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Taking the lead
Robert Palmer of Palmer Market Research gives a more detailed insight
into the trends behind the latest
composite research…
“Long expected; and now it’s happened.
Composites have taken the lead in the 1.3
million domestic entrance door market. Their
38% share compares with 35% for PVC-U
panel doors.
Composites were first introduced into the
UK through the social housing refurbishment
market. In 1993 they accounted for about
10% of that market; today it is about 70%.
New build was more of a struggle for
composites as housebuilders preferred the
cheaper option of steel faced doors. But as
they have become more competitively priced
and the demands of housebuilders better
understood, so that share has now shot up
to 40%.
The home improvement market, which is
20% bigger than the other two markets put
together, has been a harder nut to crack. In
the direct sell sector PVC-U trade fabricators
supplying the window market were, and still
are, able to supply entrance doors cheaply and quickly to installers. But as prices
became more competitive and supply more
“accessible” so composites have been able to
overcome those disadvantages. A third of this
market is now composites.
New cable restrictor launched
But it has been in that part of the home improvement market served by merchants and
DIY outlets that continues to be the biggest
challenge for composites. In total it is about
the same size as the direct sell market, but
composites account for less than 10%. Wood
still leads this market.
But PVC-U panel doors are far from finished. Proponents are fighting back with, for
instance, improved infill panels and matching frames to satisfy the growing demand for
good looking doors. And they still have the
advantage of being produced by increasingly
efficient PVC-U trade fabricators.
And all materials will be helped by the
overall market growth we are expecting over
the next five years as the housing market
itself improves.”
As part of Carl F Groupco’s growth as a
leading player in the UK hardware market, the
company has launched the CFGLock+.
The cable restrictor,
which meets CE test
standards, is designed
to increase safety by
restricting how far windows open to reduce
the risk of accidental
falls.
Produced for ease of use,
and with health and safety
in mind, the CFGLock+ is an
economic solution, ideally suited for new, retro-fit
and existing installations.
Designed for PVC, timber
or aluminum profiles, fitting
is fast and simple, with full
instructions and screws
supplied.
Commenting, Norman
Berrill, Carl F Groupco’s Sales Director said:
“Ensuring window safety
is important for all users,
but particularly so when
people are vulnerable or
The CFGLock+ Cable Restrictor
provides enhanced safety features.
not familiar with their operation. In addition to the
home, application examples include hospitals, care
homes, hotels, schools and
nurseries.”
Key locking is provided as
standard with push button
version available to order.
A cable length of 150mm
is provided. Longer cable
lengths, spare keys and
colours other than white are
provided as special orders.
Contact Carl F Groupco
Limited, Tel: 01733
393330, ontact sales@
c
carlfgroupco.co.uk,
www.carlfgroupco.co.uk.
Follow Carl F Groupco on
Twitter @Carl_F_Groupco
ESCAPE FAST WITH PANIC
DOUBLE DOOR GEARING
Yale Door and Window Solutions has unveiled
a patented double door multipoint panic door
system, created and accredited to offer emergency
egress for a wide range of applications.
The new double door
panic door system
from the world’s favourite lock company
has been designed
specifically to work
with Lockmaster to
offer all the advantages of high security and compression
performance, together with accredited
emergency egress
capability.
Complementing the
existing single panic door
system, the new patented double door variant
is fully CE Marked and
tested to industry standards including full ICM
accredited compliance
with EN1125:2008, the
European standard panic
door hardware performance.
Says Huw Rogers, Technical Services Manager at
Yale Door and Window
Solutions: “It is a showcase for our commitment
to fabricators, to introduce innovations in hardware that can be easily
included into an existing
product portfolio, with
minimal impact to their
operational processes,
regardless of whether
they are manufacturing
PVCu, composite, timber
of aluminium doors.”
The new Lockmaster
Panic double door gearing is certified to 200,000
cycles on doors up to 200
kilos and is tested to resist corrosion to in excess
of 240 hours NSS.
For further product
details or more
information, please visit
www.yaledws.co.uk/panic