Clearview National July 2019 - Issue 212 | Page 58
GLASS&SEALEDUNITS
EVER-EXPANDING WARM EDGE
SPACER AND ACCESSORIES RANGE
» » SINCE THE INITIAL
introduction of Thermobar Warm Edge
Spacer in 2010, Thermoseal Group has
been continually expanding its highest
performance spacer range to add new
products and to develop its selection of
bespoke colour-matched fittings. The
full range now includes 338 products
manufactured both in the Group’s own
continually-expanding spacer bar production
facility and by its injection moulding
division, which now produces over 10 million
mouldings per year.
More recently, the Group has added a
series of new sizes to its highest performance
Thermobar Warm Edge range, including:
14.5mm; 18.5mm; 21.5mm and 23.5mm
spacers with bespoke corner keys to suit.
These are now available in black, grey
and white. Recent additions also include
Thermobar Interbar and fittings in 11.5mm
x 22mm and 15.5mm x 22mm sizes
which also come in black, grey and white.
Thermobar Interbar is the Group’s alternative
to its Duplex fittings range which is used to
simulate multipane windows with standard
Thermobar Warm Edge Spacer.
“We have seen a continual increase in
demand for Thermobar Warm Edge Spacers
and now supply to customers in 27 countries
across 5 continents” says the Group’s Sales
Director, Mark Hickox, “As a result, we have
been expanding our spacer bar production
facilities to ensure we can manufacture a
broad range of sizes and can colour-match our
products to suit. Our Injection Moulding
Division has also seen continued investment
to develop a broad range of fittings to meet
our customers’ diverse requirements.
“The rapid development of our multi-pane
window components has been spurred on by
changes in legislation across Europe where
internal components such as Georgian bar
and Interbar and Duplex Systems can now
result in Window U-value penalties. Our
Thermobar Interbar has been developed using
lowest conductivity material to complement
our Thermobar range as a replacement for
traditional Aluminium more conductive
options.
“As a business, we have the advantage of
being large enough to manufacture our own
products but small enough to react quickly
to market demands without the constraints
of being controlled by a parent company. As
a result, our latest production addition is a
dedicated extrusion line for the manufacture
of the expanding range of Thermobar Interbar
we offer. We have also now added a recycling
plant to help reduce our carbon footprint.”
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A ‘DISTINCTION’ IN GLASS SALES
» » THE IN-HOUSE GLASS FACILITY AT
Barnsley’s Distinction Doors is continually
proving to be one of their greatest assets as it
supports an enviable track record of ‘on time
in full’ service. With sales notably higher
than this time last year, the UK’s leading
door manufacturer feels confident that they
are doing all the right things to remain
favourable.
Distinction’s extensive decorative glass
selection enables the customisation of over
350 door styles, some of which can be
visualised by customers before purchase using
the company’s online door-designer software.
According to Sales Manager Andy Grogan,
one of the most distinguishing features of the
glass range is that the glass is both laminated
and triple glazed:
“In particular, our decorative panel is
encapsulated between two panes of glass as
opposed to appearing on the outside of the
pane. This makes it easy to maintain both
functionally and technically, less prone to
damage and much simpler to clean. It is
efficiencies such as these which make the
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product even more desirable to potential
buyers and can be the final tip of the balance
that prompts
Renowned for high quality, Distinction
offers an elegantly crafted glass style to suit
every home; the majority of which are named
after some of the most beautiful places in the
world. Italian ‘Trieste’, ‘Scotia’ – named after
the Scotia Sea – and ‘Andorra’ are all examples
of how every inch of the marketing process
synchronises the transparent essence of glass
with the beauty of the outdoors.
The glass is, of course, just one component
of a composite door. Amid the production
chain of panels, paint and glass, it is essential
all orders carry effective labelling to help
maintain the OTIF levels that Distinction
customers expect, as Sales and Marketing
Director Chantel Roach explains:
“Our products always arrive clearly
labelled with each item displaying customer
information, an order number and a clear
description of what’s inside. Individually
wrapped in cardboard and acetate wrap, they
have the greatest protection to ensure we can
maintain a supply to our customers that is on
time and not delayed due to breakages.”
Chantel adds: “We also hold our full glass
range in stock at all times, ensuring we are
always able to supply the steadily growing
demand for Distinction glass.”
www.distinctiondoors.co.uk