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18 | JULY 2017
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KENSINGTON IS 28TH DOOR STYLE
The solid , engineered timber door manufacturer Masterdor has added a stylish new door design to its Craftsman range , bringing the total up to 28 styles .
The newest addition is The Kensington , named to reflect its London influenced design with three vertical panels , high letter box , authentic period shelf and arched ‘ eyebrow ’ above the window . The door has also been designed to complement traditional Georgian glazing bars with a choice of satin or obscure glazing .
As with all 28 Craftsman door styles , the Kensington is available in 21 colours applied with the latest spray technology for a hardwearing finish .
The new door was on display for the first time at the FIT Show along with The Charlcote , one of a trio of solid timber stable doors which were added to the collection earlier this year .
Andy Jones , group sales and marketing director at Synseal Group who owns the Masterdor subsidiary , said :
“ We launched our range of solid , engineered Craftsman doors at the FIT Show last year with great success and we ’ ve had a very successful year at Masterdor
securing large contracts with house builders like Avant Homes who are well known for their innovative approach to home design .”
To find out more , visit synseal . com / craftsman or call 01623 444390 .
Three decades of experience
Family-run fabricator Windoworld Leicester Ltd has been continuously trading for over 30 years . The business manufactures a huge range of aluminium and Rehau PVCu windows , doors and conservatories for domestic , trade and commercial customers .
The company has worked with Dan Powell of hardware specialist VBH to create a high-security package to meet the latest PAS 24 security standard , and to satisfy the requirements of building regulations Document Q .
By manufacturing its windows , doors and Invisifold Slide & Fold patio doors in strict adherence to VBH ’ s PAS 24 specifications ,
Windoworld can provide customers with 3rd party documentation to prove to building control inspectors that its products are approved to Document Q . This means that the installer can complete the installation and paperwork quickly .
VBH area sales manager Dan Powell presented Windoworld MD Jatin Modi with a Certificate of Excellence . The certificate clearly lists the correct hardware specification so can be used as a quality check list for customers .
More on Windoworld and their products can be found at www . windoworld . co . uk or by calling 0116 261 0078 .
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INSTALLATION OF THE MONTH
Pro Installer is featuring examples each month of installers ’ work . Here is a recent success sent in to us by Southern Design Windows .
This installation was completed at a property in Badger Close , Paignton , Devon . Previously , the structure pictured was an empty porch leading to the front door of the house . The home suffered with draughts prior to the installation of the screen and the householder needed a dry space to store shoes and logs .
Southern Design Windows came up with a plan of making the opening into a sealed porch . The screen is 2.87 metres high – unusually high – and has a one metre wide door as well to suit . The product installed is a grey foiled A-rated PVCu frame and glass with a top-quality brand composite door slab from Solidor . For extra style , the customer decided to go for an over-sized handle .
GLOWING MACHINE REVIEW
The range of machinery from Mighton Products has grown again with the recent addition of the X-Cut™ machine .
Developed by Mighton ’ s inhouse experts to improve the painstaking task of cross-jointing glazing bars , this compact semi-automatic milling machine measures just under 40cm wide and 45cm high .
Mighton gave Tibby Singh , the former BBC Young Carpenter of the Year and now a professional tools and tech tester and reviewer , the opportunity to trial the X-Cut™ .
Tibby considered the task that the X-Cut™ has been produced to tackle : “ Making any cross detail look strong and well finished can be a tricky task especially if you ’ re short on time . Various shortcut methods exist of course , such as using jointing clips , but none of these compares to an authentic cross joint ,” he said .
“ There are a number of 45 degree angles incorporated in a traditional cross joint , making it a little more complex to achieve , so I was surprised how well the X-Cut™ machine simplifies the process . The machine itself was quick and easy to set up , the tools were easy to interchange and there was no lengthy manual or complicated computer programme to learn before being able to get started ,” he continued .
Once assembled , the X-Cut™ machine adjusts to accept bead profiles measuring anywhere from 9mm to 19mm in height and 12mm to 38mm wide .
To learn more or to order a new catalogue visit www . mightonproducts . com or call 01223 497097 .