INDUSTRYNEWS
SENSO Turn
Handle with
Alarm & Climate
Control
FG SENSO is the latest
product from the German
greenteQ range to be
introduced into the British
market by VBH.
It is described as an attractive
matt brushed stainless steel tilt
and turn handle with in-built
electronic alarm and climate
control functions.
The alarm function detects
any vibration that may indicate
an attempted break-in. The
vibrations trigger a 3 minute
115 db(A) alarm signal to deter
would-be intruders.
As soon as the handle
is moved into the closed
position the alarm function is
activated, without the need to
enter a password or remember
to click a switch.
The climate control function
detects when the air humidity in
a room exceeds a pre-set figure
(50, 55 or 60%). The user is
alerted via two LED lights on
the sides of the handle backplate
that it is advisable to open the
window to ventilate the room
for 5 – 10 minutes in order
to prevent condensation and
mould growth.
Power is provided by a
standard battery which is readily
available from normal retailers.
The pre-installed battery gives
a service life of approximately
two years and 200
days (based on an
average of three
alerts per day).
More on greenteQ
FG SENSO can be
downloaded from
www.vbhgb.com
or from the group’s
dedicated greenteQ
website at www.
greenteq.info.
Shirt sponsors
Patchett Joinery
congratulates
Bradford City
WFC on cup wins
Bradford City Women’s Football
Club shirt sponsors Patchett
Joinery has offered their
congratulations after the first
team recently beat local rivals
Leeds United Ladies 3-1 to win
the West Riding County Cup
and the reserves beat Cardiff
City 5-3 in extra time to win the
Reserve League Cup.
The Yorkshire-based timber
window and door manufacturers
has sponsored Bradford City
Women’s FC for several years and
MD James Patchett was delighted
to see first and reserve teams both
win silverware within a matter of
weeks.
James commented: “The County
Cup is a prestigious tournament
and everyone at Patchett Joinery
was pleased to see the first team
claim the trophy – particularly
as the final was against local
rivals Leeds United. A few weeks
later the reserve team won their
competition against Cardiff City,
rounding off an excellent season.”
Bradford City Women’s FC is
managed by Steve Winterburn,
site manager of Yorkshire-based
MJ Dennison Builders which has
sourced its timber windows from
Patchett Joinery for a number of
years. Steve asked if the supplier if
they would be happy to sponsor
his team.
www.patchett-joinery.co.uk,
www.mjdennisonbuilders.com
FENSA MARKS ONE YEAR OF
CONTINUED GROWTH
Notifications of replacement windows
and doors in domestic properties in the
first quarter of 2014 are up 8.4%* on the
same period last year, says FENSA. This
represents the best January, February and
March since 2011.
January installations were up 11.3%,
February up 6.6% and March up 7.6%.
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JUN 2014
“We have now seen four consecutive quarters
of growth,” comments FENSA Managing
Director, Chris Mayne.
“The same period last year saw a
disappointing 5.4% decrease in notifications
compared to quarter one in 2012. The
industry appears to be in a much better
position now.”
According to DCLG, 89% of all window
installations are covered by FENSA.
* Calculated from the most up
to date window and door
installation figures notified to
FENSA in January, February
and March 2014
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