Clearview National December 2018 - Issue 205 | Page 40
DOORS&WINDOWS
Leave the
louvres
to the
experts…
» » WILL YOU OUTSOURCE
your window louvre vents or keep
production in house? Here’s why
Window Ware thinks it pays for
window fabricators to entrust
their ventilation requirements to
specialist providers for guaranteed
quality, spot-on results and
uninterrupted productivity.
In an effort to minimise costs
and maintain close control of
a project, it’s understandably
tempting for door and window
fabricators to consider making
window louvre vents themselves.
After all, switching production
from building glazed units to
louvre grilles doesn’t sound like
a huge departure, but sometimes
what appears to be a logical
course of action can ultimately
turn out to be a false economy.
For a start, the downtime
and loss of productivity as
your assembly teams shift
their manufacturing focus will
naturally reduce
your output. And of course,
it takes time for workers to
familiarise themselves with a
different manufacturing process
and get up to full speed. There’s
a lot to be said for sticking
with core competencies. By
outsourcing your louvre panels,
not only can you avoid the
inconvenience, cost and hassle
associated with manufacturing
them yourself, you don’t have
to worry about sourcing and
purchasing materials or disposing
of the inevitable waste. Your
production team get to focus
solely on what they’re best at -
fabricating quality windows.
So, if you’re outsourcing, who
can you trust to take care of your
louvre grille requirements? How
about a partnership that brings
together 60 years of ventilation
manufacturing expertise and
30 years’ commercial contract
experience? The UK’s leading
door and window hardware
supplier, Window Ware and air
management specialists, RW
Simon have joined forces to
offer fabricators custom-built
DucoGrille Solid window louvres
capable of meeting virtually any
intensive ventilation demands.
‘We’re pleased
to continue
our close
partnership
and carry on
the ventilation
solutions supply
‘dream team’.’
What sets these louvre grilles
apart from the competition is their
incredible strength. DucoGrille
louvres are made from extruded
aluminium with a clip-free
design that holds the blades
firmly into the outer frame. That
means they won’t rattle even in
exposed locations or extreme
conditions, and moreover, the
units are burglar resistant to
European Classification Class
2. In addition, these grilles are
quality manufactured to BS EN
ISO 9001, BSRIA tested for water
tightness and compliant with
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current gas regulations. Louvre
panels can be polyester powder
coated to RAL colour-match with
the window frame exactly with
a 10-year finish guarantee as a
minimum requirement.
Window Ware’s business
development manager for
aluminium products, Richard
Fraser, explained, “The addition
of DucoGrilles to our range
gives customers greater product
choice from a single provider to
help keep their supply chains
simple. For those fabricators who
already buy from us, it’s no extra
bother to source their DucoGrille
from us too.” He’s keen to point
out, “Our brand partner, RW
Simon, has been manufacturing
ventilation systems since 1958 so
they’ve really got it down to a fine
art. Customers can rest assured
their louvre panel production is
in good hands.”
Lee Manton, general manager
for ventilation and aluminium
building products at RW Simon
echoes Richard’s enthusiasm
saying, “With its comprehensive
sales and technical support, as
well as prompt delivery service,
Window Ware has been ably
distributing, supporting and
adding value to our products for
over 8 years. We’re pleased to
continue our close partnership
and carry on the ventilation
solutions supply ‘dream team’.”
www.windowware.co.uk