Clearview North April 2014 - Issue 149 | Page 80

HARDWARE&SECURITY VBH Unveils New PVCu Catalogue VBH has unveiled Issue 2 of its catalogue of hardware and ancillaries for the manufacture and installation of PVCu windows, doors and patios. Much has changed with VBH’s range since the publication of Issue 1 and, although many stalwart products carry through from that first issue, the majority are new. The company’s own greenteQ range has expanded hugely and features heavily with products for all frame types. VBH built its business on being a major distributor of branded hardware and the catalogue does much to reinforce the message that this is still the case, despite the emergence of greenteQ. There is no shortage of branded hardware from VBH’s key market partners. New developments such as new manual and automatic door locks, door handles, 1 and 3-star profile cylinders, security handles, letterboxes, parallel sliding and bi-fold patio systems, folding openers, security window locks, shootbolts and even cat flaps from well known brands such as Dr. Hahn, Hoppe, Roto, Siegenia, Yale and others all feature. Readers may notice that there is no tilt and turn section. VBH advise that, due to the large number of tilt and turn options on offer, they have produced stand-alone Tilt & Turn catalogues for each of the three Tilt & Turn brands that they distribute. Each of these catalogues includes systems for PVCu, timber and aluminium windows. PVCu Window & Door Hardware & Ancillaries Issue 2 Tel: 01634 263300 or can be downloaded from www.vbhgb.com FULL HOUSE FOR KENRICK AND DUNSTER HOUSE Hardware supplier Kenrick has developed a bespoke version of its Excalibur door lock for Dunster House, the UK’s leading garden buildings company. The specially created lock is being used extensively on the Dunster House range of timber log cabins and garden rooms. Having used Kenrick’s locking systems for their range of PVC-u windows and doors, Dunster House had no hesitation in asking Kenrick to create a specially engineered solution for the timber range. The bespoke locking system was developed using Kenrick’s standard centre lock case and was adapted with a 900mm long lock with two roller cams. The lock features a 16mm wide face plate with radius ends which can be easily fabricated into the timber profile at Dunster House