14 | NOVEMBER 2017
News
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Even more
compatible
than ever
before
Seven out of ten home-
Smart door lock
is now an option
Apeer is now offering Yale’s
impressive Conexis keyless smart
door lock as an option across
the full range of the company’s
composite residential doors.
The lock complements the high
security performance of its doors
with the convenience of app-
based control and dispenses
with conventional keys.
Yale Conexis offers the
freedom to control access
through the door remotely
or directly without keys, un-
locking and locking doors
using app enabled smart
phones, key cards, tags or
phone tags.
With all functions con-
trolled via the Conexis app
the user may send mobile
‘keys’ to family and friends,
with the option to give
access permanently or for
a few weeks or hours if
required.
The app also allows the
user to keep track of who
comes and goes, sending
notifications to the user’s
smart phone. And for the
simple function of unlock-
ing the door for direct
access, the user simply pre-
sents their smart phone to
the lock to wake the Blue-
tooth function, and then
twists the device through
90 degrees to release the
door.
owners recognise the Swish
brand name, which is why
installers will be pleased to
hear that recent changes to
the system’s back edge de-
tail mean it is now compati-
ble with more products than
ever before.
Swish is a British brand
with a 40-year heritage and
is a firm favourite with UK
homeowners. But aside from
giving homeowners what
they want and need, Swish
also delivers for fabricators
and installers. The brand’s
commitment to continuous
product development and
opening up opportunities is
perfectly reflected in the in-
troduction of the new back
edge detail. The system is
easy to fabricate and simple
to fit The colour finishes
have no minimum order, so
they’re an option for every
project. And high-qual-
ity marketing support,
including the Excellence
as Standard membership
programme, is designed to
add value to fabricators’ and
installers’ businesses.
www.swishwindows.co.uk
GREY IS HERE TO STAY
www.apeer.co.uk
Freefoam, which makes a
wide range of products for the
building industry in Ireland, the
UK and mainland Europe, has
added a new colour option, slate
grey, to its popular Weatherboard
cladding range.
Slightly darker in tone when
compared to the very popular
storm grey, it will appeal to those
looking for a more defined ap-
pearance to their project.
The Weatherboard cladding is
a 170mm wide board featuring a
subtle embossed wood effect fin-
ish and an attractive overlapping
appearance to create a ‘New Eng-
land’ look. Colin St John, commer-
cial director, Freefoam, comments:
“Grey is a major trend in building
products, particularly windows,
doors and roofline – the colour
grey tops all our growth statis-
tics across the product range.”
Fortex® is an innovative cladding
range that features an attractive
subtle embossed ‘wood effect’
finish coupled with the benefits of
low maintenance PVCu.
www.freefoam.com
FABRICATOR ADDS SPECTUS FLUSH
CASEMENT WINDOW TO ITS PORTFOLIO
Shropshire-based trade fabricator
Universal Trade Frames has just added the
Spectus Flush Casement Window to its port-
folio. Managing Director Brian Kruger said:
“Like all Spectus products, the Flush Case-
ment Window is a best-in-class product that
delivers excellence at every level and we are
delighted to be adding it to our range.”
The Spectus Flush Casement Window
mimics the appearance of a traditional nine-
teenth century casement window, making
it perfect for heritage and conservation
zone properties as well as new builds. Its
authentic appearance is achieved with a
bevelled exterior with a bevelled or sculp-
tured option for the interior. The sashes and
deep bottom rail are mechanically jointed
and authentic hardware completes the au-
thentic look. Despite the traditional appear-
ance, the window has all the hallmarks of
an impressive modern window: exceptional
security and U values as low as 1.4W/m2K.
The window is available in all 28 Spectrum
colours.
www.utfl.co.uk