the imminent launch of the EASi-FOLD Doors, investment in the business, infrastructure and products continues to be part of the plans moving forward. The new flush fit sash and 80mm traditional frame profiles have been purposely designed to fit in to the existing suite and keep within […]

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Strong sales boost Endurance PLUS launch

Just a matter of months after launching Endurance® PLUS, the company has already enjoyed a strong sales start with a number of new customers coming on board for this new premium composite door offering, with existing customers also reporting a remarkable performance with consumers eager to make the upgrade. Endurance® Doors is now the fastest growing composite door company in the sector and the launch of a premium product proposition will facilitate further growth and enhance their reputation is an innovative and influential player. Endurance® PLUS is the first in a new breed of composite door solutions in the 70+mm […]

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Prefix make it an NFA Double, Double

Prefix Systems have become the first company to win Conservatory Roof Fabricator of the Year for two consecutive years in the National Fenestration Awards 2016, as they came away with over half of the votes, while Luke Platt was awarded Young Person, 2016. With 147 votes for Conservatory Fabricator of the Year, their 53% share was more than double of the second placed nominee and only one of two companies to reach three figures. The National Fenestration Awards is made up of 17 different categories across the glazing industry and judged by the number of online votes cast, with careful […]

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Frames Conservatories Direct honoured for commitment to the local community

Network VEKA member, Frames Conservatories Direct has received a revered Contribution to the Community Award for charitable work and altruism throughout its Suffolk hometown of Bury St Edmunds. The accolade, presented annually as part of local newspaper the Bury Free Press’ Business Awards, recognises a businessperson or company that works selflessly to benefit the local community and/or charitable organisations, outside of its everyday business. Frames Conservatories Direct is no stranger to conscientious effort, recently attaining Trading Standards’ Approved status for the quality of its service, financial stability and industrial credentials. The endorsement echoes many of the criteria that earned it […]

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CAB’S Adrian Toon named FIT Show Installation of the Year judge

Whether it’s a commercial or domestic project, doors, windows, orangeries or conservatories, the FIT Show is on the hunt for the best installations from around the globe for its Installation of the Year Twitter competition. Adrian Toon, Immediate Past President for the Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB), has been named the competition’s judge and will on a monthly basis examine all entries and carefully consider which he feels are the best before the public decide on an overall winner chosen from the shortlist of monthly winners. Earning themselves some serious bragging rights and also a 2017 winners trophy, the […]

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ASSA ABLOY Access Control and Net-Ctrl educate Bett Show on Aperio®

ASSA ABLOY Access Control, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, will be partnering with Net-Ctrl at the upcoming Bett Show, highlighting the benefits of its innovative Aperio® wireless locking technology for the education sector. Taking place from 25 – 28 January 2017 at ExCeL London, representatives from ASSA ABLOY Access Control and leading technology reseller Net-Ctrl will be available on stand C63 to discuss how Aperio® can easily be integrated with existing security systems to create an advanced access control solution. Aperio® is an intelligent technology that enables mechanical locks to be wirelessly […]

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Glazing industry salutes its best in the G16 Awards

The best of the best in glass and glazing have once again been recognised at the G16 Awards held at a special Gala Dinner and Awards evening at the London Hilton Park Lane on Friday (Nov 18). More than 600 industry people and guests applauded winners chosen by a panel of independent expert judges at the annual event, this year hosted by comedian Milton Jones. Winner in the Best New Product category this year was Epwin Window Systems with the Optima PVC-U system from Profile 22. The other winners were: Fabricator of the Year: Solidor Installer of the Year: Sheffield […]

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Trojan’s Terry Dolman to compete in endurance event for charity

The Trojan Group’s Design Director, Terry Dolman, is taking part in a team skiing event to raise money for Snow-Camp, a youth charity that works with disadvantaged inner city young people. Between 19 and 22 January 2017, Terry and a team of three other skiers will be competing against other teams to clock up over 150km of GPS-tracked skiing or boarding in two non-stop days across the 15 resorts of the Portes du Soleil ski area in France. The team that successfully visits the most checkpoints and clocks up the most kilometres will win the AJ Bell Alpine Challenge 2017. […]

