Clearview National September 2017 - Issue 190 | Page 74

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Vertical Slider
raises the bar
The brand new VEKA Vertical Slider was
one of several innovative and exciting
window and door systems debuted by
VEKA Group at the FIT Show 2017.
» » VERTICAL SLIDERS –
traditionally known as sash
windows – are among today’s
most coveted window styles,
and not only in the heritage
market with which they’re most
associated. With its new VEKA
Vertical Slider, VEKA Group has
embraced traditional design cues
to create a window that is suitable
for conservation areas and listed
buildings, while offering features
and performance that would be
entirely at home in a new-build
development.
The system couples the
industry’s leading fully sculptured
PVC-U profile with practical and
stylish innovations, including
neat sash stop end caps to keep
leaves and other debris out of the
profile, and optional run-through
sash horns for an authentic period
appearance
The VEKA Vertical Slider is
available fully mechanically jointed
and with the option of a deep
bottom rail – also mechanically
jointed – and of course, both
sashes can be tilted inwards,
providing greater ventilation and
ease of cleaning. The options don’t
end there, with VEKA Group’s full
Variations suite of 29 colour and
woodgrain finishes available for the
VEKA Vertical Slider.
www.vekauk.com
Is Profile 22’s Optima the most
considered system on the market?
» » PROFILE 22 LAUNCHED ITS OPTIMA
system last year since when record numbers of
fabricators have come on board. Optima isn’t
just one system, it’s three: a sculptured system, a
chamfered system and a flush casement system,
opening up a world of project opportunities.
The ancillaries range is the widest on the
market and also fully integrates with other
Epwin products such as the commercial Flush
Tilt -Turn window, especially suited to medium
to high rise buildings.
Optima has a six-chambered outerframe
and a five-chambered sash, which can also be
used with RCM thermal inserts to increase the
number of insulating chambers. Additional
centre seals to the outerframe give outstanding
insulation and weather protection. Combined
with intelligent glazing innovations it means
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that Optima double glazed units are capable of
achieving a U-value of 1.2 W/m2K. And with
triple glazing filled with Argon gas, U-values as
low as 0.8 W/m2K can be achieved.
A central Eurogroove gives the sashes greater
rigidity. The secure bead system passes security
tests without glazing clips and is ready for
proposed enhancements to PAS24.
‘Installation is fast and simple’
Installation is fast and simple – the Optima
system incorporates a deeper drainage channel
and strategic local wall thickening for better
screw and hardware retention.
www.profile22.co.uk