Signs are that Profile 22’ s Optima profile suite is becoming the commercial system of choice for specifiers- although it only launched last year.

Gerald Allen, Profile 22’ s marketing manager, said:“ Optima is designed for the 21st century and beyond, which makes it very appealing in the first place. But the expertise and knowledge of our specification team takes that benefit to the next level. It’ s something that gives Profile 22 fabricators a competitive edge

when tendering for commercial contracts.”

The award-winning Optima system offers two main systems in chamfered and sculptured variants, complemented with a heritage style flush casement system and a unique flush tilt and turn system designed to compete with aluminium.

Profile 22 prides itself in helping specifiers to make the right choice of products for the specific application and project. Its in-house and field specification teams work collaboratively with local authorities,

housing associations, procurement consortia, house builders and contractors to assist with all aspects of project planning, design, product and supplier selection.

Examples of services offered include advice on specifications and current Building Regulations, surveying and structural calculations, section drawings of the Optima system for tender documents, forward planning and budgeting advice, supplying sample windows for planning approval and National Building Specification and BIM support.

www. profile22. co. uk

Crystal Clear Bristol has installed a Lumi composite door with sidelight all finished in slate blue, as part of a residential renovation project.

James Mizen, managing director of the Bristol-based home improvement specialist explained:“ The homeowners wanted to add a modern, stylish finish to the property on which we had undertaken a complete window refit, and the Lumi door was perfect.”

Crystal Clear Bristol has been installing high quality windows, doors and conservatories for almost 20 years, and has been offering Apeer products, including Apeer70, Modo

Freefoam Building Products is showing this recent installation which uses the company’ s complete range of grey PVCu roofline and cladding products.

The property in Leicestershire originally featured a render finish to the entire upper level. It had become patchy and discoloured and either needed replacing or

and Diamond for almost a decade.

The market for home improvements is fast being driven by homeowners’ contemporary, design-focussed aspirations. Historically, there has always been a gap between the homeowners’ desire to create their own grand designs and products

covering. The white fascia and black guttering were also in need of updating. The homeowner was introduced to the Freefoam range by local supplier Tru Plastics Ltd.

Fitting PVCu cladding to the exterior gave the property an instant facelift. The homeowner chose Fortex Pro, a double shiplap style board, in slate grey. Adding a woodgrain foil finish fascia

that fit the brief, and so when Apeer successfully launched the ground-breaking Lumi System in 2015, it was met by widespread acclaim.

Lumi features unique‘ edge-to-edge’ energy efficient triple glazing that is structurally bonded to a core of high strength, glass

and soffit in anthracite grey and a gutter system in the same shade created an attractive co-ordinated look.

Russell Skellett from Tru Plastics explained:“ Being able to offer homeowners a complete suite of products in coordinating and matching colours is a major unique selling point for our company. Our customers are asking

reinforced profiles. Unlike PVCu, timber and aluminium alternatives, Lumi doesn’ t have the profile material on show from the outside.

Linda Tomb, marketing manager adds:“ Installers see Lumi as a great choice for new-build applications, but we really want to raise its profile as an equally suitable product for refurbishment projects, and Crystal Clear Bristol’ s latest installation is testament to that.”

For more information on Lumi visit www. lumiwindows. com or call 0330 0415 014. To contact Crystal Clear Bristol visit www. crystalclearbristol. co. uk or call 0117 911 0272.

more and more for colour and the Freefoam range gives us the perfect solution.”

All products are listed online at www. freefoam. com

Newly-acquired Hertfordshire fabricator Welglaze has gained a major boost- a 95 % score from CMS auditors. The score puts the business in the top 20 % of all companies of its kind.

The accreditation is just the latest step in the development of Welglaze since it became part of Audasi Holdings, owner of Quickslide,

and set about adopting the same standards and values as its new sister company. The group’ s chairman Adrian Barraclough explained:“ As well as our 95 % score, the auditor concluded that Welglaze produces some of the best examples of Deceuninck products he had ever seen, and that is something we are very proud of.”

He added that, while the transformation began with a move to a completely new factory and significant investment in new production equipment, the much bigger step was to bring the Quickslide culture of product quality and customer service and integrate that into everything Welglaze does.

http:// www. welglaze. co. uk