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PRO INSTALLER OCTOBER 2013
PRO NEWS
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RELIABLY HERITAGE
Windowtech in Romford, Essex, has been manufacturing uPVC windows, doors and
conservatories and supplying to the trade for 22 years. The company is well established
and has a good reputation for a reliable service and quality products, predominantly in the
Duraflex system but it has more recently introduced Residence 9 to its range as well.
“Windowtech has been
fabricating Residence 9 for
about a year now. In recent
months the new range has
really found its feet as
more people are becoming
switched on to uPVC as an
authentic looking alternative
to traditional timber sashes.
So much so, in fact, that we
have recently opened showroom exclusively dedicated
to Residence 9,” explains
Sales and Marketing Manager, Harry Wallis.
supplied jobs in Hertfordshire,
London and Hastings.
“Key to its appeal for the end
user,” says Harry, “Is that it replicates the aesthetics of timber.
What’s more, when triple glazed it
can achieve a U-Values of 0.8 W/
M2K. It has a completely mechanically jointed flush sash that is
entirely handcrafted by us. This
means it can be quite time consuming to make but the quality is
of a very high standard.”
The profile extruder behind
Residence 9, Eclectic Systems,
has a patent on the system’s fully
mechanically joints, including the
sashes, which means it is unique
and inimitable, something Windowtech’s trade customers find
reassuring, says Harry. “This is a
Up till now Windowtech’s
customer base has been more regional but with the introduction of
Residence 9, such is the demand
that the company is now taking
on contracts further afield and has
Going Global
Following the recent successful
launch of its TruPlas product range,
Edgetech, a Quanex company, has
further exciting news as it announces its new partnership with Global
Glass, the specialist manufacturing
division of Synseal Extrusions.
The two leading brands have worked
together for a number of years and when
the TruPlas rigid spacer bar was launched,
Global Glass were among the first to sign
up.
Brian McDonald, Commercial Manager at Global Glass explains: “We’ve been
manufacturing units incorporating Super
Spacer for almost 2 years now and have
seen dramatic growth in both customer
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