Clearview National March 2020 - Issue 220 | Page 71
PROUD SPONSOR OF
GLASS & SEALED UNITS EXTRA
HARDWARE
New system the ‘easy Pisa’
choice for hardware supplier
ADORNING THE
COUNTRYSIDE
WITH A
BEAUTIFUL
ORANGERY
» WHEN IT COMES TO BESPOKE
projects, industry leader TuffX is always
pleased to be the front runner in supplying
the very best in quality toughened
glass. Most recently, the Knowsley
based manufacturer teamed up with
Herefordshire’s Atrium Conservatories to
create an elegant, custom built orangery
at a residential property on the Welsh
border.
The project required 18 panels
measuring 19.92m2 to form a gentle
hipped roof, sitting aloft an African Sapele
hardwood structure. The glass panels were
fitted complete with roof lantern on one
side; quality manufacture one of the key
reasons for TuffX’s involvement. Situated
next to a rookery, the brief specified a
distinct need for self-cleaning glass; a
request catered for through the use of a
specialist Ambi product.
Atrium Conservatories’ Managing
Director Bernard Rump said: “We have
experienced outstanding service from TuffX
as a supply partner; the entire process
always straightforward and reliable. Our
mission is always to provide beautiful, one
of a kind designs for our customers, and
thanks to our strong working partnerships
with industry experts such as TuffX, we are
able to deliver high quality results time and
time again.”
www.tuffxglass.co.uk
» HARDWARE SPECIALIST VBH (GB)
has added a new tilt & turn system from
Italian hardware manufacturer, AGB, to
its extensive range of third-party branded
products.
The ArTech system has been developed for
fabrication lines of all sizes, and comes with
various hinge options including surface fit,
rebated, jigless and the ‘Plana’ concealed hinge
system. The gear is connected via either a
‘Crop & Punch’ connection system, or can be
easily assembled on a manual line by utilising
‘Crop & Cover’ connector plates, which
enable manual cropping of the hardware
without the need to punch a hole in the
cropped faceplate.
Standard and PAS24 security configurations
are available, ensuring Document Q
compliance. Adjustable Anti-Burglar cams
are supplied as standard too, acting as a
compression point on standard windows or
security mushroom cams when paired with
a security striker. Gearboxes on most tilt
and turn systems are clamped to the drive
gear faceplate, but ArTech’s is attached using
concealed screw fixings for a more attractive
linear design.
www.vbhgb.com
Yale DWS
and SWC
Trade Frames
celebrate
15-year
partnership
» SCARBOROUGH-BASED TRADE
fabricator SWC Trade Frames has been an
advocate of Yale’s product range for over 15
years, particularly its multipoint door locks
and most recently, its Platinum 3 Star cylinder.
Plus, the company was the very first to launch
Yale’s new £1,000 anti-snap cylinder guarantee
back in July 2019.
Mark Catchpole, Sales Director at SWC
Trade Frames, comments: “The relationship
between SWC and Yale is truly invaluable.
After partnering with Yale for so many years,
we have developed complete faith in not
only its product quality, but also the brand’s
dependability.
“We know that when we’re using Yale
products, everything has been tried and
tested to the maximum standards. Plus,
Yale’s commitment to informed design,
responsible manufacturing and sustainability
considerations assures us that we are delivering
top quality products to our own customers.”
The Platinum 3 Star Cylinder is Yale’s most
secure lock yet; so much so in fact that Yale
is offering a £1,000 guarantee in the unlikely
event that the cylinder is snapped under attack
due to a forced break-in.
www.yaledws.co.uk
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