RICHARD REEVE TO TAKE AXIM TO NEW HEIGHTS

TPG, The Parkside Group Limited is pleased to announce that Richard Reeve, Sales Director will be exclusively looking after one of its major divisions, Axim Architectural Hardware.

Richard has been with TPG for 15 years and is excited to take the leading hardware brand to even greater heights. Richard said, “Axim is one of the most trusted brands in the industry for reliability and quality. Axim celebrated 30 years of business last year and having worked throughout the industry I know that the Axim TC-8800 series of Concealed Transom Closers is well known for its superb long-term performance and as part of TPG, Axim, is backed up by market leading delivery to its European wide distributor and partner network.”

Over the last 30 years Axim has extensively developed its product range to include all the hardware that top quality commercial doors require. Richard commented that “Everyone knows the top performer the Axim TC Series of Concealed Closers, however, I am not sure that everyone is aware of how extensive the Axim product range is. The Axim PR Series Panic Exit range is comprehensive, and the Axim Panic Exit Locking Handle is one of the most high-quality products I have seen which fits across the entire range.”

The Axim branded product range includes Emergency and Panic Exit Devices that are certified to BS EN 179 and BS EN 1125, a range of handles including D-handles, Lever Handles, Pad Handles, Pull Handles and Tube Handles, Floor Springs which can take a door weight of up to 150Kg, Locks including Mortice, Dead Latch, Extension Flush Bolts for security slave doors.

The Axim TC-8800 Series of Concealed Transom Closer will fit most major manufacture’s doors and has 3 different strengths. The TC 9900 is a universal closer which is ideal for repair and maintenance and where closers have failed, the TC9900 offers a fast solution without the need for costly repairs.

Richard continues “Axim is known very well in the aluminium door industry, however the Surface Mounted Door Closer, the Axim FC Series, offers a solution for both aluminium and timber doors, in fact it even comes as standard with fixings to suit both materials. This means that installers and distributors can minimise the closers they carry, and the Axim FC-1000 Series has been tested for Fire Rating to BS 476-22 1987.”

Offering innovative solutions has been at the fore of Axim and launching new products such as the Axim ES-2100 Electric Strike a remote access product that offers installers a reduction in installation and maintenance time. The Axim LK-2100 Reversible Deadlatch offers a non-handed solution which means that installers and distributors can reduce their stock-holding by only stocking one Deadlatch instead of two.

Last year Axim had a face-lift with a new revamped logo, which joined the new website and Technical Literature which offers extensive technical, specification and installation information with speedy navigation to get you to the place you need to be, visit www.axim.co.uk

Axim designs and supplies a comprehensive in-stock range of transom closers, panic exit devices, electric strikes, deadlatches, surface mounted door closers, floor-springs, flush-bolts, letter-plates, locks and handles through a pan-European distributor supply chain. For more information please contact Axim on 0208 685 9685 or email axim@parksidegroup.co.uk.

Smart Architectural Aluminium will be showcasing its new, high quality Designer Door and Orangery Roof systems at this year’s Ecobuild exhibition, with extensive displays of both ranges on the company’s stand.

The new Designer Door range delivers a premium-quality, high-performance and high-security entrance door, which has been developed by Smart to meet the needs of both house and apartment owners and developers.

The comprehensive range features a wide choice of styles and designs, from the contemporary Modern collection, to the Traditional, Cottage and Vintage portfolios, whose designs sit perfectly with more rural properties or the timeless styles of the Victorian, Edwardian and Regency eras.  The design styles are complemented by a wide range of size, glazing and door furniture options, as well as a broad spectrum of colours and finishes from Smart’s extensive colour palettes.

Following a similar design ethos, the new Smart Orangery Roof system is a contemporary, high quality and thermally-efficient solution which has been designed to be fast and straightforward to install. Characterised by slim site lines which maximise the glass area, the system has been developed to deliver all the performance and aesthetic benefits of a modern aluminium solution, with high levels of security assured through its innovative design and high specification materials.

