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Pontcanna is a district in
Cardiff that’s rich in heritage
and consequently much of
it is in a Conservation Area.
So when one Pontcanna
homeowner wanted to replace
the windows in his turn-of-the-
century property, not only did
he want to make the most of
his home’s original heritage, he
was bound by the regulations
to do so.
The property had originally had timber
sash windows, but these had been
replaced forty or fifty years ago by timber
casements. The homeowner wanted to
replace the ageing and out-of-keeping
casements windows to bring back the
original period looks and approached
local family-owned fabricator and installer
The Welsh Glasshouse for advice. The
company introduced him to the Genesis
vertical slider developed by Bison Frames
and he was immediately impressed with
its authentic detailing of a traditional
sliding sash with all the added thermal
efficiency and low maintenance benefits
of a PVC-u window.
Of course, because the house was in
a Conservation Area, the homeowner
needed to have his choice of window
approved by the conservation
department of the City of Cardiff
Council. Shaun Armstrong of The Welsh
Glasshouse takes up the story, saying,
“The conservation department officer
was initially very sceptical, as we had
expected. But we worked closely with
the homeowner and Bison Frames over
a period of weeks to provide all the
documentation and samples that were
required. In the end the department
was happy that the Genesis met all the
criteria, especially in relation to the look
and appeal of a traditional vertical slider.
We were delighted!”
Once the homeowner and The Welsh
Glasshouse had got the permission
required, work rapidly commenced.
The inefficient and unattractive timber
casements were replaced with 14
authentically beautiful and thermally
efficient Genesis windows with Chartwell
Green exteriors and white interiors – and
the results are stunning.
Shaun Armstrong comments, “It is
testament to the design of Genesis and
the meticulous attention to detail by
Bison to replicate the windows of 100
years ago that we got the approvals
required. It’s great news for other
homeowners in the Pontcanna area too.
They will still need to seek approval for
their choice of window, but we hope
that our work on this property should
make future applications much more
straightforward.”
Bison’s Genesis vertical slider was
developed to provide a solution for
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The Independent Ratings
Company tells us that
results are speaking volumes
for customers using their
packages.
“It has been a really enjoyable month,
and one of the highlights for me was
delivering a report to GQA following on
from a survey we carried out for them
recently; the results speak volumes and
prove once again there is no substitute
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experience for them and has given them
a clear agenda for the future”.
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body tells us how their recent customer
survey has acted as a real boost….
“I guess we are like everybody else,
fully immersed in what we do, thinking
that we are giving our customers the
products and service levels to match”.
“Well now we know for sure the things
we are doing right, where we can
improve, and where we can develop.
The results of the recent 50 point survey
we carried out with The Independent
Ratings Company have given us all
a real boost. The response from our
customers was first class, showing they
are truly engaged with us; it has given
us a clear mandate as to what we are
doing right, what they feel we can do
better, and some great suggestions of
how we can widen our product offering
in the future”.
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“What was especially encouraging was
the respect that the industry has for GQA
External Quality Assessors; their approval
rating across over a dozen criteria was in
excess of 95%. As the authors of Glass
sector qualifications, often offered by
other organisations, it was especially
rewarding for us to see that GQA people
are doing such a great job supporting
and raising the quality of provision in
the industry through our partners”.
“We will be making the results of our
survey available for all our customers
to see in the very near future; it is
interesting to get their take on how the
industry views qualifications, MTC’s, and
training in general, and it is re-assuring
for us to see the level of genuine
engagement we have with them”.
“Qualifications and training for
operatives within our industry have
always been important; they will
become even more so in the future.
Spurred on by the results of our
survey GQA will continue to be at the
forefront of driving an understanding
of their importance, and in making new
qualifications available for those who
want to develop their careers further
through learning and training”.
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qualifications for the industry and
supports their delivery through its 75
approved centre partners across the
whole of the UK.
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EN 1279: Insulated Glass Units
EN 12150: Toughened Glass
EN 14351: Windows & Doors
EN 13830: Curtain Walling
CENSolutions’ unique approach to working
in tandem with business’ in the Glass &
Glazing has seen a large migration from
the more traditional certification providers
to our CMS scheme over the past few
years. A team of nine agents throughout
the UK has successfully guided over 800
companies through CE Marking,
Certification & Testing.
Working hand in hand with our clients we
offer a personal service which has helped
business’ grow and be able to offer their
products into a larger sector, without the
normally large, cost implications.
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CENSolutions is widely
recognised as the leading
consultancy and test facility for
the window, door and glazing
industries and as it continues
to extend its scope of services,
it is keen to ensure its team
of dedicated independent
consultants understand first-
hand the testing its customers’
products are subjected to.
That is why the entire CENSolutions team
recently visited Wintech Engineering
Limited in Telford for one of its open days.
Mike Gaillard, Joint Managing Director
of CENSolutions says: “Although
CENSolutions is more of a facilitator
for companies achieving certification,
we are often asked for advice on which
tests are needed for a particular product
combination or range. We have an
excellent range of expertise across the
team which allows us to do just that, but
what better way to understand testing in
its entirety, than to see it done first-hand
by a UKAS accredited, quality test house.
“The team at Wintech showed us PAS
24 Security Testing, BS 6375-1 Weather
Testing, EN 1191 Cyclic Testing, EN
12600 Glass Impact Testing and EN
1288-3 4-Point Bend Glass Testing.
It was fascinating to see the tests
being conducted and what some of
the well made products in our industry
will actually stand up to! And the day
achieved - exactly as we hoped it would
- an even better understanding across
our consultants and customer service
advisors of what happens to a window,
door or piece of glass in each of the tests
we put our customers forward for.”
Technical Director of Wintech Engineering,
Michael Wass adds: “We are always
pleased to open our doors to anyone who
wants to see the tests we carry out on
windows, doors and glass and how we
run them. We take a quality approach to
everything we do, for example we have
designed a lot of the testing equipment
ourselves to ensure the equipment stands
up to the rigorous tests we perform on
behalf of our customers. Visitors are
often surprised at how much a door will
withstand when being tested for security
or how much a piece of glass will bend
before it breaks – all tests that we perform
in our UKAS accredited laboratory, and
all tests that quality companies like
CENSolutions need to be talking to their
customers about in the marketplace.”
For more information on CENSolutions,
call us today on 01785 716625, visit
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The HSE has launched a new
safety campaign as an average
of 20 tradespeople die every
week from asbestos related
diseases. The grim figure of
1.3 million at risk illustrates
how prevalent a danger the
material is, often taking years
to develop in a person.
The campaign is targeted at tradespeople
as they will be in danger of disturbing
the material in the course of their normal
work of removing and installing. The
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
estimates that tradespeople spend on
average 1.53 days a week in buildings
built before 2000, which have a high risk
of containing asbestos; the equivalent of
70 days a year.
Asbestos can be found in walls and
ceilings, or the structure of a building,
as well as a host of other places, e.g.
guttering, soffits floor tiles, boilers
andtoilet cisterns. It can be disturbed
by basic maintenance work like drilling
holes and sanding and once disturbed,
the microscopic fibres can prove lethal
if breathed in, causing lung disease and
cancer.
As well as illustrating how often
tradespeople can be exposed to
asbestos, the survey commissioned by
the HSE revealed some common myths
believed by those at risk.
One in seven (14%) believed that drinking
a glass of water would help protect them
from the deadly dust and one in four
(27%) thought that opening a window
would help to keep them safe.
Only a third (30%) of those asked, were
able to identify all the correct measures
for safe asbestos working, while more
than half (57%) made at least one
potentially lethal mistake in trying to
identify how to stay safe.
The research, undertaken by Censuswide
in September 2014, shows that while
more than half (53%) knew that asbestos
could be in old buildings built before
1970, only 15% were aware that it could
still be found in buildings built up to the
year 2000.
Another worrying factor was that
although many of those surveyed could
pinpoint some asbestos-containing
materials, others were ‘clueless’, with
only 19% recognising it could also be
hidden in common fixtures such as toilet
seats and cisterns.
