Hurst Introduces New Premium Glasses

Hurst Plastics is helping trade customers make the most of the thriving composite door market with the addition of its new Premium Glass range. Offering 11 stylish new glass designs, Hurst has doubled the number of glazing options available in its popular collection of composite doors.

The new range of triple glazed designs has been introduced to help installers provide an even greater choice for style-conscious homeowners. It includes both traditional and contemporary styles, which have been designed to maximise natural light and provide the ultimate finishing touch to a Hurst composite door.

Mark Atkinson, Hurst Plastics’ Sales Director, says: “We’ve been at the forefront of the composite door sector since the very beginning and we understand the need to continuously introduce new products to stimulate the market and add value to our customers’ businesses. In response to the demands of the market, installers need a greater choice of colours, designs and options to stand out from their competitors. This new range of glass designs – one of the widest available in the industry – means they can now offer an additional 700 different door combinations.

“Homeowners increasingly want to add a stamp of individuality onto their homes and the entrance door is becoming a vibrant expression of a personality. Traditional colours are still popular, but there is a growing trend for bolder, brighter shades and more contemporary door designs that complement the external aesthetics of the house and the interior decoration, whilst also reflecting the homeowners individual style. Modern consumers prize choice and this extends to the glazing, which is important as it enhances the character of the door and maximises natural light in their homes.

“The response so far to this new range has been extremely positive. We will continue to champion the installer and the homeowner by offering the finest selection of door styles, colours, glazing options and accessories to satisfy their sophisticated design-led needs.” Hurst’s range of triple glazed units encapsulates the delicate decorative glazing between two panes of clear glass to protect it and make it easier to clean. The additional glazing also provides greater noise reduction and improved thermal efficiency.

The Premium Glass range has been introduced to Hurst’s online Door Designer. For more information, please contact info@hurst-plastics.co.uk or call Hurst Plastics on 01482 790790.

Corgi Fenestration is marking its first birthday. The first year has culminated with the launch of the CORGI Fenestration Installer Scheme (with self-certification) that has said to have created immense interest in the industry.

The Installer Scheme combines the Corgi Fenestration quality mark with notifications across windows, doors and other fenestration products, including self-certification of replacement windows and doors. Then it adds a ‘TripAdvisor’ type consumer ratings function and recognition of the best qualified workforce. It is for installers that pride themselves on being some of the best in the industry.

It comprises the CORGI Fenestration quality mark, notification & self-certification, CORGI Fenestration RateYourInstallation, the CORGI Fenestration Skills Card, a risked based inspection rate, and a commitment to customer care excellence.

Chris Mayne, Corgi Fenestration CEO, said: “It has been a frantically busy year. Interest has been far greater than we initially predicted – right from our first foray into the market at FIT 2017. It has vindicated our belief that there is strong demand for quality operators in our business to be recognised and be able to publicise their commitment to best practice by the use of the CORGI Fenestration mark.”

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PVC-U systems house Liniar is set to extend its range with the introduction of a reversible window, which is said to offer a convenient, stylish and safe option for difficult-to-access locations.

Reportedly ideal for high-rise projects, the moving pane rotates through a full 180° cycle, allowing the external glass of a Liniar reversible window to be safely cleaned from the inside of the property. The rotating mechanism keeps the moving pane from intruding into the inside of the room – so no snagging on curtains or blinds.

Designed from scratch by the same team of industry experts that created the rest of the range, Liniar’s brand new reversible window will be perfect for commercial applications – and with flat, chamfered lines, it offers a contemporary finish which is compatible with the full 70mm Liniar suite.

Chris Armes, Liniar’s design and development manager, said: “We’re delighted to add a fully reversible option to our already impressive range.

“Not only will this prove an ideal choice in multi-storey developments, or in locations that are hard to reach in order to keep windows clean, we’ve also developed this for markets outside of England where some building regulations differ.”

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Industry-leading PVC-U systems supplier VEKA Group took home the ‘Employer of the Year’ trophy at this year’s Red Rose Awards.

Touted as ‘Lancashire’s premier celebration of business excellence’, the annual Red Rose Awards evening was held at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool with over 1,100 guests attending the black-tie event. Graham Liver of BBC Lancashire Radio played host to 150 finalists from all over the North West. Now in its eighth year, the auspicious evening has been described as ‘the awards for the businesses that keep the county alive – the heroes of the Lancashire economy’.

Over the past 12 months, Burnley-based VEKA Group has completely redeveloped its Employer Brand and VEKA Values to come up with a new ethos of VEKA SPIRIT. The SPIRIT values – Success, Pride, Integrity, Responsible, Improvement, and Team – have become the basis for all employer/employee interaction from recruitment to retirement, and everything in between.

Having selected VEKA Group from a short list of six, the Red Rose Awards judges had this to say of the winners, “In 2017 the development and implementation of the Employer Brand and VEKA Values found a way to put their people at the heart of the business. What they are and what they stand for was well evidenced, as was the fact that the changes the business has adopted are good for the employees, the suppliers and for the business.”

Dave Jones, VEKA Group MD, says, “We are all extremely proud to have been named ‘Employer of the Year’ at the Red Rose Awards, in the same year that we also won ‘Employer of the Year’ at the Burnley Business Awards.

“While VEKA is an international name in the PVC-U industry, we are also very much a local company in Burnley. With over 90% of our almost 400 employees from the town and its surrounding areas, we take our values very seriously when it comes to our workforce and this, in turn has a direct impact on our suppliers and customers.

“VEKA has always been committed to its team, encouraging professional and personal development at every level, organising and encouraging social activities for its staff and heavily supporting local charities and causes that give back to the community our employees live in with their friends and families.

“At VEKA, we conduct regular staff surveys as we know their feedback is key to making VEKA not just the business of choice for our customers but for our employees too. We’re certain that VEKA SPIRIT has had a huge effect on our employees, with department employee turnover cut in half since its introduction.

“Our continued commitment to our employees and the local area was reflected in our Red Rose Awards nominations that also included ‘In-House Training Award’ and ‘Corporate Social Responsibility Award’, but to come home as ‘Employer of the Year’ was the icing on the cake. It shows that all the effort we put in to supporting and nurturing our team is working, and of course we couldn’t have done that without the commitment and hard work from all the staff too.”

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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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