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42 | MARCH 2017
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Care group comes back for more
Yorkshire-based Spectus approved window contractor Jade Windows has won a second contract for the award-winning Yorkare care home group- after installing more than 200 casement windows and patio doors in the group’ s most recent addition.
Yorkare builds homes around Humberside and has the motto‘ Homes of Distinction.’ The first contract was for the conversion of the former Lindsey Lower School in Cleethorpes via main contractor Hobson & Porter. Jade made and installed the windows in the Spectus Elite 70 Bevelled system in anthracite grey smooth foil finish for a new-built extension which formed a major part of the home behind the school’ s original Victorian frontage.
The client’ s insistence on detail meant that the PVCu doors had to be specially routered out to fit electric drop bolts so that all the mechanisms were out of sight. The customer achieved their desired look thanks to Jade’ s‘ customer first’ attitude and Spectus’ s technical team providing first class advice.
The next Yorkare project for Jade, a new-build at Beverley, is now underway and expected to be completed by the coming autumn.
For more information please contact marketing @ spectus. co. uk or visit www. spectus. co. uk
VICTORIAN SHOW-STOPPERS
SCENIC SEASIDE INSTALLATION
When a resident of one of Yorkshire’ s best-known seaside conservation areas chose to replace timber windows with PVCu, it sparked interest. Neighbours of the house, beside Scarborough’ s Victorian Esplanade, had not realised that the new windows and French doors were not timber.
The frames were in the Residence9 system fabricated by The Glazerite UK Group Ltd and the result, in white foil finish was‘ a dream job’ according to sales manager, Barry Smith.
“ It was the first R9 installation in this area,” he said.“ It’ s also generated a lot of interest from neighbouring properties, especially in and around the Conservation Area.
“ When the owner first came to us, he was looking at vertical sliders in another system but immediately changed his mind when he saw the Residence9. It was easily the closest thing to the timber he was replacing and the result speaks for itself.”
www. glazeritewindows. co. uk
Victorian Sliders has added Ecobuild to its busy exhibition calendar for 2017- which also includes a major presence at this year’ s FIT Show in May and Glassbuild America in Atlanta, Georgia, in September. ECOSlide PVCu vertical sliding sash windows, manufactured by Victorian Sliders and supplied exclusively to professional trade installers on a‘ strictly trade only’ basis, are the UK’ s best-selling sash window brand.
Ten eye-catching ECOSlide sash windows were displayed around the sizeable Victorian Sliders island stand
Louder call to raise standards
at Ecobuild 2017, at ExCeL in London’ s Docklands, from 7th to 9th March.
Mark Schlotel, marketing director at Victorian Sliders,
The Federation of Master Builders( FMB) has joined the National Home Improvement Council( NHIC)- adding its voice to influential organisations which share the NHIC’ s ambitions to raise standards and protect consumers when it comes to home improvements in the UK. The FMB will work closely alongside companies, trade associations and accreditation providers such as British Gas, Which? Trusted Trader and NAPIT for building services. This is particularly important in the UK, which suffers the legacy of Europe’ s oldest and least thermally efficient housing stock.
The FMB will bring its own influence and links to SME builders and will play a key part in NHIC’ s
said:“ This exhibition gave specifiers the opportunity to inspect our products in detail. We manufacture our own hardware and it is the
data gathering, information sharing and sector engagement strategies.
Sarah McMonagle, director of External Affairs at the FMB, will sit on the Leaders Council of the NHIC which for more than 40 years has maintained a close liaison with government, local authorities, housing associations, private householders and landlords, as well as other
finer points, such as the carefully shaped detailing on all our operating hardware components that carry a ten-year mechanical product guarantee, which make a big difference.” Victorian Sliders welcomed visitors to its stand B143 at Ecobuild 2017, where a team of experienced sales and marketing staff was available to demonstrate ECOSlide sash windows.
www. victoriansliders. co. uk
trade bodies, product manufacturers and service providers.
www. fmb. org. uk