Clearview National December 2014 - Issue 157 | Page 68

HARDWARE& SECURITY Saving time and money – just what the fabricator wants »»The Trojan Group has recently launched its Patriot Plus High Security Door Hinge. Part of a series of products designed to help fabricators and installers with the cash flow in their business. Tony Chadwick, Trojan’s Group Managing Director, explains: “The Patriot Plus is supplied pre-assembled and ready to fit, dramatically speeding up the fitting process and saving time and money.” ‘dramatically speeding up the fitting process and saving time and money’ Tony explains, “Time is money for fabricators and installers, and fitting a hinge perfectly can be a time-consuming and fiddly process, but the Patriot Plus makes it easy.” There is a wealth of other features that make the Patriot Plus an extremely attractive product, including its patented anti-lift feature to increase security, and helping it to achieves PAS 24 accreditation, when fitted as part of a door assembly. It is also constructed from the highest quality materials, has been independently tested to EN1191, corrosion tested to Grade 4 and comes with a 10 year guarantee against mechanical failure. For further information visit www.trojangroup.com SPLIT SPINDLE FITS THE BILL »»Hardware supplier, Kenrick has strengthened its market-leading range of Excalibur locking systems with the addition of an innovative split spindled door lock, enabling them to easily and cost effectively create a lever/lever or a lever/pad application from just one lock. At the heart of the Kenrick system is a standard 92mm centre, which cleverly accommodates both long and short back plate handles. This solution is an alternative to traditional twin spindle locks. The Excalibur split spindle door lock offers exceptional levels of security for the homeowner; benefitting from three hooks, two steel anti-lift bolts and three rollers. Steve Williams, Sales and Marketing Director at Kenrick, said: “The Excalibur split spindle door lock is quick and easy to fabricate and offers guaranteed performance. Cleverly, if the operation of the door set needs to be adapted after fabrication, it is simple to swap the handles and spindles on-site without having to change the lock or re-route the door sash.” Kenrick is a leading supplier of hardware solutions for PVCu, aluminium and timber window and door systems. For more information contact Kendrick on 0121 553 2741. Re-defining the shape of India »»Cotswold Architectural Products, specialist international friction-stay manufacturer and hardware supplier, has played its part in re-defining the commercial office landscape in India. Cotswold manufactured and supplied a large quantity of its HD 22 SB and HD A 16-2mm friction stays for the construction of three new high-rise corporate office towers, in one of the most sought after suburbs in New Delhi. The building is 1.8m sq ft in total, and represents a completely new approach to commercial office space in India. Luz Seminario, who heads up Cotswold’s international team, commented: “This is a 68 » DEC 2014 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M special project in India – it represents how the country is radically changing as it becomes a world superpower. When complete it will be prime real estate. “For Cotswold, it demonstrates once again the quality of our products and how we are; the go to company for pioneering international projects.” The architects and developers for the project have said they selected Cotswold for the project because of the company’s unrivalled variety of heavy duty hardware options; allowing those developing the project to accommodate small size shutters, windows and larger ones. For more information visit www.cotswold-windows.co.uk Wishing you a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year