SAS Hybrid Wins Best Product Award

Senior Aluminium Systems (SAS) has launched Hybrid - a brand new concept in aluminium-timber façade supply and winner of the Glassex and GP&T award for Best New Window Product.

Comprising a range of composite windows, doors and curtain walling, the new SAS Hybrid System combines the long life and low maintenance of aluminium externally with all the benefits of engineered timber internally. But what makes it different is that it is available to fabricators in bar length form.

Launched at Glassex, the new system has already won plaudits from the industry judges at the Glassex and GP&T awards who said: 'This product was selected because of its fast availability, thermal efficiency, low U-values and durability.'

Says SAS sales and marketing director, Steve Wightman: 'Hybrid received an incredible reception when we launched it at Glassex and we were delighted with the award. Other aluminium-timber options have to be bought as a finished product. Ours doesn't, making it more flexible than anything else currently available.'

The Hybrid options provide a number of further benefits including fast availability as the timber for the internal frames is available ex-stock. The aluminium external frames are also available in virtually any polyester colour thanks to SAS's in-house powder coating system at its facility in Doncaster.

Says Steve Wightman: 'Thermal efficiency is a big benefit. Hybrid windows offer the thermal efficiency of timber, which, combined with the latest glass technology, produces U-Values that are well below current and anticipated building regulation requirements.

'This is a very high quality system: All our service centres are fully ISO9000 accredited and the machinery necessary to fabricate Hybrid is only available at SAS ensuring consistency of quality.'

The new Hybrid products are low maintenance, meaning that they are easy to keep and sustain across the life cycle of a building. With pre-treated engineered timber internally, there is no possibility of warping or twisting, and externally the product has the proven benefits of powder-coated aluminium. Both the timber and aluminium are from sustainable sources and at the end of their service life the timber, glass, aluminium and fittings are all fully recyclable.

Hybrid System windows are available in fixed light, casement, tilt and turn and overswing configurations, alongside both doors and curtain walling.

Says Steve Wightman: 'Hybrid is a really exciting product for us, combining the positives of both timber and aluminium in building. This product has been a long time coming and we were delighted to launch it at Glassex this year.'

Senior Aluminium Systems also picked up the Glassex and GP&T Best of Show award for stands sized 51 - 150m2.

Senior Aluminium Systems supplies aluminium facades, windows and doors to the commercial and residential construction markets. Operating from three service centres in Doncaster, Newport and Livingston the company focus is on customer service, local availability and the building of good relationships with specifiers and fabricators.

Hybrid Systems joins an impressive product portfolio that includes aluminium shop fronts, ground floor treatments, doors, windows and curtain walling.

For more information please visit www.seniorhybrid.co.uk.