Mark Harper, Minister responsible for
Health and Safety, launched the latest
HSE campaign at the TradePoint store in
Cricklewood. The company is supporting
the campaign by distributing asbestos
safety kits to tradespeople through their
stores across the UK.
“The number dying every year
from asbestos related-diseases
is unacceptably high,” said Mr
Harper. “Despite being banned in
the construction industry, asbestos
exposure remains a very serious risk to
tradespeople. This safety campaign is
about highlighting the risks and easy
measures people can take to protect
themselves.”
A key feature of the campaign is
the creation of a new web app for
phones, tablets and laptops that helps
tradespeople easily identify where they
could come into contact with the deadly
material as they go about their day-to-
day work and gives them tailored help on
how to deal with the risks.
To download the web app, visit:
www.beware-asbestos.info/news.
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Mark Harper, Minister of State responsible for Health and
Safety (left) at the launch of the HSE campaign on
asbestos.
“Despitebeingbannedinthe
constructionindustry,asbestos
exposureremainsavery
seriousrisktotradespeople.
Thissafetycampaignisabout
highlightingtherisksandeasy
measurespeoplecantaketo
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FMB welcomes
housing review
from the Labour
Party as making a
realistic prospect for
sustainable building
targets
The Federation Master
Builders (FMB) has come out
in favour of the Labour Party’s
Lyons Housing Review.
It believes it provides a
‘long overdue blueprint’ for
increasing the capacity and
output of small and medium
sized enterprises (SMEs)
house builders to help build
what the Federation claims
is the much needed 200,000
new homes a year.
The FMB states that
the review is the most
comprehensive review of
housing delivery seen in
recent years.
“Given the extent of the
housing shortage we face, the
target of 200,000 new homes
per year is ambitious, but
it is a necessary ambition,”
argued Brian Berry, Chief
Executive, FMB.
“To achieve this aim we will
need to significantly boost the
capacity of the house building
industry and Sir Michael
Lyons has rightly identified the
SME house building sector as
a crucial part of the housing
sector’s capacity.”
“It is very pleasing to see
that Lyons has recognised
the barriers that small
house builders face, which
prevent them from building
the homes we need, such
as access to finance and a
shortage of small sites, and
has put forward a package of
measures to address them.”
Berry also noted that as
well as endorsing the Help
to Build loan guarantee
initiative, which Labour was
already in the process of
developing, the report has
made the ‘groundbreaking’
recommendation of a
return to a simpler, ‘redline’
system for outline planning
applications for smaller sites.
“The focus across the whole
of the report of pushing more
land into the system is also
extremely welcome and Lyons
rightly highlights the need
for a focus within this on the
identification of smaller sites
and packaging opportunities
for SMEs as part of larger
developments,” concluded
Berry.
The £100 million funding of the Green Deal
may come too late for many companies
that have invested in providing installation
measures
Energy Secretary, Ed Davey’s statement to the Liberal
Confernece in Glasgow last week, stated that £100 million
would be provided for the Green Deal Home Improvement
Fund (GDHIF).
This is on top of the £120 million that was promised in June
this year but led to such a take up that the scheme was closed
suddenly in July. It led to shock and massive criticism from
many trade associations and other bodies and those who
had invested substantial amounts in training and resources to
prepare for installing energy efficient products like boilers and
solar heating.
Insulation companies that were expected to win a great deal
of business from the Green Deal have reported themselves in
difficulty with many going bust or announcing redundancies.
Big companies that have listings on the FTSE and operate
facilities management services in the energy efficiency sector,
are among the casualties. Carillion, after it lost £43 million cut
1,000 jobs from its energy services division, due in part to far
lower than expected demand for energy efficiency upgrades.
This new funding for the Green Deal begins in November but
there are many who feel it comes too late and is not going to
be sufficient to maintain the it as a viable, long term scheme.
“As temperatures start to drop and households turn up their
heating, this additional funding is a timely, but ultimately
temporary, solution to encouraging energy efficiency,” stated
John Alker, UK Green Building Council. “This funding could
see us through to the General Election, but what happens after
that? All parties must recognise that home energy efficiency
is an infrastructure priority, with public investment needed to
support the most vulnerable and to create the confidence for
the private sector to scale up investment over the long term.”
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Sir Michael Lyons and his housing
review have got the thumbs up from
the FMB.
Will he be smiling for much longer? Energy Secretary, Ed Davey, announced a
further £100 million for the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund but this may
not be enough for installer businesses that invested in the scheme.

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FENSA reports a
‘stubborn minority’
of its registered
businesses have not
embraced mandatory
Insurance Backed
Guarantees (IBGs).
The system set up by FENSA
and its Approved Insurance
Providers allows automatic
notification of installations
from FENSA to the insurance
company, automatic issuing
of the IBG policies direct from
the insurance company to the
homeowner and billing direct
from the insurance company
to the installer.
According to FENSA, this
system is working well.
However, there is a ‘stubborn
minority’ of installers that
have yet to provide FENSA
with details of their chosen
IBG provider and therefore
currently cannot self-certify.
FENSA warns that the
consequences for these
installers are ‘stark’. If an
installer does not issue (or
pay for) an IBG policy for each
job notified, that company
will be expelled from FENSA.
Such installers will also not be
able to register with another
glazing Competent Persons
Scheme, as they are in breach
of FENSA rules.
“There is no hiding place
for installers ducking out of
IBGs,” stated Chris Mayne,
Managing Director, FENSA.
“Because the system is
computerised, we can
immediately see which
installers do not have an IBG
supplier in place. They will be
expelled from FENSA.”
FENSA rules state: ‘To provide
each customer (other than
a local authority or housing
association) with an Insurance
Backed Guarantee policy
(conforming to requirements
laid down from time to time
by FENSA) to provide cover
to the customer should the
Registered Business, for
whatever reason, cease to
trade.’
“We have a duty to those
FENSA registered businesses
that are playing by the rules,”
said Chris Mayne. “We cannot
allow those installers that
break or ignore the scheme
rules to carry on as usual.
We will initiate the process to
expel these installers.”
Expulsion
on the
Cards
FENSA warns that members can be
expelled if they do not comply over
compliance and mandatory IBGs.

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secure lock as standard on all
of its Secured by Design (SBD)
accredited doors.
Raymond Pearce, Avocet Hardware’s
head of UK sales, said: “Lock-snapping
has become a huge issue in recent years
and one of the main reasons for its rise
in prevalence is the number of double
glazed and uPVC doors being sold with
locks that simply aren’t secure.”
“Glazerite’s decision to tackle this
problem through the incorporation, as
standard, of the UK’s safest lock has
to be applauded and I hope others will
quickly follow suit.”
Avocet’s ABS lock is the only retrofit
product in the country to be both TS007
3-star rated and hold Sold Secure’s
SS312 Diamond accreditation – the
latter being awarded only after the
most strenuous and up-to-date testing
procedure in the UK. A process that the
lock has to undergo every 12-months in
order to retain the accreditation.
Jason Thompson, a Glazerite director,
added: “It doesn’t matter how many
hooks and bolts your door has, the Euro
cylinder is the weakest link. Burglars
are aware of this weakness and lock-
snapping break-ins are rising as a result.
“The ABS cylinders not only offer a
higher level of security than our previous
cylinders, they also qualify for the SBD
and Maco Secure PLUS accreditations
without the need for a separate cylinder
guard or security door handle.”
The ABS locks feature anti bump,
snap, pick and drill technology, and
incorporate a unique patented snap
secure locking technology, which allows
sacrificial sections to break off during an
attack, leaving the door fully secure, but
openable by key afterwards.
“We know from trade and consumer
feedback that security is getting higher
on householders and businesses’ list
of priorities in choosing windows and
doors so we want to be sure our trade
customers are fully armed to meet and
exceed that demand by offering the very
best available,” added Jason.
For additional information visit
www.avocet-hardware.co.uk
or call 01484 725601.
