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Customers
of specialist in-line patio door manufacturer Sliders
UK now have access to a new full colour retail brochure. Entitled
'Bring the Outdoors Indoors' brochures are available free of charge or
can be overprinted with customers details / logos at cost.
‘Sliders policy is to assist our customers without promoting our
own name’ stated director Ian Longbottom. ‘This new brochure
carries no mention of Sliders and so customers can use it in either plain
or overprinted format as if it were their own’.
The brochure complements the range of literature from Sliders UK, which
also includes a detailed full colour fitting guide supplied with every
patio door.
For more details contact Ian or Mike at Sliders UK on 01772 698222, fax
on 01772 698333 or email to mailto:sales@sliders-uk.com
Carl
F Direct – More Tools for the Glass and Glazing Industry
Carl
F direct,
the mail order catalogue launched last year, has entered its third edition
with an extended range of tools and new web transaction facility to provide
a secure online purchasing service.
Designed to help anyone working in a hands-on role in the glass and glazing
industry, new products include Air Tools, Bosch and SKIL power tools,
drill/driver bits and window cleaning kits.
With 120 pages of quality products at competitive prices, customers can
select from power/hand tools, measuring equipment, personal protection
equipment, care & maintenance products and ladders. Next day delivery
is offered on all lines except ladders and clothing.
Tel: 08453 665566 (lo-cost)
Email: mailto:sales@carlfdirect.co.uk
Web: http://www.carlfdirect.co.uk
Independent
hardware distributor, Wagner (GB) Ltd,
in association with ventilation specialist, Greenwood
Air Management Ltd, has produced a handy guide to the company’s
range of passive ventilators.
The new document guides the reader through much of the Greenwood range,
including aluminium and PVCu slotvents, over-frame carriers, and glazed
in products such as the aluminium GVC vent and PVCu Bar Carrier.
Also featured are glazed-in louvres and more exotic products such as the
EMM705 Humidity Control Vent and its acoustic cousin, EHA574.
Both of these products operate at all temperatures, without the need of
a power source, and provide 4000mm2 free area.
EHA574 provides acoustic attenuation up to 42dB(A).
Copies of the guide can be obtained by calling Wagner Sales Direct on
01634 263263.
New
Sales Literature from Freefoam
The
new 2004 updated Product Catalogues from Freefoam
Plastics are now in print and include details of Freefoam's
extensive range of fascia/reveal liners, full replacement/newbuild fascia,
soffit & cladding systems, as well as new products and range extensions.
Freefoam, a manufacturer in the roofline and rainwater sector, has been
experiencing sustained growth, well ahead of the industry standard, for
the past number of years and attributes the company’s success to
its commitment to quality, service and innovation.
Tony Walsh, Freefoam Managing Director, comments, ‘We have publicly
stated our intention of becoming the No.1 supplier of roofline products
within our target markets. To achieve this, we have to be the best in
everything we do. This includes developing new products that help installers
to save time and money on site, and minimises the risk of come-backs later.’
Full details of all new products to the Freefoam range are detailed in
the new catalogues. Contact your local Freefoam sales office or area representative
for your copy/copies, or call 01604 759871 in the UK or 021 4911055 in
Ireland. Alternatively email your request directly to mailto:marketing@freefoam.com.
Bohle
Brings Out Bumper Catalogue
Bohle’s
Glass and Glazier Catalogue 2004-05 has been released in the UK and is
packed with hundreds of new products in addition to the large existing
range. The ‘main’ catalogue, as it’s often referred to,
now has 618 pages and contains full colour pictures, detailed descriptions
and prices for every item.
Almost 20,000 different products are featured, which Bohle says makes
it the country’s largest specialist tools supplier for the glass
and glazing industry.
Among the new products in this latest edition are Bohle’s recently
launched sandblasting machines, new glass pliers, several additions to
the company’s UV Bonding and glass hardware collection, more shower
door hinges than ever before, plus all the latest information on developments
with Ritec’s award-winning ClearShield system.
Bohle publishes prices, quantity discounts and technical drawings, for
those products that require them, side by side. Commenting on the format,
Gary Dean, Bohle UK’s Managing Director, says, ‘Our primary
aim is to be clear and open with our customers and to present our comprehensive
range, prices and product details in a user-friendly format. You can see
a product and what it costs at a glance because we believe it’s more
important to make it easy for the customer than to be concerned about
a competitor knowing our prices. And in any case, we’re confident
that we won’t be beaten on price for the same quality product.’