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Prefix acquire Pavilion Systems

Prefix Systems Holdings Ltd have acquired Sussex-based conservatory roof and aluminium systems fabricator Pavilion Systems Ltd, in a move that will increase the manufacturing capabilities to five sites across the Group. This strategic investment by Prefix provides an important geographical location to further develop the South East, with daily deliveries and a more localised level of technical expertise and support, as is the Prefix way. As the fifth manufacturing site in the Group, it will also allow Prefix to introduce further premium products into their portfolio as they look to build on their reputation as the market leaders in extended […]

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Thermoseal Group Wins Amazon Growing Business Award ‘Export Champion of the Year’

Thermoseal Group has added to its recent compilation of awards, now being announced as the Winner of the ‘Export Champion of the Year’ at the 18th annual Amazon Growing Business Awards, which took place at The Brewery in London on November 30th. This award follows various other award wins including: the coveted ‘Component Supplier of the Year’ award at the recent Glass and Glazing Industry’s G-Awards; an ‘EEF Future Manufacturing Award for Export’ for the North West Region and also a Wigan Business Award for ‘Exporter of the Year 2016’. As the leading UK insulated glass (IG) component manufacturer and […]

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TrustMark supports National Consumer Week

In support of National Consumer Week (28 November-2 December 2016), TrustMark, the only Government-endorsed scheme for all trades in and around the home, is advising consumers and businesses to brush up on their consumer rights and legal obligations in relation to consumer redress. ‘Switched On’ is the theme of National Consumer Week and is being run by Citizens Advice, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The aim of the campaign is to let consumers know they can ask for a refund, repair or replacement if something goes wrong, and if required, they […]

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Stevenswood’s acquisition of Polyframe Trade Centres Limited accelerates national trade counters strategy

Livingston, 29 November 2016: Stevenswood is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Polyframe Trade Centres Limited (PTC) from Polyframe Group Limited (Polyframe). The purchase of PTC accelerates Stevenswood’s ambition to build a national trade counters business. Established in 1997 and headquarted in Livingston, Scotland, Stevenswood operates a network of 15 trade centres across Scotland, with a total showroom space of 70,000 square feet, distributing windows, doors and kitchens to the installer market. The acquisition was triggered by Polyframe’s decision to exit the trade centres business to concentrate on its core manufacturing base. Strategically, the location of Polyframe’s 11 trade […]

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Clayton strike twice in the NFA’s

Clayton Glass have won IGU Manufacturer 2016 in the National Fenestration Awards for a second successive year, following on from the same achievement they recorded in 2015, this time receiving nearly half of the votes. As one of only two companies to achieve three figures, Clayton Glass accounted for 47% of the total vote, which was more than twice that of the second placed finalist for IGU Manufacturer 2016. The National Fenestration Awards has become an increasingly popular industry awards platform, covering 17 different and far ranging categories, with votes carefully collected and checked to ensure completely transparency and fairness. […]

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A Christmas Message From Everyone At MyTradeTV

For MyTradeTV 2016 has been a year of growth with our industry specific publications becoming well established within their individual sectors. Customers state that we have developed an effective communication channel for their business that hits the target audience they need to reach. Which is great feedback …and we are building on that even further next year with exciting developments due to take place in January. Being able to communicate news and topical items of interest is just part of our strategy as we have built upon our video and broadcast capabilities, under the directorship of Nick (Padley). We have […]

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Clippings and Musings – Glazing – Helen Duval 2016

With Christmas on the doorstep this will be the last Clippings and Musings of 2016, and what a year it’s been. There have been some incredible highlights with product innovations such as the launch of Optima from Profile 22 Systems as well as Avocet and Alpro innovating the market with more advanced security options across domestic and commercial sectors. Through the #NFA16 Awards, we have seen the recent recognition of some excellent companies in the sector, all of whom strive to raise the standards of the industry even higher. A massive well done to the winners who were all chosen […]

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Triple Gain For FrameXpress Customer