In addition to these brand-new door and roof system launches, Smart is also unveiling a number of additions to its existing ranges at Ecobuild.

The high-performance Ultraline solution now features an 80mm profile window system, delivering outstanding thermal and acoustic performance, to meet even the most demanding performance specifications.

Meanwhile the established Alitherm range sees the addition of the Alitherm 500 flush casement, which provides a French mullion solution for traditional, cottage-style properties, and the Alitherm 800 flush casement, which offers the same design solution, but for contemporary property styles. Completing the Alitherm introductions is a new Alitherm Heritage French door set, standard casement and tilt and turn window option, specifically developed for refurbishment projects, or for new build applications that feature a more traditional, or Art Deco design style.

Elsewhere on display on the Smart stand will be the four-pane Visoglide Plus sliding door, which will feature a new slimline interlock for this high-quality, highly-versatile system, as well as the Visofold 6000 Slide and Fold door, featuring a new reinforced header bar which not only makes it slimmer and more elegant, but also capable of taking the weight of a screen system within which it can be framed.

Finally, among a number of new commercial products on display, will be the new Smart Wall Auto Slide door which incorporates hardware from Dorma. With standard and fire-door options, this new Smart Wall product is the UK’s first auto slide door to have been fully tested to PAS 24, says the company.

Commenting on the new products, Smart’s Managing Director, Eddie Robinson, said: “We are delighted to once again be returning to Ecobuild and to have the opportunity to showcase such a broad range of new products and systems.

“While we are extremely excited to be launching our new Designer Door and Orangery Roof Systems, we believe the additions we are making to our established ranges will be equally valuable, providing yet more options to architects, developers and contractors.

“As always, we’re looking forward to welcoming visitors to our stand and having the chance to talk through each of the new systems in much more detail.”

For more details on any of Smart’s new or existing systems, visit the company’s stand at Ecobuild (stand number B20), go to www.smartsystems.co.uk or call 01934 876 100.

Picture above: Stefan Seidel, Managing Director, profine UK

profine UK and its KÖMMERLING brand have reported an increase in profile sales for 2017 based on audited figures, against a backdrop of market contraction. This has resulted in the continued trend of increasing market share in the UK for the German systems giant.

It has been another hugely successful year for the KÖMMERLING brand in the UK, with trade partners and installers eager to benefit from the impressive product engineering of the C70 and O70 Gold^â systems, along with the patented PremiLine Pro patio door and large span lift and slide PremiDoor offering.

In quarter 2, 2018, the company will be unveiling System 76 in the flush, casement and fully reversible formats, making it the most technically advanced PVCu window and door system designed for the UK market, boasting hybrid options, along with proEnergyTec profiles for Passivhaus and other technologies. There will be products from this system previewed at Fensterbau, which will be held in Nuremburg, Germany from from March 21st-24^th and the profine Group will be the largest exhibitor at the show.

Stefan Seidel, managing director of profine UK and the KÖMMERLING brand commented: ‘2017 was again an exceptional year for us returning growth in profile sales based on audited figures, despite what was widely accepted as a difficult year for the industry. In 2018, System 76 will help re-define the market in terms of product performance and it’s something that’s already eagerly anticipated from within out network and from other fabricators.’

For KÖMMERLING information, including the new System 76, on becoming a manufacturing partner, approved installer or as a building specifier, call 01543 444900, e-mail enquiries@profine-group.com or visit www.kommerling.co.uk. You can also follow them on Twitter @kommerling_uk.

They’ve long been known as the industry’s foremost purveyors of the quintessentially English sash window, but 2018 will mark the first time Buckinghamshire-based Roseview have taken their award-winning offerings to Europe.

In March, the fast-growing firm will make its debut appearance at Fensterbau, one of the world’s biggest glass and glazing trade shows, in Nuremberg, Germany. Joining some of the biggest names in British fenestration, Roseview will exhibit as part of the UK Pavilion, hosted and organised by the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF).

While the company will showcase a range of products from its much-celebrated Rose Collection of uPVC sash windows, it’s likely that its flagship Ultimate Rose will prove to be the biggest draw.

