Clearview National November 2014 - Issue 156 | Page 10

INDUSTRYNEWS

AluK specified for the Winner
of British Home Awards 2014
»»Contemporary architects, AR
Design Studio, specified AluK’s aluminium
building systems for the 4Views residential
project in Winchester, which received the
Sunday Times, British Home Awards 2014,
‘One-off House or Extension’ category.
AluK window and door systems were
specified to enhance the views over the South
Downs hills, and to provide the homeowners
with a long-lasting solution that will keep
their home safe.

The project included; AluK BSC94 (Duo
Rail) and BSC94 (Triple Track) Sliding Door
System, as well as 58BW ST (Duo Rail) Steel
Replacement Window System.
Laura Locke, Architect at AR Design
Studio, said: “Selecting the window systems
to frame the views was important to us and
to our client. The modern frames with clean
lines of the floor-to-ceiling sliding doors and
windows reinforced our contemporary design
philosophy.”
In addition, AluK’s building systems have
been designed to offer customers the highest
thermal performance levels, keeping the heat
inside the house, reducing energy bills as well
as carbon footprint.
AluK window and door systems are all
tested to PAS24 for enhanced security, and
most are certified by Secured by Design
scheme where applicable.
For more information on AluK visit www.
aluk.co.uk

Installer Scheme tops 100
in just a few months
»»Since it was unveiled at this
year’s FIT Show, The VEKA UK Group’s
Approved Installer initiative has already
welcomed over 100 members.
The key aim of the scheme is to assist
installers with selling VEKA and Halo
products and there are lots of tools to assist
them; such as valuable sales leads from a
dedicated consumer-facing website. It is easy
to see why the uptake has been so immediate,
when it is free to become an Approved
Installer!

‘We’re ecstatic with
the response’
In additi on to the first 100 Approved
Installers, there is also around 40 Approved
Fabricators who are now eligible to approve
their installer customers.
Amy Grundy, National Sales Manager
commented “To have hit the milestone of

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100 approved installers, eager to show their
commitment to using high spec VEKA
and Halo products is a great result for the
scheme.”
Amy concludes: “We’re ecstatic with the
response that the Approved Installer initiative
has received. Approved Installers get great
leads as well as lots of promotion.”
To find out more about becoming an
Approved Installer visit www.vekauk.com/
approvedinstaller

Liniar
announced
as Cool Wall
sponsor
»»Liniar has been
announced, sponsor of the National
Fenestration Awards Cool Wall – the place
where installers, fabricators and systems
companies nationwide can show off their
work by uploading images online.
Run as part of the National Fenestration
Awards, Cool Wall votes are cast online
by people actively working within and
engaged with the industry, resulting in one
winner being declared each month – with
an overall winner announced at the end of
the year.
Last year’s overall joint-winner was Liniar
fabricator Glazedale.
Darren Shelbourn, Glazedale’s owner
and MD, said: “It’s great to have our work
recognised by the industry, and what makes
this award even more important is that it
was voted for by our peers.”
Liniar will be the sole Cool Wall sponsor
for the next two years and hopes to
encourage its fabricators and installers to
enter their own images in the contest to
demonstrate the high quality of the work
they carry out.
To submit a photo visit http://www.
fenestrationawards.co.uk/cool-wall/ find the
‘open’ month, enter your details and upload
your image.
Find out more about Liniar at
www.liniar.co.uk and the National
Fenestration Awards at
www.fenestrationawards.co.uk