ISO-CHEMIE’S Sealing Tape Checks-Out At New Hotel Project

Image Above:  ISO CHEMIE’sISO-BLOCO One tape was used to seal windows to a 0.8W/M2k rating with added 63dB of sound reduction at London’s new Whitechapel Hotel

ISO-CHEMIE’s high performance foam tapes have been specified to provide effective sealing of small tolerance gaps around new windows installed at a 30-room hotel development in London’s East End.

The ISO-BLOCO One tape was used to seal dozens of heritage-style aluminium windows to a 0.8W/M2k rating with added 63dB of sound reduction at the striking Whitechapel Hotel, which stands on the site of a former textile factory close to Brick Lane’s galleries and Asian restaurants.

The quick and easy-to-use self-adhesive tape accommodated external frame apertures, which varied in size from 2mm to 8mm, ensuring that the hotel’s industrial appearance is retained.

Installation of the new windows, which featured small profiles specifically designed to replicate the appearance of the previous Crittall steel framed ones, was undertaken by Suffolk-based GS Installations as part of a multimillion-pound overhaul of the site.

As well as providing a high performance and long lasting airtight solution, the tape ensures that the windows will remain weather proof to 1000 Pa – the equivalent to 130mph of constant driving rain.

Liam Scopes, joint director of GS Installations Ltd, said: “ISO-CHEMIE’s tape is an excellent product, meeting the requirements for effective sealing of small tolerances.

“It also enables us to stay ahead of the competition and undoubtedly enhances the overall look of this eye-catching hotel.”

Construction work was undertaken by CMT Construction, while Salisbury-based Synthesis Architecture oversaw design and project management.

Up to 70% cost savings can be achieved using the ISO-BLOCO ONE foam tape because it enables installers to seal windows from inside the building, avoiding the need to use time consuming and costly external access systems like scaffolding and ladders, in any weather.

The tape offers a single product ‘fit and forget’ solution for fast and effective sealing based around the European RAL principles of three level sealing – the inside seal area is more airtight than the external one, allowing any trapped moisture inside the joint, or within the wall, to escape outwards rather than into the building.

The external seal area provides weather resistance and breathability, while the intermediate seal area provides extra thermal and acoustic properties and the internal one air tightness and humidity regulation. All three levels are designed to accommodate movement between the adjacent materials.

The internal air tight seal has been tested at 1000 Pa pressure difference (20 times more than UK Building Regulations) and tested to achieve 0.00 m³ of air loss. At the same time, depending on tape width, it will also supply a U-Value as low as 0.55W/m2K and reduce sound by up to 63 dB, straight from the box. Product complies with energy saving regulations (EnEV) on windows and doors as well as the RAL quality assurance association and can accommodate extremes of temperature changes – from -30°C to + 80°C. More at www.iso-chemie.co.uk

Specialist building products extruder, Euroseal has launched a new service offer, geared towards supporting fabricators and plastics specialists in increasing efficiencies and lowering costs, by putting down their own and project specific extrusions.

Offering rapid turnaround and flexible capacity, Euroseal says it can support fabricators and plastic building products specialists reduce their own overheads through bespoke extrusion of products.

This includes extrusion to project specific requirements, reducing wastage and costs, as well as product development.

Chris Duff, Business Development Manager, Euroseal, explained: “We operate without any real limitations because everything we do is bespoke. It means we aren’t constrained by standard lengths or dimensions.   If you want something that’s normally available at a 3m length at a 2m length, then we’ll cut it for you.

“This means you reduce waste and either increase margin, or the competitiveness of your quote, because you don’t have to factor it into your cost model.

“In the same way, if you want a particular colour for a specific project, we have the flexibility to do it.”

With one of the UK’s most technically advanced extrusion facilities, Euroseal has extensive experience in the manufacture of a diverse range of thermoplastic extrusions, including rigid profile and co-extrusions in PVC, wood composite, HDPE, Polystyrene, Polypropylene and ABS.

With capacity to extrude profile from 40g to 6kg per metre and 0.7mm to 10mm thick, this includes construction products including curtain walling pressure plates, conservatory and window profiles, and cladding. It also manufactures electrical extrusions; automotive profiles; hygienic wall and ceiling profiles and garden decking.