With the publication of the 2004-05 Catalogue, Bohle has met a number
of key commitments which it made to the market when it launched its new
catalogue concept last year. ‘We said we would bring out a new edition
every year, and we promised to add more products each time and ensure
even better prices. Once again we’ve delivered on these promises‘
Gary says.
Over 3,500 Bohle customers will automatically receive the new catalogue
in the next few weeks. Based on previous experience, demand for extra
copies plus requests for copies from new customers is expected to be high.
‘So contact us on 0800 61 61 51 to order your copy now,’ recommends
Gary.
Web: http:// www.bohle.ltd.uk
Groupco
Releases Second Hit CD
A
new feature in Groupco’s 2004
CD catalogue allows its customers to share product information quickly
and efficiently as individual pdfs can now be downloaded as required.
Based on the same layout as last year’s version, this latest CD catalogue
offers improved navigation, and there are 30 new and modified pages, which
take into account new products and updates to existing ones.
Richard Duncan, Groupco’s Managing Director, comments, ‘We have
concentrated on making our 2004 catalogue more user-friendly so that it’s
easier to locate individual product pages and the ability to print the
pdfs is a very useful option.’
The updated version follows on from the success of the first CD catalogue
released in June 2003 and is readily available to Groupco’s existing
customer base, specifiers and anyone who requests a copy via the web,
fax or phone.
‘We are confident that the reaction to the new CD will be good, even
from those who may have preferred a printed catalogue in the past,’
says Richard.
‘As well as updating all the information, we have addressed the one
major concern some customers had about the first CD – ease of navigation.’
Tel: 01733 234750
Web: http://www.groupcoltd.co.uk
Synseal
Launches 5,000 Global CDs
Synseal
Extrusions Ltd
has recently launched 5000 CD Roms as part of its latest marketing campaign
for the Global roof. The CD consists of a practical presentation aimed
at fabricators to demonstrate the features and benefits of the roof. It
also has a presentation for installers to use with the homeowner at the
point of sale.
‘It’s important that we support both our customers and our customers’
customers,’ says Nick Dutton, Sales and Marketing Director of Synseal.
‘We wanted to offer support that is easy to use but that’s also
relevant and more importantly useful, for our customers and their installers.’
Tel: 01623 443 200
Web:
http://www.synseal.com
New
Eurocell Building Plastics Literature
Eurocell
Building Plastics Ltd
has
launched a new Pocket Product Guide, to add to the current range of literature.
Eurocell Building Plastics supplies its own network of 53 trade centres
in the UK and Ireland.
The new literature, which comes in an easy to carry 'in the back pocket'
size, details the full range of Eurocell Building Plastics range of products.
‘From facias to tools the guide will become an essential item to
installers who purchase building plastics, showing them all available
products as well as a list of the Eurocell Building Plastics centres.’
says the company.
Tel: 01773 842 100
Web: http://www.eurocell.co.uk
New
Literature from Deceuninck
Deceuninck
Ltd
has recently introduced a new retail brochure to complement the company’s
existing literature suite. The ten-page brochure is a mixture of lifestyle
settings presented with a modern contemporary feel.
The brochure contains a selection of retail installations including casement
windows, residential doors, conservatories, bays, vertical sliders and
patio doors exposed in a mixture of internal and external applications.
A full range of product finishes is also shown.
The brochures are available from stock by contacting Deceuninck’s
internal sales team.
Tel: 01249 816969
Email: mailto:carol.hearn@deceuninck.com
Deceuninck
Ltd has introduced its step by step guide to
support the company’s E Business customer ordering system, SynergeBuild.
Since the Deceuninck Group launched SynergeBuild back in 2001 over 44%
of Deceuninck’s customers are already taking advantage of the system
and discovering the benefits this technology can deliver.
With an on-line and off-line ordering option, SynergeBuild is the quickest
and most efficient way of placing an order whatever time of the day you
choose. Furthermore, the system is set up with each customers’ unique
personal data so they can view stock levels, product codes, purchase prices
and delivery lead times in one simple transaction. SynergeBuild is a secure
and protected site and all that is required to operate the system is an
internet facility from a current PC.
The Deceuninck Group recently invested over £1 million on improving
customer service and is harnessing SynergeBuild as a vehicle to simplify
trading between the company and its customers.
The SynergeBuild step-by-step guide is available from stock by calling
Deceuninck’s internal sales team.
Tel: 01249 816969
Email: mailto:carol.hearn@deceuninck.com
'A
Touch of Glass' from Hafele UK
Hafele
has announced the release of its new 12 page glossy publication 'A Touch
of Glass'.
'This showcases glass hardware products that we believe will perfectly
complement and indeed enhance the very best in contemporary building design.'
says Gary King from Hafele.
