Fit Show 2017 review
June 2017

If anything can rival the scale and success of the FIT Show 2017, it’s the enthusiasm of so many exhibitors to tell everyone about it. So, now and for the next few weeks, we have created a page to link to reports of individual companies and some of their news and views from the show, building up each week as more of the reports come in.

PREFIX SYSTEMS has formally launched its Warmroof Hybrid solid roof, which was on its stand at this year’s FIT Show.
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RegaLead was back at FIT with new products and services delivered via its three specialist divisions: Coatings, Door Products and Glass.
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The new VEKA Vertical Slider was one of several window and door systems debuted by Veka Group at the FIT Show.
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Veka Group used the FIT Show to debut its new Imagine Lift & Slide Patio Door.
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Tom Finn of Fusion WD, who was the lucky winner of BM ALUMINIUM’s FIT Show football break prize draw and has won tickets to the European football match of his choice, along with flights and hotels for his trip.
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Guests at THE VEKA UK GROUP stand at the FIT Show 2017 had the first look at innovations including the SmartFold Door.
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Profine Group CEO and owner, Dr Peter Mrosik, took time out to visit the FIT Show and the KÖMMERLING stand.
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FIT Show 2017 organisers have hailed the first-ever ‘BIG Tuesday’ as a roaring success.
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Guests at this year’s FIT Show Gala Dinner raised £15,233.57 following a heartfelt appeal for donations to Macmillan Nurses by Gary Morton, well known for his own charity work through GM Fundraising.
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Winkhaus has reported ‘great feedback’ from the FIT Show with much interest shown by visitors in its AV3 locking systems range.
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Aluminium fabricator AluFoldDirect has praised FIT Show 2017’s showcasing of aluminium.
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The 2017 FIT Show was another successful event for Brisant Secure. Brisant’s stand was in a prime spot at the entrance to the VIP area, visible the length of the main aisle in Hall 7.
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Windowbase, the UK’s only prospect data supplier 100% dedicated to the window market, has once again had a successful and rewarding visit to the FIT Show.
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Aluminium systems company Reynaers made a big splash for the company’s first appearance at this year’s FiT Show.
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The 2017 FIT Show was the ‘best show in 20 years’ according to Phoenix Doors, which unveiled a number of new composite door developments on a shared stand with its parent company MASCO UK Window Group.
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Belfast’s UCS Design Group is celebrating 10 years of partnership with Spectus Systems.
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Spacer bar manufacturer Edgetech, a Quanex company, took visitors back to the classroom as they showcased the ‘science of warm edge’ at the FIT Show 2017.
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The identity of Jackloc’s very special FIT Show guest was finally revealed to be none other than Her Majesty The Queen.
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ALUWOOD WINDOWS says timber window fabricators and joiners at FIT Show were drawn to the stand because of the low set-up costs and fast lead times offered by the aluclad timber window and door system.
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The FIT Show was the finalé to a viral campaign for REAL ALUMINIUM for which the brand won ‘best creative FIT 2017 marketing campaign’ at the gala dinner on the Wednesday evening.
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ATLAS GLAZED ROOF SOLUTIONS unveiled its ‘Skyroom Lean-To’ – said to be the only product of its kind at the FIT Show, incorporating a raised internal ringbeam and 300mm high contemporary aluminium external cornice to create the look of an orangery.
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Jay Patel, aïr Brand Ambassador said of the FIT Show: “We received an astonishing response to aïr from FIT visitors.
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APEER is unlikely to be slowing down after the success of the FIT Show – the manufacturer has eight more shows left in its calendar, making a total of 13 planned for the whole year.
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BM ALUMINIUM celebrated its 10th anniversary at FIT where it says it welcomed a record number of new and existing customers to the stand, as well as announcing the winners of its anniversary competition to win a trip to a European football match.
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BOWATER BY BIRTLEY was showing a new range from two names at the FIT Show.
