Clearview National July 2019 - Issue 212 | Page 54

HARDWARE
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distributor Carl F Groupco’s
collaboration with German lock
manufacturer FUHR dates back
to 1962 and FUHR products
consistently feature in the
company’s best seller list. With
a 13% increase in sales in the
trading year 2018-2019, a current
top performer is the FUHR
multisafe 833 automatic door
lock.
Described by lock supply
specialists Carl F Groupco as a
reliable multipoint device, the
833 offers automatic locking
functionality to protect from
unauthorised access from the
moment the door is closed. The
lock also helps prevent warping,
particularly for composite doors,
by locking all points to hold the
door in place every time the door
closes, as opposed to relying on
the home owner to lift a lever.
Ideally designed for easy, secure
operation, the door automatically
locks on closing and is easily
unlocked from inside the property
by using a lever handle. On
closing the door, latches become
solid deadbolts throwing 20mm
into the frame to provide security
against forced entry. Additionally,
a simple key turn secures the
interior lever and main door bolt
making the lock ‘child proof ’.
The door lock has achieved PAS
24 and is Secured by Design
accredited.
Carl F Groupco advises that
the range of features offered by
the FUHR multisafe 833 make
the product an attractive and
compelling choice of lock as ease
of use and security are combined
for aluminium, composite, PVCu
or timber entrance doors of
residential or public buildings.
The full range of FUHR
hardware for doors and windows
is available from Carl F Groupco
– this includes multipoint locking
systems for single and French
doors including mechanical,
motorised and automatic locking
mechanisms, panic or emergency
exit door locks, stable door
hardware and tilt & turn window
gearing.
www.carlfgroupco.co.uk
HARDWARE SPECIALIST CATCHES CAB
To show its continued commitment to aluminium fabricators and installers, VBH has joined
the Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB). CAB is dedicated to promoting the use of
aluminium in building and working with standards, regulation and practice within this sector.
» » ALUMINIUM IS A GROWTH AREA
for VBH, and now accounts for 25% of the
business. The company offers a plethora of
hardware solutions for aluminium windows,
including outward opening casement windows,
Tilt & Turn windows, reversible windows and
VBH’s greenteQ Suite and Coastline furniture
ranges, with 10 and 25-year guarantees
respectively. The upgraded Coastline range is
made from 304 grade stainless-steel, offering
excellent corrosion resistance in four finishes.
For aluminium doors, VBH’s greenteQ Aspire
handle range is suitable for large and heavy
aluminium sashes and comes in nine finishes to
suit any colour sash. In addition, the Clearspan
bi-fold door hardware has been designed
for use specifically on slimline aluminium
systems. Its own slimline design is unobtrusive
and maximises the clean lines of aluminium
installations. Nordic Aluminium, based in
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Leeds is one of many VBH customers who
use greenteQ’s Clearspan hardware. Graham
Howatson, Nordic’s Operations Director,
comments: “VBH has worked alongside us to
meet PAS24 test standards, mandatory on new
build houses. It passed first time.”
Rob Norman, Systems Sales Manager,
works closely with aluminium systems
companies on new product development,
testing for BSI and PAS24 and creating
tailored product packages. Product training
and technical support is also just a quick call
or email away.
Simon Monks, Managing Director at
VBH comments: “VBH’s commitment to
the aluminium sector continues to grow
and we’re looking forward to working in
partnership with CAB to promote the use
of aluminium in buildings. The CAB gives
fabricators and installers some fantastic
training and networking opportunities, and
we’re pleased to be a part of it.”
Are you an aluminium fabricator or
installer, looking to improve your hardware
options? Call Rob Norman on 01634
263263, follow @VBHgreenteQ and visit
www.vbhgb.com