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Aztec’s new mechanically jointed
door aces ten-year test
Long-standing Halo fabri-
cator Aztec Windows (Coventry)
Ltd has created a fully mechani-
cally jointed door, and has been
putting it through its paces at
VEKA’s Burnley test centre.
Always keen to move with the
market, Aztec has been working
on this door for more than 18
months, in response to a rise in
customer enquiries for ‘tim-
ber-look’ PVCu doors.
Director Michael Hagan ex-
plains, “We’ve created an ex-
ceptional quality door that will
withstand the hard knocks of re-
al-life, regular use. We created an
oversized prototype of the door
(1100mm x 2200mm) complete
with laminated glass, in order
to test it at its most extreme and
challenging dimensions. We then
sent it up to VEKA HQ, and the
ever-helpful technical team put it
through its paces in the lab.
“VEKA’s mechanical testing rig
put the door through 63,000 cy-
cles, which is the equivalent of it
being opened and closed for just
over 10 years, and it kept going.
Nothing moved, nothing shifted,
no joints parted. It performed
absolutely perfectly. This means
our customers can be confident
in the immense strength of the
joints, especially if they want to
glaze on site - which is necessary
for a door, due to the weights
involved.
“Along with the mechanical
joints, we have also developed
a deep midrail at 174mm and
a deep bottom rail at 164mm.
Both of these features are
geared towards making the
doors look as traditional as
possible.
“These specialist high quality
doors will be made to order for
our discerning customers, but I
think we’ll have to create one for
our showroom too, to show off
the attention-to-detail that can
be expected. We supply to the
trade as well as serving our own
domestic customer base, and I
look forward to seeing the many
varied projects this versatile door
could be used for.”
VEKA UK Sales Director Neil
Evans said: “After more than 30
years in business, Aztec shows
no sign of slowing down. Using
Halo profiles, the team already
offer the mechanically jointed
FlushSash and Lipped Casement
within the Prestige Collection®.
It’s great to see them utilising the
same tooling and machinery to
meet rising market demand for a
mechanically jointed door. This
would seem to be the next logical
step in timber-look PVCu and I
suspect they’ll soon be inundated
with enquiries.
“Here at VEKA, we’re always
ready to help customers with
new product support; from R&D
and performance calculations, to
prototype testing, marketing sup-
port, and everything in between
– our tools and expertise are
great resources to be shared with
customers.”
www.vekauk.com
DISTINCTION DOORS LAUNCHES
NEW GLAZED CASSETTE
Leading composite
PROFILE 22 COMPLEMENTS
19TH CENTURY PROJECT
Over 100 Optima Flush Casement
windows, by Profile 22, have been fitted
in the first phase of a new residential
development consisting of 14 new build
red-brick town houses in the historical
Houldsworth Conservation Area in Red-
dish, Greater Manchester.
Due to the historic importance of the
area, the windows needed to be sympa-
thetic to the character of the local architec-
ture, as such, were fabricated in cream on
white to deliver an architecturally sensitive
appearance.
Like all Profile 22 products the Opti-
ma Flush Casement Window System is
produced to BS EN 12608 and manufac-
tured to BS EN ISO 9001. It adheres to
the requirements of the Environmental
Management System BS EN ISO 14001 and
the Responsible Sourcing standard BES
6001. The manufacturing facility operates a
health and safety programme in line with
OHSAS 18001 to ensure a safe environ-
ment for employees, supply chain partners
and residents.
The Optima Flush Casement windows
were manufactured by Profile 22 fabri-
cator Total Glass and installed by Roch-
dale-based New Look Windows.
www.profile22.co.uk
door supplier, Distinc-
tion Doors is pleased
to introduce its new 9D
Quarter Glazed cassette.
Launched in response to
customer demand, the new
snap-fit projected cassette
will be a popular choice
for the company’s Stable
(RES05 Door and will offer
increased design flexibility
for five other door styles:
New England ES10; Rustic
Renown RR17; and three
contemporary options -
ESC39, ESC40, REC39.
The 9D Quarter Glazed
launches with an obscure
glazing range – Clear, DD-
Cots and DD-Stipp, and
provides customers with
consistency in colour and
design, while consumers
will benefit from its superi-
or aesthetics.
Colour options include
Black, Blue, Green, Red,
White, Distinction Anthra-
cite Grey and Distinction
Chartwell, alongside
stains, Rosewood and
Gold Oak. Bespoke
colours are also available
upon request. Distinction
Doors coats its cassettes
using paint with the
same batch number as its
associated door blank to
ensure a perfect colour
match, where applicable.
The 9D Quarter Cassette
will be available for 44mm
doors only.
www.distinctiondoors.co.uk