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CARL F GROUPCO as sole distributor of PN hardware by Roto in the UK, launched System 700, a range of fully reversible hardware for windows at the FIT Show.
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The centrepiece of the COMPOSITE WOOD COMPANY stand was the company’s new garden room with a veranda.
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DEKKO WINDOW SYSTEMS unveiled a number of new additions to its product ranges at the FIT Show.
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ELUMATEC says it left the FIT Show with ‘a string of promising leads’ after showing its newly expanded Sturtz machining range in the UK for the first time.
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Neil Fraser of trade fabricators Rana Park Ltd, pictured with EMMEGI sales manager Andrew Jones, was one of several visitors who took advantage of the company’s FIT Show offer of a free TKE sealant machine with every order for an Itaca Solution crimper.
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New GGF Chief Executive Phil Pluck said of the FIT Show: “It was an invaluable event for really getting under the skin of the industry and discovering what people and businesses are really doing and thinking.
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Jason Thompson, Director at The Glazerite UK Group Ltd reflected on the FIT Show: “The show is the industry’s key event so always gives us a great platform to reach out to potential trade partners and show what we have to offer.
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The HAFFNER MURAT team are once again celebrating a successful FIT Show. Managing Director Dave Thomas said, “Our stand was busy throughout the three days with particular interest shown in our new SC220/60 aluminium machining centre.
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A bespoke new build in Dunsford, Devon took the prize for FIT Show 2017 Installation of the Year for NORDIC INSTALLATIONS.
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Residence didn’t have a stand at the FIT Show this year but a number of customers did.
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SEALCO has booked again for 2019 after enjoying a FIT Show with interest from a record number of visitors.
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“We took a stand at the FIT show to launch our new £5,000 guarantee. It was the perfect platform."
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Visitors to the SWISSPACER stand saw the company’s new personalised laser marking demonstration in partnership with Domino.
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SYNSEAL GROUP revealed another new WarmCore product at the FIT Show.
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Hardware supplier VBH report that its third visit to FIT Show was the best yet in terms of product launches, visitor numbers and leads, and has reserved a 75% bigger stand for the next event, in 2019.
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Just a handful short of 10,000 ‘unique’ visitors ensured the FIT Show lived up to expectations as the biggest by far, with a footfall that was nearly 17% up on last year – and more than 60% more than the previous year.
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More than 100 installers have signed up to Epwin’s Excellence as Standard installer programme in the first week since its launch at the FIT Show.
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Trade Centre network Stevenswood was focussing on further acquisition at its FIT Show debut, where it posed the question to trade counter owners: ‘will you be next to join?’
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A booming private rental market was highlighted by Robert Palmer of Palmer Market Research as one of the major factors driving long-term change in the window and door industry.
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LINIAR used the FIT show to unveil EnergyPlus 90, a nine-chamber, 90mm window system said to be capable 
of 0.7 W/m²K.
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Promac Group reports ‘exceptional demand’ for its new Graf Synergy SLS welder for bay and conservatory sills, unveiled at the FIT Show.
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The £100million-plus Customade Group formally celebrated its merger with Polyframe at the FIT Show.
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The Trojan Group reports ‘an outstanding FIT Show’. Group Managing Director Tony Chadwick said: “Both existing and potential customers were extremely interested in our latest products. 
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Aluplast unveiled its new Lift-and-Slide Patio door at FIT 2017. Capable of spanning openings of 6.5m X 2.8m, the modular 85mm system can accommodate glazing units of up to 51mm.
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Leka Systems unveiled its Orangery Roof at this year’s FIT Show.
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Smart home security was the focus for YALE at the FIT Show on the stand, which also scooped the award for ‘Best Stand Under 80m2’ at the FIT Show Awards. 
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Bohle says the specification of larger IGUs and their onsite handling, prompted high levels of interest in its LiftMaster B1 manual lifting device at the FIT Show.
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AluK stand, where the company unveiled the four new products at FIT, three in AluK’s Luminia range.
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