INDUSTRY NEWS
Is Anthracite Grey The New ‘ Black ’?
» FREEFOAM BUILDING Products announce the recent introduction of Anthracite Grey to its growing range of PVC Cladding products .
So is Anthracite Grey the new ‘ black ’ . . . it ’ s certainly up there as one of the front runners to replace tired old timber cladding or white PVC cladding .
Anthracite Grey is now available across the full Fortex cladding range featuring three
different styles of board . The Weatherboard style is a feather edge product designed to give a clean ‘ New England ’ look , the Double Shiplap range features a wide board giving quick coverage over large areas , and the most recent introduction the Shadow Gap board offers an attractive more subtle embossed finish with an attractive groove giving definition between boards .
Freefoam now offers three greys across the Fortex ® cladding range , Misty Grey a soft light shade , Storm Grey , a mid range tone and now the darker colour of Anthracite Grey . Freefoam knows that availability is key for any new building product , so all colours of cladding are available directly from stock , with no lead time - a big advantage for stockists and installers .
Freefoam have long been seen as the colour specialists . Making a commitment to colour over 15 years ago we manufacture one of the most advanced PVC-U and PVC-UE fascia and soffit ranges using patented Colourmax ® technology . This means we offer colour variety , colour-matching and colour-fast options across our range with no lead time on our standard eight fascia and soffit colours .
“ Anthracite Grey is an incredibly popular choice for fascias , soffits and gutters ,” comments Colin St John , Commercial Director at Freefoam . “ It was the next logical step to add this attractive shade to our cladding range . It means homeowners can now match their cladding to their roofline , windows , and doors for a full suite , which offers installers the opportunity to upsell additional products – another example of Freefoam ‘ Helping Customers to Grow ’!”
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MADE IN YORKSHIRE RECYCLING RECOGNITION
» THE POST-CONSUMER Morley Glass is based glass recycling initiative near Leeds , where it crushes developed by Morley Glass in end-of-life IGUs collected from conjunction with Saint-Gobain installers into cullet , which Glass has been named a finalist is then used by Saint-Gobain in the ‘ Sustainable Ethical Glass to manufacture new Manufacturer Award ’ category energy efficient glass at its of the Made in Yorkshire 2024 Eggborough factory near Selby . Awards ( on 7th March 2024 ). Even the machinery developed This is an annual awards to crush intact was created programme which highlights in the region by Hull-based excellence in businesses based Concept Engineering . in Yorkshire and the Humber , Revenue generated through with previous winners including Senior Aluminium Systems , used to benefit community
the production of cullet is also
Gripple and Swift Group . initiatives seeking to deliver Ian Short , Managing environmental and social Director of Morley Glass said , benefits , the vast majority “ Yorkshire has such a rich of which are also located in heritage of manufacturing Yorkshire . excellence and innovation , which is why it is particularly special to be recognised as one of the best .” www . morleyglass . co . uk
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