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HARDWARE
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Avocet Hardware has
announced a deal with Door-
Stop International that will see
the UK’s favourite composite
door manufacturer stock its full
range of Affinity hardware.
The range, which will be available on
3-day composite doors ordered via
www.door-stop.co.uk, incorporates
hinges, locks, door bolts, handles,
letterplates, knockers and numbers,
and comes in three colours, chrome,
gold and matt black.
Key products include Avocet’s ABS snap-
secure lock and the Affinity 3D adjustable
butt-hinge. The ABS lock is the only
retrofit product on the market to have both
TS007 3-star rating and Sold Secure’s
SS312 Diamond accreditation, while the 3D
hinge is so simple to use it can be adjusted
using just an Allen key. In addition, both
products, along with the Affinity door bolt,
have Secured by Design accreditation.
Martin Dickie, Door-Stop’s business unit
manager, said: “The Affinity range from
Avocet is a quality suite of hardware, with
proven popularity that offers a very high
level of security. And with installers able
to choose a fully matching suite in gold,
chrome or black, they can order knowing
it will look good and give homeowners
peace of mind.”
Christopher Burrows, Avocet Hardware’s
head of UK sales (window & door
hardware division) added: “We are
striving to establish Avocet as the
market leader across every aspect of the
business and to achieve this we need
our excellent product and service to be
matched by exceptional distribution –
and Door-Stop provide an unparalleled
route to market for our door hardware
products.”
For additional information on Avocet and
its Affinity range call 01484 711700 or
visit www.avocet-hardware.co.uk.
AVOCET’S AFFINITY
WITH DOOR-STOP
Doorstopper – Avocet’s TS007 3-star and Sold
Secure SS312 Diamond rated ABS snap secure
lock is just one of the products from its Affinity
range, which is now being stocked by Door-Stop
International.
www.avocet-hardware.co.uk
01484 711700
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Opening doors to independent living – the NKS (National Key Scheme) Key, operates over
9,000 locked accessible toilets across the UK. National Key Scheme approved keys are
available to people who require use of the toilet facilities due to their disability or health condition.
External to operate
Internal Standard
Internal to lock
Internal to operate
Key access
Coin release Horizontal Lever travel 45°
Lever travel 20°
Key features include;
• Extremely tactile• Bow allows ease of use
• Disabled logo
• National Key Scheme (NKS) identification
• Key Ring hole
Braille identification
• Bright red bow.
The new enhanced NKS lock is now made as standard in Satin Stainless Steel (Grade 316) which is
suitable for external use in excessive climatic conditions. The lever handle is a return to door safety type
and complies with current DDA regulations. Externally a red and white indicator identifies the toilets current
status, there is a built in coin emergency release plus anti-vandal external bolt fixings. All locks come with
one standard key to be used for fitting.
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HARDWARE
GLASS & GLAZING
When looking for the perfect
door handle to use on your
doors, there are currently many
options available in the market.
However there are very few door
handles available that match the quality,
security and price of the newly released
UAP high security 2* Kitemarked door
handles, which are available in both short
backplate and long backplate versions.
David Jennings, MD of UAP, says “When
we were in the design process for the
high security handles, we were very aware
that we wanted to offer the fabricators
a door handle that was high quality and
ergonomically designed, whilst at the
same time eliminating the need to fit a
cylinder guard to achieve 3* security. We
also wanted an easy to fit handle which
can be used by the professional installer
offering a security upgrade service.”
The UAP high security 2* Kitemarked
door handles have been packed with
state of the art features, which are not
found on other door handles. When
looking at the handles, the first thing you
will notice is the blind cylinder end, which
covers up the cylinder chamber and only
leaves the key hole visible. This has been
designed to act as an integrated cylinder
guard to protect the cylinder from drilling
attacks. The blind end also ensures that
there is no way the cylinder can protrude
on the outside of the door, and leave the
cylinder vulnerable to lock snapping - a
very common burglary method.
Combining the UAP 2* security door
handle with the UAP 1* cylinders will give
you a professionally looking 3* security
solution for PAS24 doors. UAP have also
developed a specially sized 30/35 (65mm)
cylinder which is the perfect size cylinder
to use on 44mm door blanks with the
UAP high security door handles!
A second and very unique feature on the
UAP door handles is the self-adhesive
tabs which are used on the back of both
the internal and external handles. The
tabs are made from highly industrial
closed cell foam tape, and are extremely
strong once they have set on the door.
The self-adhesive tabs are designed to
not only assist with easy fitting, but they
are also an important security feature
which helps to further strengthen the
door handle against possible attacks.
The tabs also give water penetration
resistance between the door and the
handle, greatly preventing corrosion,
discolouration and premature aging.
David continues, “We have also
concentrated heavily on the materials
used to make the door handles. Our Gold
Anodised, Silver Anodised, Black and White
finishes are made from aero-space grade
Aluminium, making these handles truly out
of this World! With these finishes, we offer
a 5 year inland coating guarantee, and also
a 10 year colour fast guarantee, meaning
that the finishes will not start to fade.”
“We also know the current trend is towards
High Gloss Gold and Chrome finishes and
we wanted to provide the fabricator with
a fit and forget option, meaning that the
handle can be fitted and then forgotten
about without the worry of the handle
pitting or rusting in the future which is the
downfall of many handles. With this in
mind, we developed the Nanocoast® high
security handles, available in PVD Gold,
Mirror Polished and Satin Stainless Steel
finishes. These handles are made out of
304 grade Stainless Steel, and have been
salt spray test to ASTM B117 for 2,000+
hours! These handles are ideal for the
coast, where there are
high levels of salt in the
air which very quickly rust
and begin to pit inferior
metals such as Zinc and
Brass based products.
304 grade Stainless
Steel has good nickel
content, and due to this
it has excellent corrosion
and oxidation resistance
in a wide variety of
environments. With the in
mind, these Nanocoast®
door handles come
with an Industry First LIFETIME Coating
Guarantee ANYWHERE in the Country!”
The door handles can be converted to be
sprung or unsprung. The spring inside the
handle can easily be removed to make
the handle unsprung. Each door handle
can also be colour matched and suited to
other products in the UAP range, so you
can offer your customers a fully suited
door hardware solution. This includes
door knockers, door viewers, letterplates
including the brand new iPlate®, letterplate
shrouds, numerals and letters, and identity
card slots in seven different finishes!
David concludes, “We believe the UAP
high security 2* Kitemarked door handles
are one of the highest quality and most
secure door handles available. The
price points on these door handles are
extremely competitive, even against
standard door handles made from inferior
materials! We are fully stocked across the
whole range in both short backplate and
long backplate versions, and are ready to
ship straight away!”
To see a video of just how secure the
UAP 2* High Security Door Handle
is, visit http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=jVyAo87b-64.
For more information on the UAP high
security door handles, or any other
products from UAP, you can call the UAP
sales team today on 0161 796 7268 or
email sales@uapcorporate.com.
UAP High Security 2* Door Handles
– They’re out
of this World!

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HARDWARE
GLASS & GLAZING
The leaves are falling, the
temperatures are dropping,
and the nights are drawing in
(as well as stretching out into
the morning, but nobody ever
mentions that). Yes – love it or
hate it, winter’s on its way, and
strolling hand-in-hand with it is
the annual rise in break-ins.
MyTrade TV talks to Raymond Pearce,
Avocet Hardware’s head of UK sales
(ABS snap-secure locks), about why you
even more care should be taken with
home security during the winter months.
“Quite frankly the most depressing part
about winter isn’t the getting up in the
dark; the getting home in the dark; or
even the wrong kind of leaves on the
tracks,” said Raymond. “It’s the fact that
every single year the police report a rise in
the number of break-ins – with criminals
rubbing their hands in glee and making
the most of the long dark nights and the
kind of lax home security that really should
have been stamped out by now.”
“Every year at this time, newspapers and
magazines are full of articles on home
security and the steps that need to be
taken in order to protect your home for
winter. Yet every year breaks-ins rise and
even more people become just another
crime statistic.
