6 | JUNE 2020
News
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YALE PUTS ITS CAPABILITIES TO THE TEST
WITH A NEW LARGE SCALE TESTING RIG
Bigger and better than
ever before, Yale’s all new
commercial test rig opens
the way for superior capabilities,
smarter testing and
greater opportunities.
In an age of increasing
fenestration scale, where
glazing products are becoming
bigger and developments
and renovations
are getting larger and more
unique with architect flare,
the industry must keep up
with the ever changing demands
of window and door
hardware.
Using its new super scale
testing rig, Yale is able to
ensure customers of the
durability, capability and
compliance of its products.
When used in endurance
testing, Yale can now
monitor the load with each
and every cycle – allowing
the team to measure the
operating force of products
during testing.
With improved testing
capabilities, comes better
opportunities – and now
with the ability to conduct
mockup tests with an
adjustable vent and frame
mechanism for unique window
designs, Yale is undertaking
a higher volume of
larger-scale projects.
The test rig enables
indicative testing on project
specific opening vents,
with the ability to tip the
rig into any inclined position
between vertical and
+/- 20 degrees, and tailor
the test to represent a particular
building or project,
no matter how obscure. Enquiries
are already coming
in from Europe, China and
the Americas, as Yale invite
its worldwide customer
base to test the performance
of their windows
and hardware.
Testing for almost all
international certifications
and standards, the rig
ensures products are compliant
to British Standard
BS6375, America’s AAMA
and China’s JG/T 433 certifications.
Grant Stratford, Technical
Director at Yale, comments:
“We are so pleased
to be able to expand our
testing facilities to meet the
ever-growing needs of our
customers. The capabilities
of the new rig mean we
can test all sorts of weird
and wonderful window
designs. For example, we
are endurance testing a
triangular mock-up vent
at the moment, which is
being carried out to the
customer’s unique requirements.
“Here at Yale, we aim to
provide the best possible
product and service for our
customers. The capabilities
of our new commercial
test rig allow us to become
more flexible and provide
even better customer service
than before, therefore
giving customers peace of
mind that products have
been tried and tested with
the upmost accuracy and
credibility – specific to a
certain project or application.”
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CUSTOMADE GROUP BEGINS PHASED RETURN TO WORK
Customade Group has announced a
phased re-opening of the business
following the temporary closure
of sites in response to Covid-19.
The group opened most of
its sites on 4 May for order intakes
and will phase in manufacturing
over the next few weeks.
It is the first step in a stringent
strategy, which has been developed
to ensure the safety and
wellbeing of all the group’s staff
and customers during the pandemic.
The initial re-opening will
operate with a selected workforce
to support customers’ immediate
requirements and the group will
steadily increase capacity in line
with order volume.
The business will begin manufacturing
existing orders for Duraflex,
REAL Aluminium, Virtuoso
Doors, and Atlas Roofs from 11
May and will commence manufacturing
new orders from 18
May. It will manufacture existing
orders for Rehau products from
18 May and new orders from 25
May. Existing orders for Eurocell,
Halo and VEKA products will be
manufactured from 25 May and
new orders will be manufactured
from 1 June.
The group has implemented
strict safety and social distancing
measures throughout all sites to
ensure the health and welfare
of employees and customers. All
employees who can work effectively
from home will continue to
do so.
David Leng, Customade Group’s
chief executive officer, said:
“We’ve spent the last few weeks
developing robust plans to re-start
the business in line with government
guidelines. The health and
wellbeing of our employees, customers
and suppliers is our priority
and we have implemented
a series of strict safety protocols
throughout the business to enable
a safe and phased return to work.
Existing orders will be managed
first with production increasing
steadily over the coming weeks to
satisfy demand.
“There is no doubt that this
pandemic has affected lives and
businesses in a way we’ve never
seen before and we will be doing
everything we can to support
our valued staff, customers and
suppliers during this challenging
time. I’d like to thank everyone
at Customade for making our
re-start possible and all of our
customers and suppliers for their
patience and understanding.”
The group has also developed
a fully managed business support
package that enables customers to
promote their business, generate
and nurture leads and even price
and measure windows remotely
during the Covid-19 outbreak.
To find out more about
Customade Group and
its support package, call
01453 707272 or visit
www.customade.co.uk