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Showroom of the month
» » ASSOCIATED WINDOWS
has been awarded Solidor’s
Showroom of the Month for its
display of eight Solidor and four
Residor composite doors, at the
recently-refurbished showroom in
North Bristol.
The company has recently
made the move to solely focus on
Residor and Solidor composite
doors, as Rob McDonald,
director at Associated Windows
explains: “First and foremost,
Solidor Group is a world-class
business and let’s not forget
the importance and influence
of the Residor brand. Our
new showroom is really paying
dividends as is the power behind
the respective brands, which
customers ask for by name. On
time and in full deliveries with
exceptional quality every time
are also a major plus for us and
that’s why we only sell these two
composite door brands.”
Operating in the Bristol and
South Gloucestershire areas,
Associated Windows has built a
strong reputation in the area for
the products they offer coupled
with the quality of installation.
While being a long-standing
Solidor customer, it is only
recently that it has looked
to introduce what the team
believes to be the best mid-
market GRP composite door
with Residor.
www.associatedwindows.co.uk
www.solidor.co.uk
The future is flush sash
» » INDEPENDENT RESEARCH OF
the PVC-U flush sash market reports nearly
half of the fabricators interviewed see flush
sashes becoming as important as standard
casement windows in the next 10 years. And a
quarter of those who don’t make flush sashes
now said they expected to start in the next
twelve months.
Timberweld is a patented method of
welding perfect corners to create an
authentic timber-look butt-joint effect.
Uniquely, Timberweld allows fabricators to
create the timber-look on both sides of the
window.
Earlier this year Timberweld commissioned
MRA Research to conduct independent
research into the flush sash and timber
alternative market with fabricators. All the
fabricators interviewed welded their flush
sashes, with 85% of joints (by volume)
being welded and 15% mechanically jointed.
Ninety percent of those who welded, welded
conventionally with 45-degree corner
grooves.
“The research echoes what we’ve found
in the market – fabricators are looking to
create a timber-look butt-joint cost-effectively
at scale comments Alan Burgess, MD of
Timberweld. But a significant number thought
mechanically jointing was ‘a pain to fabricate’
and want to weld to meet volume demand
cost effectively.”
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“It delivers everything the market is looking for”
» » THE FRONTIER COMPOSITE DOOR
range, one of the latest additions to Profile
22’s portfolio is proving popular and enjoying
strong sales figures. Gerald Allen, Marketing
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Manager at the Epwin Window Systems’
brand, said: “Frontier has an incredibly strong
proposition and this is reflected in the take
up from customers. It delivers everything the
market is looking for.”
Frontier doors are available in three
variations:
• The leaf only option provides solid timber
core leaves for fabricators to manufacture
into door sets.
• The pre-prepped option provides doors
prepped to a fabricator’s specification
with door furniture available via fellow
Epwin Windows Systems hardware
company Safeware.
• Glazing options can also be supplied and
fitted.
All are manufactured in the UK and
available in 44 and 48mm solid timber
core slabs. Door leaves are available in 16
designs and ten colours, each with matching
outer frame. The doors feature an improved
woodgrain finish and use COOLSKIN
heat reflective technology to minimise solar
absorption and protect doors from scratches
and abrasions. The doors have a dedicated
keep with Yale and Winkhaus lock options,
plus all come with a ten-year guarantee.
www.profile22.co.uk