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Extrudaseal has launched a new high-performance lock housing mechanism with easy to fit Eurogroove cover for alumininium bi-folding door systems.

Developed in response to fabricator demand, the rigid PVC-U extrusion delivers an exacting and flush fit inside the sash frame, minimizing adjustment of locking mechanisms.

Paul James, Sales Director, Extrudaseal explained: “In developing a lock-housing which sits flush with the frame but most importantly tight within it, we’re able to eliminate any movement.

“The major innovation is that the housing features two additional legs, which reinforce and deliver far greater structural integrity to the profile.

“When its fixed within the frame with fixing screws there’s no movement whatsoever and because it’s also flush with the frame it’s also far less likely that you’re going to have to adjust the operation of the lock.”

The new lock-housing is available from Extrudaseal in black, white and anthracite grey, the latest in a line of new products from the components specialist.

Extrudaseal manufactures more than 10,000 km of gaskets in the last year, alongside weather seals, Glazepta tapes and U-channels, pressure plates, box sections and bi-folding door seals for leading systems.

This includes manufacturing gaskets for a wealth of aluminium systems, including Smart, ALUK, Metaltech, Senior and Ikon, amongst others.

Other recent innovations include its new ‘fit-and-forget’ aluminum bi-folding door threshold gasket. This it uses a unique semi-rigid box foot, to provide a secure fix, delivering improved compression and weather sealing over aluminium system company own-gaskets.

Suitable for retrofit and use with a wide range of leading aluminium systems including ALUK, like the new lock housing, it was developed by ExtrudaSeal’s in-house design team, specifically in response to installer and fabricator demand.

“We have a track record of product development. We’re a specialist manufacturer and our focus is on developing designs which lever additional advantage to our customers, while also reducing their cost”, said James.

“We have our ear to the ground, listen to what our customers are saying and work closely with them to develop products which address their specific concerns or deliver new opportunity.

“The development of our new lock-housing epitomises this approach”, he concluded.

According to the The Window, Door and Conservatory Markets in Housing in Great Britain, by Palmer, aluminium saw 24% growth in the last year, including 26% growth in volume terms and installed value by 28% in sales of aluminium windows.

For more information how ExtrudaSeal could cut thousands from your fabrication or installation costs call 0121 356 8733 email info@extrudaseal.co.uk or visit www.extrudaseal.com  

Fensterbau Frontale in Nuremberg is Europe’s largest and most widely recognised windows and doors trade show and UK company RegaLead will be exhibiting at Fensterbau Frontale as part of the UK Pavilion.

Guy Hubble, joint managing director of RegaLead said: “We’re proud to be part of the UK Pavilion at Fensterbau. Europe is a crucial market for RegaLead and we’ve exhibited at Fensterbau before – it’s an important show for us. This year it’ll be a pleasure to join the best of the UK window and door industry in the UK Pavilion as, between us, we demonstrate how much the UK has to offer this global industry.”

RegaLead will be taking the opportunity to showcase its ColorSpray Aqua Omnicoat painting system. Designed for PVC-U and GRP applications – windows, doors and composites – the UV stable, low-VOC, water-based Aqua paint system is said to have a number of advantages over traditional paint spraying, including faster drying times, less mess and wastage, and simpler working and clean-up.

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According to Palmer foils have seen growth of 45% in volume since 2013. They’re a key driver of higher margin sales in PVC-U.  So all good then? Well for the most part ‘yes’ but there have been a number of reports flagging base surface stability as an issue, with potentially significant liabilities for fabricators.

Foils are invariably sold with a 10-year guarantee so if they’re failing for whatever reason, manufacturers and systems companies could face potentially crippling replacement costs.

So what’s causing the problem? Well it appears that surface stability can be more of an issue in profiles using recycled content.

This is a significant challenge for the industry. Sustainability is key, you only need to look at the negative exposure plastics received more generally at the start of this year to understand the importance of recovery of end of life product.

The challenge is that the origin of recycled content isn’t always clear and that can make it very difficult to predict its behaviour and ultimately surface and dimensional stability. Virgin ‘skinning’ of recycled profile doesn’t necessarily provide a solution if the substrate is not stable.

