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RESIDENCE 7( R7) HAS turned choice into a major selling tool by offering five unique glazing beads that transform the possibilities for homeowners, and installers. The five glazing beads are 28mm Decorative, 28mm Staff, 28mm Square, 44mm Decorative and 44mm Square.

Sarah Hitchings, Sales & Marketing Director of Residence Collection, says:“ R7 is gorgeously flush inside and out, designed with the dimensions, detailing and suite of profiles to look fantastic in all sorts of properties- traditional and contemporary, old and new. And it looks perfect, double or triple glazed, so homeowners can choose

either and it looks absolutely right for the property. They can have a square bead in double or triple for a stunning contemporary aluminium look on the inside. Or they can choose a unique staff bead that transforms the interior appearance of their rooms and give their home lasting standout appeal.

“ Most doubleglazed windows are sold with a limited choice of two or three glazing beads,” continues Sarah.“ R7 offers 5 glazing beads as standard, so our installers can sell to more homeowners, in more types of homes than most installers.”

www. residencecollection. co. uk

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THE NEW PRODUCTS, Pilkington Cassini™ and Pilkington Tribal™, add to the manufacturer’ s existing texture glass range, which helps homeowners maintain privacy and security while adding style to windows and doors, partitions, dividers, splash-backs and cupboards.

Pilkington Cassini™ features fine line detail that offers a multi-layered effect, resulting in a modern design influenced by the mosaics of Barcelona. It’ s achieved by engraving the roller, which marks the pattern onto the glass during the manufacturing process, using cutting-edge technology.

In contrast, Pilkington Tribal™ has a hand-drawn finish inspired by Aztec patterns. To achieve this

look, Pilkington used traditional hand-engraving methods when creating the roller to produce a modern patterned glass steeped in history.

Ian Bateson, specialist in hand-etching, said:“ Handetching is a dying art in this country, with so many patterns relying on computer aided design these days. I’ ve been helping create textured glass with Pilkington for over 40 years and I’ m proud that this traditional, hand-drawn method is still making its way into the manufacturing of new products.”

Watch how the Pilkington Tribal™ pattern was made here: https:// www. youtube. com / watch? v = 6BQx7QSv2wk