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‘SEALING THE DEAL’ ON DOUBLE-GLAZING OPS
The Panoramic Group is delighted to announce the acquisition of the sealed-
unit double-glazing operations of Epwin Group Plc, based in Northampton.
» » THE PLANT PRODUCES OVER
600,000 sealed units per year for a wide range
of customers including the new build and
refurbishment sectors.
‘exciting plans for growth’
Alan Rees, Chairman of the Panoramic
Group said: “I am delighted to be adding
the sealed unit plant to our group, this will
create synergistic opportunities and support
our planned growth across all our product
range.”
Panoramic Group was advised on the
transaction by 7 Legal and Finance for
whom Chris Sellars said: “Alan has exciting
plans for growth and we are sure that this is
a great strategic acquisition to support those
plans.”
Epwin Group was advised by Elizabeth
Tindall of Eversheds Sutherland’s Manchester
office.
‘an exciting future for the
Northampton operation’
Jon Bednall, CEO of Epwin Group,
said: “We are pleased to have completed
the transaction with Panoramic Glass who
we feel can offer an exciting future for
the Northampton operation and enables
Epwin to focus our resources on our other
operations.”
SWITCHING TO A NEW STANDARD LAMINATE
» » IN CO-OPERATION WITH RENOLIT
SE, profine Group with its brands KBE,
Kömmerling and Trocal, is the first
international systems provider to introduce the
innovative and enhanced Renolit Exofol PX
laminate as standard.
The new decorative laminate generation
excels by the further development of the
material properties compared to the standard
MX foil. Among other things, new and
improved raw materials as well as numerous
patented technical innovations contribute to
enhanced product performance.
The special structure of the Renolit
Exofol PX laminate gives the PVC-U
window profile a particularly long-lasting
protection. The result of the multiple
innovations are improved UV protection and
as a consequence, even better resistance to
weathering.
The end customer benefits in particular;
from the improved colour fastness and the
proven easy-care, very durable surface. There
are also extended warranties of up to 15 years
in the darker colours.
“A high-quality decor laminate range is one
of the pillars of our colour strategy. With the
new Renolit Exofol PX laminates from our
long-term partner, we offer our customers a
future-oriented and patented product with a
real added value,” explains Dr Peter Mrosik,
owner and CEO of profine.
www.kommerling.co.uk
MP Gets First Look at New Smart Lock
Mike Derham, boss of Cambridge-based VS hardware and paint specialist
Mighton Products met British Government Minister Dr Liam Fox MP;
the Secretary of State at the Department for International Trade.
» » THE MEETING WAS HELD
at a reception, staged by Dr Fox
MP, in support of British firms
that had travelled to Las Vegas
this January for the massive
Consumer Electronics Show
(CES). With more than 182,000
visitors CES is the world’s
leading showcase for the latest
in electronics; and Mighton
chose the event to launch its new
Apple-HomeKit based Smart
Lock.
The minister was very
enthusiastic about the
technology behind the product,
with Mike commenting: “Dr
Fox was keen to learn about
the support that Apple gave us
in developing the new product
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and was very interested that we
had been established in the US
selling the Angel Ventlock child
safety device the for two decades.
Clearly the Government is keen
to develop all International
opportunities for trade as we
approach Brexit.”
www.mightonproducts.com