“And the reason? It’s the good old “it
won’t happen to me” attitude that so
many of us hold dear, until, of course, it
does happen. But why wait? Why suffer
that heart-breaking moment when you
walk into your house – or even down your
stairs in the morning – to find you’ve been
broken into? Or experience that sinking
feeling when you realise what’s been
taken and what can never be replaced.
“We all have home insurance policies,
which amongst other things, cover the
cost of replacing items that could well
be damaged or stolen during a burglary.
But why do so many people stop there?
Why don’t they take the steps needed
to significantly reduce the odds of their
homes being entered and these items
being stolen in the first place?
“It’s not like it costs the earth – at least
if you do things sensibly as opposed to
employing snipers in gun towers to take
out anyone or anything entering your
garden. First and foremost, locks on
doors and windows should be upgraded
to protect against forced entry – and
we have the idea solution in the form of
our ABS snap-secure lock, which is the
safest solutions currently available on the
market.
“There are a lot of different snap-secure
locks available, but ABS is the only one
that passes all the tests needed to have
both a 3-star rating according to BSI’s
TS007 standard, and Sold Secure’s
SS312 Diamond accreditation.
“As well as locks, external security
lighting should be installed and
operational, and an alarm system
installed. While common sense practices
like not leaving keys lying around or even
in doors, shutting all windows when you
leave the house and leaving lights on
when you go out you, should become
regular practices.
“And, of course, make sure you don’t
forget about garages or sheds either.
Quite often the contents of these
buildings are worth a considerable
sum and quite often their security is
neglected. Make sure the shed is always
secured with a good quality padlock and
the garage is locked.
“These steps might not stop the most
determined of burglars, but the thing that
needs to be remembered is that most
burglaries are opportunistic crimes. And
by removing the easy and obvious ways
into your home then you really are taking
great strides in stopping yourself and
your family becoming victims.
“So this winter, make sure you only have to
moan about the dark, the cold and the trains
being delayed because the wind is blowing
in the wrong direction, and not about the
fact you’ve been broken into. Heed the
winter warnings, protect your home and
hopefully come spring the annual rise in
break-ins could well be old news.”
For additional information on Avocet
Hardware visit www.avocet-hardware.
co.uk or call 01484 711700.
WINTER WARNINGS
Raymond Pearce, Avocet Hardware’s head of UK
sales (ABS snap-secure locks).

The Affinity composite & timber door bolt
With a smooth operation and 4 robust bi-directional hooks our Secured by
Design accredited composite door bolt is tried and tested beyond industry
standards.
• Tapered hooks ensure maximum compression
• Double“Split”opposing hooks ensure maximum security
• 24mm hook throw / 16mm deadbolt throw
• Night latch operation
• Suitable for lever/lever & lever/pad operation
• 35mm & 45mm backsets available
• Cycle tested to 100,000 under load
• Salt spray tested to BS EN1670 grade 4
When installed with the Avocet ABS TS007 3 star and Sold Secure diamond rated euro
cylinder the combination provides the highest accredited security on the market today.

CONSERVATORIES
GLASS & GLAZING
The success of Synseal’s Orangery Collection
keeps on growing, with installations taking place
throughout the UK.
One of the latest examples of this success is the installation of
an Integra parapet wall style orangery in Lancashire. The choice
of the Integra orangery design was driven by a desire from the
homeowner to have an installation that would most closely achieve
the look and feel of a fully brick-built extension, while still benefiting
from the extra light that comes from having an overhead glass roof.
The Integra is unique in today’s marketplace in that the
concealed lantern roof is designed to fit neatly behind the
parapet wall for a very traditional orangery look, with no
decorative external soffit or guttering system showing.
Networks UPVC was identified by the homeowner via K2’s online
directory. They carried out the full installation, with the Integra
orangery components being supplied by local K2 fabricator
partner Premier Conservatories Supplies, based in Bolton.
Peter Marsden, owner of Networks UPVC Ltd, commented: “Our
customer was extremely pleased with the finished product. The
inside is airy and light, and has completely transformed this area
of the house. We found the Integra kit very easy to install, saving
us several days of installation in comparison to other solutions.
In addition, our K2 fabricator, Premier Conservatory Supplies,
was on hand to guide us through the installation of the orangery,
which was done in less than 4 hours, thanks to everything being
supplied cut to size and ready to use. There is no doubt that
to see the frame in situ is very impressive; it really shows the
strength and durability of the structural orangery system.”
Premier Conservatories Supplies Sales Director, Andrew Buglass
added: “Historically we have mainly supplied Rio flat-roofed
orangeries, so this new experience of supplying an Integra was
extremely beneficial to our business. The Orangery Collection
has been engineered specifically to use the same core structural
design, with slight variations allowing for significant changes in
the aesthetic look of each of the styles. I personally attended
the build on site and it was good to see this new Integra quickly
taking shape. The completed job features an impressive internal
soffit and certainly looks the business, inside and out.”
The technical versatility of the Orangery Collection, combined
with its multi-purpose engineering, means that retailing installers
do not need to promote just one of the styles but can market
the whole of the range with confidence. The structural nature of
the system also means that wide span orangery project designs
can be created, without the need for additional and costly portal
frame support.
Installers can allow their homeowner customer prospects to
choose from Synseal’s selection of Orangery Collection styles,
safe in the knowledge that the installation team will be able
to handle the job on site to perfection thanks to the common
design features deployed right across the range.
For further information contact Mark Schlotel on 01623 446207
or 07764 229694; email mark.schlotel@synseal.com.
INTEGRA INSTALLATION SUCCESS
FOR NETWORKS UPVC AND PREMIER

NEWS
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Available for both Global Summer and
standard Global conservatory roofs,
this gives Global users another option
alongside the existing soffit shelf.
Bridging the gap between full blown structural orangeries and
standard conservatories, the Full Height Pelmet helps meet
customers’aspirations and provides an opportunity to uplift
margins and stand out from the competition.
• Easy to fix galvanised steel framework
• Privacy film conceals soffit void
• Foam strip stops ingress of insects
• Suitable for downlights or speakers
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Creates a plastered soffit up to the rafters
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CONSERVATORIES
GLASS & GLAZING
The Ambience range from
TuffX has achieved impressive
figures this year with month on
month growth throughout 2014
as the conservatory sector
has gathered momentum.
Manufactured in-house at
the company’s state-of-the-
art 55,000 sq ft factory in
Knowsley, Merseyside, the
leading specialist conservatory
glass roof manufacturer has
expanded the range over the
last two years and increased
its capacity by installing
the latest technology for its
specialist glass production.
Ongoing investments in new, modern
manufacturing equipment has included
an upgrade of one of two furnaces as
well as a third Bottero cutting table.
Based on this year’s success, further
investments have already been planned
for 2015.
To accommodate increase in demand
TuffX has also expanded its national
delivery fleet from fifteen to seventeen,
incorporating two brand new vehicles
including a 7.5 and 12 tonne wagon
which deliver either to factory or direct to
site within a 5 – 7 day turnaround.
Andy Hayes Sales Manager comments:
“We put a lot of effort into helping our
customers gain advantages over their
competitors, with substantial marketing
support and a wide array of innovative
products. Our continued growth has been
achieved through our determination to
meet the needs of our customers with an
eye on market trends and the flexibility to
change accordingly.”
The entire Ambience team takes great
pride in supporting customers on all
levels, from order processing through
to production and final delivery. Every
aspect is carefully monitored by the
recently modified Quality Control
Department.
The company as a whole has seen steady
growth that has led to additional staffing
by up to 15% for 2014, which helps Tuffx
maintain a high level of performance.
As conservatory design has continued
to progress with radical improvements
to performance and aesthetics being
introduced, it has generated substantial
growth for Tuffx in 2014. Furthermore the
company has introduced Apprenticeship
Schemes to develop a greater skill base
going forward.
Nationally, Ambience customers have
acknowledged the immense variety of
colour options, varying high performance
glass options, including the NEW
Ambi sunshade blue which offers the
highest Solar control properties whilst
maintaining it’s true self-clean coating.
