Clearview Midlands September 2014 - Issue 154 | Page 64

doors&windows

Failure to comply with CPR leaves
companies operating illegally
The Glass and Glazing
Federation (GGF) has warned
that some window and door
companies are operating illegally
as a result of their failure to
comply with the Construction
Products Regulation (CPR),
which came into effect on 1 July
2013.
The regulation, described as
‘the most significant change for
a decade’, affects the way in
which construction products are

sold in Europe. As a result it is
now mandatory for construction
manufacturers to apply CE
marking to any of their products
covered by a harmonised European
standard (hEN) or European
Technical Assessment (ETA).
Although it is a legal
requirement, the GGF claims that
some window and door companies
are still not complying with this
new legislation, a year on from its
implementation.

Giles Willson, GGF chief
executive and director of technical
affairs, said: “Installers need to be
CE marking the window if they
buy frames/glass separately because
they are placing the finished
product on the market.
“Glazed frames are the
responsibility of the fabricator
who places these on the market by
selling them to the installer.”

Giles Willson

www.ggf.org.uk/ce-marking

RESIDENCE 9 FLUSH SASH
FOR CLASSIC AUTHENTICITY

Glazerite’s Residence 9 classical flush sash
window is now in full production after
what the company says was “unprecedented
response” to its preview at the FIT Show.

Residence 9 is the advance in the quest for
traditional realism using modern materials.
The Glazerite Residence 9 window is
specifically offered only in mechanicallyjointed and colour-foiled to replicate this 19th
century timber style, which was originally
made with square, not diagonal, joints and
painted, never stained.
Glazerite Director, Jason Thompson
explained: “With such an authentic classical
window, it seems only natural that we should
uphold that authenticity as faithfully as
possible and the reaction, both from FIT

Show visitors and from a preview event earlier
at the Residence 9 factory, told us that this was
the right decision.”
The design replicates traditional opening
mechanisms and hardware, but the window
is ‘A’ Rated as standard with 28mm double
glazing or can achieve 0.8U-Value with
44mm triple glazed – meeting Passivhaus
requirements. The launch is backed with a
range of marketing support for installers and a
bespoke website.
www.glazeritewindows.co.uk

P C Henderson evolves
automation for glass doors
P C Henderson has expanded
its Evolve range with the
introduction of Evolve Glass, a
new automated system for glass
doors.
Evolve 60 for Pocket Doors,
Evolve 80 for single doors and
Evolve 80 SIM for bi-parting
doors have all been included
in the upgrade along with the
F136E fascia suitable for use with
Evolve Glass 80 and Evolve Glass
80 SIM.

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SEP 2014

Evolve offers a convenient and
highly sophisticated automated
system suited to a variety of
applications. Evolve 60 for
instance is an ideal solution
where space is at a premium, such
as toilets and en suite bathrooms,
as the pocket door slides perfectly
within the wall cavity.
The Evolve hardware range is
simple to fit and program with
a high level of safety, due to its
decoupling action which allows

manual operation, obstacle
detection and safe low voltage.
While the Evolve 80 SIM kit
can be used with two doors with
a combined weight of up to
80kg.
With a range of both wired
sensors and a remote fob
available, Evolve offers users
a versatile system that easy to
operate.
www.pchenderson.com

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