Please contact Hafele to request your free copy.
Tel: 01788 548203
Email: mailto:gary.king@hafele.co.uk
Everwhite
Makes it Easier for Installers with the Launch of a new Brochure
Homeowners
need to be sure before committing to any long term purchase. That is why
Everwhite has designed a new stylish
brochure for its installers to use when selling its roofline products
in the home.
‘Our new glossy consumer brochure with stylish photography clearly
illustrates to homeowners the benefits of choosing Everwhite,’ says
Tony Crutcher, Sales and Marketing Director of Everwhite, ‘focussing
on 10 year guarantees and the fit and forget benefits of installing PVC
roofline. The brochure also highlights what makes Everwhite different
from the rest – the different quality standards our products meet,
the wide range of products we offer, as well as the aesthetic benefits
they achieve. It helps build the homeowner’s peace of mind and differentiate
Everwhite installers from their competitors.’
Tel: 01685 882 447
New
System 10 Specification Guide Now Available
Full
details of the System 10 range of
PVCu windows, doors and curtain walling systems are now available in a
new, full colour, 24 page Specification Guide.
System 10 has been an element in public sector refurbishment projects
since the 1980s. The range includes casement, tilt and turn, top swing
and pivot windows; residential and composite doors, curtain walling and
vertical sliding sash windows.
This extensive product range has been specified for a wide range of applications
including high rise regeneration, traditional low rise refurbishment,
new build social housing, schools, hospitals, health centres and M.O.D.
buildings.
For a copy of the System 10 Specification Guide contact WHS Halo through
email: mailto:system10@whs-halo.co.uk
or telephone 0121 749 3000
Into
the Blue for Aluminium Fabricators
The
Architectural Division of independent hardware distributor, Wagner
(GB) Ltd, has announced the arrival of the 2004-2005 Product
Directory for aluminium doors and windows.
The company’s largest yet, at nearly 200 pages, the Directory is
packed with new products as Wagner expands the choice of quality brands
available to its customers.
Included in the book are products such as door and window locks, handles
and hinges, high-level window gear, ventilators, restrictors and much
more.
This year also sees the launch of architectural ironmongery sales from
the Birmingham-based Architectural Division, and many of these products
are included for the first time.
Identification on the bookcase is made easy, as the distinctive blue and
silver cover sets the aluminium Directory apart from its red-jacketed
PVCu counterpart.
Further information on Wagner’s product range can be obtained from
the relevant Sales Offices on 01675 466411 (aluminium) and 01634 263300
(PVCu and timber).
UK
Steel Glazing Supplier Publishes New Brochure
A
UK steel glazing specialist, with a growing international customer base,
has brought its expertise in curtain walling and roof glazing systems
together in one brochure.
Wright Style Limited, based in Devizes, Wiltshire, supplies
external steel glazing systems, as well as those for internal glazed screens,
partitions and doors.
The firm has enjoyed growth in the UK and Europe, the Middle East, Far
East and Asia through a network of licensed fabricators, who assemble
and install Wright Style’s systems locally.
The company says that the combination of international reach and local
service reflects the fact that working with today’s advanced steel
systems are now as easy as fabricating with aluminium – but with
significant advantages in terms of strength, flexibility and aesthetics.
‘As a supply-only firm, our task is to work in partnership with our
local fabricators, and this new brochure brings together, in one informative
guide, what our advanced systems can achieve,’ said Denis Wright,
M.D of Wright Style.
In support of its fabricator network, Wright Style has brought together
all its steel curtain wall and roof glazing systems into one comprehensive
sales brochure, outlining the general advantages of steel – with
the particular advantages associated with a Wright Style system.
These include the ability to design and build larger free spans of glass
– still incorporating high-specification fire resistance – or
with very high levels of blast resistance to meet the threats posed by
today’s uncertain world.
The new brochure outlines the curtain wall and roof glazing systems that
Wright Style currently manufacture, all designed to give architects new
options to incorporate glass into their designs.
These include the Davex Curtain Wall System that actually allows customers
to specify an individual design to be punched or laser cut into the supporting
profiles – for example, a corporate logo. The Wright Style range
also includes the SR Curtain Walling System, which is suitable for large
glass expanses, or providing up to 120 minutes of integrity and passive
fire protection, and the SG Curtain Walling System that eliminates the
need for external pressure plates and capping profiles – providing
yet another aesthetic option.
Wright Style says that independent test analysis in the UK has successfully
proven that the Wright Style SR system, utilising either steel or stainless
steel framing, provides life-saving protection from large explosive detonations
within close proximity of the façade.
