Clearview Midlands April 2014 - Issue 149 | Page 52
DOORS&WINDOWS
STORMING START TO YEAR FOR DEKKO
Dekko Window Systems, the Cheshirebased fabricator, made a storming start
to 2014 recording a 40% increase in
sales compared to January 2013. Sales of
Dekko’s Residence 9 (R9), Deceuninck and
Kömmerling windows and doors all surged
throughout January.
Sales of Dekko’s Deceuninck and
Kömmerling windows provided the bulk of
the orders, but their fastest growing product
is the Residence 9 window. Dekko introduc ed
the timber-look flush casement window
from Eclectic Systems earlier in the year and
demand for the product has rocketed.Sales
director Kurt Greatrex comments:
“Consumers in the top end of the market
are investing more than ever on home
improvements so installers are moving
towards higher value products like R9\. R9
looks exactly like a 19th century timber
flush casement but is made with a modern
composite material. So no maintenance issues,
it’s highly energy efficient and the cost is lower
than timber – a powerful sales pitch for any
retail window company. Momentum for R9
is growing and we are keen to team up with
more like-minded installers and help them sell
this product to the retail market.”
‘Investing more than ever’
Tel: 01614060055,
www.dekkowindows.com
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DISTINCTION
DOORS
LIVES UP TO
ITS NAME!
Distinction’s composite doors are more
energy efficient than traditional timber or
solid timber core composite doors – fact!
Distinction Doors has just received the test
results on the energy efficiency of its 44.5mm
composite door. It was tested in comparison
with a well-known 48mm solid timber
core composite door and a 44mm timber
panelled door. The results were astonishing.
The Distinction composite door was proved
to be 19% more thermally efficient than the
48mm solid timber core composite door and
17% more thermally efficient than the 44mm
traditional timber panelled door.
The doors were tested at the University
of Salford, which is renowned for its work
in energy research and innovation. The test
was conducted in the University’s Energy
House. This is a typical Salford 1919 terraced
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house that has been reconstructed in a fully
environmentally controllable chamber, in
which climatic conditions can be maintained,
varied, repeated and patterns monitored.
‘Better than the alternatives’
Dave Walker and his technical team at
Distinction Doors project managed the
testing. Working with the team at the
University of Salford, they tested Distinction’s
44.5mm composite door, a 48mm solid
timber core composite door and a 44mm
timber panelled door. For the test, the inside
temperature of the Energy House was 25C
with an exterior temperature of 5C.
The photos show the thermal efficiency of
each of the doors. The darker the blue, the
less heat is being lost. Reds and greens – the
predominant colours on the timber door –
indicate high heat loss. The scores of each
door are also shown; the lower the score the
more thermally efficient it is. The Distinction
composite door scored 6.8, the 48mm solid
timber core composite door scored 8.4 and the
44mm timber panelled door scored 8.2.
Dave Walker concludes, “We have always
known about the thermal efficiency benefits
of our high density polyurethane foam core
composite doors. Now our customers have
the official proof that they are better than the
alternatives, something that we know will help
them to close more sales.”
Product enquiries, Chantel Roach,
Tel: 0845 2000 816,
Email: [email protected],
www.distinctiondoors.co.uk
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