Duraflex to shut its doors months after losing Safestyle
UK Windows and Doors Group is set to close its Duraflex PVCu extrusion business only eight months after losing the 3,500 tonnes/year Safestyle contract.
The group has begun consultations with employees over the system’s 275,000sqft...
Kömmerling hits U-1.2 with six-chamber flush sash
Kömmerling has launched a new six-chambered flush sash profile for its 70mm platform that can achieve a U-value of 1.2 (W/m2K) as standard, in line with the proposed new Building Regulations for housing and...
Morley bounces back after tornado-hit factory and glass supply crisis
Morley Glass is celebrating starting 2022 with a return to its 10-12 lead time boast after a year that saw a tornado destroy one of its principal supplier’s factories on top of industry-wide global...
Aluplast ready to double capacity with £26m investment
Aluplast is on course to double its capacity for the UK and Europe with its new £26million, 50 twin extrusion line facility, due to start production in Poland by next summer.
The first stage of...
Schüco adds AW CT 72 for simpler fabrication
Schüco has launched the AW CT 72 window system designed for cost-efficient and simple fabrication in both residential and commercial settings.
Reducing the complexity of fabrication means that both larger fabrication companies with industrial processing facilities...
Ultraframe unveils hup!, the no-brickie, factory-built extension system
Ultraframe is to use the FIT show to launch a new extension building system with a solid wall that can be assembled as quickly as ten square metres in five minutes – without the...
Schüco launches UDC80 unitized façade system
Schüco is introducing its new UDC 80 unitized façade system for medium and high rise residential or commercial buildings.
The 80mm profile system, with a U-value of 0.86 W/m²K, is designed to incorporate a range...
Schüco adds more choices for AS FD bi-fold
Schüco has expanded the options for its AS FD aluminium bi-fold door system to ionclude triple glazing and a wider range of opening configurations.
The system can achieve panel sizes up to 3.5 metres high...
Liniar completes 4,000 w/w Safestyle changeover
Liniar says it has now completed the transition to supplying Safestyle UK in a move first announced last year that will see it extrude around 3,500 tonnes of profile a year for the retailer.
The...
Smart unveils Alitherm 400 system
Smart Architectural Aluminium has launched the Alitherm 400 system for casement windows and single and double doors for residential and light commercial applications.
Alitherm 400 features Smart’s Quick-Glaze Beads with integrated gasket with the profiles...