Andy Hayes concludes, “Throughout
2014, competition in this sector has never
been more competitive, however through
innovation, new product launches and
the high quality standards offered, TuffX
still leads the market in the Conservatory
Roof Glass market.”
Looking forward, TuffX has high
expectations for the market and the
Ambience portfolio with plans for further
growth through 2015.
For more information on the products
available in the Ambience range, please
visit www.ambiglass.co.uk or call 0845
3 400 200.
SUCCESS & GROWTH
FOR TUFFX THROUGH 2014
“Our continued growth has
been achieved through our
determination to meet the
needs of our customers with
an eye on market trends and
the flexibility to change
accordingly.”

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Conservatory customers love the Liniar Zoom roof
Our customers tell us how much quicker it is to install a Liniar Zoom roof due to the many
innovative features built in...
More interchangeable parts, meaning greater flexibility on site
Perfectly colour matched to the Liniar range of windows and doors
Fewer tools required to fit the roof
More thermally efficient, with high-strength EnergyPlus
top caps available
Don’t just take our word for it - read how one customer is using Liniar Zoom to help grow
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Continuous programme of innovation, with new developments
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But that’s not the only reason they love our roof:

MACHINERY
GLASS & GLAZING
Livingston based Veka
fabricator Stevenswood Ltd
have recently taken delivery
of a Stuga ZX4 sawing &
machining center. This is the
third Stuga Stevenswood
have purchased in the last ten
years and it is the reliability,
performance and back-up
that has led them from the
first Flowline in 2005 to a ZX3
in 2010 and now a top of the
range ZX4 with an output in
excess of 800 windows per
week.
Stevenswood are convinced that the
design and layout of the Stuga ZX
machines is perfect for their needs and
the back-up they get is paramount. The
Stuga machines utilize rotary tooling
creating exceptional three hundred and
sixty flexibility for optimal programming
of operations prep by prep and profile
by profile. The ‘U’ shape footprint
configuration also allows one operator
to run the machine most of the time,
something that can’t efficiently be done
on machines with a straight line footprint
of 20m or more where two operators are
always needed to get maximum output.
Stevenswood take
delivery of Stuga ZX4
In addition notching on both sides of a
profile and self centralised arrow-heading
are extremely useful benefits that not all
machines can offer.
The new ZX4 was delivered to the
recently acquired 55,000 square foot
factory where the other two Stugas
have been moved. This brings all of
Stevenswood’s business that was spread
over 6 separate units with a total space
of 28,000 square foot under one roof. The
total investment in the move has already
cost £1.7m. As a result of the increase in
production created by the ZX4 purchase
along with more welding and cleaning kit
Stevenswood have been able to increase
production to 900 plus windows per week
so far and plan to ramp this up to 1,500
per week in the near future.
As well as the historic track record of
the machines Stevenswood enjoy the
way Stuga service works as a sawing &
machining center is only ever as good as
the back-up behind it. The huge amount
of work and operations these machines
carry out there is always the chance of
operator error, accidental damage and
shear wear and tear but this isn’t a major
problem if the fabricator can make a
quick call to either get a fix or book an
engineer. There also needs to be enough
engineering resource to know that it isn’t
going to take more than a day to get a
technician in when needed. Stuga can
provide this level of service in Scotland
just the same as in any other part of the
country and do it consistently.
Field service is only as good as what is
behind it and this is where Stuga scores
again with a fully staffed Norfolk based
Service Center that can analyse faults
through phone and internet and either fix
at a distance or dispatch a field engineer
and coordinate any required spare parts
immediately. It is a total commitment to
have a technician always available at the
end of a phone but that is what Stuga’s
top customers like Stevenswood demand
and expect.
Stuga’s mission is to give their customers
throughout the United Kingdom and
Ireland a first class support experience so
that they will come back for more in the
future just like Stevenswood and many
others.

NEWS
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Machinery
01493 742348visit www.stuga.co.uk
The Stuga AutoFlow-2 can produce all sawcuts and preps on UK
windowsanddoorsincludingbi-folds.Onthe‘vs’versionVertical
slider production is made easy with the facility to cut frame
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MACHINERY
GLASS & GLAZING
Trade fabricator Goldstar Trade
Frames has recently invested
in two pieces of automation
machinery that has enabled
it to become one of the most
efficient manufacturers in the
business. The company now
manufactures in excess of 250
frames a week with fewer than
five people.
Goldstar has invested in a new SMR-
4 welder and an SVK2 corner cleaner
from Haffner Murat. Mark Simms of
Goldstar said, “We invested in a Haffner
SBA 2 machining centre at the start
of the recession. We were impressed
with the quality of the machinery and,
just as importantly, the quality of the
advice we received. The investment we
made helped us ride out the peaks and
troughs of the recession with minimum
staff. So when the time came to make a
new investment, we had no hesitation in
turning to Haffner.”
In the SMR-4 welder and the SVK2
corner cleaner, Goldstar has made two
extremely sound investments. Quite
simply, the SMR-4 is the fastest and most
accurate welder on the market today.
Alongside a wealth of other benefits,
the machine’s key selling point is the
automatic self centering of transom
and mullions, which ensures 90 degree
transom welding even with uneven arrow
heads. What this means in practice is
that welding can be undertaken without
the need for a skilled operator. The SVK-
2 CNC corner and transom cleaning
machine offers superb flexibility. Suitable
for bevel and radius profiles, it’s a two
axis machine that’s fully programmable
for both white and woodgrain profiles.
It has automatic profile recognition and
comes with a rotary tool post for radius
and internal cleaning with groove and
woodgrain knives as standard. Both
machines come with a two year part and
labour warranty for complete peace of
mind.
As well as increasing capacity without
increasing overhead, the two machines
will also help Goldstar to increase the
accuracy of their output. Mark said, “The
machines have only just gone in, but
we’re delighted with what they’ve added
so far. Haffner’s expertise has once
again been invaluable and we know from
previous experience that their level of
after-sales service is exceptional.”
Founded in 1991, Goldstar manufactures
PVC-u windows and doors, bi-fold
doors, French doors, conservatories
and composite doors. The company has
a reputation for providing quality and
service – a reputation that looks set to
be enhanced as a result of this latest
investment!
Haffner and Murat
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Innovative systems house
Liniar is announced today
as sponsor of the National
Fenestration Awards Cool Wall
– the place where installers,
fabricators and systems
companies nationwide
can show off their work by
uploading images online.
Run as part of the National Fenestration
Awards, Cool Wall votes are cast online
by people actively working within and
engaged with the industry, resulting in
one winner being declared each month –
with an overall winner announced at the
end of the year.
Last year’s overall joint-winner, Liniar
fabricator Glazedale, won with an image
showing a cream window and conservatory
installation. Darren Shelbourn, Glazedale’s
owner and MD, was thrilled to win the
inaugural award, commenting: “It’s great to
have our work recognised by the industry,
and what makes this award even more
important is that it was voted for by our
peers – so it really means a lot to us.”
Liniar will be the sole Cool Wall sponsor
for the next two years and hopes to
encourage its fabricators and installers
to enter their own images in the contest
to demonstrate the high quality of the
work they carry out each day. Marketing
Director Sue Davenport explains:
“The Cool Wall is a great way to
showcase some of the gorgeous work we
know installers are proud of – and as it’s
online, it’s easy to vote for a winner. The
sponsorship agreement will see Liniar
increase its online presence and we look
forward to working more closely with
the NFA to maximise the potential of this
opportunity.”
Jason Grafton-Holt from the National
Fenestration Awards said: “We’re
delighted to have Liniar on board – the
guys there have a similar outlook to
ourselves, both in terms of promoting
high quality products and making the
most of online channels, so it’s a good fit
with the NFAs. We’re looking forward to
making the most of the partnership and
seeing even more entrants to the Cool
Wall each month.”
Submitting a photo couldn’t be
easier – just go to http://www.
fenestrationawards.co.uk/cool-wall/,
find the ‘open’ month, enter a few details
and upload your image.
