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“Add to that, the decision we
made to work with AluK.
“We were looking for an established
company that produced in
the UK and was not only market
leading but could provide personal,
technical support required.
We looked at the Aluk facility in
Chepstow and it ticked all of the
boxes. We were also impressed
with the professionalism.
“In terms of product, bifold
doors are undoubtedly the stand
out ‘hits’. Aluk offers two options
for the market, the BSF70, which
is the standard offering; and the
F82 which is the premium product
offering several benefits over
the BSF70 such as slimmer sightlines,
lower U-values, flush handles
etc. This gives the customer
the choice based on their needs,
style, and of course, budget.
“Aluminium as a manufacturing
process is very different to uPVC
‘ We pride ourselves on quality ’
so the biggest hurdle has been
adapting to that and all of the
parts you require to make the
frames, because of this stock control
is also important. It can also
be a costly material if you make
mistakes. We pride ourselves on
quality anyway but even more so
now!
“Aluminium hasn’t replaced
uPVC for Titan Trade Windows,
we see them sitting side by side
nicely. All our previous experience
contributes to this new
adventure and all the expertise
we pick up along the way adds
to this as well. So far we have
absolutely no regrets and expect
Titan to become as well known
for its AluK aluminium products
as it has become for everything
that came before.”
Featuring the F82
The intimacy of inside spaces
with the freedom of outside
living. The F82 bifold door
combines a 1.3 U-value (double
glazed) or 0.9 U-value (triple
glazed) on panels of up to
3000mm with faster fabrication
and easier installation; pushing
the industry forward with
unrivalled innovation; accept no
imitation.
Developed with homeowner
demands in mind, the F82 is both
stylish to view and simple to use.
It is a ‘smooth operator’ due to
its unique gearbox, heavy duty
rollers come as standard, and the
flush pop-out T-handle delivers
stand out design.
All of this, and more, plus a
choice of colours from standard
to stand-out (RAL palette) means
any homeowner would want a
F82 in their home and every fabricator
and fitter needs it in their
portfolio.
www.titantradewindows.co.uk
Working
through
lockdown
for NHS
projects
One of major VBH customer
CB Solutions UK Ltd’s
specialisms is the manufacture
and installation of
windows and doors for the
modular construction industry.
The COVID crisis has
seen the company particularly
busy with the supply
of product on numerous
NHS contracts, including
one recently for Kingston
Modular Systems.
Kingston were delighted
with the service received
from CB Solutions, thanking
them publicly for their
ongoing support in difficult
times to deliver on key
NHS projects.
VBH are proud to call
CB Solutions a customer,
supplying them with
many products including
greenteQ Alpha window
and door handles, Q-Star
TS007 profile cylinders and
door and window hinges
among others.
VBH MD Simon Monks
says “When lock down
occurred we evaluated the
safety of our staff and customers
and quickly came
to the conclusion that we
could and would remain
open with a skeleton staff
to service our customers
such as CB Solutions, who
would need hardware for
such vital work.”
www.vbhgb.com
www.cbsol.co.uk
VEKA RECYCLING
FLEET IN FULL FLOW
VEKA Recycling Ltd,
the Wellingborough-based
specialist recycler of PVC-U
windows, has reported that
its fleet of collection vehicles
is once again travelling
the highways of England,
Wales and more recently
Scotland.
VEKA Recycling’s articulated,
demountable
forklift-equipped vehicles,
together with 10-tonne
box trucks, are once again
completing their regular
routes as installers get back
to work installing new windows,
doors and conservatories
and returning the old
frames for reprocessing.
Once received, the old
windows will have metals
such as reinforcement and
hardware removed, with
the frames passing through
several stages before being
supplied again as high
quality polymer to extruders
for re-manufacture into
a range of products. These
include PVC-U window and
door profiles and others
that include products for
the electrical and building
industry.
VEKA Recycling’s managing
director Simon Scholes
said: “It is encouraging that,
despite business pressures
brought on by Covid-19,
installers and fabricators are
still keen to have their profiles
reprocessed according
to a clearly traceable audit
trail, to ensure compliance
with ever-stricter regulations
covering recycling.”
veka-recycling.co.uk
ISSN 2633-8866
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