First introduced in 2013, its slim timber-like profiles, meeting rail, and period features as painstakingly detailed as full mechanical joints, run-through-sash horns and traditional sash furniture immediately marked it out as special.

Now the product has been upgraded with both a slimmer rail, just 35mm overall, and Secured by Design accreditation.

Sales Director Richard Burrells comments: “Many UK manufacturing businesses now see Europe as a problem, not as an opportunity. But while Brexit will undoubtedly bring challenges, we still see the continent as a largely untapped and potentially very lucrative market for distinctively British, high-end glass and glazing products. That’s why we’ve chosen 2018 to make our debut at Fensterbau.

“We’re hugely looking forward to heading over to Germany in March – and meeting old friends and new contacts from across the industry.”

For more information visit www.roseview.co.uk or call 01234 712657

Under the motto of ‘People. Passion. Profiles.’, profine Group and its KBE KÖMMERLING and Trocal brands will be exhibiting at Fensterbau Frontale 2018 in Nuremburg, Germany from March 21st-24th and will be the largest exhibitor at the show.

As well as further new product developments and innovations, there will also be a packed entertainment programme, including the legendary party night, that have become a cornerstone of the profine stand at Fensterbau over the years. New window profiles, sliding solutions, an aluminium suite and the first preview of the forthcoming System 76 outward opening casement and flush system for the UK will also be on display.

Colours and finishes will also form part of the stand with laminates, AluClip variants and the innovative proCoverTec finishing technology on display. The new PremiSlide window and door sliding system, with soft-close technology and enhanced sealing system will be formally launched, along with further developments to the LOCKSTAR security handle.

Dr. Peter Mrosik, owner and CEO of profine Group commented: ‘I think the range of our product solutions and services combined with an infotainment programme and the dialogue with our team, make our stand again an interesting platform for the window industry community.’

Stefan Seidel, managing director of profine UK and the KÖMMERLING brand concluded: ‘Fensterbau will be the perfect harmony of product excellence and entertainment as is our way. Visitors from the UK will see new patio door systems, hybrid windows and specially, the first preview of our new outward opening System 76 flush sash window.’

For further information on Fensterbau Frontale 2018 visit www.frontale.de. For KÖMMERLING information, including System 76, on becoming a manufacturing partner, approved installer or as a building specifier, call 01543 444900, e-mail enquiries@profine-group.com or visit www.kommerling.co.uk. You can also follow them on Twitter @kommerling_uk.

Specialist fabricator Mercury Glazing Supplies Ltd has just invested in Haffner Murat machinery to support its plans for growth. Steve Cross, Mercury’s Managing Director, said: “We’ve bought several machines from Haffner Murat in the past and we know they deliver the quality and service we look for. We had no hesitation in returning to them again.”

Mercury has invested in two machines: a new FA526 Automatic 2 Head End Milling Machine and a new SC220/VS Machining Centre, both of which will support the company’s fabrication of the new Spectus mechanically jointed vertical slider as well as general window production.

The FA526 Automatic 2 Head End Milling Machine has features including the ability to mill two ends of transom in a single operation and a vertical and horizontal pneumatic profile clamping system that enables optimum work piece fixing. Other features include a movable head that is manually positioned and manually fixed according to the profile length and an automatic release of the fixed head after milling which is then repositioned at the same length for second transom.

The new SC220/VS Machining Centre gathers all sawing, milling, drilling and marking operations on PVC profiles onto one computer-controlled machine. Highlights from a wealth of benefits that improve productivity include the ability to stack eight profiles of up to 6.5 metres in length for 210mm cill cutting and prepping, the ability to automatically cut in all angles between 30º and 150º with an accuracy of 0.1º and a shift monitoring system.

Steve commented: “We’ve built a business on quality and service and we don’t want to compromise that. We knew from previous experience we could trust Haffner Murat to find the production solutions that were right for us. Both machines deliver clear quality and are already adding value to our fabrication set-up.”

