Standards

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...

Comp Door has gained the Made in Britain label, joining the Staffordshire-based company’s existing accreds, including UKCA, Secured by Design, BSI ISO, BSI Kitemark, and ACDM. The company says its leadership team views the Made...

The British Fenestration Rating Council has partnered with Sheffield-based print supplier Digital 2000 to give discounts to BFRC members on energy performance labels produced under the Window Energy Ratings Scheme (WERS). Members can order labels...

Deceuninck Aluminium has declared its Decalu88 bi-folding door achieves U-values of 1.2W/m2K with double glazed units, comfortably meeting new requirements for newbuild as well as home improvement under Part L from June this year,...

Independent hardware distributor Window Ware has created a summary document outlining the key revisions to Part F (ventilation) of Building Regulations in England for both new builds and refurbishments ahead of the new regulations...

The Avia Secure smart door lock from Mighton Products has been awarded DHF TS621:2018 accreditation. To achieve DHF TS621:2018 accreditation, locks are subjected to a series of rigorous tests designed to accurately simulate a criminal...

Mercury has achieved its first ‘Green’ day across all three of its factories after 12 weeks of it adopting its lean manufacturing strategy, as well as establishing a dedicated metrics room that is now...

Conservatory Outlet has again passed its ISO 9001:2015 assessment. Head of technical, quality and continuous improvement Scott Brittain said: “This achievement underlines how committed the company is to the quality management system, ensuring that our...

An industry-wide round table on the proposed changes to Part L of the Building Regs is to be hostel by AluK  next Tuesday (5 October)with guests including representatives from Saint-Gobain, Maco, Emplas and the...

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...