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Profile 22’s Optima profile suite may only have been launched last year, but all the signs are that it’s fast becoming the commercial system of choice for specifiers. Gerald Allen, Profile 22’s Marketing Manager, said: “Optima is a system designed for the 21^st century and beyond, which makes it very appealing in the first place. But the expertise and knowledge of our specification team takes that benefit to the next level. It’s something that gives Profile 22 fabricators a real competitive edge when tendering for commercial contracts.”

The award-winning Optima system offers two main systems in chamfered and sculptured variants, complemented with a heritage style flush casement system and a unique flush tilt and turn system designed to compete with aluminium, all of which have a familiar Profile 22 appearance for clear visual differentiation. The systems offer impressive technical innovations such as increased thermal chambers, deep drainage channels, a central eurogroove position, thickened walls around screw locations and a secure bead system. A wealth of glazing options, a wide range of ancillaries and an impressive colour selection add to the appeal.

But when it comes to commercial contracts, the quality of the profile is only the start of the story.

Profile 22 prides itself in helping specifiers to make the right choice of products for the specific application and project. Its in-house and field specification teams work collaboratively with local authorities, housing associations, procurement consortia, house builders and contractors to assist with all aspects of project planning, design, product and supplier selection.

Examples of the services offered include advice on specifications and current Building Regulations, surveying and structural calculations, section drawings of the Optima system for tender documents, forward planning and budgeting advice, supplying sample windows for planning approval and National Building Specification and BIM support.

Gerald concludes: “The expertise and proactiveness of our specification team makes choosing Profile 22 and Optima easy.” So if you are a fabricator working in the commercial market and wanting to secure more contracts, then Optima from Profile 22 could be the perfect answer.

www.profile22.co.uk

Torquay’s Fenster Fabrications is set to feature in an upcoming episode of ITV 1’s hit home improvement show Love Your Home and Garden.

The popular programme, which has been running since 2011, and regularly draws audiences in excess of 4m, sees a team of home improvement experts led by Alan Titchmarsh transform properties for deserving families in difficult circumstances.

Widely respected for its expertise in high-end aluminium glazing products, Fenster was approached by programme-makers and asked to supply a premium-quality sliding door.

“We’re obviously delighted to be featured in Love Your Home and Garden. It’s very pleasing to be recognised as one of the leading providers of aluminium windows and doors – but it’s just as satisfying to be supporting good people going through hard times.

“None of the homeowners featured on the show know they’ve been chosen to receive a home makeover – it’s a surprise, so I can’t say any more about the episode we’re involved in at the moment. You’ll have to tune in and see it for yourself!”

For more information, call 01626 334455 or visit www.uni-slide.com

The UK government has been urged to scrap its approach to deregulation of health and safety legislation in the light of the Grenfell Tower blaze.

In an open letter to Prime Minister Theresa May, more than 70 organisations and figures from the UK’s safety and health profession have jointly called for a political sea change in attitude towards health and safety regulation and fire risk management following the tragedy.

The collective has also pressed the Government to complete its review of Part B of the Building Regulations 2010 – the regulations which cover fire safety within and around buildings in England – as a matter of urgency, and to include a focus on improved safety in the forthcoming Parliament.

The letter is signed by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), Park Health & Safety, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and the British Safety Council.

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA), International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (IIRSM), National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH), Trades Union Congress (TUC) and Unite the union have also given it their backing, alongside senior health and safety professionals.

“We believe it is totally unacceptable for residents, members of the public and our emergency services to be exposed to this level of preventable risk in modern-day Britain,” the letter states.

“At this crucial time of national reflection and sorrow, we urge all politicians to re-emphasise the need for effective health and safety regulation and competent fire risk management. These are fundamental to saving lives and sustaining our communities.

“We believe it is vital that this disaster marks a turning point for improved fire safety awareness and wider appreciation that good health and safety is an investment, not a cost.”

In calling on the UK government to complete its review of Part B of The Building Regulations 2010, the signatories add: “Together, we offer our organisations’ support in undertaking the review – we all have valuable links to experts in this area who can advise on best regulatory outcomes. In the meantime, we welcome the government’s commitment to act and to implement the interim findings of the forthcoming public inquiry.

“You have it in your power to remove immediately a further risk to people at work and outside of the workplace – unwise deregulation – which threatens public and worker safety.

“We, leaders in health and safety in the UK, call on you to scrap the government’s approach to health and safety deregulation and think again.”

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New group brings timber, aluminium, PVCu and glass under ‘one roof’

Leading industry figures target growth in Scotland and rest of the UK

 Two leading figures in the window and glass industries have joined forces to form a new expanded group, The Saveheat Group. The group becomes the first company in Scotland to manufacture, timber, aluminium, PVCu and glass products for trade installers, the commercial and construction industries. This development follows the recent consolidation of Merlin Network (Scotland) into the group along with the formation of Blairs Aluminium Systems in 2016. The group also comprises Saveheat Glass and Blairs Timber Windows. Merlin Network’s expertise is in the window and conservatory sectors, while Blairs Aluminium Systems offers aluminium glazing systems. Saveheat Glass is a leading manufacturer of insulating glass units, whereas Blairs Timber Windows has been providing high quality timber windows and doors since 1913.

