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    CDW awarded 9001 again

    Aluminium fabricator CDW Systems has again achieved the coveted ISO 9001 certification. Group compliance manager Kevin Godden said: “Our content management system has been in place for more than five years and is audited every...

    CDW adds Building Regs info

    CDW Systems has created a new ‘Resources’ page on its website that includes summary documents that outline the key revisions to Documents F and L of the Building Regulations. Group Chairman Jeremy Phillips said: “At...

    Exlabesa casement gains PAS24

    The KC51 window system from Exlabesa Architecture UK has now been accredited to PAS24 standard, the manufacturer has announced. The company adds that it has been closely monitored to ensure the product complies with PAS24:2016...

    Lignum gains Secured by Design

    Lignum by The Joinery Network has become the UK’s first timber window and door system to gain the Secured by Design Police Preferred specification. Doug Skins, development officer at Secured by Design, said: "This is great news for...

    Rehau tackles spec and regs confusion with ‘In the Frame’ campaign

    Rehau has launched ‘In the Frame’, a campaign to help window specifiers navigate the landscape of building regulations, technical specifications, and sustainability. The company’s technical experts were concerned that, following several years of fluctuating information...

    New TS008 tech spec from DHF

    The Door & Hardware Federation has launched the revised technical specification, DHF TS 008:2022, Enhanced Security and General Requirements for Letter Plate Assemblies and Slide Through Boxes. This supersedes DHF TS 008:2015, which is now...

    UAP’s Soterian gains Kitemark upgrade

    UAP has announced that its Soterian TS008 letterplate has received an updated TS008 certification from BSI Kitemark. CEO David Jennings said: “The Soterian letterplate is undoubtedly our flagship product here at UAP – it has...

    A watertight case for PatioMaster

    The PatioMaster PVC-U Sliding Door system has achieved 300pa water tightness Class 7a, 600Pa air tightness Class 2 and 1600 Pa wind loading Class A4 following enhanced weather performance testing carried out by Element...

    BBA approves Brett Martin flat rooflights

    Brett Martin has gained BBA Approval for its flat glass rooflights. Sales director Tony Isaac said: “We’re delighted to be able to expand our Flat Glass Rooflight range and also to announce that it has...

    U-1.2 as standard

    Kömmerling has stated that its C70, O70 and new 70mm flush sash systems all meet a U-value of 1.2 W/(m2k) as standard. Technical director Andrew Charlesworth explained: “Given the considerable resources here in the UK...