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    AluK launches U-Value calculator for Part L range

    AluK has created a bespoke Fensa-accepted U-Value calculator to coincide with the roll out of the HI products in its Part L compliant range. The calculator is available via the AluK customer portal and allows...

    Doors go digital with new doorset PDT

    Manufacturers and distributors of doorsets can now supply consistent performance data to specifiers, contractors and building owners, thanks to the development of a new industry-approved Product Data Template (PDT) for doorsets. The doorset PDT was...

    Clearview gains CHAS accreditation

    Clearview Home Improvements has gained CHAS (The Contractor's Health and Safety Scheme) with Principal Contractor status. Contracts Director Richard Ashley said: “We're one of a handful of companies in our field with this leading accreditation....

    Reynaers gains PAS24 on patio systems

    Reynaers has gained PAS 24 certification on its Concept Patio 130, HiFinity and MasterPatio lift and slide systems. ConceptPatio 130 is Doc L compliant. HiFinity can be fabricated to a height of over 4metres and...

    hup! gains Assent and JHAI

    The hup! building system from Ultraframe has been approved by Assent and JHAI. This means users can choose to work with either industry body to carry out their Building Regulation approvals as a simple alternative...

    Flush door passes PAS24

    Aluplast’s new open-out Flush Door has successfully passed the PAS24:2016 and BS6375-2:2009 testing procedures, the3 company has announced. Like the company’s Flush Casement, the new dedicated Flush Door suites with the systems company’s Ideal 70...

    Ultraframe up-specs for new Welsh and Scots regs

    The Ultraroof and Livinroof solid roof systems from Ultraframe have had their U-Values further enhanced ahead of changes to Building Regulation requirements in Wales and Scotland. The changes mean that the U-Value requirement of solid...

    Sheerline adds SBD option to S1 roof lantern

    Sheerline has added an optional security upgrade to its S1 aluminium roof lantern to give it Secured By Design accreditation. The upgrade, which is invisible on finished roofs, adds additional clamping plates, locking the SBD...

    Veka extends Black & White guides for Scotland and Wales

    The systems house has also updated the original version covering England, which was launched at the FIT Show with information on how all its window systems can meet a U-value of 1.2 W/m2K. The new...

    Cyber Essentials certified

    Carl F Groupco has achieved certification from Cyber Essentials, a Government-backed scheme aimed at protecting organisations against a range of common cyber attacks. MD John Crittenden explained: “Every business takes steps to ensure the security...