MACHINERY
Further heavy investment in modern machinery
» » FOLLOWING ITS 2016 ACQUISITION
by Audasi Holdings, Hertfordshire-based
Welglaze continues to build on its future,
having recently completed a major investment
programme in new machinery at its
Letchworth site.
Since relocating to the state of the art 12,000
square foot production facility, the PVCU
window and door fabricator has invested heavily
in increasing both production quality and
capacity, w ith a Heritage Machinery Package
from Haffner Murat being the latest addition to
the factory. This has doubled Welglaze’s capacity
for mechanical-look flush casements, as group
Chairman Adrian Barraclough explains;
“Consumers today are looking for a
window as close to authentic timber as
possible, and the award-winning Deceuninck
Flush Casement ticks most of the boxes;
however they want the appearance to mimic
the authentic straight butt joints of timber.
Our investment in the Haffner Murat
machinery allows us to weld the Deceunink
flush window by milling the end of the
profile, welding the corner joints together
to give a butt joint finish on the outside
of the profile. This retains the strength
and production efficiency of welding, but
with the added aesthetics of a mechanically
jointed window.”
MORE YOUNG LIVES COULD BE SAVED
IF US EXAMPLE WAS FOLLOWED
» » MIKE DERHAM,
Chairman of Angel Ventlock
window restrictor manufacturer
Mighton Products, has made a
further call for the UK to follow
the United States in intensifying
legislation and educational efforts
to prevent young children falling
from windows.
Mike highlighted National
Window Safety Week, an
initiative of the National Safety
Council, which has linked with
the US Consumer Product Safety
Commission to raise awareness
about the dangers of children
falling from windows in a
campaign that took place during
the first week of April. This is to
further reduce the estimated 3,300
children ages five and younger,
who are treated each year in US
hospital emergency departments.
Sadly an average of eight deaths
are also recorded annually. By
comparison more than 4,000
such accidents a year happen in
the UK.
“In the United States there
is far greater awareness of the
dangers posed to young children
of falling from windows than
here in the UK,” said Mike.
“Legislation is tougher but this is
supplemented by public awareness
initiatives including the National
Safety Council, which even has a
Window Safety Task Force that
provides important information
on how effective window safety
practices and hardware can help
significantly reduce the amount of
window-fall related injuries.”
www.mightonproducts.com
£45K INVESTMENT FOR MIDLANDS MACHINERY
» » CELEBRATING 24 YEARS IN
business, Stedek is one of the region’s most
respected window and door suppliers,
particularly noted for its uncompromising
quality standards. The fast-growing Midlands
90 » M AY 2018 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M
fabricator is aiming to become one of the
country’s leading Residence Collection
suppliers, after purchasing a further £45k of
machinery.
Since 2010, Stedek has made its name
manufacturing Epwin’s Swish and Profile 22
systems. Now, the firm has acquired a bank
of twelve Jade end millers to accommodate
DW3’s much-celebrated timber-alternative
Residence Collection, with the aim of tapping
into demand at the higher end of the market.
First launched in 2011, R9 quickly
became the benchmark by which all other
heritage-look timber-alternatives were
judged. In 2016 Residence added the seven-
chambered Residence 7, and the squarer,
more contemporary-looking R2 to form the
collection.
Managing Director Alex Page comments:
“At Stedek, we’re obsessed with quality, and
we’ve built our business on offering our
customers flawless products backed with
outstanding service. This latest investment is
designed to help us bring that same level of
quality to the Residence Collection, allowing
more installers to benefit from the sort of
outstanding service that only Stedek can
provide.”
www.stedek.co.uk