This can have a significant impact on surface gloss and consistency of finish because it’s ‘unknown’ and variable and can be very difficult to control.

We avoid this within our green ecotech ranges firstly by only using pre and post extrusion product and post fabrication waste plus known source post installation pelletized, PVC-U.

We’re also one of the very few systems companies to have invested in cutting-edge dual extrusion technologies. This uses two compound screw feeds, ensuring that any recyclate used is isolated within the inner webs of the profile and not anywhere near the profile wall

This allows us to separate and at the same time lock recycled material away from areas of the frame visible to the end-user or which perform a structural role, which means that aluplast can guarantee the surface, finish quality and dimensional stability in all of our Ideal 70 systems slim sightline ecotech options.

The hi tech extrusion process delivers a deep gloss finish and critically a stable substrate for the millions of metres of foils we supply each year and we believe that we have a very strong offer.

Critically, having doubled our foiling capacity in the last year accompanied by investment in the lasts CNC foiling technologies, we are able to under-write our foil offer with absolute confidence.

Foils are delivering significant growth but if we can’t guarantee through life performance, this growth could cause significant pain down the line for installers and fabricators, which makes your choice of system critical.

For more information please call 01684 273401 email info@aluplast.co.uk  or visit www.aluplast.co.uk.

Yours faithfully

Ian Cocken,

Director of Sales and Marketing, aluplast

Since the 1970s, there have been on average 160,000 new homes built in England each year. In more recent years, at the height of the last construction boom, annual figures were sitting around the 200,000 mark on a regular basis. It has been widely acknowledged that into order to keep up with population growth and to tackle years of under supply we need to be building between 225,000 and 275,000 homes per year. Recent signs are encouraging. In 2016-17, 217,350 new homes were completed and it looks as if, with recent government proposals to ease the planning process, we could be edging towards the magic 250,000 mark. There is currently an abundance of ideas being bandied about to facilitate an acceleration and increase in housebuilding, from simplifying the planning process to making it easier to build upwards on existing blocks of flats and houses. The figures and predictions look attractive and the question is, should fabricators (and installers) start looking more seriously at the new-build sector again?

Since the last peak in the new-build market, construction methods have evolved. With the emphasis now very much on the speed of construction, greater energy efficiency and maximising light and space, the products specified are of even greater importance. The trends for modular housing and off-site manufacturing often play perfectly into the hands of volume product-manufacturers. I remember visiting a fabricator at the height of the last housebuilding boom who was considering manufacturing windows and doors for only 5 large housebuilder customers, dedicating one day of manufacturing for each customer every week. At the time, the volumes allowed it, but it simply didn’t make good business sense, as it completely overlooked the importance of servicing the trade market. The industry is waking up to the importance of modular housing and off-site manufacturing of homes – the question is, how much does a fabricator commit to this market? When you consider we could be seeing a minimum of 1,750,000 windows, 750,000 doors and 25,000 conservatories/orangeries being installed into new houses in the future, is this enough to turn the heads of fabricators capable of adhering to the demands of modern-day construction methods? It’s food for thought, but what we can learn from the past is that it’s very dangerous to ignore the bread and butter trade sector. Many of the companies I have spoken to over the years have said the new-build sector was a nice bonus, but they wish they had paid more attention to their trade customers, as it was a tough job winning them back when they needed them most.

John Cowie – Editor

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Debar Bi-fold Hardware have recently celebrated a move to new premises with a customer open day, where over 50 customers were given an in-depth tour of the new premises before enjoying lunch and the official opening of the premises by the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Abid Hussain.

Bradford based Debar are manufacturers of hardware components for bi-fold door systems and have invested over £500,000 to bring manufacturing in house to produce their own hinges, rollers and guides, using the very latest technology. The company employs over 50 people, doubling its number of employees since 2016, with the move creating 11 jobs to date and further positions being advertised.

Debar outgrew its previous premises, which was spread across five smaller industrial units. Debar were looking for the opportunity to bring everything under one roof.

Graham Fawthrop, managing director of Debar commented: “There has been a lot of hard work and effort put in by all members of the Debar team to reach the point we have today. The move to our new premises has provided a great opportunity to celebrate everyone’s involvement and to show our customers how our investment has paid off.”

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