Clearview National April 2015 - Issue 161 | Page 58

DOORS&WINDOWS Door and window order for challenging West African beachfront development »»St Helens-based VEKA fabricator, Qualplas, has recently fulfilled one of the more unusual contracts of its 25-year history by manufacturing windows, doors and French doors for a residential project, under construction in Ghana! The contract was referred to Qualplas via The VEKA UK Group website following initial contact from contractor Barry Alger, who is coordinating the project from his beachfront property nearby. Andrew Smith, Qualplas’ Managing Director explains, “Barry was sold on using VEKA systems having been so impressed with the durability of the units installed on his own property, which neighbours the new development. “The VEKA UK Group referred the project to us as Barry had specified that he wanted to use a reputable fabricator with a long-standing relationship with VEKA. His other main criterion was our closeness to the Liverpool Docks, purely for the comparative ease of shipping the finished units to West Africa.” The new development is situated on Victoria Beach near Takoradi, Ghana, and will consist of 24 serviced apartments, office facilities, a bar and restaurant area overlooking the seafront and a bathing area/swimming pool. VEKA plc, 01282 716611, www.vekauk.com, [email protected] Secured by Design as Standard On Composite Doors »»Emplas is now offering one of the industry’s most competitively priced composite doors with Secured by Design as standard. Featuring five solid styles, 21 glazed options, four side panels and four stable doors, Emplas launched its new composite door offer last summer. This followed a rationalisation of its previous offer after extensive consumer research, with the aim of simplifying composite door sales and increasing margin without compromising on quality by shifting focus the from range of slabs to glass, fixtures and hardware and the price point. Now adding Secured by Design as standard to its range, Emplas Sales and Marketing Director Mike Crewdson, said that the fabricator’s offer would deliver higher margin sales to installers. “Secured by Design is a tremendous asset. Consumers get it and understand it. That we’re able to bring that to the trade as standard, without charging a premium is a very tangible commercial advantage to our customers. “That we’re doing that without compromising on levels of quality or the market leading support that we offer to those installers who we supply, gives them a very real opportunity to add margin to their composite door sales and their bottom line.” For more information visit www.emplas.co.uk, email [email protected] or call 01933 674880 IMPROVED PERFORMANCE FOR TILT & TURN »»Synseal’s ongoing investment in new extruded profile tooling means that the company’s popular SynerJy 70mm PVCu system can now provide a tilt and turn window solution with reduced sightlines and greatly improved thermal performance. Manufactured from 100% recycled PVCu, Synseal’s plastic thermal reinforcements offer a number of practical advantages over steel, such as reduced thermal conductivity, less weight, excellent screw fixing retention and lower material cost. “Tilt and turn windows are a very popular choice in certain regions of the UK including 58 » A PR 2015 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M Scotland,” comments Steve Brown, Synseal’s Products & Customer Service Director, “and our very latest and improved SynerJy solution using multi-chambers and PTRs will certainly look good and keep consumers warm.” The new PTI11 plastic thermal reinforcement is key to unlocking a new improved level of thermal performance for SynerJy tilt and turn windows. Assuming a 28mm DG specification using Total+/Argon/ Float glass with warm edge spacer bar, the new 3rd generation multi-chambered tilt and turn solution will deliver an A-rated WER with a U-value of 1.3 W/m2K, which compares favourably with the equivalent U-value of 1.5 W/m2K delivered by the traditional triplechambered and steel reinforced approach. Visit www.synseal.com