One of the clearest indications of a reliable, trustworthy business is how previous customers are willing to return when they need to make a new investment. Haffner Murat’s returning customer rate is exceptionally high and Steve’s comments show why.

www.haffnermurat.com

Image Above: Courtesy of Ross Fraser McLean

Designing and installing a VS-1 system with the sufficient structural strength capable of withstanding a significant wave load enabled GLASSOLUTIONS to secure a significant contract as part of the £80.11 million construction of the new V&A Museum of Design Dundee.

As the centrepiece of Dundee’s £1 billion waterfront regeneration programme, the construction of V&A Dundee on a former reclaimed dock site located on the banks of the River Tay is due to open in the second half of 2018.

Designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma & Associates and described as a sculpture as well as a building, V&A Dundee comprises galleries, exhibitions and learning centres within the 8,500m² facility.

Fitting for an international centre of design, the state-of-the art building will be a major cultural hub and tourist attraction, situated between the RRS Discovery and the Tay Road Bridge.

Commissioned by BAM Construction to design, manufacture and install the iconic building’s façade, GLASSOLUTIONS’ contracting team was required to provide a mullion only curtain wall system as part of the multi-million pound project, which is the UK’s only design museum outside London.

With a slatted, multi-layered external appearance, as well as its distinctive ‘prow’-shaped facade which juts out directly over the Tay, the complex geometry of V&A Dundee’s design presented a number of unique challenges for specifying and installing its component parts. GLASSOLUTIONS was tasked with creating a flush mullion profile which would provide uniformity and consistency across all of the building’s elevations, as well as being capable of withstanding the marine environment next to the River Tay.

As part of the striking new construction, GLASSOLUTIONS was awarded the contract to manufacture and install a building envelope comprising the Contracting division’s flagship VS-1 curtain walling system; due to the building’s waterfront location, this was required to be capable of withstanding a considerable wave load, as high as 32,000 pascals.

Streamlined aesthetics were achieved using the VS-1 installation by installing a bespoke mullion with thicker side walls, allowing the fixings to be countersunk. This vertical-only structure means that the glass wall visually ‘floats’, presenting an entirely glazed surface that lets in as much daylight as possible to enhance the building’s visual appeal as well as the comfort of its occupants.

For the aspects of the building’s envelope fitted with the VS-1 system, GLASSOLUTIONS developed a bespoke mullion profile which could be utilised on all screens and would be able to accommodate the potential 32kN/m2 ‘wave load’.

A further challenge of the installation project was ensuring that the building’s complex external structure would be able to accommodate the specified glazing profile. Surveying all of the window and majority of screen openings ensured that GLASSOLUTIONS’ fully fabricated duplex stainless steel perimeter frames could be seamlessly installed, with no compromises required to create the architect’s desired vision

Factoring in the building’s close proximity to the River Tay, the internal paint finish of the VS-1 system was installed by GLASSOLUTIONS to a very high marine grade. All external works were anodised or of duplex stainless steel composition. To enable installation of the South wall structure incorporating Glassolutions VS1 triangulated screens and punched windows, BAM constructed an in-filled cofferdam into the River Tay.

GLASSOLUTIONS incorporated a shadow box detail to each of the building’s terrace screens to conceal the parapet roof build-up. This allowed the blind and fixing brackets to be concealed from external view, while the soffit detail concealed them from the internal.

Says GLASSOLUTIONS Commercial Director, John Foster: “Faced with delivering the structural strength solution required, we were asked to provide a conventional mullion profile for the building envelope, fitting for the complex geometry of the building.

“We overcame unique challenges of completing the installation to the south façade in close proximity to the river and we are delighted that our flagship VS-1 curtain wall system proved to be the perfect solution to meet both the wave load and aesthetic expectations of the contractor and architect.

“GLASSOLUTIONS was honoured to have been involved in the construction of such an iconic building on the waterfront area of Dundee and we’re delighted that our installation has contributed to the impressive façade of what is now an iconic landmark along the River Tay.”

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