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Family run business offering glazing and glass processing services to both trade and retail customers. The owners wish to retire and feel that the best step forward for the business to carry on thriving is for it to be under new ownership.

Based in the East Midlands, the business is well located with great premises. Boasting a  spectacular brand new showroom which is well fitted out with displays and client meeting areas.

Many of the services that the business offers are for internal use, these services include specialist cutting, beveling, drilling, polishing, bonding, glazing, sand blasting and toughening.

The majority of the business comes from recurring commercial contracts. These contracts make up 65% of the businesses revenue with 35% of revenue coming from residential work.

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If you’re interested in this business, please contact Tom Gregory, Senior Corporate Manager or Tim Leeman, Partner on Tel: 01246 274 121

or email: tomgregory@mitchellsaccountants.co.uk or timleeman@mitchellsaccountants.co.uk

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Spectus has just launched a new 85mm outerframe and it solves a wealth of problems for fabricators and installers.  Martin Althorpe, Spectus’ Technical Director, says: “Our message is simple: if you’re struggling with doors and windows, stop. Our new 85mm outerframe has the answers.”

The new and bigger outerframe solves three of the biggest problems that installers face when fitting doors and windows. The new outerframe means that fitting hinges to the frame becomes a lot easier because there’s no need to try to avoid damage to plasterwork or having to make good the surrounds and décor. Trickle vents are also easier to accommodate with no compromise to functionality or aesthetics needed. The bigger size also means no need to use packers on any apertures, saving time, extra expense and ensuring a much neater finish.

Martin comments: “We launched the new 85mm outerframe at the FIT Show and installers and fabricators were quick to see the benefits. All installers want to complete a neater job in a faster time and all fabricators would like a little extra tolerance in manufacturing. The new 85mm outerframe fulfils both these wishes.”

The 85mm outerframe is a perfect fit for the Spectus Elite 70 bevelled suite and is available now, from stock, in the market’s favourite colours, Classic White and Anthracite Grey.

www.spectus.co.uk

PatioMaster has just announced that 10 colour options in its Palette colour collection are now available from stock on a 10 day lead time. Carmen Velilla, PatioMaster’s Brand Manager, said: “Colour is very popular at the moment and feedback from our customers told us that having the most popular colours available from stock would help them to capitalise on this. What’s more, on non-stocked colours there is no minimum order quantity, which really does open up the opportunities to sell colour to consumers.”

The 10 stock colours include two new foiled options that are proving particularly popular with style conscious consumers: Black Brown on a dark brown substrate and Anthracite Grey on a dark brown substrate. The other colours include Cream (on a cream base), White, Black Brown / White (on a white base), Rosewood (on a brown base), Rosewood / White (on a white base), Light Oak (on a tan base), Light Oak / White (on a white base) and Anthracite Grey / White (on a white base).

PatioMaster has also grown its colour offering in other areas, helping to enhance the seamless, high quality finish that today’s customers demand. Its sash meeting profile is now available in the full range of foiled finishes and it has extended its range of colour-matched accessories to include options such as the interlock and bump stop too.

Having a portfolio that attracts your target market is vital to the success of your business. By partnering with PatioMaster, not only do you get products that meet market demand you also get the support of one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of patio doors.

www.patiomaster.co.uk

ExtrudaSeal has said it has seen a significant increase in demand for its new ‘fit-and-forget’ aluminum bi-folding door threshold gasket.

Launched at the end of 2016 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, claims the company.

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

Paul James, Sales Director, Extrudaseal

Paul James, Sales Director, Extrudaseal, said: “We saw an immediate jump in enquiries for aluminium bi-fold threshold gaskets following June’s heatwave. It’s clearly a time when people want to open-up their doors and make the most of outdoor and indoor spaces.

“Equally, it’s the time when gaskets can fail, either because they have been caught in opening and closing and are damaged, haven’t been fitted properly or have stuck because of a build of friction on the seal.

“That means call backs and costs. It’s a source of frustration for so many installers which is why we developed our solution.” 

Friction on bi-fold gasket seals is a known problem. Even where doors are fitted correctly, a lack of proper maintenance by the homeowner can lead to the build- up, which can lift the gasket out of the threshold or alignment on opening.

“Silicone lubricant sprays will reduce static build-up. The problem is that in some systems it doesn’t take much to lift the threshold gasket out of position and then it can easily catch as the door rollers pass alongside, the sash passes over or on shoot-bolts.

“As well as providing improved seal and compression, the major advantage of our gasket, is the semi-rigid box foot. This provides additional resistance so that even if you get a build-up of static, it doesn’t kick out of place.”

Now extruding 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, plus an extensive ‘back catalogue’ of extrusions, ExtrudaSeal serves fabricators and installers nationwide.

Customers can also save an average of 30 to 40 per cent, on gaskets by buying product in from ExtrudaSeal, as a third party, compared to buying it from their systems company.

“Call backs cost installers money. Not just the replacement part but time on site and travel time. This can equate to thousands a year. If you’re a fabricator, it also doesn’t do you any favours with your customers”, said Paul.

“You shouldn’t be getting call backs on gaskets unless doors haven’t been fitted properly or they have been abused, yet we have spoken to installers who have gone back repeatedly to the same job. The development of our semi-rigid box foot ends this cycle on a wide range of aluminium systems.”

For more information on ExtrudaSeal call 0121 356 8733 email info@extrudaseal.co.uk or visit www.extrudaseal.com 

Yorkshire’s Dempsey Dyer has added to its extensive offering with the innovative Invisifold slide and swing door.

Renowned for its versatility, the Invisifold system converts a conventional patio or French door into a highly-flexible, sliding and folding solution, allowing homeowners to create large openings to outside spaces. The Invisifold system is quite unique, as every sash can be operated independently to create partial walkways and provide ventilation anywhere along the opening.

“Whilst we are well-respected in the industry for our timber expertise, we are incredibly passionate about uPVC too, offering an extensive and diverse range of quality products,” comments Dempsey Dyer MD, Peter Dyer. “The Invisifold is the latest addition to our uPVC range and allows our trade customers to stand out from their competition with a truly innovative door solution.”

“We’re celebrating 40-years in business this year, which we firmly believe can be attributed to our unwavering commitment to quality products and a reliable, professional service which we have had since day one. Constantly strengthening our offering with the likes of Invisifold and helping our customers to win new business is just one of the reasons why many of our customers have worked with us for decades.”

The Invisifold is available in a wide range of colours and woodgrain finishes, allowing homeowners to authentically replicate the look of Dempsey Dyer’s famous timber range. A sleek appearance is achieved through concealing the hinges and hardware within the frame rebate, with only the handle and cylinder on display. The slide and swing door can be specified with innovative options from VBH, which allows the sashes to fold closer together for an uncompromised opening.

Maintaining Dempsey Dyer’s commitment to high-performance, the Invisifold delivers excellent energy efficiency and is available with PAS24 accreditation. With no limit to the number of sashes, the Invisifold is a suitable addition to any property, whilst remaining incredibly easy to install.

Dempsey Dyer was founded in 1977 by brothers Tom and Robert Dyer, and is now run by Tom’s son Peter. Dempsey Dyer has expanded to become one of Yorkshire’s foremost providers of timber and uPVC windows and doors. Dempsey Dyer’s signature product is the Beaumont window range of mechanically-jointed uPVC frames with an authentic woodgrain appearance.

For more information call 01977 649641 or visit www.dempseydyer.co.uk