“One of the other things that we can do is work with fabricators, plastics suppliers or even installers to refine products”, said Duff. “We have so many conversations with people commenting on the off-the-shelf profile that they buy where they say, ‘if only it was slightly different it would be much better’ – the point is it can be!”

Euroseal offers a complete extrusion service, from initial concept to delivery. This includes, design and CAD creation and manufacture of tooling, to extrusion, quality control, personalization and packaging, plus shipment either for own distribution or direct to customers. It also offers financial support to its customers to invest in tooling on larger volume runs.

“Extruding your own profiles and putting down your own tooling takes away the limitations. It can also deliver significant savings on larger projects and in-house efficiencies. The volumes don’t have to be that big for the financial savings or return to stack-up.”

For more information call 0121 344 4100 email sales@euroseal.co.uk or visit www.euroseal.co.uk

Devoted to Progress – Everglade’s 2017 Customer Conference proved a massive success at its London HQ and Showroom on Friday 7 July. Everglade customers and prospects gathered for the annual event, to hear about the latest trends in glazing from architect Emily Osler from London-based Granit Architects, what Brexit could mean for business from PwC’s Anna Wallace and the benefits of being a part of the GGF from James Lee.

Sales & Marketing Director, Jay Patel also launched three brand new products: Ecotherm 70HI, high insulation aluminium windows; aïr MOD-Series, new generation entrance doors and aïr 20SL, minimal frame sliding doors. Jay said: “The Everglade Trade Customer Conference has become a real highlight of our year and we love inviting customers and prospects to get the first-look at new products, learn about what’s going on in the wider industry and join us for our legendary hospitality. This year, we’ve gone the extra mile with some fantastic guest speakers. Emily gave us a great insight into what architects and homeowners are looking for in glazing. Most trends she identified overlapped with an Everglade product so our customers know that they can go out there and win that business right now. Anna from PwC talked to guests about Brexit. It’s the word on everyone’s lips at the moment and I think her talk has provided some much-needed information and reassurance for all of us. We also heard from GGF’s James Lee, who talked to our customers about how they could make the most of a GGF membership and its consumer schemes.” Jay added: “It’s our customers who join us year after year that make these events really special, so we always want to make sure that they get a lot out of joining us for the afternoon.”

As well as all of the information from the conference presentations, guests were treated to lunch, dinner and signature aïr cocktails from a professional mixologist at the event.

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Over the years PVCu System House Supplier, Selecta Systems, has grown a reputation for being the caring, friendly and supportive window and door profile system supplier, providing fabricators with a flexible and personal support package. The only UK based, independently and family owned window and door profile system supplier is building on its core values and ethos of providing a personal fabricator support and service package, as Marketing Manager, Mark Walker explains, with current and future developments from the marketing team at Selecta.

“Over the last 16 months we have expanded the marketing and customer sales support team, giving fabricators their own personal contacts for all their marketing and sales support requirements. The addition of Donna and Michele has enabled ourselves to focus exclusively on ensuring customers have access to all the latest marketing brochures and materials, whilst also providing support to the sales team. This pro-active approach has ensured that we make certain that customers don’t run out of marketing support materials, whilst giving them confidence that their requests are being dealt with effectively and efficiently and not miss out on promoting their range of products and sales opportunities.”

“This is backed up with a new range of elegant and lavish marketing brochures, with bold and fresh imagery displaying products in their surroundings whilst highlighting their benefits and technical innovations. Every piece of marketing material is not just a representation of Selecta, but a depiction of our customer and so it was important for ourselves to ensure that the marketing brochures stood out from the competition, something I believe we have achieved. The ever expanding marketing material collection does not end there with a series of new consumer product brochures and information based marketing and sales support materials in the design and development stage, whilst a 76+ page Profile Specification Guide will be launched and available in the very near future.”

The advancement in technology and digital presence, most notably through video and social media has seen businesses change the way they market their selves, their products and services. These are powerful platforms that if used correctly can reach a huge audience with very little expenditure. Selecta are certainly moving in the right direction and providing their customers with the promotional tools to take advantage of this lucrative area of marketing, as Mark highlights.