Both Liniar (@liniarprofiles) and the NFAs
(@NatFenAwards) will be tweeting links
to the voting each month, so make sure
you check in regularly to vote.
You can find out more about Liniar at
www.liniar.co.uk and the National
Fenestration Awards at www.
fenestrationawards.co.uk.
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“The Cool Wall is a great
way to showcase some of
the gorgeous work we know
installers are proud of.”

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We’re right in the meaty part of voting in this
year’s National Fenestration Awards and the
competition in all categories is heating up nicely!
The NFAs have passed two important milestones in the past
few weeks. Firstly, the number of registered users has roared
past the magic 1000 barrier. This isn’t just a number, but a clear
and impressive representation of the number and diversity
of the people taking part in these unique awards. Within that
1000+ people are representatives from the timber, PVC, steel,
aluminium, conservatory roof, fabrication, sysco, glass and many
other sectors. This level of engagement is what has made these
awards truly representative.
The second milestone of note is the number of votes cast. The
number is already way past the level of votes in 2013, and with
weeks still left to go, the final number could be enormous!
At the time of writing, there will be just over 5 weeks left for
people to cast their votes. For those who are not yet registered,
taking part is incredibly simple. Go to www.fenestrationawards.
co.uk to register and be part of something revolutionary!
Liniar announced as Cool Wall sponsors
Popular industry extruders Liniar have been announced as
official Cool Wall sponsors in the last few weeks.
They are to work with the National Fenestration Awards on what
has become one of it’s most well known features right up until
the end of 2016, securing what is set to become a successful
and fruitful partnership both for Liniar and the NFAs.
Marketing Director Sue Davenport explains: “The Cool Wall is
a great way to showcase some of the gorgeous work we know
installers are proud of – and as it’s online, it’s easy to vote for a
winner. The sponsorship agreement will see Liniar increase its
online presence and we look forward to working more closely
with the NFA to maximise the potential of this opportunity.”
With Liniar on board, and some very high quality installations
on display, the Cool Wall looks set to get even bigger over the
coming years.
GQA Qualifications announced as second main
event sponsor
Continuing a busy period for the NFAs, long term award
supporter GQA Qualifications have been announced as the
second main event sponsor.
GQA Qualifications have been the longest supporter of the
National Fenestration Awards, and it is that support which
has helped the awards get off the ground and become an
established and exciting industry scheme.
Speaking about the awards and becoming a Main Event
sponsor, Mick Clayton, CEO of GQA, said: “I have seen the
awards grow from the initial idea and launch into what is now a
prominent industry recognition initiative and I’m delighted to be
able to continue our support of Jason and his team at the NFAs.
The Awards event planned is something different to the norm,
highlighting the creativity and different thinking within the team,
and giving a fitting conclusion to the nomination and voting
process”
With only 6 Main Event sponsor slots, and two already taken,
the remaining four prestigious places are sure to be filled very
quickly. To find out more about this, contact the team at info@
fenestrationawards.co.uk.
Partnership with Windowbase brings steel
industry awareness
Industry data specialists and NFA partners Windowbase have
helped the awards gain new awareness to other parts of the UK
fenestration sector, namely the steel sector.
By working with Windowbase the NFAs have been able to
promote themselves to a much wider selection of the UK
fenestration industry. It has allowed people who had not
previously known about the awards to become familiar with the
name, what the awards are and what they stand for. In fact it
this partnership which lead to one of the companies in the steel
category make it through to the final voting phase.
After speaking with Clement Windows, an installation business
in the steel sector of our industry, it turns out that they found out
about the awards after being sent one of the NFAs regular email
updates to the industry. From there they went to the main NFA
site and decided that this was something they would like to be
part of. They said that if they had not got the email, they would
not have known about the awards and would not have been part
of them at this stage.
There is still plenty of time to take part and help make your mark
in this year’s National Fenestration Awards.
Go to www.fenestrationawards.co.uk to find out more and
help reward some very deserving UK fenestration people and
businesses!
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DOORS
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Synseal is proud to
introduce WarmCore,
an innovative
aluminium folding
sliding door system
which incorporates
a radically different
product design
approach to create a
new high performance
fenestration framing
solution: “warm
aluminium”.
Totally designed from
scratch starting with a clean
sheet of paper, every single
component has been concept
sketched, detail designed,
prototyped, tooled, trial
installed and rigorously tested
by Synseal’s market-leading
R&D team. WarmCore is a
high quality aluminium bi-fold
door solution with peerless
thermal performance to
ensure end-user comfort, all
year round.
Precision-manufactured
with a high quality surface
finish and affording slim,
elegant door frame sightlines
once installed, aluminium
has undoubtedly become
the material of choice for
premium folding sliding
door applications today.
But now there’s an even
better solution – WarmCore’s
innovative “warm aluminium”
frame construction is key to
offering unrivalled thermal
performance with U-values
as low as 1.4 W/m2K using
standard 28mm double glass
or 1.0 W/m2K using 44m
triple glass.
At the heart of WarmCore
products is a core of PVC-U
which significantly out-
performs the polyamide
thermal breaks commonly
used to reduce the threat of
cold bridging on aluminium
windows and doors. The
result is an innovative
“warm aluminium” frame
construction, carefully
dimensioned to provide an
optimised 70mm front-to-
back overall sash frame depth
for UK applications while
ensuring market-leading
thermal performance thanks
to the multi-chambered
insulating core.
When viewed from the
outside, WarmCore doors
ensure a classical appearance
with a choice of 4 high quality
aluminium external cladding
styles: Square design (as
used with architectural
aluminium fenestration),
Pencil Round design (curved
elegance), Decorative design
(sculptured ovolo as used
with timber windows and
doors) and Chamfered design
(evoking traditional putty-
glazed windows and doors).
Each of these 4 cladding
options presents a premium
quality and hi-tech aesthetic
appeal, suitable for both
residential and commercial
building applications.
4 aluminium cladding colours
– White, Cream, Black RAL
9005 and Grey RAL 7016 -
provide 16 possible colour
configurations, including dual-
colour combinations.
WarmCore doors can be
28mm double glazed with
a choice of Square or
Chamfered aluminium beads
for a neat internal finish, or
44mm triple glazed using a
special TG aluminium bead.
Folding sliding door leaves
are triple-sealed with contact
weatherstrip gaskets to
eradicate draughts and
ensure best-in-class
weathertightness for all-year-
round user comfort.
Gasket corner mouldings for
sash-to-frame and sash-
to-sash applications use
a push-fit design to neatly
and positively couple with
straight-cut gasket lengths
for easy application, whilst
avoiding any need to overrun
gasket to fill gaps between
sashes – there is no need to
cut angles or glue gaskets
together to form a corner.
PAS24 and Secure By Design
(SBD) qualifications provide
peace of mind for end users,
as WarmCore doors have
been independently third
party tested by UKAS to
prove impressive structural
strength and security
credentials.
Double-strength sash corners
are mechanically jointed and
use a combination of internal
aluminium cleats and a wrap-
around corner moulding block
to ensure secure rigidity and
robustness in use.
Custom-engineered extruded
aluminium flag hinges are
designed with security in
mind and added reassurance
for both installers and
homeowners is available from
Synseal’s custom-designed
hardware development
partners ERA, who underwrite
and provide a “Five-Star”
security guarantee against
forced entry for a period of 10
years.
SYNSEAL’S WARMCORE LAUNCH
DELIVERS TRUE INNOVATION

DOORS
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Solidor has recently
expanded it’s slab only
offering for fabricators and
door manufacturers, with the
offering of a complete range
of door designs, 17 through
colours inside and out, ODL
TriSYS cassettes, glazing,
hardware and accessories all
delivered nationwide in 3-5
days.
The company already satisfies the
demands of a number of high profile
fabricators and believes their latest
expanded offering will further entice
manufacturers to make the change to a
composite door slab that’s produced in
the UK with a solid, hardwood core. An
important feature is that all the doors are
finished off with an exterior window grade
foil finish that’s a perfect match for nearly
all standard PVCu door profiles.
