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PRO INSTALLER JULY 2016
PRO NEWS
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FAST GROWTH IN CLADDING
Freefoam Building Products has launched a new website,
Mycladding.com, designed to meet growing demand
from consumers for exterior cladding products.
The site acts as an
online portal to share
product information
about PVCu cladding,
offer ideas and inspiration for homeowners
and give quick and
easy access to a free
no obligation fitting
quote from a local
installer.
PVCu cladding is one of
the fastest growing home
improvement products becoming the main alternative
to wood. With volume sales
up 61% year on year, Freefoam’s new site will help
grow business and generate
leads for Freefoam Registered Installers.
Mycladding.com helps visitors quickly navigate around
the site. Featuring information about different cladding
finishes and information on
the benefits of using cladding to improve insulation
and reduce maintenance,
the site gives homeowners the information they
need to make an informed
decision.
Freefoam has added an
online tool to help the
homeowner visualise how
cladding will enhance the
look of their home with colour options superimposed
on a variety of house types.
This is backed by a sample
request service and a handy
calculator to estimate the
number of cladding boards
needed for each project.
For more information go
to www.mycladding.com
For further information
on Freefoam products call
1604 591110, email sales@
freefoam.com or visit
www.freefoam.com
TROJAN’S NEW HINGE
SETS THE BAR
The Trojan Group has introduced
the new Athena door hinge.
The new hinge has a double
knuckle for increased load bearing, enabling three to have a combined carrying weight of 100kg.
It is said to be fast to fit during
fabrication and is supplied pre-assembled and one product fits all
standard euro groove systems.
It has also been designed so the
door can be lifted on and lifted off
when the hinge is being fitted.
The hinge is available in white,
black, brown oak (UV stabilised),
polished chrome, PVD gold,
satin silver and any RAL colour.
It is also PAS 24 compatible. It
has been corrosion tested to the
requirements of BS EN 1670 and
the painted finishes achieve Grade
5 and the plated finishes Grade
4. The RAL colour option has
achieved up to 1,000 hours’ neutral salt spray testing and comes
with a ten-year surface finish guarantee. The hinge conforms to BS
EN 1191 and has been tested to
100,000 cycles. And like all Trojan
products, it comes with a ten-year
mechanical guarantee.
www.trojangroup.com
Truemans launches
two new products
Truemans has launched two of what
it describes as the most ‘sought
after and innovative products’
the industry has to offer.
Joe Trueman, Managing
Director said: “I’m thrilled to
say we now supply Warmcore
products and Skypod skylights. These two products
are great independently, but
together they are a match
made in heaven. We can’t
wait to see our customers
take advantage of these
products. The two systems go
hand in hand for modern extensions, which are growing
in popularity. I’m confident
our customers will create
some amazing spaces.”
WarmCore is a 70mm aluminum
window system with a thermal insulating multi-chambered core. Joe
commented: “This product is the
best of both worlds, an aluminum
frame with the thermal properties
of PVCu. We now supply WarmCore windows, residential and
French doors along with WarmCore bi-folding doors.”
The second product being
launched at Truemans is Skypod from Eurocell. Skypod is an
innovative, pitched skylight range
designed for fast, accurate and
simple installation.
Joe added: “Along with order
forms, we’ve designed simple
and informative product ordering
guides. These are so handy for our
customers and explain everything
installers need to know.”
WarmCore and Skypod order
forms and ordering guides are
now available from all branches
and available to download from
the Truemans website at
www.truemanswindows.co.uk