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Velocity Hinge Update
VBH Marketing Manager Gary Gleeson provides an insight into the development of the hardware company’ s rising star product...
» WHEN WE DECIDED TO EXPAND our hinge range recently, it was a given that any new hinge must meet the requirements of the latest UK security standards, but we asked our customers“ What else do you want from a door hinge?”
The answers all pointed to the following: fabricators want a hinge that is quick and easy to fit, easy to handle in the factory with minimal packaging and can carry heavy doors with ease. Installers want lots of easy adjustment and, of course, everybody wants a hinge that looks great and comes with a long manufacturer guarantee.
No pressure then, but with the resulting new Velocity hinge, our greenteQ design team came up trumps.
Starting with security, Velocity’ s main components are manufactured from high quality zinc and stainless steel. The design ensures that fixings locate into frame and sash reinforcement. Velocity has achieved PAS24:2022 passes on a number of PVCu door systems and is approved by Secured by Design as a Police Preferred Specification. Velocity is very quick to fit. Once the frame bearing has been positioned using a simple jig and fixed into place, the sash component simply slots in and acts as its own jig. Just insert the hinge pin, and fix into place.
Velocity is delivered in easy-to-handle boxes of 24 hinges, so finding all the components is easy, with little risk of losing anything. Packaging waste is kept to a minimum.
Installers enjoy working with doors that feature Velocity as it offers them plenty of 3D adjustment on site to help to accelerate the installation process.
Velocity is designed to last. Its robust construction and clever design mean that it can carry doors weighing up to 100KG. As with all greenteQ products, Velocity is supplied with a 10-year performance guarantee.
Lastly, Velocity’ s slim lines mask its in-built strength and adjustment, and with the recent addition of Agate Grey, there are now 14 attractive stock colours to suit any door finish, all with a 20-year surface guarantee.
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