Doors & Windows
“ KEEPING THINGS SIMPLE ”
RESPONDING TO PART L AND PART F
Steve Winslet , Group Managing Director of Victorian Sliders , explains the company ’ s solution to shifting regulations .
One product , one price . For over 15 years , that ’ s how Victorian Sliders has made the lucrative sash window market accessible to thousands of installers across the UK and Ireland .
While installers often experience complex pricing , we ’ ve kept things simple with a set price regardless of window size – and as the industry faces a new challenge in the form of changing regulation , that ’ s what we ’ re doing again .
Part L and Part F
The government has committed to cutting UK carbon emissions to zero by 2050 . Given that the built environment produces 40 % of the country ’ s total carbon footprint , that means the way we build and refurbish houses has to change .
That ’ s the idea behind the Future Homes Standard . It ’ s been designed to ensure that homes built from 2025 onwards will produce 75 % less carbon emissions than ones built to current standards .
This year , as a step towards that new Future Homes Standard , the government is changing Part L and Part F of Building Regulations .
The new Part L requires new homes to produce 31 % less carbon emissions than the old regulations . The new Part F changes requirements relating to ventilation .
Because we speak to hundreds of installers up and down the country on a weekly basis , we know that many are concerned about what these changes will mean for them .
Which is why we set about providing them with something to help .
An upgraded ECOSlide
I ’ m delighted to announce that we ’ ve upgraded our celebrated ECOSlide window to be fully compliant with both Part L and Part F .
The upgraded product will deliver U-values of 1.4 and a BFRC Rating of A + to meet Part L , and by fitting each window with the maximum number of trickle vents as standard up to 10,000mm 2 ( EQA ), we ’ re ensuring it will meet Part F too .
The window will be priced at £ 249 , for any size up to 1300mm x 2400mm .
An ingenious redesign We were the first UK manufacturer to bring a fixed price PVCu sash window product to the market .
Now we ’ re doing it again , with the introduction of a fixed-price sash window that satisfies the latest regulations .
One of our biggest priorities was to incorporate greater ventilation into ECOSlide without compromising the aesthetics .
Frankly , a lot of previous sash window products have been fitted with trickle vents in a way that detracts from their key selling features . The vents have often spoiled the key thing that makes sash windows desirable in the first place – the looks .
When it came to implementing trickle vents into ECOSlide , we knew we needed to find a more elegant and discreet solution .
That ’ s why we ’ ve placed them in a way that makes them virtually invisible , and offers a much neater , more discreet way of meeting changing regulations .
In the months and years ahead , the sector will undoubtedly face other challenges as the world gears up for a net zero future . At Victorian Sliders , we ’ re committed to doing whatever it takes to provide a product that will help our customers meet these challenges and continue to thrive .
For more information visit
victoriansliders . co . uk or call 01269 846200 .
34 SEPTEMBER 2022 CLEARVIEW-UK . COM