“New to our marketing armoury is the facility to offer fabricators branded promotional videos and electronic brochures. These really do provide customers with a personalised marketing package ready for use on their website and social media channels. The branded promotional videos have been a huge success, as they demonstrate the operation of products and work well on customers Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and other social media channels. The branded electronic brochures also work well especially when viewed as flip books on websites, providing a better visual presence. These compliment the hard copy versions and gives customers another avenue to promote their product range.”

Mark continues, “Talking of websites, we have just launched a brand new, fresh and easy to navigate website. The website is built around the new Selecta Systems and Advance 70 branding with defined sections for fabricators, installers, commercial and homeowner visitors. The website build has ensured that we focus on the Advance 70 brand and allows sales leads to be generated and passed on to our expanding pool of fabricators and installers. Phase two of the website development will see the launch of the Selecta Support Centre, which will be a dedicated customer only area with all marketing, technical and general literature downloads and information available to every Selecta fabricator. What this means is that all product related information is just a few clicks away whether it be images and brochures to technical manuals and test reports – information at their fingertips for their own promotional campaigns and website builds or for commercial and specifier requirements. There are other features in the pipeline that ensure that customers’ needs are met and surpassed.”

One of the key elements of the Selecta marketing package is that everything is prepared in-house in regards to design and creation. This gives flexibility and total control over everything that is produced for customers, with a graphic design service also available to those that require that extra support. This enables relationships to be built with a personal approach to customers’ requirements.

Mark concludes, “Ensuring that we offer a quality and comprehensive marketing and customer sales support package is of paramount importance to Selecta and that our products brand, durability and quality is well represented in front of the consumer. This in-turn gives our customers the right materials and confidence to promote and sell their range of products.”

If you’re interested in becoming a fabricator or installer and want to #bepartofthefamily contact us now on 0121 325 2100 or email marketing@selectasystems.com Visit www.selectasystems.com

Written by Mark Walker, Marketing Manager, Selecta Systems Ltd.

The Conservatory Outlet Group has announced its second acquisition of 2017 with a deal that welcomes leading North West retailer Clearview Home Improvements to the family, taking the Group’s combined revenue to over £40million.This latest deal is a firm stake in the ground from Group CEO Greg Kane and Conservatory Outlet Limited’s Managing Director Michael Giscombe, realising their goal of bringing together the ‘best of regional’ with the ‘scale of national’.The purchase of Clearview, combined with the recent acquisition of Pennine Home Improvements, gives the Group a sizeable inroad to consumer sales.  This in turn allows fabricator Conservatory Outlet Limited to pick up valuable insight from two of the North’s leading retail and installation companies to bring the customer closer to the business than ever before.

Greg explains: “We’re absolutely delighted to welcome our long-standing Network partners Clearview to the CO Group.  With an unbeatable reputation for local excellence in the North West, the team at Clearview will continue to augment their unique approach to home improvement, imparting their innovative solutions with our Network to stimulate wider growth we never thought possible a year ago.” Clearview, with showrooms in Warrington, Preston and Nantwich, has seen its sales double to around £14million since joining the Network in 2009.  The new combined turnover represents a six-fold growth for the Conservatory Outlet Group in just seven years. Exiting as shareholders of Clearview, Chris Mitchell (Managing Director) and Andrew Ross (Installations Director) will remain in their day-to-day roles beyond the deal together with Sales Director Gary Oakes, with a longer-term succession plan to follow.

Chris Mitchell says: “We’re thrilled to be part of the Conservatory Outlet Group and the opportunities that it brings for our company.  Greg and Michael were the obvious choice to purchase our business, we trust them implicitly and know that they’re as passionate about our company as we are – this move is very much about accelerating our growth.” Conservatory Outlet Limited will remain a B2B company with a strong understanding of the retail market – with both Clearview and Pennine running side by side as sister companies within the CO Group.  As with Pennine, Clearview will retain exclusivity of its trading area within the network so the deal does not conflict with any of the group’s 23 other retail partners around the UK. Greg concludes: “Our existing Network of retail installers should be truly motivated by this latest move – the opportunities for Growth with CO are stronger and more real than ever before, with a unique culture emerging that sets aside our family as a cut above the rest. We’re continuing to actively seek new retailers in untapped areas of the UK – this is a really exciting time to become part of our Network.”

