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DECEMBER 2013 PRO INSTALLER
PRO PRODUCTS
www.proinstaller.co.uk
Dynamic Design
The very latest in thermally efficient windows
and doors were stipulated for a new, modern
block of apartments
located in a leafy Cambridgeshire suburb.
A variety of products from
the frameXpress range
were specified due the high
quality standards offered
by the company. With
the new building located
near to a railway line, the
highest sound and thermal
insulation guarantees were
required.
The excellent technical support services combined with
tailored solutions and quality
standards won the leading
fabricator the contract to supply all windows and doors
for the project. Planning
restrictions were also applied
by the local authority to the
rural property to ensure that
the building would blend
with the existing surrounding
properties. Subsequently, the
high specification installation also required a number
of bespoke designs to be
incorporated. Large double
glazed A rated windows in
irregular shapes are now key
features.
Ian Davis, Sales Manager
at frameXpress comments,
“A large number of French
doors, composite doors and
casement windows were
specified for this project.
Our entire range includes
a broad choice of finishes,
glazing options, colour foils
and security features, which
reinforces our leading market
position.”
Call 01952 581100.
Durability And Style
Is Now The Norm
Duran orm, the range
of lever handles from
hardware specialists
HOPPE UK, has been
enhanced with new
products and a new
finish designed to
make the handles
even more durable
than ever.
The duranorm range,
which offers specifiers consistently good value without
compromising on quality,
now features stylish profile
levers on a choice of rose or
backplates, plus fittings in a
hardwearing KTL finish.
The duranorm range
from HOPPE is a suite of
lever handles on roses and
backplates for interior doors.
They have been designed by
HOPPE’s own in-house R&D
team to offer value-for-money style with a choice of
designs and finishes.
Suitable for residential
applications, the duranorm
fittings are supplied complete with fixings and a solid
spindle. Each handle has a
choice of backplates or roses
and matching escutcheons,
indicators and turns are also
available in the range.
Included on a successful
fire test to BS EN1634, the
duranorm handles have
been assessed for use on
FD30 and FD60 fire doors
and all are supported by
a 5 year mechanical and
operational guarantee. Each
product in the series is
available in polished brass
effect, polished chrome
effect or anodised silver
finishes.
‘Suitable for
residential
applications, the
duranorm fittings
are supplied
complete with
fixings and a
solid spindle’
New Products to Satisfy
2014 Composite Door Sector
Forecast Growth
As detailed in D&G Consulting’s latest Annual
Window, Door and Conservatory Industry Report, as
the country slowly makes
its way out of recession,
our markets should start to
see some growth. In terms
of volume and value, everyone agrees that composite
doors will continue to be
one of the growth areas for
our industry in 2014.
Stewart Lamb, National Sales
and Marketing Manager at
HOPPE (UK) tells Clearview
about HOPPE’s commitment to
cementing its position as the
hardware supplier of choice
when it comes to composite
doors...
“Having celebrated our 60th
Anniversary in Europe last
year and 25th year of trading
in the UK last month, we have
justifiably built our reputation
for expertise in manufacturing
stainless steel hardware utilising
the latest European technology.
Our constant innovation and
most recent composite door
product ranges extends our
portfolio to over 9,000 products,
and underpins our place as the
market leader in door handles in
the UK.
“Building on this expertise, we
are now proud to announce for
January launch the introduction
of our Stainless Steel Collection
of high performance door furniture and accessories, a complete range of handles designed
to enhance the appearance of
composites. The range includes
stainless steel pull handles incorporating V-shaped and Semi-Circular, lever on rose and lever on
plate handles, and PAS24 performance escutcheons. “Our second
new range, thanks to significant
tooling investment and product
development, is the exciting
complementary range of letter
plates, knockers, numerals and
spyholes. Designed to exactly
colour match door handle finishes complete with a 10 year guarantee, these products will also be
launched in January 2014. While
some hardware manufacturers
seem to be now jumping on the
gravy train offering shorter term
fixes to take advantage of the
composite door market growth,
in contrast, thanks to HOPPE’s
60 year European manufacturing heritage, customers can rest
assured that the quality of these
new products for composites will
hit the high levels they’re used
to.“