DOORS & WINDOWS
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
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SWINDON-BASED EMERALD Windows has quickly established itself as one of the leading home improvement brands in the South of England – and now, the fast-growing firm has begun offering Dekko Window System’ s ground-breaking Infinity range of seamlessly-welded PVCu.
Unlike normal PVCu window and door frames that feature a 3.5mm corner groove, Infinity frames are manufactured using a state of the art graph welding machine to achieve a choice of superior finishes – a totally smooth, seamless corner join on all laminated profiles, and a thinner, subtler 1.5mm line on all nonlaminated ones.
“ With its sleek-looking, smooth-cornered frames, Infinity provides us with a valuable USP that really helps us stand out in the increasingly crowded PVCu market,” commented Emerald managing director, Martin Brett.
The decision to adopt Infinity comes as Emerald cements its relationship with Dekko- most notably by beginning to offer Deceuninck uPVC products through the Ashton-Under-Lyne based fabricator.
“ Deceuninck always carry 26 colourways from stock, and this in turn means Dekko are able to offer us a very fast turnaround on coloured windows and doors,” Martin
continued.“ Demand for coloured frames is increasing all the time so the combination of a wide colour choice and fast turnaround is very appealing.”
www. dekkowindows. com; www. emeraldupvcwindows. com
Structurally Sound
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THE BAYPOLE JACK FROM WINDOW Widgets stops windows moving and bricks cracking, so installers know their windows will be safe and structurally secure for the long term. Window Widgets is the leading supplier of ancillaries that make installing windows and doors easier and safer.
‘ can hold the weight they need to without failing’
Window Widgets’ jack is CE marked and BBA accredited. It is certified by itself, and tested and certified to be used with the Window Widgets baypole.
BARRIER FREE AND WATERTIGHT
Window Widgets Managing Director Dan Gill says:“ There wasn’ t a BBA accreditation for jacks, so we worked with the BBA to create one. Our baypole and jack have been tested separately and together. Testing them together means we know they join correctly and can hold the weight they need to without failing.”
“ Testing shows that the common failure in baypole installations is where the jack and the pole join. The problem with mixing and matching baypoles and jacks is that if they haven’ t been tested together the can fail where they join,” Dan continues.“ This can be catastrophic because the aluminium turns almost“ molten” where they fail, and the installation isn’ t structurally sound.”
www. windowwidgets. co. uk
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AS AUTUMN SETS IN, what do you think is the most important aspect of windows and doors? Roto is suggesting it is air tightness, reflecting the need to keep out those cold draughts. One of the key selling points of Roto hardware is how it helps to provide people with comfort all year round.
Roto’ s Barrier Free door solution has excellent weather sealing properties. No longer does
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there need to be a compromise between universal access to a building and weather sealing. The combination of Roto Eifel T / TB threshold and the Texel floor-door gasket provides a Zero Barrier arrangement with a proven water tightness of up to 600 Pa.
The thermally broken thresholds, Roto Eifel T and Roto Eifel TB for main entrance doors as well as for balcony and terrace doors, made of PVC and timber,
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ensure ideal access to the outdoors and lead to improved thermal insulation.
Extreme functional safety and durability, at the same time, make this system more cost-effective
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and easier to install than similar products on the market.
http:// ftt. roto-frank. com / gb / products / product-view / detail / roto-eifel /
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