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Solidor -
'More than 95% of Solidor orders are placed online'
More and more Solidor customers are ordering online via Solidor Cloud, the online quoting and ordering system. In March, installers selling the most secure composite door placed 87% of orders online. That’s risen to 95%, and still increasing. Solidor Cloud enables Solidor customers to get a quote in as little as 90 seconds, and then con ..[ more ]

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Pilkington Building Products - UK -
'Pilkington glazing helps deliver energy performance for ‘Smartest Building in Ireland'
The new One Albert Quay building has a commanding presence in Cork’s urban landscape, situated next to the City Hall on a waterfront site overlooking the River Lee. But the scheme’s developer also wanted it to be a landmark in terms of sustainability, and the scheme has been dubbed the ‘smartest building in Ireland’, thanks to the host o ..[ more ]

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" " - LISTERS -
'Listers. 40 years in the making.'
Let’s face it, the fenestration industry is hard work. Window companies are scrabbling over a very congested marketplace and unfortunately many have fallen by the wayside as the competition gets tougher and tougher. So to have 40 successful years under your belt is a remarkable achievement and that’s exactly what " " of ..[ more ]

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Kestrel Aluminium Systems -
'Where Commercial meets Residential'
An increasing number of homeowners are choosing to invest in their properties to make their home a more comfortable place to live, ensuring they have a stylish as well as thermally efficient home. Events like Grand Designs and the Build Show continue to gain increase in popularity as homeowners develop or redesign their home to keep up with the ..[ more ]

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Shepley Windows & Conservatories -
'Elephant makes seventeen'
By adding Elephant Grey and Slate Grey to its in-stock colour range, Shepley customers now have seventeen colour options for REHAU 5 chamber windows and doors to choose from, all on standard delivery. Shepley, the UK’s largest fabricator using exclusively REHAU PVCu frames offers one of the biggest in-stock foiled colour ranges available ..[ more ]

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FrameXpress -
'frameXpress launches new online door designer'
Leading UK window, door and conservatory fabricator framexpress Ltd has now launched a more modern version of its website www.framexpress .co.uk. The website includes even more responsive capabilities than before with a Door Designer facility as well as more modern online quoting options. New trade and product brochures have been launche ..[ more ]

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Business Micros -
'KAT chooses Evonet software from Business Micros'
KAT has invested in Business Micros’ EvoNet business management software as it strengthens its back office systems to keep pace with surging demand. The Macclesfield, Cheshire based company chose the hugely popular EvoNet solution because it is capable of integrating both the aluminium and PVCu sides of KAT’s business, allowing it to off ..[ more ]

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AluFold Direct -
'AluFoldDirect Aluminium Bi-Fold Doors Prove to Be the Best for Fay'
An engineer who has completely rebuilt, extended and refurbished her family home was impressed by the quality of manufacture and speed of delivery she received when she ordered aluminium bi-fold doors from AluFoldDirect. For Fay Best and her partner Mark, it’s been a superb end to an often difficult process. The couple have been working ..[ more ]

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REHAU -
'REHAU AGILA door achieves pas24 approval'
The enhanced security version of REHAU’s new AGILA sliding door has achieved PAS24: 2016 accreditation, making it the ideal choice for installers in the new build sector looking for a stylish door to satisfy the requirements of Document Q. The AGILA sliding door is the first REHAU product in the UK to be supplied with bespoke REHAU brand ..[ more ]

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Wintech Engineering -
'Wintech First UKAS Accredited Laboratory to Test to PAS 24:2016'
Independent UKAS accredited testing laboratory and certification body Wintech Testing & Certification, is delighted to announce that following an update on September 12th, it became the first accredited laboratory to test to PAS 24:2016. Technical Director Mike Wass explains more:<em> “PAS 24:2016 is the latest version of the test metho ..[ more ]

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Archibald Kenrick -
'Kenrick and Garrard approach 2 million milestone'
Kenrick has marked a decade of supplying hardware to Garrard Windows, one of the largest trade fabricators in the south. During the 10-year partnership, Kenr ..[ ]

