AluK to host Part L debate
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...
Architects get behind Part O to combat overheating – survey
More than nine out of ten architects are setting their standards higher than the minimum required by the new Part O regs on combatting overheating in homes, according to a poll by Pilkington UK...
Pyroguard gains ISO 14001:2015
Pyroguard, part of the Technical Fire Safety Group, has achieved ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management standard across its UK sites.
The ISO 14001 standard outlines the most effective ways to put a successful environmental management system...
Security accreditation for thermal commercial door
Jack Aluminium has announced that its TD68 thermal commercial door has passed STS202 – BR2 testing, with a new hardware offering on a 2.5m high double doorset.
STS202 – BR2 accredits doors for protection against...
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...
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...
Decalu88 ready for revised Part L
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,...
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...
Liniar adds PAS24 option to Modlok patio system
Innovation can take many forms. For Liniar, this means launching new, cutting-edge products and continually improving its existing product range to be more efficient in terms of security, safety or energy efficiency.
Liniar says its...
Stellar ‘good to go’ on Part L
Epwin Window Systems says its Stellar aluminium system is ‘good to go’ when the new Part L of Building Regulations comes into force on 15 June.
Business development director Phil Parry said: “Stellar’s unique design...
