Clearview National April 2017 - Issue 185 | Page 68

PROUD SPONSOR OF DOORS & WINDOWS
DOORS&WINDOWS
PREMIUM CARE GROUP
COMES BACK FOR MORE
» » YORKSHIRE-BASED SPECTUS
Approved Window Contractor,
Jade Windows has won a second
contract for the award-winning
Yorkare care home group after
installing more than 200 casement
windows and patio doors in the
group’s most recent addition.
The first contract was for the
conversion of the former Lindsey
Lower School in Cleethorpes
via main contractor Hobson &
Porter. Jade made and installed
the windows in the Spectus Elite
70 Bevelled system in Anthracite
grey smooth foil finish for a new-
built extension, which formed a
major part of the home behind
the school’s original Victorian
frontage.
Just one example of the client’s
insistence on detail was the access
control on the doors, as Ryan
explained: “The PVCu doors
had to be specially routered out
to fit electric drop bolts so that
all the mechanisms were out
of sight. This is something you
don’t hear of every day but with
Jade’s ‘customer first’ attitude and
Spectus’s technical team providing
first class advice, the customer
achieved their desired look.
Mike Beal, the main
contractor’s Construction
Director, said: “Jade delivered a
robust and competitive solution.
Everything was completed on
time, without problems and the
finished product looked superb.”
www.spectus.co.uk
To the rescue!
» » STERLINGOSB, ONE OF
the most versatile wood panel
boards on the market, is a
common sight in the building
trade and is now becoming a
popular as a fashionable panel
for the designer home.
For Dorset-based specialist
contractor, Doors, Locks &
Glass, SterlingOSB is
an indispensable
product. The
For Dorset-based specialist
contractor, Doors, Locks
& Glass, SterlingOSB is an
indispensable product.
company specialises in
emergency boarding-up,
most often in the aftermath
of a burglary of vandalism,
and SterlingOSB is the ideal
solution, says company owner,
Graham Bird.
“We’ve been specialising in
this area for the past 15 years
and, to begin with, we used
plywood,” he says.
“But as soon as we
discovered OSB, we
switched and we’ve
never gone back,”
adds Graham.
“SterlingOSB is just
as strong and durable
as plywood and it’s better
to work with. With plywood,
you always get splinters when
you cut it but you don’t have
this problem with OSB,”
he explains. “We use 9mm
SterlingOSB. Two layers of
this are perfect for boarding up
20mm double-glazed units. The
two thicknesses fit exactly into
the reveal and then it’s just a
case of replacing the beading;
and it’s more secure than
glass.”
www.norbord.co.uk
Getting flushed with sales demand
» » SINCE THE LAUNCH OF
its 70mm flush sash window,
TruFrame has experienced strong
sales growth, now in excess
200 frames per week, as more
installers embrace the traditional
timber look and unique hardware
options for this new window
type.
The welded flush sash window
is fully hand finished utilising
TruFrame’s unique four step hand
finishing process, while the fully
mechanical Refine™ option, is
fully hand assembled and offers
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incredible levels of finishing detail
in the corners.
Hardware options include
contemporary handles, whilst
period inspiration comes from
the optional key-locking monkey
tail handles and peg-stays. There
are 14 in-stock colour options
from the contemporary look
of anthracite grey to the period
inspired chartwell green, ensuring
that the flush sash window can
be installed sympathetically on
different types of brick/stone and
on various types of property.
David Firmager, Managing
Director of TruFrame
commented: “The flush sash
window is more than just a
passing fad and I fully expect
to see sales grow to 10%
of all frames made. With
options of fully welded or
fully mechanically jointed,
we have different price points
covered, backed by a single
10-year warranty underwritten
by us.”
www.truframe.co.uk