MAY 2017 | 15
News
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AHEAD OF
THE CURVE
Thistle Windows and Conservatories
has supplied three unusual curved windows
as part of a large-scale period property ren-
ovation in Aberdeen, for local installer and
long-standing customer, Fitzbuild.
Andy Cadman, sales director at Thistle
Windows - a Glazerite UK Group Limit-
ed customer - explains: “The granite-built
property had its original timber windows
which were around 100 years old and the
homeowners wanted to replace them with
new, more efficient windows. Keen to
replicate the original heritage look, which
included three curved frames in the upstairs
front bedroom, the homeowners contacted
Dave Fitzpatrick from Fitzbuild, having seen
the quality of his workmanship at a nearby
property. Dave has been a regular customer
of our trade division for many years and has
experience in fitting this type of window
before, and was aware of the installation
requirements.”
The complete project included around
40 windows as well as residential doors, all
finished in white. The specialist blending
of the VEKA system and glass units for the
curved frames were handled by Glazerite’s
Bolton Division, which arranged for the fin-
ished products to be shipped to Aberdeen.
Award-winning Thistle Windows and
Conservatories is Aberdeen’s leading home
improvement specialist and has been buy-
ing VEKA frames from Glazerite since 2013.
Visit www.thistlewindows.com or call 01224
706555 for more information.
www.glazeritewindows.co.uk
GET YOUR SPEC RIGHT
For social housing providers it is im-
portant to consider all the issues early dur-
ing the specification process - as choosing
robust, effective solutions from the outset
can help ensure a tenant’s feeling of trust
and safety, while also reducing the need for
costly call backs in the long-term.
Yale’s Specification Support Service offers
the opportunity to take a detailed walk
through the relevant legislation, standards
and guidance, enabling housing providers
and specifiers to make an informed choice.
John Pearl, specification manager for
Yale, said: “Yale’s Specification Support
Service aims to help you make the right
choices in window and door hardware.
We’ll provide a clear and impartial guide to
the issues you need to address, the legisla-
tive requirements that you must meet and
the products most suited to the application
and environment in which they need to
operate.”
For further information about Yale’s
Specification support service, or to
arrange one of Yale’s RIBA-accredited
CPD seminars call 01902 366800 or
email [email protected]. For more
information on Yale DWS products please
visit www.yaledws.co.uk
Homeowners
focus on flooring
Home services marketplace Plentific.com
shows that, on average, almost a quarter of
homeowners are planning to spend more
this year on home improvements in at least
one area of the home.
Flooring is set to experience the biggest
increase in investment, with an average
of 29% looking to spend more on this.
Sheffield showed the highest number of
homeowners looking to spend more on
improving this area with 45%. London (36%)
and Brighton (36%) homeowners were close
behind, followed by Birmingham (35%).
After flooring, results showed a planned
increase of spending on the kitchen,
bathroom and interior decor, which were
the runners-up with 27%. Increased spend-
ing on the living room and bedroom then
ranked third, both with 25% aiming to
invest more in these rooms.
They were followed by the garden, which
20% of homeowners plan to spend more on
this year when compared to 2016. However,
homeowners were less concerned about
spending more on updating their conserv-
atory (18%), appliances (17%) and lighting
(17%).
www.plentific.com
FLEET GROWS WITH TWO DEMO VANS
Mighton Products has
extended its customer ser-
vice offering with the addi-
tion of two Mighton Mobile
Demonstration Vehicles, one
each to cover the north and
south of England.
Providing machinery
demonstrations to custom-
ers, each van is also kitted
out with a range of paint
swatches and panels in a va-
riety of types and colours to
allow customers a first-hand
look at the different finishes
on offer from the Mighton
Ultra range.
Weather-stripping samples
and a selection of beading
options are also on display
with the company’s own
MightyBead® brand grow-
ing in popularity since start-
ing the demos, as customers
have been able to see for
themselves its performance
when used in conjunction
with a machinery demo
from one of the knowledge-
able Mighton team.
The company has plans
to add a third van to the
fleet later this year. Chair-
man Mike Derham said:
“The machinery demos are
available to customers by
appointment, either at home
or work, and because both
vans each have their own
independent power supply
via a generator and com-
pressor, it eliminates the
need for us to connect to
a mains supply at a client’s
premises, making it much
more time-efficient and
hassle-free.”
To find out more or make an appointment, call the
Mighton Products team on 01223 902 455
or visit www.mightonproducts.com