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Hot on the heels of the recent launch of the Korniche Aluminium Roof Lantern website, Made for Trade are preparing to roll out KwikQuote – a new bespoke pricing tool for the Korniche Roof Lantern. Accessed through a dedicated Trade Log In facility on the Korniche Website the KwikQuote pricing tool will be available primarily to trade business and trade counter based companies and as KwikQuote is an online system, it can be accessed on Desktop, Laptops, even mobile phones and tablets. Bradley Gaunt, Managing Director at MFT says “The KwikQUOTE system will provide our trade partners access to a simple, easy to use pricing tool allowing bespoke product costings including glass and delivery options in an instant.” KwikQuote’s interface can be tailored to specific client needs by adding logos, contacts, inputting discount and mark up levels so the printable page can be given direct to the end customer at the counter. This ability to generate detailed quotes quickly and with confidence completely removes any potential cooling off period where in the past there has been a wait for a price/design confirmation. Completing a lantern sale has never been easier!

Korniche is a bespoke product with many different layouts possible and the Kwikquote software has been designed with usability to complement it. The intuitive system allows the user to add or change configurations and dimensions whilst seeing a real-time wireframe drawing of the quoted lantern on the screen, this visualisation helps the client understand how the final layout of the lantern will look. Once a design has been chosen, the positioning of the spas is checked by the system and any errors are flagged up so the design can be fine tuned to ensure all potential orders can be physically produced.  Once the required design is complete the software then stores records within each account for future reference and allows the user to print out quotes for client approval/sign off as well as for their own records.

If you’re interested in knowing more about KwikQuote or would like a product demonstration then contact Made for Trade at marketing@madefortrade.co.  KwikQuote is another example of how Made for Trade continually innovate to best service customer’s needs. Investment in product development, logistics systems, new vehicles and revamps to both the Korniche product website and the main Made for Trade website www.madefortrade.co  ensure that Made for Trade remain your premier Trade Partner.

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Kenrick has launched a range of locking systems to enable flush sash windows to be positively held in the ‘night-vent’ position.

The flush sash night-vent shootbolt has been developed by Kenrick to overcome the common problem associated with some flush sash windows – a restrictive Euro groove position which doesn’t provide enough room to accommodate the double keep on the shootbolt.

Steve Williams, sales director at Kenrick, explains: “Many of our customers have been frustrated because they couldn’t offer a night-vent option on a flush sash without sacrificing the external gasket on their windows. This meant that a flush sash window was either completely locked of left open and unsecured with no middle ground.

“We set about developing a solution to eradicate this problem and ultimately give the end user greater flexibility in their locking options. The end result is a unique range of night vent shootbolts, which incorporate specially designed extensions to seamlessly provide a positive night vent facility on a flush sash profile.

“The feedback from our customers has been terrific and they are delighted to now be able to offer the same security features on a flush sash window that come as standard on other window systems.”

The newly developed extensions are compatible with the existing gear box options on three of Kenrick’s top-selling locking systems – Excalibur, Centurion and Centurion Fast Fit. Durable and reliable, these three multi-point locking systems benefit from stainless steel shoot bolts and a robust unhanded die-cast gearbox. PAS 24 accredited, they offer rapid installation for the installer whilst providing ultimate security for the homeowner.

The flush sash night-vent shootbolt comes in four sizes – 240-370mm, 370-620mm, 620-890mm and 890-1155mm – to suit varying window sizes. Keeps are currently available for both Liniar and Halo flush sash windows with more profiles in the pipeline.

It has been function tested to 100,000 full cycles (open/close, lock/unlock) and also exceeds the requirements of BS EN 1670: 2007 Grade 4 (severe) rating for salt spray corrosion resistance.

www.kenricks.co.uk