The Solidor slab is 10% thicker than the
standard imported ones from the Far East
and is perfectly suited to a standard door
outer frame from the likes of Kömmerling,
Deceuninck, Rehau, Spectus, Swish,
Synseal and VEKA among many other
leading systems in the UK. For fabricators
it’s a huge benefit to be able to use a
standard door outer frame and so there’s
no issue of additional stockholding for a
dedicated composite door frame in white,
plus all of the colour options and with a
different reinforcement section.
The door slabs have been recently
re-engineered to offer better levels
of energy efficiency with some slabs
achieving a U-value of just 1.3 W/m2K,
while the 62mm door slab can achieve
the Passivhaus standard of 0.8 W/m2K.
We have worked with the internationally
renowned, IFT Rosenheim GmbH in
Germany and by Build Check Ltd in
the UK on this project to enhance our
offering.
In the Solidor production facility the latest
CNC equipment allows for the routing
for any combination of lock, handle
and hinge, while all the door slabs are
edgebanded for extended performance
as standard and have been fully tested
in the UK and Germany for security and
thermal performance. Solidor carries
ISO 9001:2008, while the products are
covered by BSI Kitemark for enhanced
security, PAS 23-24 and Secured by
Design accreditation, along with CE
Marking and a comprehensive 10 year
warranty.
Customers also have access to an
award-winning consumer marketing
campaign that includes brochures, colour
swatches, videos, Apple and Android
apps and the latest Door Designer
software that can be incorporated within
any customers website. There are even
videos on YouTube highlighting the
better security that a solid timber core
composite door offers.
Gareth Mobley, managing director of
Solidor Group comments: ‘Our slab only
offering is a complete one-stop shop
for all composite door manufacturers.
We believe our numerous product
features, UK manufacturing flexibility and
support is a better option, as the market
continues to demand a better composite
door.’
For information on Solidor then log on to
www.solidor.co.uk, e-mail enquiries@
solidor.co.uk or call their sales office on
01782 847300. You can also add to their
Twitter following @solidorltd.
SLAB ONLY SERVICE
FROM SOLIDOR
Sill options include a WarmCore standard
threshold with integral sill or 150mm
thermally-broken aluminium sill and a
Part M compliant low threshold design in
thermally-broken aluminium with optional
ramps and cover trims that can be used
internally, externally or both, depending
on requirements.
The key installation benefit of WarmCore
bi-fold doors is delivered by the clever
aluminium track design, which enables a
quick all-in-one fitting procedure without
the need for de-sashing. Alternatively,
folding sliding door installation with 100%
concealed fixings can be achieved by
installing the outer frame prior to fitting
the track.
Plain hinges, pivot roller hinges
and espag hinges provide +/- 1mm
adjustment to cater for fine tolerances
on site, while single roller and double
“pivot” rollers provide +/- 3mm vertical
adjustment for precision installation.
The WarmCore range includes all popular
Bi-fold door elevational configurations
and stacking options, in addition to
traditional hinged sash French and
Residential doors. Folding sliding doors
up to 6 metres wide incorporating 7
sashes can be specified.
“At Synseal our aim is to design new
improved products to arm our existing
and prospect customers with value-
adding sales opportunities” says Steve
Brown, Synseal’s Head of Customer
Care & Product Strategy. “WarmCore is
a real winner – a bold concept with many
technical advantages, delivering true
innovation and signalling exciting times
ahead.”
Synseal Chief Executive David Leng
comments: “WarmCore’s dual-material
approach opens up a new chapter in our
company’s history. From November ’14
WarmCore folding sliding door units will
be available for our fabricator partners
to purchase, fully-manufactured and
CE Marked by Synseal. We will also
be establishing a network of approved
fabricators across all UK regions from
January ’15 onwards and interested
parties should contact me directly to
discuss this opportunity.”
For further information contact
Mark Schlotel on 01623 446207
or 07764 229694; email
mark.schlotel@synseal.com.

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The VEKA UK Group
was pleased to invite
representatives of the British
Standards Institution for a
tour of the Burnley HQ and
demonstration of the new
mixing plant in action.
The state-of-the-art mixing plant was
officially opened in February 2014
by Business Secretary, Vince Cable,
following an investment of over £5m.
Andrew Butterfield, BSI’s Global Head
of Construction, and Lorraine Balch, the
Institution’s VEKA Scheme Manager,
joined Mark Barsby and Steve Bakewell,
The VEKA UK Group’s Heads of Technical
and Product Management respectively, at
the Lancashire facility.
Andy commented “It was great to meet
the VEKA team, my thanks to all involved
in making our visit such an interesting
and enjoyable day. I was particularly
impressed with the new compound
blending plant which clearly represents
a major investment in the site, I was also
very impressed with the mechanised
HighBay warehousing system. It was a
real pleasure to spend the day with the
team who are so committed to working
with BSI through Kitemark certification of
their products”
Mark added: “It was great to show Andy
and Lorraine the progress that we’ve
made here in Burnley, post-acquisition,
with the completed movement of people
and machinery.”
The visit comes after The VEKA UK
Group’s Imagine Bi-Fold Door became
the first PVC-U Bi-Fold Door to be
awarded a British Standard Kitemark
earlier in the year.
Mark continued: “We’re looking forward
to the next chapter in our relationship
with BSI, now that we have streamlined
both the VEKA and Halo Kitemarks to
the Burnley site production, and the
exciting programme of upcoming product
releases we have planned.”
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Sales have surpassed £1
million for aïr, the high
performance lift & slide and
bi-fold doors manufactured
exclusively by Everglade
Windows, in less than nine
months since its launch.
“These impressive sales figures show
the success of aïr,” says Jay Patel, brand
ambassador for aïr and sales director at
Everglade Windows. “Since the brand
launch in November 2013 at the window
industry’s prestigious G Awards and the
first doors leaving the Everglade Windows
factory, interest in aïr has been extraordinary.
“There are already 10 accredited retailers
selling aïr throughout the South East of
England. And seven aïrzones have been
installed. Excitement around the brand
keeps building as more retailers are
added around the UK.
“These are high performance doors,
tested to the extreme. Boundless
possibilities with colours, finishes
and options add to aïr’s desirability
for consumers. As do its super slim
sightlines and refined engineering.
“To reach £1 million within nine months
with a new product is a brilliant result.
This shows that our two years planning
and developing the brand has really paid
off for aïr accredited installers.”
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The VEKA UK Group invites BSI to Burnley
for tours, doors, and more
Impressive £1 million sales for aïr

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Door-Stop has launched the latest edition of its
award winning website www.door-stop.co.uk.
After a brief middle-of-the-night downtime, the website is back,
better than ever. It’s now even more user friendly and can be
accessed from any device – smartphone, tablet, laptop or
computer, whether it’s Apple, Android or any other operating
system. It’s easier to navigate, quicker to load and use – and it
looks great too.
The website is at the heart of Door-Stop’s service, with 98%
of orders coming via Door-Stop.co.uk. And 25% of this traffic
comes from smartphones – typically from installers at work or
coming back into the office to catch up after hours. This figure
will certainly increase, so the website update has streamlined the
service to make online ordering an even smoother process for
smartphone users.
There are other changes too - the customer log-in area (Door
Vault) is clearer and easier to use. The account settings are
straightforward and clear and previous orders are easier to find.
The hardware page has been re-engineered for more flexibility,
adding further options so customers have more choice to mix
and match when designing their door. It’s all part of Door-Stop’s
commitment to helping its customers do business.
To see the improvements for yourself visit www.door-stop.co.uk.
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Following the launch of its on-line design and
ordering system last month IG Doors has
extended its offers to installers wanting to buy
Truedor. Richard Kirman Sales and Marketing
Manager for the company’s trade division
explains that Truedor has clearly caught the
imagination of the installer sector with the new
on-line ordering facility supporting the excellent
product range and marketing support package.
