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Residor -
'Stedek stops composite door manufacturing for Residor'
Stedek has stopped manufacturing its own GRP composite doors and switched to Residor. It’s the most secure GRP composite door, and it ticks all the boxes. The fast-growing Midlands fabricator needed a GRP composite door that’s PAS24:2016 certified – not PAS24:2012 - and Approved Document Q compliant, with very good thermal performance to win new ..[ more ]

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Steel Window Association -
'Steel window refurbishment gives new life to Heal’s building'
A landmark on London’s Tottenham Court Road, the Heal’s building is Grade II* listed. When it came to a major refurbishment and refit of the upper floors, Steel Window Association member, Associated Steel Window Services, was appointed to undertake the work of assessing, renovating and, where necessary, replacing more than 90 of the building’s w ..[ more ]

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Polyframe -
'Polyframe announces acquisition of WB Group'
Halifax, 17 October 2016: Polyframe Group Limited (Polyframe), the leading manufacturer and distributor of trade windows and doors, announced today that it has successfully acquired The Window Bureau Limited (WB Group). Established in 1981, WB Group is a leading manufacturer of a proprietary range of PVCu windows and doors, GRP composite ..[ more ]

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Hueck UK Limited -
'Multi-million-pound office building in Central Reading boasts HUECK systems'
Over 100,000 sq. ft. of Grade A office space have recently been delivered in Central Reading as part of a development scheme that involved the demolition of a 1980s five-storey building, and its replacement with a brand new construction on six floors. The new building achieves a BREEAM Excellent standard for sustainability, and has been designed ..[ more ]

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FrameXpress -
'Orangeries From frameXpress Adding Value, Space and Style'
One of the most recent conservatory installations for frameXpress once again incorporated the highest performance products from the company’s range. The project in Essex, worth approximately £30,000 is one of the latest state-of-the-art installations to be commissioned, in a growing consumer trend that combines performance and aesthetics. ..[ more ]

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Climatec Windows Limited -
'Climatec Step Back in Time and Introduce their Period Door Collection'
This timeless door collection from Climatec Windows is the latest range of products to be launched by this longstanding fabricator. Born from requests for a timber effect door to match the typical period properties found within the catchment areas of their customers, Climatec set out to recreate a collection of elegant PVCu doors that wo ..[ more ]

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Distinction Doors -
'Distinction Doors launches new glass range'
Distinction Doors, the UK’s largest composite door supplier, has just launched its new impressive glass range. Comprising 23 designs across four collections, the range offers a wealth of choice for homeowners. Chantel Roach, Distinction’s Marketing Director, comments: “We are very excited about our new glass range. Our customers tell us that th ..[ more ]

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Swisspacer -
'SWISSPACER publishes new Technical Guide'
SWISSPACER, the No.1 warm edge spacer bar in the UK and Ireland, has published a new technical guide. The comprehensive guide gives sealed unit makers useful information about how to process SWISSPACER correctly. The guide is organised into different sections such as processing, machinery, product specifications and thermal values. Each ..[ more ]

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Fenster Limited -
'Fenster Fabrications hails surge in aluminium doors'
Fenster Fabrications, the company behind Üni_Slide, the ultra-slim aluminium sliding door system, has reacted positively to a new study that shows healthy growth in the UK’s door market and foresees this trend continuing through to 2020, with high-end patio and sliding door products seeing particular success. Produced by AMA Research, sp ..[ more ]

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TuffX Processed Glass Ltd -
'Tuff X glass does it all.'
There are many problems that home owners in the UK are experiencing with old style polycarbonate conservatory roofs. Common areas where people feel the need to change their roofs are; they can be too noisy, they need to reduce the glare from the sun, too hot in the summer and freezing cold in the winter. We at TuffX have recently sup ..[ more ]

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GM Fundraising -
'This one is for The Girls'
GM Fundraising is well known in the industry for their epic cycling challenges and they have just launched their next one. GMFP2P is a bit different - not o ..[ ]

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LB Supplies -
'New white painted roof window is a more profitable alternati'
Natural light specialist, LB Roof Windows, has launched an exclusive new product, offering builders, roofers, and installers the possibility to earn more mar ..[ ]

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Atlas Glazed Roof Solutions -
'Atlas boosts selling power with Skyroom showrooms'
A record number of Atlas Skyroom demonstration models have been springing up all over the UK as more and more installers have been catching on to their power ..[ ]

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KAT UK -
'KAT expandes production facility'
KAT, the North West-based manufacturer of aluminium and PVCu doors and windows, has doubled the size of its production facility at its headquarters in Maccle ..[ ]

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Window Widgets -
'CE Marked baypoles & jacks give installers confidence in win'
The baypole jack from Window Widgets stops windows moving and bricks cracking, so installers know their windows will be safe and structurally secure for the ..[ ]

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Kestrel-BCE -
'Flying start for Ecosse Plastics'
A new building plastics distributor in Scotland is hoping to fly high with support from Kestrel. Ecosse Plastics, based in Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, ..[ ]

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TuffX Processed Glass Ltd -
'Roaring success for TuffX Glass.'
Tuff X have recently supplied 35.5mm Toughened Laminate glass to Edinburgh Zoo. The Zoo decided to create a Tiger Exhibit in which spectators would be able t ..[ ]

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Sunbell UK -
'Sunbell's NEW Remote solution for blinds'
Sunbell, Italy’s leading designer and manufacturer of integral blinds has introduced a new and improved remote control solution for their range of motorised ..[ ]

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Wintech Engineering -
'SBD signed and sealed with WinMark'
Independent UKAS accredited testing laboratory and certification body, Wintech Testing & Certification is very pleased to congratulate Uniseal on joining the ..[ ]

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GM Fundraising -
'GM Fundraising's Christmas Cards now on sale….'
Once again GM Fundraising has commissioned the children at Hope House Children’s Hospices to create some very special Christmas cards that are now on sale.</ ..[ ]

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MRA Marketing -
'MRA shortlisted for a record 17 Construction Marketing Award'
Full service agency MRA Marketing has been shortlisted for a record 17 awards in this year’s prestigious Construction Marketing Awards (CMA). A category winn ..[ ]

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Warwick North West -
'Bi-fold boom sees Warwick North West thrive'
Over the past few years, progressive fabricators like Liverpool based Warwick North West have enjoyed substantial growth by supplying premium quality bi-fold ..[ ]

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Sovereign Group -
'One Big Housing Conference''
On the 6/7th October, The Community Housing Cymru (CHC), hosted the annual ‘One Big Housing Conference’ at the famous Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells. C ..[ ]

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Business Micros -
'Panels Direct partners with Business Micros'
Panels Direct is emerging from many years as one of the industry’s ‘sleeping giants’ thanks in part to the introduction of Business Micros’ EvoNet business m ..[ ]

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Newview Windows & Conservatories -
'Newview shortlisted for major award following ‘phenomenal' y'
Newview Windows & Conservatories has been shortlisted for the Sussex Women in Business Awards 2016, in the category of Medium Business of the Year. T ..[ ]

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Residence 9 -
'Letter to the Editor from Dan Gill, Residence Collection'
Dear Ian In a recent press release (Fenestration News, 28th September) Liverpool fabricator Warwick North West says:<em> “For years conservation area ..[ ]

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Inagas -
'Inagas brings innovation to GlassBuild America'
A firm believer in the power of live demonstrations, with exhibitions being an ideal platform from which to showcase its offering, it will come as no surpris ..[ ]

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Business Micros -
'Business Micros expands team with three new graduate appoint'
There’s more good news from Business Micros as the industry’s leading software provider has expanded its programming and installations teams yet again. ..[ ]

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