Pro Installer September 2016 - Issue 42 | Page 23

PRO INSTALLER SEPTEMBER 2016
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PERFECT ‘ FIT AND FORGET ’ PRODUCT

Window installers are facing tough demands from savvy consumers who want the very best thermal efficiency from their windows - and TruFit ® helps them offer energy-efficient installations that maintain Window Energy Ratings ( WERs ).
The expanding foam edge tape from Edgetech UK has recently been added to the Glazpart trade counter product range , making it easier for installers to get supplies . “ The rise in popularity of trade counters has given Glazpart the opportunity to supply them with essential , top-quality consumables for window installation companies ,” says Dean Bradley , sales and marketing manager at Glazpart . “ We ’ ve had an impressive response to Tru- Fit , especially as the regulations to include foam fitting tapes happened so recently .
People are sometimes hesitant to change the traditional ways that they ’ ve tried and tested for years to something so different . But once installers start using TruFit , they think it ’ s fantastic .” As well as preventing up to 23 % less heat loss than traditional wet sealant methods , TruFit can also help to save installers time and money as West Country Windows has found . Managing director Ken Ashplant at the Yeovil-based fabricator and installer said : “ There ’ s no need to scribe trim around windows and doors with TruFit .
‘ You get a perfect , straight line that ’ s really pleasing to the eye ’
“ Because stone and brick apertures have so many indentations , our installation teams would have to scribe a bead section to go with a particular contour if they were using silicone . But with TruFit , it ’ s just fit and forget . You get a perfect , straight line that ’ s really pleasing to the eye – it ’ s a real time saver .” TruFit can be installed in all weather conditions , helping installation companies to keep jobs on schedule . And as there ’ s no need for silicone or extra trims when fitting with TruFit , it offers cleaner lines , that make it perfect for installing coloured window frames too . Ken added : “ Trying to match silicone with coloured frames can be a bit hit and miss and overspill from the silicone on to the frames can make a mess .”
Get perfect straight lines with TruFit .

POWERING ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Edgetech UK claims few companies in the window industry have done as much as it has for energy efficient glazing over the years . From lobbying governments , sparking discussions and bringing the entire industry together in 2014 with the Triple Glazing Question event , this Coventry-based
component manufacturer has worked with insulating glass unit ( IGU ) manufacturers , systems companies , fabricators and installers . Starting in the US in 1989 , Edgetech arrived in the UK five years later . In 2007 Edgetech started manufacturing Super Spacer flexible warm edge spacer in the
UK . The productivity benefits alongside the thermal efficiency of Super Spacer changed the face of IGU manufacturing . Creating cost effective , high performance units has always been the goal for Edgetech , and approximately one third of all units in the UK are made with Edgetech ’ s spacer products .
In 2014 , Edgetech ’ s 25th anniversary year , it added more products to its portfolio , changing Edgetech from a single component manufacturer to a comprehensive component supplier for warm edge windows . For IGU manufacturers , the offer includes the award-winning Super Spacer Alpha
- said to be the best performing spacer in the world - a rigid warm edge spacer TruPlas , high performance desiccant TruSieve , and a simulated divided lite system SDL . Edgetech has also brought new opportunities for installation companies with glass protection system TruShield and expanding
foam installation edge tape TruFit . Edgetech is part of Quanex Building Products Corporation , a manufacturer of engineered components , products and systems serving window and door manufacturers in 94 countries worldwide .
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