“I said last month that ordering on-line was a must for composite
door suppliers in today’s modern market; it is the way the
industry operates and was very much on the wish list of all
the people we had spoken to since we launched Truedor.
The response to our launch has been fantastic, even better
than we expected, and it gives our customers the flexibility to
operate their businesses at times which suit them; they are not
dependent on our sales office to place their orders, they can do
that at any time”.
Outstanding product range and great marketing
support..
“We knew that making the on-line ordering system live was
going to be a great boost for our customers, and for ourselves;
when we set out to launch Truedor we were very clear on a
number of things – we would have an outstanding product
range, great marketing support, and we would make customer
service the kingpin of our offering. Having the on line ordering
system is very much a part of the customer service offering”.
“We know from the feedback we have received so far that we
have got our product range and our service levels exactly as our
customers want them; the dialogue we have had with them from
the start about what they expect from us will continue to ensure
that we maintain the highest standards, and will enable us to
continue to talk to them about what else they would like from us
in the future. This dialogue with our customers is essential for
success in the long term; we want to develop a loyal customer
base which is with us for years to come, and we fully recognise
that loyalty is a two way thing”.
We are sharing the benefits of ordering on-line!
“A part of this loyalty will come through sharing the benefits
generated by our on-line ordering system. We believe that
on-line ordering is a win-win for us and our customers, and we
recognise that we should share the benefits of this. The fact is if
our customers order on-line and pay on-line then that saves us
time and we should share those savings with them rather than
keeping them for ourselves. That’s why we are offering all of our
customers a £10 discount when they order on-line and a further
£10 discount when they pay on-line. It is a part of our customer
ethos; it has to be a partnership to succeed in the long term and
hopefully offering these discounts shows that we are serious
when we say this. It is a tangible sign of us giving something
back to our customers where we both benefit.”
£50 off your first on-line order
“There is also a first order discount of £50 available, and we
would urge all installers to take advantage of it. It will give them
the opportunity to see just how simple the ordering system is to
use, how versatile the product range is, and just how well the
customer service and delivery system we have implemented
works to support them once their orders have been placed”.
Next Time – Hear all about George Clarkes recent visit to
IG Doors, his support for Truedor, and plans to develop the
consumer market.
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Sealco’s bi-fold door
manufacturing pack
cuts manufacturing
time for joiners.
The pack includes a Router
Cutter and Hinge Jig to
make it faster and more
cost-effective to produce
high quality timber bi-folding
doors. The specially designed
router cutter reduces the time
it takes to prepare the doorset
and the hinge jig ensures
accurate assembly first time.
“Timber bi-folds are a great
opportunity for joiners but
they can be time consuming
to manufacture,” says Derek
Malcolm, Managing Director
of Sealco leading independent
window and door hardware
supplier. “That’s why we have
worked with customers to
develop the Sealco bi-fold
door manufacturing pack.”
The Sealco bi-fold door
manufacturing pack is free
for customers when they
order the PC Henderson
Securefold Bi-fold System.
Designed for top hung bi-
folds, the Securefold system
comes complete with track,
frame and door seals to
ensure the best possible
weatherproofing. There’s a
choice of timber or aluminium
thresholds.
“The system is corrosion
resistant and built for long life.
It has been tested to 100,000
opening cycles. There’s a
Securefold Ultra high-security
Secured by Design option
available too.
Four colour choices, black,
brushed satin, polished
stainless steel and titanium
gold, suit any door finish.
All the components are
made from stainless or cast
stainless steel, anodised
aluminium or polymers.
“From our experience having
the right gearing and hardware
is only part of helping
customers sell more bi-folds.
As well as cutting production
time with our new bi-fold door
manufacturing pack we also
provide full technical back up
where needed.
“This is just one of the ways
we support customers. Earlier
this year we ran a CE Marking
workshop for timber window
and door manufacturers with
CE Marking experts Build
Check. We were surprised
that for many it was the first
time they’d been given any
practical information about
how to comply. We had
several windows and doors on
display, and the bi-fold doors
definitely stirred most interest.
“Most joiners make a wide
variety of products and
the Sealco bi-fold door
manufacturing pack is
designed to make it easier
and quicker to produce.”
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Leading Rehau trade
fabricator Shepley
has added even
more doors to its
comprehensive Visage
Composite Door
Collection.
“Door fashions are moving
fast,” says Shepley’s sales and
marketing director Ian Griffiths.
“We have added Powder Blue
and Sage Green to our colours.
The three new designs are
Windsor Cottage, a traditional
half glazed door, the stunning
modern Belvoir with full
height glazing and sleek
pullbar handles, and the very
beautiful Windsor Astragal,
a stylish period design with
sandblasted glass.”
Shepley has also added full
height matching decorative
glass side screens, solving a
longstanding industry problem
for installers and offering even
more opportunities to sell
composite doors.
“There are three additions
to the glass designs too.
The 1920s saw the rise of
decorative glass and the new
additions Charleston and
Caledonian Rose use this
period as their inspiration.
Reflections offers hand
crafted styling for consumers
looking for something
exclusive.
“Front doors are as original as
their owners, and customers
will find what they’re looking
for in the latest Visage
Composite Door Collection
brochure. The 36 page
brochure makes it really easy
to choose a combination and
is filled with photos showing
all the designs and colours
available, and the extensive
glass options including
the stunning Inox brushed
stainless steel glazing range.
“The new brochure also
includes a door checklist
after high praise for the
popular ‘what to look for in
a window’ check list in the
Visage Enhance brochure.
This details what consumers
should look for when
choosing a door and gives
them a tick list to check off
themselves.
“Today’s consumers are
better at buying than ever
before. They are used to
comparing one product with
another and the Visage check
list gives them the opportunity
to compare the technical stuff
that often gets overlooked, as
well as choosing by design.”
The new Visage Composite
Door Collection brochure can
be downloaded here or contact
Shepley on 0161 339 2433.
www.shepley.com
Shepley’s composite
door range is
bigger than ever
As G13 Promotional Campaign
of the Year – Retail winner
and G14 finalist in the same
category, it comes as no
surprise that composite door
pioneer, Solidor, came away
from Grand Designs Live 2014
at the Birmingham NEC with a
number of qualified leads.
Based on the Channel 4 TV series
and presented by design guru Kevin
McCloud, the event was packed with
over 500 exhibitors across six different
sections, covering interiors, gardens,
food and housewares, kitchens and
bathrooms, home improvement, self-
build, renovations, technology and
shopping. This was the second year that
Solidor exhibited at the show with interest
again high in their second generation
composite doors.
This year the show was extended by
a further day to cope with demand
from visitors and it’s been estimated
that around 60,000 visitors came to
the show, up 10,000 on the 2013
official figures. Over the course of the
4 days, approximately 200 qualified
leads were taken by Solidor, taking into
consideration the use of their web-based
Door Designer software on four iPads
that were on display and also the fact
that consumers looking to create their
own door, harnessed this technology
after the event.
Solidor’s consumer facing brand has
not only captured the imagination of
the trade sector, but also in the eyes of
homeowners looking to add a stylish door
to their property. The impressive range
of door designs from the luxurious Italia
Collection to the more traditional, along
with 17 colours and woodgrains inside
and out and exclusive range of hardware
are just some of the key features that set
a Solidor composite door apart from it’s
peers. But it’s not just the external visual
aesthetics that set it apart, as their use
of a solid hardwood timber core and the
promise of a UK manufactured product
are also key influences.
Gareth Mobley, managing director of
Solidor Group comments: ‘We’ve again
captured the imagination of consumers
with our products and marketing at
Grand Designs and look forward to
feeding the leads into our Recommended
and Premium Installers. Our growth really
does not show any signs of abating and
we’re actively investing in the business to
ensure we keep the momentum going.’
For further information on Solidor then
log on to www.solidor.co.uk, e-mail
enquiries@solidor.co.uk or call their sales
office on 01782 847300. You can also add
to their Twitter following @solidorltd.
ANOTHER GRAND DAY OUT

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