One Hertfordshire installation led to referral and another two contracts for one FrameXpress customer who recently renovated three properties in one leafy, Hertfordshire crescent. The use of Optima in a black, wood foil finish left such a visually stunning impression on the first house that the owners of neighbouring properties decided to upgrade their own homes in the same style. One particularly striking replacement which stood out was a large arched window that was a main feature on the first house. FrameXpress was contracted to supply all windows as well residential and composite doors on all of the renovation projects […]

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TruFrame launch powerful new door designer

TruFrame have already built an enviable reputation for their paperless backend office, for the online ordering of uPVC frames and now this has been further enhanced with the introduction of their new online composite door designer. The new door designer has been designed by Business Micros and fully supports their composite door range, which is based on the proven solid and secure Endurance Doors slab, which boasts the only BBA certified timber core in the sector. TruFrame customers can now create a perfectly bespoke door in real time on mobile, tablet or PC with the added benefit of a software […]

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UNION keyULTRA™ has evolved

UNION, part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has enhanced the quality and finish of its keyULTRA™ master key system. UNION’s keyULTRA™ master key system is patented until 2028. This patent protects the key and cylinder assembly, utilising DuraPIN™ technology and preventing unauthorised copying of keys. The standard finish of keyULTRA™ has been carefully revised and developed, ensuring the cylinder range complements the rest of UNION’s architectural hardware offering. Customers can choose from a range of six finishes, including brushed satin nickel, polished chrome, satin chrome, polish brass, […]

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New materials manager drives Hurst growth

Hurst Plastics has topped off a year of rapid growth and ambitious investment with the appointment of a Materials Manager to accelerate further development and drive even greater efficiency for the business in 2017. Neil Dibnah has joined Hurst in the newly created role. His appointment will help Hurst to achieve sustainable growth and steadily improve efficiencies throughout the business whilst building on its capability to deliver a consistently high quality product and service to customers. Kevin Wheatman, Hurst Plastics’ Director and General Manager, explains: “The last 12 months have been tremendously exciting for us with a number of key […]

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New lever handle for WarmCore folding sliding doors

The innovators behind the WarmCore folding sliding door system have introduced a new, classic handle style to offer a wider choice to customers. The new high-security lever/lever handle is perfect for those looking for a modern, market-leading folding sliding door with a more traditional twist. It’s particularly well-suited to residential and French doors which are more conventionally paired with lever/lever hardware. With a solid extruded aluminium baseplate to safeguard the cylinder, tested to PAS24 standards, you know your customers will be satisfied that the lever/lever handle surpasses British standards for high-security door hardware. Andy Jones, Synseal Group Sales and Marketing […]

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Synseal expands sales and marketing division.

Group Sales and Marketing Director, Andy Jones, has expanded his team at Synseal Group to meet the demands of the multi-product systems company’s growing brands. New appointments include the well-known industry figure Kevin Pearce, who has taken up the new role of Head of Glass Sales just as Synseal recently announced the acquisition of Essex-based manufacturer Village Glass, which takes Synseal’s glass unit manufacturing capacity to in excess of 40,000 sealed units per week across four manufacturing locations. Steve Hutchinson also joins the team as Head of Installer Development, who will be working closely with new Customer Marketing Manager Hayley […]

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Advance 70 – Flush, Fitting and EASing in to 2017 and beyond!

The Advance 70 window and door system continues to demonstrate to the industry its fabulous benefits as one of the most versatile profile systems around. The flexibility and excellent capabilities of the system are now coming to the forefront of current and future innovations as Selecta Systems Sales Director, Andy Green, reveals the pioneering solutions to their flagship window and door system. Advance 70 Flush Fit Sash and 80mm Traditional Frame The Advance 70 System welcomes two fresh profile sections that have been integrated in to the existing chamfered and sculptured systems. The new flush fit sash and 80mm traditional […]

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Synseal Group acquires domestic IGU manufacturing assets of Village Glass

