Clearview National June 2016 - Issue 175 | Page 76

ALUMINIUM

RANGE WITH NEW
LOW U-VALUE DOORS

»»FENESTRATION
designer and manufacturer Senior
Architectural Systems is launching
its new PURe® door range.
The launch follows the success
of the company’s thermally
advanced PURe® window system.
Available as folding sliding, inline
sliding, lift and slide, single and
double options, the new patentpending PURe® range features
the use of an enhanced thermal
barrier manufactured from
expanded polyurethane foam
(PUR).

When
calculated as
a CEN standard
door, the system can
achieve U-values as low as 0.93
w/m2k. By offering significantly
lower U-values than other
aluminium doors, PURe®
doors can make a substantial
improvement to the overall carbon
footprint of a building which in
turn can lead to a reduction in
energy bills.
Offering aesthetically pleasing
features across the portfolio, the

range is easy to manufacture using
existing tools and is simple to
adjust and install. The doors
are available in a full
range of standard RAL
colours. Colours can
be matched to specific
requirements and there
is a dual colour option
so that different shades
can be specified for internal
and external surfaces.
The doors are also available in
a wide choice of configurations,
including the choice for further
thermal enhancement, a robust
heavy duty lift and slide option
and either standard double glazing
or high performance triple glazing
units.
As the PURe® doors are
competitively priced compared to
less thermally efficient aluminium

doors, a building’s carbon
calculations can be improved
without increasing costs and
additional savings can be made
by reducing the need for features
such as photovoltaic roof panels or
expensive under floor insulation.
The new door range
complements Senior’s PURe®
window system, which offers
U-values of 0.71w/m2k when
calculated as a commercial CEN
standard window.
Designed to exceed current and
meet future Building Regulations,
PURe® doors have been developed
to meet the Secure by Design
(SBD) standards and have been
fully tested to BS6375 parts 1, 2
and 3 Annex A.
www.seniorarchitectural.co.uk/
puredoor/

Aluminium’s contribution to UK economy
stifled by skills shortages and efficiency targets
»»VARIOUS ISSUES CURRENTLY
facing the aluminium industry could stifle its
contribution to the future of the UK economy
and job market.
The manufacturing sector currently
employs 2.6 million people in the UK and
plays an important role in both fuelling the
national economy and supporting the local
communities in which they operate.
However, manufacturing has
underperformed the services sector for many
years and this could be down to a range of
issues facing individual industries.
The aluminium industry is struggling with
issues concerning energy efficiency targets,
competition from overseas and skills shortages,
which could impact the contribution this
industry has to the wider manufacturing sector
and the UK economy.
In 2013, a Climate Change Agreement was
passed, which would offer an extension to
the Climate Change Levy rebate for energy
intensive industries until 2023 in return for

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meeting energy efficiency improvement targets
from 2013 to 2020.
But as the Government pulls vital capital
funding, businesses are struggling to reach
the increasingly difficult emissions targets
with no means to do so, leaving the UK
vulnerable to efficiency advancements from
international competition such as Japan who,
this year, launched its first fully integrated
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in
Hokkaido.
Another major problem facing aluminium
is a lack of employment opportunities in the
industry.
Aluminium specialist CDW Systems has
been in business for over 21 years and recently
celebrated a record year of trading.
However, Managing Director Jerry Webb
says CDW struggled to hire new employees
after introducing a second shift last year at its
Gloucester based factory.
He comments: “It shouldn’t have been as
difficult as it was to recruit, which begs the

question of is enough being done to promote
the positives of working in the industry to
young people and are there initiatives in place
to train people with the skills needed.
“The work is there – as we grow we are
adding more skilled and unskilled positions
by the day – and we are keen to create more
employment opportunities in our local area.”
Jerry goes on to say the industry needs to do
more to raise the profile of aluminium and its
importance to the UK’s job market and wider
economy.
He concludes:“There are many new
innovations and investments that are helping
breathe new life, and bring new jobs into the
UK’s aluminium and manufacturing industries
and with the right support – for both local
and national businesses – from trade bodies
and the government, the UK could regain its
stance as a manufacturing powerhouse.”