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JUNE 2016 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
www.proinstaller.co.uk
Trojan Group celebrates
‘outstanding’ FIT Show
The Trojan Group says it
enjoyed an outstanding
FIT Show with the team
inundated with enquiries throughout the busy
three days.
FARMHOUSE
VERANDA GETS
NEW LEASE OF LIFE
The P280 structural
glazing bar from Birchwood Trading played a
key part in the refurbishment of a farmhouse veranda roof.
The original veranda,
thought to be at least 60
years old, consisted of a
wooden structure mounted on a complex trellis at
the front and secured to
wooden wall plates running
along the front of the house.
The old roof was part tiled
and part acrylic corrugated
translucent sheets which
had weathered and were in
poor state of repair.
The original intention was
to replace only the acrylic
section of the roof, but on
further examination the roof
structure in this area was
found to be in danger of
disintegrating. The decision was made to glaze the
entire roof using the P280
structural glazing bar glazed
with 6mm toughened glass,
which was supplied by
others. Using comprehensive installation instructions
all 21 sheets of glass were
satisfactorily installed by the
owners of the farmhouse.
Natural daylight now flows
through the glazing and the
finished veranda perfectly complements and adds
much needed brightness to
the traditional farmhouse
exterior.
The P280 structural glazing bar system is a two-part,
60mm wide medium span
system designed for installing both multiwall and solid
polycarbonate as well as
glass. When glazing with
multiwall polycarbonate
it can span up to 3.2m
between fixing points and
2.6m when installing solid
polycarbonate. If fitting
6mm toughened or laminated glass it can span up to
2.2m. For longer roofs the
use of additional intermediate purlins provides extra
fixing points.
The system is supplied
pre-packed which consists
of a 60mm wide aluminium base bar complete
with flat gaskets, a 60mm
wide screw-on aluminium
capping bar complete with
flat gaskets, and a screwfit plastic end plate. An
aluminium mechanical end
plate (available separately) is recommended when
installing glass.
The base bar should be
fixed to its supports at the
top, middle and bottom, the
glazing faced up and the
capping bar screwed into
place. Plastic screw cover
caps give a neat finish.
Each bar is completed with
the use of the push-fit end
plate for polycarbonate or
mechanical end plate for
glass.
The P280 glazing bar system is stocked as individual
packs in white, brown and
mill finish in a range of
lengths.
www.birchwoodtrading.co.uk
or call 01925 826314
Tony Chadwick, Trojan’s
Group Managing Director
said: “Both existing and
potential customers were
extremely interested in our
latest products, the 2 Star
25-year guarantee high
security door handle, the
Pegasus high security window lock and the unveiling
of our new product, the
3D slim sightline hinge. We
were overwhelmed with the
interest we received.”
By far the biggest attraction was the new 3D slim
sightline door hinge, now
available to order. The
heavily patented new hinge
offers a slim, aesthetically
pleasing design with an
unobtrusive appearance.
It offers easy, accurate 3D
adjustment with the door
in the closed position. The
hinge has already ac