The Synseal Group has today acquired the Domestic IGU manufacturing assets of Euroview Manufacturing Limited – trading as Village Glass. The business has 140 staff based in Witham Essex and has a reputation for making high quality units for its customers in the south east of England. “This is an important southern region addition to our existing three Global Glass IGU manufacturing sites which are situated across the midland and northern regions, and enables us to supply glass sealed units to a much wider range of our customers” said David Leng, CEO of Synseal. “We have significantly grown our glass […]

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New door designs mean more choice for homeowners

Residor has added three new contemporary door designs to its range, so homeowners have even more choice when buying the most secure GRP composite door on the market. Residor’s double-thickness GRP skins mean it’s one of the few GRP doors that pass all current security testing. Residor’s 16 door styles, 12 glass designs and quality hardware feature a mixture of contemporary and traditional options. There’s a Residor to suit any style of home. Residor CEO Gareth Mobley says: “Security is a real issue because it’s what homeowners want, but it’s what a lot of composite doors don’t supply. We videoed […]

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Network VEKA MD retires on a high note

Network VEKA MD John Ogilvie is retiring after 19 years with the industry-leading installer support organisation. John joined Network VEKA soon after it was established and has been instrumental in creating the brand and leading the organisation and its member companies to the success it’s known for today. 2016 saw Network VEKA celebrate its 20th anniversary, reach a cumulative £1bn in sales and complete high quality installations in more than 270,000 homes. John will be retiring after Christmas, leaving the company having celebrated a year filled with record-breaking milestones. John explains: “I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Network VEKA […]

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2016 – Another year nearly over!

As the end of the year comes sharply into focus, I’d like to share with you the hard work, efforts and successes we at Certass have achieved on behalf of our members this year. You may remember that in our January 2016 Certass column we told you that we had set ourselves the objective of consolidating and improving upon some of the changes we introduced in 2015 in line with our new Government license requirements. I am pleased to report that these changes have now been bedded in to our day to day operations and the improvements include ensuring that […]

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It’s Exciting Times At MyTrade.tv

Over the last few months there have been some great developments taking place behind the scenes at MyTrade. With the business profile going from strength to strength during 2016 we have been working hard with our customers to build a strong presence. This has resulted in really positive feedback and great interest in our industry specific publishing hothouse. Under the creative directorship of Nick Padley, we have produced tailored video packages for key industry companies this year, that have seen them consequently achieve great results. Nick’s creative flair has given customers excellent exposure and greater scope in terms of marketing […]

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CMS donates sustainable material to clad children’s playhouse

Leading Scottish window, door and curtain walling designer, fabricator and installer CMS Window Systems is donating pvc and metal offcuts from its manufacturing process to sustainably clad a children’s adventure playhouse. The 4.7m x 4m insulated timber playhouse, built at the Baltic Street Adventure Playground in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, was constructed using WikiHouse, an online and community-led design resource which aims to bring about a digital revolution in the way houses are developed. Students from Edinburgh University’s School of Architecture and Heriot-Watt University joined forces with volunteers from BAM Construction to build the playhouse with input from local children. CMS’s Managing […]

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Composite Wood Company Anticipates Another Great FIT

Installers in search of the latest in home improvement should make a beeline for the Composite Wood Company stand at FIT Show 2017. The Composite Wood stand at K1 in Hall 7 gives visitors a chance to see the fastest-growing home improvement for themselves. “The market potential of Composite Wood is massive. We’ve invested heavily in promoting our great range of decking, fencing and garden rooms as must-have lifestyle products,” says Tony Pratt, Sales Director at Composite Wood Company. “At the FIT Show, we’ll be showing some new products for the very first time, so visitors are sure to find […]

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Bi-Folds Get The SMARTGLASS Treatment

The SMARTGLASS® brand from Clayton Glass is synonymous with cutting edge performance of glass in conservatories and now the same technology has been bought to the bi-folding and patio door markets, with SMARTGLASS®–W. Typically, the glass used in ‘A’ rated and above windows is designed with an element of solar heat gain within the calculations. This is all well and good in typical domestic properties for replacement windows, but where there are large areas of glass, this is the exact opposite of what is required from a technical standpoint, when there is on average 5m2 of glass in a typical […]

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