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    June 15? – Veka spells it out in black and white

    Veka has launched a new clear and concise guide to how all its window systems can meet a U-value of 1.2 W/m2K or lower when the revised Building Regs come into force next month.The...

    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...

    Comp Door gains ‘Made in Britain

    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...

    PAS24 gain for AT Precision

    Aluminium bi-fold hardware supplier AT Precision has passed the PAS 24:2016 test for all the products it offers. The company sells to over 100 fabricators across the country, and their Everglide range includes bi-folding door...

    Overpriced and overdue – CSCS warns over third-party card sales

    Site workers are being warned about being charged excessive sums for Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards after complaints by applicants being charged almost double by unaffiliated third-party websites for cards as well as...

    DoorCo ORiGINAL doors meet new Doc L 

    DoorCo has confirmed that its ORiGINAL foam-core composite door meets the new regulations of Approved Document L, set to come into effect in June, with all relevant test data available in support. MD Dan Sullivan...

    Kawneer completes sound absorption tests on curtain walling

    Kawneer has carried out a comprehensive range of acoustic performance tests for its AA100 and AA110 stick curtain wall systems used throughout Europe. Testing, carried out at the Vinci Technology Centre in Leighton Buzzard, included...

    BFRC launches acoustic standard

    The BFRC today announced that it is launching a new, independently verified acoustic rating system for windows and doors set to be unveiled later this month. The rating will be shown via a label, in...

    Distinction backs Select Windows in PAS 24:2016 gain

    Walsall-based Select Windows (Home Improvement) Ltd has achieved PAS 24:2016 with its Liniar Composite Residential Door System which uses the Distinction Doors 44.5mm GRP faced composite door blank and Liniar composite door profile. Operations director...

    Comp Door claims a first with PAS 24:2022

    Comp Door says it is the first composite door supplier to achieve BSI Kitemark to BS 8529:2017 and PAS 24:2022 standard of enhanced security and weather resistance. Technical director Pierre Mifsud said: “I think what...