Editor’s Choice
CRL leads the way with glazing
innovation at FIT Show 2019
With its newest and most popular
systems garnering a great deal of
interest, leading glazing hardware
and tools specialist CRL enjoyed a
successful time at the FIT Show 2019
at Birmingham’s NEC.
A particular highlight of the exhibition
was the brand new CRL Posiglaze and
Spig-Lite adjustable glass balustrade
systems which respond to the ongoing
move towards installations without
a handrail. Both systems have been
tested to BS6180:2011 standards and
generated much interest from visitors
who could see a demonstration of the
simple and quick way to adjust glass
panels with no fuss.
With the move towards open-plan
interiors continuing apace, CRL
launched its Matte Black frame system
for sliding doors which conceals all
its sliding components within the top
track and showed its latest Langle
New York Office.
Both Series are ideal as a method of
dividing the various areas of a larger
space such as open-plan kitchens
and offices, creating a high-end,
urban look to any interior design
while overcoming practical issues
surrounding noise and privacy.
Visitors to the stand were also able
to see CRL’s latest range of frameless
shower door hardware which enables
a practically bespoke shower area to
be created, in line with current trends
towards minimal design.
The CRL stand was completed by
showcasing the manufacturer’s latest
array of glass and glazing tools,
aimed at making installation and
maintenance of its glass hardware
solutions as simple as possible.
For more information
call 01706 863600,
email [email protected],
or visit www.crlaurence.co.uk
Simple Orientation Mark Enhances Classic Ancon
Serrated Washer Design
Ancon has made a simple improvement
to one of its smallest, but most utilised,
stainless steel building components to
benefit installers of its masonry support
systems.
An orientation guide, in the form of
two horizontal square ridges, has been
incorporated into the design of the classic
serrated washer that Ancon supplies with its
masonry support brackets.
The square ridges, added to the back of
the washer, correspond to the line of the
serrations on the opposite side that faces
away from the user during installation.
The new design makes it quicker and easier
for installers to orientate the serrated
washer correctly.
Users do not need to view the serrated
face before installing the washer and can
quickly identify how best to correct any
rotation that may occur as the fixing bolt is
tightened.
The improved design also enables site
supervisors to verify the correct orientation
of washers along a line of installed brackets
with a quick visual check.
The method by which Ancon masonry
support is fixed to a structural frame is
simple, safe and reliable, and provides
vertical adjustment in 3mm increments.
A deep serrated slot in the back of Ancon
support brackets provides valuable vertical
adjustment in the final fixing position of the
masonry support angle, to accommodate
tolerances on site. The serrations on the
bracket interlock perfectly with the serrated
face of Ancon’s washers, to prevent slip in
the line of the load. The correct installation
of masonry support systems is essential to
the overall stability of a brick façade.
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Ancon is a three-time winner of the
prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise,
twice in the Innovation category, and
encourages its specifiers and users to
provide feedback on how its current product
range could be improved or expanded.
Feedback and improvement ideas should
be directed to Annabelle Wilson, Head of
Marketing and Innovation, on
0114 238 1230 or [email protected]
More information is available at
www.ancon.co.uk/contacts/submit-an-idea