Clearview National April 2017 - Issue 185 | Page 74

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FLUSH SASH WINS THE DAY
» » TODAY’S CUSTOMERS KNOW
what they want – and the winners will be
the installers who can provide it. So says
The Glazerite UK Group Ltd in response
to the latest installer partner to benefit
from the addition of the Halo Flush Sash
system.
Mark Russell of Northampton-based MG
Window Systems explained: “The customers
were looking specifically for a flush sash to
replace the existing timber ones in the home.
They began by looking online, found our site,
we quoted and we got the job. Until taking
the Halo Flush Sash from Glazerite, we had
been able to imitate a flush window by putting
dummy sashes between the real ones but that
would not have been enough to win us this
job.
“The customers had first looked at another,
much more expensive flush system. They were
perfectly happy to go with our Halo product
because of the cost saving it gave them but we
know they would not even have looked at a
dummy system.”
Glazerite already offered one of the most
extensive ranges of window and door systems
of any trade fabricator but added the Halo
systems, including the acclaimed flush sash,
when it acquired Peterborough-based City
Beads Ltd early last year.
www.glazeritewindows.co.uk
Fire Door Slab Passes the Test
ODL Europe has recently announced the results of its
FD30 test with its new PAS24-2016 FD30 fire door slab.
» » THE TEST WAS
undertaken on Monday 16th Jan
2017 ODL took the New Pas
24 – 2016 FD30 fire door slab
from Capstone to Exova High
Wycombe for fire door testing.
The doors were tested in
Winkhaus Eco frame with AV2
multipoint locking systems. The
tests standards dictated that a
solid door and a half-glazed door
were to be tested to cover a range
of door options. Both door-sets
Passed the 30 minute test.
‘highest levels of
security and safety’
ODL can now add the FD30
slabs to the increasing stock levels
at their warehouse in Bootle,
Liverpool. The doors are marketed
under the company’s newly
launched Aperture Solutions
brand, which will be launching
a comprehensive website in the
early spring.
As Mark Towers, ODL Europe’s
Managing Director comments,
“This test result is excellent and
confirms our complete dedication
to manufacturing products that
not only look and perform well,
but also provide home-owners
with the highest levels of security
and safety in the home. We are
committed to supplying our many
installers and fabricators with
an ever-evolving product range
that can enhance their offer and
increase sales and profitability.”
www.odleurope.com
GOT FLUSH SASH PEGGED
» » HALO FABRICATOR AND INSTALLER
Aztec Windows has introduced a bespoke
decorative peg stay option for the Halo
FlushSash system.
The Coventry-based company was the first
to adopt the mechanically jointed FlushSash
PVCu system and found that it quickly
became popular with a variety of customers,
for use in both heritage homes and in more
contemporary settings in a range of colours.
Director Michael Hagan explains: “With
its clean lines and flush style, we’ve found the
FlushSash to be a very versatile system. We
have branded it as the Prestige Collection®
and it’s been specified in some quite modern
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settings, but we’ve found that it is particularly
suited to historic homes and heritage projects.
For this reason, we decided to expand upon
its Georgian features with a traditional-
style working peg stay. We de signed and
commissioned bespoke pin fixings that make
this peg stay work perfectly with the Halo
system.
“This new feature is exclusively available
on the FlushSash by request. It started off as a
matter of aesthetics, making the window look
even more authentically traditional, but after
consultation with our customer base it became
apparent they wanted a working peg stay, not
just decorative.”
www.vekauk.com