The SR system is designed to withstand the blast pressure, whilst still
retaining the glass within the framing profiles, and therefore preventing
the type of injuries associated with flying glass.
Because of their safety, aesthetics and ease of installation, Wright Style
systems are increasingly being specified across the UK and Europe, and
the Middle- and Far East, with specific contracts nearing completion from
Leeds to Hong Kong and from Singapore to the United Arab Emirates.
‘More and more architects are realising that steel glazing systems
provide a significant aesthetic advantage over aluminium, but with greatly-enhanced
features such as fire safety. That combination of strength, safety and
good looks has allowed us to expand the Wright Style brand into a number
of key markets internationally through our growing network of approved
fabricators,’ said Denis Wright.
For more information on Wright Style, to order sales material, you can
visit the company at http://www.wrightstyle.co.uk
or contact the company by email at mailto:info@wrightstyle.co.uk
Trelleborg
Group's Annual Report 2003 Published
Trelleborg
Group's 2003 Annual Report describes Trelleborg's
process of focusing operations, which is now largely complete.
'The repositioning of recent years through strategic acquisitions and
other measures has resulted in a first-class industrial platform and the
Group is now entering a new phase,' writes CEO Fredrik Arp in his comments.
He also affirms that the Trelleborg Group has a competitive structure
and a strong technological base.
As the result of both large- and small-scale acquisitions in 2003, the
Trelleborg Group grew by nearly 7,000 employees, entailing great emphasis
being placed on integration efforts. The Annual Report specifically presents
the integration process within the Group's new business area, Trelleborg
Sealing Solutions, and Fredrik Arp states that there are strong hopes
of realising the expected synergies.
The overall theme of the Annual Report is organic growth and Fredrik Arp
concludes that future focus will be on organic growth and complementary
acquisitions to help strengthen the Group's core operations. This includes
intensified product-development efforts and expansion in markets such
as Asia and South America.
The Annual Report can be ordered via http://www.trelleborg.com
or from Trelleborg's Corporate Communications department on +46 410-670
00.
New
Magazine Style Brochure from Sierra
Sierra
Windows
has produced a new brochure for installers to offer their customers.
Looking like a glossy coffee table magazine, the high quality booklet
is full of aspirational pictures and articles. Plenty of information is
included so that homeowners can make informed choices when deciding to
invest in PVCu windows and doors. There is also a comprehensive guide
to planning, choosing and building a conservatory.
It can be customised with the Installer's logo and contact details.
Tel: 01803 697000
CAB
Launches New Technical Guide
As
part of its on-going commitment to supplying technical information to
the building industry, the Council for Aluminium
in Building has launched the latest in its series of 'Setting
the Standard' guides.
The CAB's series of 'Setting the Standard' guides are an intrinsic part
of its commitment to providing specifiers, manufacturers, contractors
and sub-contractors with definitive, expert and up-to-date advice on a
range of technical issues relating to the use of aluminium in the building
industry.
Containing clear, concise and practical information, Setting the Standard
5, offers a unique and comprehensive guide to the specification and design
of aluminium doors and entrance screens. The guide includes best practice
advice with regard to the design and specification of doors, guidance
on relevant Building Regulations and fire risk requirements.
Other Guides in the Setting the Standard series, cover aluminium windows;
aluminium curtain walling and framing and the thermal Properties of aluminium
fenestration products and the requirements under Part L of the Building
Regulations.
Setting the Standard 5 is available, along with the other Guides in the
series, from the CAB by calling 01453 828851. Details are also available
on the website http://www.c-a-b.org.uk.
CAB members receive a substantial discount on the cost as part of their
member benefits.
Sliders Installation Guide
Sliders
UK
now includes a comprehensive installation guide with every patio door
that leaves the company’s factory. ‘Every part of the process
from fabrication to installation is critical to the end users satisfaction,’
said director Mike Spain, ‘as specialists we understand our products
completely, the installation guide simply passes on our detailed experience
to assist with what is perhaps the most critical area – quality installation.’
The guide features advice on all aspects of installation, glazing and
trouble shooting and has been recognised by Sliders UK’s customers
as a welcome initiative designed to assist the improvement of fitting
standards – an aim which reflects positively on the whole of the
industry.
‘Since Sliders UK was formed in November 2002 its high quality bevelled
and fully featured products, aggressive pricing and reliable short lead
times have proven a huge success with customers across the UK.’ adds
Mike.
Tel: 01772 698222
Web: http://www.sliders-uk.com
Free
Information about 12,000 Companies for Window Industry Marketing Plans
New
Data Sheets, freely available from Windowbase,
give the numbers of Fabricators and Installers currently active in the
UK and suggest ways of contacting them.