 Industry experts Alex Gray and Colin Torley are behind the move.  Managing director, Alex Gray, described the development as “significant” for the businesses. “The exciting new group set-up acknowledges that we can now provide a much wider set of options to our customers,” explained Alex.  “By offering timber, aluminium, PVCu and glass, we have become the first company in Scotland to manufacture the four fundamental materials in the window and glass industries to our customers.” Currently the main market is Scotland. But the new group is targeting increased sales across the whole of the United Kingdom and to build on the reputation that they already have with past and current contracts, according to sales and operations director, Colin Torley, “As we are unifying four incredibly strong brands in a clear, revitalised group, we believe it will enhance business opportunities in the whole of the United Kingdom, as well as boost the experience of our customers as they can now utilise our far-reaching group expertise,” said Colin.  “With our vast experience and years of combined trading, we feel that this will bring considerable benefits to our customers.”

 The group employs 150 staff across four manufacturing locations in the central belt of Scotland.  It has a current turnover of over £16million.  It delivers window and glass solutions for a variety of contractors, architects, builders and trade customers, ranging from bespoke arch-fronted timber windows for the Apple store in Buchanan Street, Glasgow, an office development in Harley Street, London, a £250,000 aluminium and glass project for a large customer in Oxford Street, London through to a £150,000 aluminium and glass project for an animal house in Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire to PVCu  window solutions for trade installers and housing associations throughout Scotland. A new website is currently being developed to support the formation of the group and to showcase the expanded range of products. 

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Phil Coppell Limited has announced that it will be taking on board the Supalite Tiled Roof to drive growth in its business in the coming years. Phil Coppell confirmed the change to Supalite, “we are extremely pleased to announce that Phil Coppell Limited has taken a commercial decision to manufacture the Supalite tiled roofing system as part of our roofing product portfolio as we progress forward within our business”. Following many months of research, we firmly believe that Supalite as our key roofing supplier offers both ourselves and our customers a real opportunity to drive our respective businesses forward in a forward thinking pro-active manner and with a product range that is far reaching in its capability, whilst creating a genuine aesthetic appeal at the point of sale. In today’s commercial world it is vitally important to have suppliers that are able to work with us in a joined-up business approach, sharing ideas and technical know-how along the way. We also looked for a supplier that stay ahead in-terms of market changes and influences, and who have an open approach to the way business is conducted. To this end Supalite ticked all of our boxes. By combining our respective expertise, we are now able to offer the market place a real change in terms of future product innovation, service and technical support, coupled with a real desire to push forward existing boundaries and drive into new markets. We believe that the Supalite tiled roof is ahead of its competitors and offers our customers real choice in terms of style and design and technical capability and is value engineered to provide a price competitive opportunity. We genuinely are excited at what lies ahead and look forward to working with Supalite on the same over the coming years”.

Speaking for Supalite, Managing Director Dave Watters shared the sense of achievement in winning the PCL business and the reasons behind Supalite being chosen as their supply partner “you cannot escape the fact that PCL is one of the most widely recognised names in the roofing business, and for them to choose us and our products as the basis of their future growth strategy is great news. I am particularly pleased that it is our innovative approach to product development which has really appealed to them.  This is something we have championed since the outset and will continue to do so going forward.  Developing new products is so important to maintain growth in any market, and we are wholly committed to it”.

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Profile 22 has just added 24mm and 28mm variations of its Optima window system to U-Comply N, an online calculator that allows fabricators and installers to calculate thermal efficiency ratings. Gerald Allen, Profile 22’s Marketing Manager, said: “The U-Comply N calculator now allows you to demonstrate compliance on any number of Optima window specifications. As well as eliminating the significant costs involved in testing different specifications of windows, you can also use U-Comply N to demonstrate Optima’s compliance with the new regulations.”

U-Comply N can be accessed at technical.epwingroup.com. The calculator has been approved by BSI as a Notified Body and automatically creates BSI Approved Notified Body Reports for CE marking.

The calculator has been designed to be easy to use and work across all devices, which means it can be accessed on the go as well as in the office. It also offers complete flexibility in window construction options, so the thermal efficiency of even the most bespoke of projects can be calculated.

Gerald commented: “The newly updated calculator will be a vital tool for in-house and administration teams. It will also provide a valuable selling tool for sales teams.”

Pricing for the calculator is simple: a single one-off fee allows a fabricator or installer to create an unlimited number of reports.

Profile 22’s Optima system has taken the industry by storm since it was launched last year thanks to its 21^st century design and innovation. What’s clear from this latest development from Profile 22 is that the support is similarly cutting edge.

www.profile22.co.uk

Lancashire Trade Frames, of Woodhill Road, has purchased and installed an automated external defibrillator (AED) available for public use, should it be needed.

The purchase was prompted by an incident that the managing director of the window fabrication business, Mark Rowland, freely admits ‘shook him up’.

An employee suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while on site and according to Mark, it was only due to the quick thinking and first-aid skills of another employee, 21-year old Liam, a trained first-aider, that a tragedy was avoided.

Mark said: “Of course, as an employer, we’ve got trained first-aiders on site, but it was still frightening. Afterwards, we wanted to know if there was anything else we could have done while waiting for the emergency services to arrive.”

After learning that early defibrillation can make a significant difference to survival rates and that only minimal training is required to use an AED, the business has made the purchase. The equipment is lightweight, portable and simple to use, with the device guiding the user throughout. By analysing heart rhythms, administering an electrical charge when necessary and instructing in the use of CPR, these defibrillators can save lives.

Mark said: “I feel happier with this equipment on site, but it’s not just for our staff. This is a community resource. I hope no one ever has need of it, but if they do, it’s here.”

Lancashire Trade Frames are based at Lancashire House on Woodhill Road, Bury and can be contacted on 0161 762 5800.

www.lancashirepvcutradeframes.co.uk

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