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The Window Outlet -
'The Window Outlet introduces Venice inspired Purity door han'
Fast-moving Bristol fabricator The Window Outlet has expanded its industry-leading aluminium selection with the introduction of the new state-of-the-art Puri ..[ ]

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Liniar -
'‘Best of its kind' Part Q Manual from Liniar'
In characteristic Liniar style, the in-house technical experts at the innovative systems house have reviewed the legislative requirements for Document Q comp ..[ ]

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Wintech Engineering -
'Wintech Makes it Easy to Transfer to WinMark in 3 Easy Steps'
As a new year approaches, so too does the time many companies will renew their product certification. Wintech Testing & Certification is pleased to announce ..[ ]

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Trojan Manufacturing Group Limited -
'Trojan adds two new door knockers to its Stainless Steel ran'
Leading hardware company Trojan Manufacturing Group has just added two new door knockers to its popular Stainless Steel range. The Slim Urn Door Knocker and ..[ ]

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Fenster Limited -
'Fenster showcases ‘a day in the life of a window factory' in'
Following on from a momentous summer that’s seen it ramp up production, invest extensively in marketing, and launch its premium aluminium door brand Uni_Slid ..[ ]

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AluFold Direct -
'How to fit more bi-folds with AluFoldDirect'
Over the last ten years, aluminium bi-folding doors have become part of the mainstream home improvement offering and the recent Palmer Market report tips alu ..[ ]

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Brisant Secure -
'Letter to the Editor - A price cut as promised'
Dear Ian Britain’s Brexit vote sent sterling into a spin. Since then its value has fallen by around 16% against the dollar. Some companies ba ..[ ]

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CDW Systems Ltd -
'New Managing Director at CDW Systems Limited'
Mike Davis has been unveiled as the new Managing Director of Gloucester-based aluminium specialists CDW Systems Limited. He takes over from Jerry We ..[ ]

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National Window Systems -
'National Window Systems to open new Conservatory Village'
National Window Systems, a trusted and experienced family run business which has been servicing Darlington, the North East and North Yorkshire for approachin ..[ ]

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Icotherm -
'How an Icotherm fully ventilated solid roof works'
<o>Conservatory roof expert Dave Jackson says the most important thing to consider in a solid roof is ventilation. Dave is the brains behind the highly successf ..[ ]

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Spitfire Doors Limited -
'Spitfire opens doors to exclusive premium aluminium range'
Spitfire Doors’ (Spitfire) S-500 Series, the unrivalled range of luxury residential aluminium entrance doors in the UK and Ireland, has been launched in ten ..[ ]

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Prefix Systems (UK) -
'New brochures for a roofing generation'
Prefix Systems have expanded their range of literature with a new updated WARMroof Product Guide, which sits alongside the consumer facing 20 page WARMroof C ..[ ]

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Haffner Murat Ltd -
'Hanley Trade Frames investment delivers'
Earlier this year Stoke-on-Trent’s Hanley Trade Frames invested in two new pieces of machinery from Haffner Murat to support continued growth. Six months on, ..[ ]

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Exlabesa UK -
'Exlabesa launches steel replacement window'
Doncaster-based aluminium systems house Exlabesa has just launched the KS59 Window Suite, which has been designed with the steel replacement market in mind. ..[ ]

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TWR Bifolds -
'One of UK's fastest growing fabricators to roll out REHAU'
One of the UK’s fastest growing suppliers of windows and doors has announced it will start manufacturing REHAU products in 2017. TWR Bifolds – which ..[ ]

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Safeguard -
'When it comes to roof glass, SafeGuard has it covered!'
Although the fall out from Brexit is predicted to hit big ticket items like conservatories, according to market analyst D&G Consulting, the conservatory mark ..[ ]

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Kommerling -
'Letter to Fenestration News'
Dear Ian The latest report from Palmer Market Research makes for compelling reading and highlights a clear trend towards higher end products, but als ..[ ]

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