‘Data Sheets 1, 2 and 3 – provide information on Fabricators,
Installers and all Companies supplying Windows, Doors and Conservatories
in the UK – with recommendations on reaching them;’ says Mike
Davis. ‘We have had a rush of people ensuring that all likely companies
know of their Glassex activities, and use our data for mailing or tele-canvassing.
Almost all started by reading these data sheets.’
The data sheets clarify the different information that is available from
Windowbase on each company, and also give the number of fabricators and
installers – over 11,100 at the beginning of 2004 – using each
frame material: PVCu, Wood, Aluminium. (To reach steel window companies,
contact Mike personally)
While the new Data Sheets give the UK numbers at the beginning of 2004,
Mike points out that http://www.winbase.co.uk
also gives the numbers in each UK region, and does the sums too. ‘Just
click on the regions in which you are interested, and you’ll see
the totalled number of, for instance, wood window & conservatory makers,
or just PVCu installers. There’s no excuse for your marketing plan
have ‘guesstimated’ numbers, when they are available on our
web site.’
Does it give numbers of all the UK companies? ‘Not quite!’ says
Mike, ‘At any one time there are around a thousand small installers
or joiners who are not available to answer our questions. None are included
in our data unless we have verified the information with them, so we are
constantly chasing these companies.
Companies are also regularly disappearing. Our best estimate is that there
are some 12,000 window, door and conservatory fabricators or installers
currently active in the UK. If we cannot pin them all down, in spite of
our efforts, you certainly don’t want your sales force wasting their
time chasing the more elusive ones.’
• Data Sheet 1: How To Make Sales to Fabricators
• Data Sheet 2: How To Make Sales to Installers
• Data Sheet 3: How To Make Sales to the UK Window & Conservatory
Industry
… are all available on request from Windowbase, email mailto:info@winbase.co.uk,
or fax +44 (0) 1706 759898, giving your name, company and address, and
a copy will be sent to you.
Or log onto http://www.winbase.co.uk
for detailed information by region
TruSeal
Offers Data Sheet for New Polyisobutylene Sealant
TruSeal
Technologies, Inc.,
a world leader in flexible spacer systems for insulating glass (IG), has
released a product data sheet for EdgeThermTM PIB-H1, a high viscosity,
high strength, 100 percent solids sealant system. A polyisobutylene (PIB)
sealant, PIB-H1 is the second rollout in the EdgeTherm line of IG sealants.
EdgeTherm PIB-H1 is based on a PIB polymer formulated to impart reinforcement,
resist degradation from ultraviolet light and provide low moisture permeability.
With its high viscosity formula, PIB-H1 resists shearing in large, heavy
lites of glass and retains flexibility through a wide temperature range
to compensate for thennal movement of IG units.
PIB-H1 is used as the pnmary seal on IG units while providing the main
moisture vapour seal between the glass and metal spacer. It must be used
with a secondary seal designed to provide structural strength. The product's
properties provide a low moisture vapour transmission rate, consistent
quality and good adhesion to glass and metal through a wide temperature
range.
For information about TruSeal's EdgeTherm PIB-H1 product data sheet or
to receive a free copy, please contact Pat Kreider at mailto:kreider@truseal.com
and ask for brochure # F-8075.
Point
of Sale Support from Roto
Hardware
manufacturer, Roto Frank, has produced
a range of point of sale material to support fabricators and installers
in the promotion of the company’s twin cam security locking system
for windows (TSL).
The
material includes full colour posters and leaflets together with co-ordinating
literature dispensers for display in showrooms. Two types of poster are
available, each reflecting the style and content of the leaflet, which
is presented under the ‘Why choose TSL?’ theme. The literature
features a specially commissioned ‘burgled room’ photograph
on the front cover, followed inside by details on TSL’s excellent
security performance, durability and quality.
All of the information has been specifically designed to appeal to the
home owner, with lifestyle photography depicting safety and security and
technical details kept to a minimum.
Adrian Vicker, sales director at Roto, comments, ‘This is the first
time we have produced information for the end user and it reflects our
confidence in TSL’s performance and market potential. We also know
that the promotional material will be very much appreciated by the installer
as it will provide additional reasons for selecting windows fitted with
TSL’s high security features.
‘TSL is already proving popular with many fabricators and we believe
that, with its exceptional performance and easy fitting, it is only a
mater of time before TSL replaces the shootbolt as the installer’s
and home owner’s automatic choice for providing high security on
windows.’
The new point of sale material can be obtained direct from Roto, by calling
Phil Smith on 01788 558619.