Clearview North December 2013 - Issue 145 | Page 22

doors&windows

STREAMLINING VS COLOUR RANGE

‘Demand for foiled
products is growing rapidly’

Synseal has updated the range of colours
and woodgrains for its Evolve Vertical Slider
system to put further emphasis on the most
popular choices.
Demand for foiled products is growing
rapidly, according to Sarah Starkey, Business
Development Manager for the Evolve
range, and some colours and woodgrains are
emerging as clear leaders in that growth.
“Now we have focussed on the most popular
foils so that we can streamline production and
stockholding and ensure we provide the best
levels of service at all times while fabricators
can continue to access all the popular foils if
required.”

Continuing, she adds, “We have always
had a comprehensive foil range and the
level of uptake shows that our customers
appreciate this. Now that demand for foils
and colours, as well as Vertical Sliders, is
growing all across the industry, we want
to make sure that Synseal fabricators and
installers are in the best position to go on
making the very most out of both these
trends.”
The Evolve VS range will now be available
in White, Woodgrain White, Golden Oak,
Cherrywood, Cream, Grey, Irish Oak,
Black/Brown and Chartwell Green, as well
as all colours as ‘On White’ options.

Luck of the Irish
The Irish construction industry is
experiencing an upturn according to one
of the sector’s most closely watched and
authoritative indicators - and leading
Residence 9 (R9) fabricator Dekko Window
Systems are capitalising on the upsurge in
demand.
According to the Ulster Bank Construction
Purchasing Managers’ Index, September saw
the first pick-up in the Irish construction
industry in six years as the housing sector
gathers steam and builders report near record
levels of optimism. The seasonally adjusted
index, which is designed to track changes in
total construction activity, posted a reading

of 55.7 in September compared to 49.7 in
August. Panelists reported that higher levels
of new orders and signs of improvements
in economic conditions had contributed to
growth.

This resurgence has proved good news for
Chesire based trade fabricator Dekko. Dekko
recently targeted Irish window companies
with a high impact direct marketing campaign
promoting its new luxury Residence 9 window
and door system – and the company won a
number of new customers as a result.
Dekko’s sales director, Kurt Greatrex,
commented: “We’re delighted to be working
with some of Ireland’s leading installers on
some major projects.”

Call 01614060055 or visit
www.dekkowindows.com.

NEW EDGEBANDER HELPS
REDUCE U-VALUES EVEN FURTHER
Vista Panels, creators of arguably
the highest specification
composite door on the market
today, has invested £220k in new
machinery to improve quality
and expand its product range.
Vista recently purchased an
edgebander, beam saw and paint
spray booth, all of which are now
fully operational at the company’s
50,000 sq ft factory in Merseyside.
The edgebander applies a uPVC
strip around the edge of Vista’s

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composite door, significantly
improving the products thermal
performance. The edgeband is
available in three colours – White,
Woodgrain and Light Oak – and
enables some doors styles to
achieve a U-Value as low as 0.8 W/
m²K, an improvement of 0.2W/
m²K.
The £20k colour coating facility
meanwhile enables Vista to offer
composite doors in Duck Egg
Blue, Chartwell Green, Cream,

Anthracite Grey, Slate Grey and
Moondust Grey alongside their
existing colour range.
Managing director, Keith Sadler,
explains: “Energy efficiency,
aesthetics and security are the
k ey drivers in the composite door
market and we wanted to make
sure we were offering cutting edge
products ticking all these boxes.
We already manufacture one of
the most secure composite doors
on the market today, so we made

these investments to improve
thermal performance and extend
our colour choice.”
Call 0151 608 1423 or visit
www.vistapanels.co.uk.

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