Industry News and Stories for August 2022
Xlaslide excels with new ultra-slim interlock
One of the market’s slimmest aluminium sliding door systems just got slimmer. Xlaslide was already one of the leading products in its class, thanks to its mix of heavy-duty performance, style and versatile aesthetics. Now, the product has been upgraded yet further with a new ultra-slim...
Windowlink’s animated answer to common installer problem
Industry software experts Windowlink are enhancing their market-leading offerings with impressive new animation functionality. Focus and Vector, the firm’s long-established software packages for windows, doors and conservatories, will now...
CDW Systems looking to strengthen team to meet continued demand
Leading aluminium fabricator CDW Systems is recruiting to cope with demand, as the Gloucester-based business sees no sign of a slowdown. The company, which is part of the East Manor Group alongside double glazing specialists Clearway Doors & Windows, has seen a stream of commercial contracts come through...
Shelforce to hit 200 fire doors a week
Leading Birmingham window and door manufacturer Shelforce is having to increase capacity for its fully compliant Fireshel 30-minute fire, smoke and security resistant door. By the beginning of September its Erdington factory has been geared up for producing 200 doors a week to cope with rising demand. After...
Former John Lewis Director to speak at Glazing Summit
One of the UK’s most dynamic business leaders will speak at the Glazing Summit on 18th October. With eight years as Director of Customer Experience at John Lewis and Waitrose, and 10 years as the business partner of TV celebrity Mary Portas - dubbed...
Glazing Summit provides perfect opportunity for Hurst
An opportunity to share insights into the industry and exchange knowledge and expertise has been sighted as the reason Hurst Doors has come on board to sponsor this year’s Glazing Summit. It will be the first time the PVC-U door panel, composite and fire door manufacturer has sponsored the event, which...
Window Ware service impresses Birmingham window and door manufacturer
Leading independent UK hardware distributor, Window Ware, is well known in the industry for its excellent customer service – and one company has been suitably impressed with it in just three months. Birmingham...
Vanquish named as finalist at prestigious 2022 Business Leader Awards
Vanquish Hardware Protection is celebrating after making the shortlist at this year’s Business Leader Awards. The Salisbury-based business, the leading UK manufacturer of precision Intumescent kits for rebated hardware in timber fire door assemblies...
Premier Arches sees second record breaking month in less than a year
Leading arched and angle frame supplier Premier Arches has seen its second record month in less than a year, with significant investment and a commitment to quality contributing to its growth. Managing Director Sean Greenall comments: “July saw us...
Premier Arches adds Optima from Profile 22 to extensive product portfolio
Thanks to a new account with the Epwin Group, leading arched and angle frame supplier Premier Arches has added Optima from Profile 22 to its broad range of systems, widening...
Aluminium manufacturer of quality glazing products appoints Insight Data
FrameX has become the latest organisation to sign-up to Salestracker, the online prospect database from leading data specialists, Insight Data. Following a period of purchasing one-off data lists from Insight...
Cotswold puts quality at the forefront with experienced new QA Supervisor
A long-serving fenestration sector specialist with a wealth of friction stay expertise is the latest addition to the team at Cotswold Architectural Products. Amber Dangerfield, a qualified engineer, has spent the previous 18 months as the company’s Operations Supervisor, before which she served...
Tuff-X invests in third Super Spacer® line as part of £2m expansion
Respected Lancashire IGU manufacturer Tuff-X Processed Glass has invested in a third Super Spacer application line as part of a wider capital investment worth £2m. The Prescot-based firm, a loyal Edgetech customer for 15 years, makes extensive...
Access Free Documents and Drawings With the Newton Waterproofing App
At the touch of a button, the new Newton Waterproofing App provides users with offline access to Newton’s complete range of product documents and technical drawings, wherever...
AT Precision launches new state-of-the-art website
Following a hugely successful past 12 months, leading bi-fold hardware supplier AT Precision has launched a new innovative website, enabling its fabricator customers to have full access to information about the products and services the company has to offer. Through...
Customer service investment pays off for Hurst
Hurst Doors commitment to caring for its customers customer service and investing in its workforce has been demonstrated after two of its team were awarded with their Level 2 Diplomas in Customer Service. Claire Gilbert, of the Aftercare Team, and Business Support Assistant Charlotte Towle both completed...
‘Sleeping giant’ Swiftframe sign to Salestracker
Swiftframe, the well-established Norfolk based trade fabricator, has mobilised the next phase of its ambitious growth plan and signed up to Salestracker, the online prospect database from the leading source of industry information, Insight Data. Swiftframe recently appointed popular industry personality...
Leads 2 Trade value and service key for Foxtons Frames
Kent-based installer Foxtons Frames Limited has hit a sales target of more than £1.2m thanks to sales leads from Leads 2 Trade – and lead quality, value and service are the reason they have been so successful says the company’s MD. Nick Hewitson knew Leads 2 Trade’s pedigree having...
CDW Systems named as finalist at 2022 Business Leader Awards
Leading aluminium fabricator CDW Systems has made the shortlist at this year’s Business Leader Awards. The Gloucester-based business, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and specialises in the trade supply of aluminium window, door, and curtain wall products, has been...
Leading aluminium casement system given bold new look
World-leading aluminium systems company Exlabesa has upgraded its popular KC75 casement window system with a new look. The product now comes available in two different design options – a stylish contemporary casement aesthetic, or a flush finish designed to mimic the timeless look of a timber window. The...
Glazing Summit reaches out to industry to help shape agenda
With just under three months to go before this year’s Glazing Summit, the agenda is starting to take shape. And organisers have asked the industry to have its say on what the biggest issues are ahead of the event, which takes place on Tuesday, October 18 at Edgbaston Stadium and is expected to attract more...
UK’s leading construction contractors talk closing the productivity gap
Business improvement specialists, BBI Services, hosted an exclusive online conference, in partnership with the Supply Chain Sustainability School, focused on productivity and performance in construction. On Thursday 21 July, BBI Services’ CEO...
Rapid rise for Vas during 15 years at Window Ware
Vas Lazarevych is celebrating 15 years at Window Ware, following a meteoric rise through the ranks since he started at the market-leading independent hardware distributor back in 2007. Having joined the business as a picker and packer in the warehouse, Vas soon progressed to the roles of junior operative...
Recruitment challenges still likely to be high on Glazing Summit agenda
Recruitment challenges and the skills shortage is still likely to be a big talking point at this year’s Glazing Summit. That’s the view of Emma Kirkbride, Marketing Manager of Chase Taylor Recruitment, the latest sponsor to come on board for the leading industry conference on Tuesday, October...
Commitment to excellence leads to promising partnership with Premier Arches
Thanks to outstanding manufacturing matched with excellent customer service, arched and angled frame manufacturer Premier Arches has seen an influx of fabricators wanting to benefit from the company’s high-quality and unique product offering. And...
Decade of dedicated service from Edgetech Europe’s Heinsberg facility
Edgetech, a Quanex company, are celebrating not one but two milestones in Europe as the German facility passes a decade of manufacturing. The celebrated firm has had a presence in the European market since the 1990s, and a UK site since 2007, but it was a decade ago that it cut the ribbon on its very first German...
BBI Services partnership set to upskill the built environment industry
Business improvement specialists, BBI Services strive to transform business performance across the built environment industry in partnership with the Supply Chain Sustainability School (the School). BBI Services has developed a series of exceptional...
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