INDUSTRYNEWS
TOP GLASS SOLUTION FOR
HURST AND REGALEAD
Two industry leaders have marked 18 years
of working together by joining forces to
unveil an inventive decorative glass design
for composite doors.
Hurst Plastics is the first composite door
supplier in the industry to offer the new
Heritage Dorchester glass design, developed
by leading decorative glass supplier,
RegaLead.
Hurst and RegaLead have been working
together since Hurst Plastics was established
in 1996. In their 18 year working relationship,
the two companies have collaborated on a
number of innovative decorative developments
for the composite door market.
Heritage Dorchester is handcrafted and uses
a unique technique to bond individual pieces
of traditional art glass onto toughened glass,
where it is leaded and soldered to achieve a
more period look. It combines the aesthetics,
depth of colour and texture associated with
traditional art glass, with the safety and
performance of triple glazing. Featuring in
Hurst’s latest composite door brochure, the
Heritage Dorchester is available in three classic
border colours - amber, deep blue and green.
For further information or to find out how
to become a Hurst trade partner, then please
contact Hurst on 01482 790790.
John Ogilvie presents
Network VEKA’s AGM
Network VEKA members heard
from MD Johan Ogilvie about
the company’s activities over
the last 12 months, when he
presented the official ‘AGM’ at
the FIT Show.
John explains: “This year’s
AGM was a much smaller affair
than usual because the Network
VEKA Awards Dinner Dance
will be held - with all the glitz
and glamour you expect - on
20 September so as not to
compete with the FIT show Gala
evening.
“We explained the new
appointments to the Board
of Directors which, alongside
myself, now includes Independent
Chairman John Moon, Glazerite
Windows’ Jason Thompson,
Goliath Homeworld’s Steve
Hancox, Gary McCartan of
Trent Valley Windows, Malcolm
Heaver from Heavers of Bridport,
Nigel Bird from Eddisbury
Construction and VEKA’s Colin
Torley. I look forward to working
with them all over the months
ahead.
“IBG registrations
outperformed the previous year’s.
Registrations are now running
at over £1million per week, with
cumulative totals of more than
£830million fitted in around
230,000 homes.
“Our DCLG-authorised
Competent Persons Scheme
‘Assure’ achieved UKAS
accreditation in July, enabling
Network VEKA to certify
installers wishing to install
energy-efficient windows under
the Green Deal.”
Visit our website,
www.networkveka.co.uk
Imagine - another industry
first for The VEKA UK Group
The VEKA UK Group’s NEW
Imagine Bi-Fold Door has
become the first PVC-U
Bi-Folding Door in the UK
to attain a British Standards
Kitemark.
Mark Barsby, Head of
Technical at The VEKA
UK Group explains: “A lot
of preparation went into
launching the Imagine Bi-Fold
Door at The FIT Show and
we were extremely proud
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AUG 2014
to be presented with our
BSI Kitemark Certificate
by Lorraine Balch, our BSI
Scheme Manager on the first
day of the show.
“With its BSI Kitemark
certificate, the Imagine Bi-Fold
gives manufacturers, installers
and consumers alike the peace
of mind that performance
and security need not be
a compromise on Bi-Fold
Doors.
“The Imagine Bi-Fold Door
hardware was developed in
conjunction with ERA with
homeowner security at the top
of our agenda” adds Mark. “PAS
24 is achieved with standard
hardware on the door, no
expensive add-ons or hardware
upgrades are required. To
complement this and close the
loop, approved installers are able
to offer the comprehensive ERA 5
Star Home Security Guarantee”.
www.vekauk.com/imagine,
email [email protected] or
call 01282 725390
To read more, visit www.clearview-uk.com