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A GREAT VIEW OF THE 17TH!
»»FOLLOWING THE PRECEDENT SET
by Royal Troon Golf Club’s beautiful return to
glory, Mokoia House, a distinctively styled and
architecturally important residence overlooking
the course’s 17th hole, has received a fresh
installation of PVCu sash windows produced by
Halo fabricator, Masterframe.
The Essex-based company is nationally
renowned for specialising in only sash windows,
and fabricated an extensive package of windows
for the refurbishment of the historic Royal
Troon clubhouse in summer 2015.
“It was touch-and-go as to whether South
Ayrshire would approve the installation of 16
PVCu windows on the third floor flat in this
particular property as, alongside numerous
other councils, they favour the use of traditional
materials in significant buildings,” explains
Sales and Operations Director for Masterframe,
Carol Slade. The new windows had to
blend with existing windows to preserve the
architectural integrity of a registered building.
“It was on the strength of our work at the
neighbouring golf course that Scotia, the
installer on this project, pursued a meeting
with the Council to investigate the possibility
of fitting Masterframe Vintage Collection sash
windows to Mokoia House.
“Councillors were convinced by Scotia’s
pitch.”
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Keeping in Touch
»»LEEDS-BASED KÖMMERLING
manufacturer HWL Trade Frames has just
launched a new website which includes
product downloads and a dedicated and secure
‘trade login’ area.
The fully responsive website has been
developed to give a complete information
portal for everything about the company,
with the latest social media links; Facebook,
LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube and Twitter also
included as the company looks to broaden its
reach.
The website will be very much a living
entity with additional content adding on a
monthly basis, most recently a comprehensive
list of certifications for all products.
The ‘trade login’ section includes the ability
to order brochures, download order forms and
a live chat facility. In time this dedicated area
for customers will be developed to incorporate
a marketing hub with a complete image
library.
Danika O’Connor, group marketing
manager HWL Windows Group commented:
“The new website is full of useful information
for the trade and we will be adding monthly
business communications to our customers.
We’re a major player with an impressive product
range from the likes of Kömmerling and so this
is an important investment for us.”
www.hwlwindows.co.uk
www.kommerling.co.uk
JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON
»»FOLLOWING NEWS
that the UK timber market grew
17.1% Peter Dyer, managing
director of Dempsey Dyer, thinks
more installers should consider
offering timber and capitalising on
this booming sector.
Peter commented:“Not all that
long ago it looked like timber had
been decisively overtaken by PVC
and aluminium, but buoyed by PVCu
f atigue among aspirational end users,
timber is staging a comeback.
“According to the Palmer Report,
739,000 timber frames were
installed in 2014, while the installed
value grew 25.4% to £439m.What’s
more, predictions say that timber
will continue to outperform the
window market as a whole between
2014 and 2019, expanding 10% to
811,000 frames in total.
“This represents a big
opportunity, and I would encourage
any installers that don’t currently
offer timber to consider adding
the material to their portfolio.The
statistics are particular pertinent for
installers that operate within the
domestic sector, considering that
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69% of all timber windows sold are
going into this sector.”
As Peter explains, high margins
are another benefit:“Wooden
windows continue to demand a
considerable premium over PVCu
products.While in real terms, the
average installed price for a PVCu
window has remained flat for 14
years at £271 per unit, the figure for
timber windows has doubled, now
standing at £594.”
Peter concludes: “For us, it’s no
surprise that the industry and the
public as a whole are coming back
round to the benefits of timber.
Timber is light, strong, naturally
sustainable and brilliantly thermally
efficient, and now, thanks to advances
in wood treating methods, can be
just as robust and weather efficient
as PVCu. Properly looked after, a
high-quality timber window can now
be expected to last over 60 years.”
www.dempseydyer.co.uk