Clearview North September 2014 - Issue 154 | Page 89

hardware&security

NATIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS SIGN
UP TO ARGE EPDS

YALE DOOR
AND WINDOW
SOLUTIONS FOCUSES
ON INNOVATION
Yale Door and Window
Solutions highlights the
importance of new product
innovation after receiving
plaudits for its Blade window
locking system, which
incorporates the company’s
patented rotary action
mechanism.
The Yale Blade window locking
system utilises distinctive new
technology to deliver multiple
benefits to fabricators, installers
and homeowners alike.
Jon Walker, Marketing and
Product Manager at Yale
Doors and Window Solutions,
comments: “The feedback from
the first fabricators and installers
to switch to Yale Blade has been
very positive. Our customers
can already see its benefits, both
on a technical level, and for
homeowners and social housing
residents across the UK.” The Yale
Blade is a fully retracting window
locking system that sits flush
within the eurogroove, completely
eliminating cam clash issues.
Engaging the full length of the
keep, the Yale Blade provides
ultimate security and peace of
mind while totally eliminating
alignment issues during
manufacture. Additionally, an
ingenious cartridge-based gearbox
allows simple switching between

left and right hand, enabling an
effective solution for remedial
repairs.
Jon adds: “We believe that
the Yale Blade’s success will
only continue to grow as more
fabricators and installers discover
this revolutionary new window
locking system, and harness the
power of the Yale brand to help
drive their own business forward.”
Yale Door and Window Solutions
continues to invest heavily in new
product development with the
creation of a Yale branded PAS24
Window, which is due to be
launched later this year.
Jon concludes: “ASSA ABLOY
is a global leader in both door and
window solutions. With the Yale
brand we have strong recognition
and loyalty both within the trade
and the buying public, and we
can continue to build on that
reputation with the new Yale
Window.”
For more information, or to
request a free sample, please
visit www.yaleblade.co.uk

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Following ARGE’s
announcement to produce
generic Environmental
Product Declarations
(EPDs), 10 national lock and
hardware associations have
now signed up to ARGE’s
scheme – with more to
follow.
The programme, which was
agreed at the 2013 ARGE
Conference as part of its
sustainability roadmap, will see
the delivery to ARGE members
of generic, Pan-European
EPDs for hardware products by
summer 2015.
In addition to the UK’s Door
and Hardware Federation,
some of the key national
associations in the lock and
hardware industry have
committed to the programme,
including the Fachverband in
Germany, UNIQ in France, as
well as Spain’s AFACE, Austria’s
FMMI and Netherland’s VHS.
Italy is the latest nation that has
committed to the EPDs, while
Scandinavian associations are
also represented by Finland’s
Fin Committee and the SME
in Sweden, with Switzerland’s
VSSB making up the nine
members signed up so far.
Other national associations are
also close to committing.
EPDs are designed to offer
a coherent expression of data
throughout the life cycle of a
product. Developed to provide
environmental data from LCA
studies in a common format
based on rules known as
Product Category Rules.
Commenting on the
importance of the programme,
Hans Weissenböck, ARGE
Chairman, said:
“We are delighted that 10
national associations, including

some of the most influential in
our industry, have recognised
the importance of the
sustainability agenda and the
commercial benefits of generic
EPDs.
“EPDs are the most effective
way for communicating
a product’s verifiable and
accurate environmental
information, which is
becoming increasingly
imperative in the construction
market, which is why ARGE
took the decision to create
generic versions for our
national members.
“The development of generic
Pan-European EPDs from
ARGE, which can be used
across a range of applications,
will be critical in enabling
hardware manufacturers to
access the construction market
and remain competitive in a
market increasingly subject to
European and international
standards.
“We hope that more national
associations will recognise
the commercial value of the
programme and join us in
Veneto to discuss the details
and next stages for ARGE.”
Register online at: http://
arge.org/events/2014-veneto/
invitation.htm

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