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Ten Out Of Ten, Zen And Xen

The team at AluFold Direct believe they have achieved a ten out of ten and a state of Zen with the launch of Xenlite – an easy fit option for...

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Foresight Means Part L Is No Problem For Exlabesa Customers

One of Britain’s aluminium systems companies has  looked ahead and invested in upgrades to ensure its customers will cope with tightening...

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Central Turns 40

1982 - the Falklands war; inflation at 8.6%; Prince William is born; on stage, Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a bat; Reliant Products Limited comes...

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From Fom - Exeter Firm Bags First Italian CNC

Exeter Trade Aluminium has invested in the FMC470, four axis CNC machining centre by Fom Industrie. It is the first to be imported into the UK from...

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Delivering Certainty For Installers

What installers want most at the moment is certainty. After so much disruption in the supply chain, they’re quite rightly looking for...

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Bi-Folds Open Up Sheerline Range

Sheerline has launched a new range of bi-fold doors, which extends its range of Sheerline Prestige aluminium windows and doors. The company is...

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Korniche To Take Centre Stage As Brand Comes Of Age

Made for Trade says the product name Korniche is so strongly recognised will now always figure more predominantly than the company name in future...

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GGF For Aluminium Allies

A new GGF Aluminium Group for companies operating in the aluminium sector has been formed after the organisation identified a gap in the current...

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Thoroughly Modern At Modplan

Trade fabricator, Modplan has taken a complete Business Micros’ Evolution and EvoNET software package to deliver a more streamlined service to...

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DAWS Opens Up On Fifth New Kombimatec

Door And Window Systems, a Liverpool based fabricator, has continued to increase productivity with the installation of its fifth new Kombimatec...

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Artful Display At Bournemouth Uni

Aluminium windows from SAS have helped create a warm and welcoming accommodation scheme for the students of Arts University Bournemouth. Senior...

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AluK Gets A Lift With Williams As New MD

Michael Williams is the new MD at AluK. He has extensive construction industry experience after a career at global lifts and escalators firm...

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Total's Quantum Leap

The new Quantum patio door handle is designed to offer homeowners an elegant yet robust design according to Total Hardware. The new handle joins...

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Bi-Fold Billions – Money To Be Made As Garden Doors Open Up

AluK says that the F82 bi-fold is the product for installers and fabricators who want to tap into the £250 billion savings mountain which the...

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Ali Firm Marks 30th Anniversary

From the end of the Cold War to the introduction of the World Wide Web, 1991 was a notable year for many reasons but for Senior Architectural Systems,...

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Hard Time In Lockdown Determines New Home Desires

What made things harder during lockdown and how this has changed buyers’ requirements for their next home has been revealed in a new report by...

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Stag Hunt Proves Successful - Five In Haul

Stag Aluminium, one of Scotland’s leading aluminium glazing specialists, has been successful in its hunt for five additional systems from...

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Aluminium Gets Into The Groove To Accept PVC-U Hardware

Garnalex has launched Sheerline Prestige. The new system features a full depth Eurogroove which means it will accept PVC-U hardware. The Prestige...

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Havin' It Large In Manchester

Dekko has expanded its manufacturing capacity with a new aluminium factory. The 25,000sq.ft facility, is located close by the fabricator’s main...

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Profine Gets S&S From Garnalex In Challenging Times

Profine Extrusions UK says it has been getting great support and service since the systems company switched to source its aluminium profiles from...

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Goals Scored At Brentford And York

A hattrick of fenestration solutions from Senior Architectural Systems alongside a team performance by Elite Aluminium and Buckingham Group has played...

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The China Syndrome - Garnalex On Anti-Dumping Duties

On 22 September the European Commission announced plans to impose anti-dumping duties on aluminium extrusions from China. Those plans could cause the...

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Covid-secure - Aluminium Windows Make A Difference In Schools

The government’s plans to rebuild and modernise schools, coupled with the need to make all facilities Covid-secure, present numerous challenges....

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Slimmer Frames, Bigger Sizes, Grander Entrances

Aluminium installers can get extra large single and French doors from aïr to meet the latest contemporary home design trends. This latest...

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Slow Housing Market Boosts Demand For Home Extensions

With the housing market in stasis, a jump in homeowner demand for more living space is driving growth in aluminium. Figures released by the...

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Beating The Hurdles At Cheltenham

Despite all the hurdles thrown up by coronavirus and lockdown, Eurocell's PVC-U building products are now available from a new branch in...

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Warm Welcome As Warmcore Returns

When Profine UK Extrusions bought the Warmcore brand out of administration, the folk at Abcell were chuffed to be able to continue to manufacture Graf...

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TheInstaller.pro - Helping Those Who Help Themselves

One of the early adopters to choose to advertise on the brand new TheInstaller.pro has bounced back to pre-Covid shutdown levels in less than four...

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Full Frontale - Take A Sneaky Peak Now

Here is an opportunity to go on a virtual tour of hardware giant Maco's virtual stand at the cancelled Fensterbau Frontale 2020 - and Rehau's...

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Virtual Reality - Fensterbau Tour Is Free Online

Installers and fabricators will soon be able to access a virtual series of content initially created for the cancelled Fensterbau trade fair for...

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The Fabricator Magazine

The Fabricator Magazine

Don’t miss this one - The Fabricator May issue in digital format is out right now right now with a bumper FIT Show Guide with an Exhibitor List, Floorplan and the Editor’s Picks on who is best to see. Plan your trip. We will have lots of printed issues on our Stand – E51. Grab a coffee and a copy. To Read The Magazine - Click The Pic

 

Cover Story - A ray of sunshine

Cover Story - A ray of sunshine

The revised Building Regulations Part L will mean an upgrade in glass specification. But going beyond compliance could open up more opportunities to sell integral blinds encased in solar controlled glass writes Ian Short MD of Morley Glass. To Read More - Click The Pic http://profinder.eu/fab-may22/fab-may22.html#p=10

 

Trade News - Kolorseal at NFA

Trade News - Kolorseal at NFA

Kolorseal has once again committed to sponsoring the National Fenestration Awards. MD Deborah Hendry says: “The NFAs have been gaining massive popularity over the last few years and bring a healthy competitive edge to business.” To Read More - Click The Pic

 

The CAB Column - Not hot enough?

The CAB Column - Not hot enough?

There are some that think aluminium framed windows will not be able to meet the thermal demands of the upcoming changes to document L of the building regulations. Whilst it’s fair to say that the proposed changes do pose a challenge – and not just for aluminium. But – membership feedback at our recent spring forum confirms that our system company members are already prepared – writes Council for Aluminium in Building Chairman, Phil Slinger. To Read More - Click The Pic

 

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Trade News – Specialist Smith

Trade News – Specialist Smith

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection has expanded its team with the appointment of Lauren Smith as operations administrator. To Read More - Click The Pic

 

Marketing - So, what’s trending?

Marketing - So, what’s trending?

Alex Tremlett operations manager at Insight Data has the latest predictions for successful email marketing in 2022 and beyond - and going mobile is just one of them. To Read More - Click The Pic