DOORS & WINDOWS
EXPANDING INTO NEW MARKETS
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BILL BUTTERS HAS USED Residence Collection to expand into new markets it couldn ’ t access before . The Dorsetbased trade PVC and aluminium fabricator now makes Residence 7 ( R7 ) and Residence2 ( R2 ), having started with Residence 9 ( R9 ) when it was first launched five years ago .
Bill Butters Purchasing Director , Matt Kelly , says : “ R9 is the best looking window out there . It ’ s an opportunity for our customers to get into bigger , more affluent , and older properties . And it ’ s really easy to install on properties with old timber windows because its 100mm frame depth fills the gap the old windows leave . R9 is a great up-sell because there ’ s really nothing else like it .”
Bill Butters now makes all the systems in the Residence Collection , including R2 , the 100mm square edge system that ’ s a true aluminium alternative , and R7 , the 75mm flush sash window that looks outstanding in both traditional and contemporary homes .
“ R7 is R9 ’ s little brother ,” adds Matt . “ Its 75mm frame depth makes it very easy to replace standard 70mm windows without the mess . It ’ s an easy sell because from the outside it has all the looks of R9 , but inside homes it ’ s slim and sleek .”
www . billbutterswindows . co . uk , www . residencecollection . co . uk
‘ Innovation , Quality and Design ’
DW3 Products Group has launched a new IQD Quality Mark to mark its brands ’ commitment to innovation , quality and design . DW3 brands Solidor , Residor , Window Widgets , and Residence Collection will display the QualityMark on their marketing communications .
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IQD STANDS FOR INNOVATION , quality , and design , the three values shared by all DW3 brands . DW3 has created its Quality Mark to underline the synergy in its brands , and to highlight their commitment to these qualities . The IQD Quality Mark looks like a hallmark that ’ s been used over the centuries to signify the quality and source of precious objects made from silver , gold and platinum .
DW3 Products Group specialises in premium and super-premium quality products and are designed to be the best in the market .
DW3 CEO Gareth Mobley says : “ People know us for style , looks and choice , but DW3 makes the most secure composite door and the most secure GRP composite door in Solidor and Residor . It includes the transformative systems company in Residence Collection , and the most popular maker of ancillaries in the market , Window Widgets . The Quality Mark means they can link brands in the group very easily . If it doesn ’ t have the Quality Mark , it isn ’ t DW3 .”
www . dw3group . co . uk , @ DW3Products on Twitter .
A year on
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IT ’ S BEEN OVER A YEAR NOW , since Kömmerling launched the groundbreaking PremiLine PRO . This is a Secured by Design patio door system that ’ s achieved PAS 24 in two and four pane variants with physical testing and without the need for plunge bolts .
The patented design incorporates a locking handle at the interlock where both sashes meet , the typical weak spot in nearly all patio doors and was designed to meet the needs of Document Q . With over 14 months ’ worth of sales behind them , Kömmerling believe it ’ s re-ignited interest in patio doors from consumers and new housing specifiers alike .
Fabricators such as Sliders UK and Tradelink have been quick to take up the opportunity and with only a modest hardware kit required .
Kevin Warner , head of sales and marketing of Kömmerling commented :“ Without question , PremiLine PRO has been a patio door revelation . It ’ s a unique product that ’ s as easy to manufacture as it is to install .”
He continues :“ Our PremiLine range of patio doors offer by far greater design choice and security , helping our customers realise more sales and stronger margins . This pioneering product will also feature on our stand at the FIT Show .”
www . kommerling . co . uk
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