The VEKA UK Group is ‘Secured by Design’ across the board
The VEKA UK Group is committed to supplying some the most innovative and technically-advanced products on the market and is proud to have been awarded the ‘Secured by Design‘ accreditation …
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Trent Valley promotes the benefits of Assure
Nottinghamshire-based installer and Network VEKA member, Trent Valley Window & Door Company Ltd joined the Assure Competent Person Scheme last year, and as Group Managing Director, Gary McCartan explains, has …
Facade insert window is new addition to Schueco UK range
Schueco UK has just launched AWS 114, a façade insert window that can be fitted into all types of Schueco façades including stick, unitised and add-on constructions. Its design benefits …
WER A+ rating for Reynaers concept system windows
Successfully achieving the new, top energy efficiency rating, Reynaers Concept System windows scored a Window Energy Rating (WER) A+ from the British Fenestration Rating Council (BFRC). “Putting our systems through …
There’s thin and then there’s Histoglass MONO
With many years of experience in the manufacture of glazing systems for historic windows, we have developed a new product range which addresses the particular difficulties of upgrading the …
AluK systems specified for Maes Yr Yrfa School
AluK (GB) doors, windows and curtain walling systems have been supplied for the refurbishment of the Maes Yr Yrfa School in Cefneithin, Wales. Specified by Lawray Architects, in collaboration with …
The VEKA UK Group launches extended colour range
The VEKA UK Group continues to enhance its offering with the unveiling of Variations; a new extended range of coloured foils for both VEKA and Halo customers, along with a simplified …
Total Glass secures contract with Grey on White profile
PVC-U and aluminium window and door fabricator Total Glass supplied and installed quality PVC-U windows manufactured from high-quality Grey on White profile for a new mixed affordable and private housing …
Halo’s FlushSash offers classic style with modern performance
The latest innovative window system to come from Halo – a highly-specified brand of The VEKA UK Group – has been hailed as an innovation in heritage fenestration applications. The …
Increased Comfort & Energy Reduction
Claridge’s is one of the most iconic 5 star hotels in Mayfair, giving customers a chance to experience a world of design and flawless service and comfort. During the summer …
Histoglass Glazing Systems
Histoglass supply various glazing systems for the restoration of historic buildings. Histoglass is designed to be installed into existing timber and metal frames without altering the fine detailing of the glazing …
Prince Charles given a Thermally Efficient welcome in Stoke
When HRH Prince Charles walked through the entrance to the Co-Operative Academy of Stoke-on-Trent in Tunstall it is unlikely he knew he was walking through one of the most thermally …
The Wonders Of Window Film
Environmental Control Films, having demonstrated via their wireless monitoring that window film can reduce temperatures within hotel rooms and offices by as much as 5 degrees, have now taken things …
Total Glass and suppliers support children’s cancer charity
Donations from window and door company Total Glass and building trade suppliers have helped a Wrexham-based charity dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with cancer. The firms …
A class act from Total Glass at Lostock Hall Academy
New thermally-efficient aluminium windows and doors have been supplied and installed by fenestration specialist Total Glass as part of a major refurbishment project at Lostock Hall Academy, a secondary school …
A new name in Aluminium Window, Door and Curtain Walling Systems
We are pleased to announce the launch of the AluK brand of aluminium window, door and curtain walling systems in the UK marketplace, offering innovation, performance and a global support …
FAKRO roof window gains Passive House approval
FAKRO has announced the award of a Passive House certificate for its quadruple-glazed FTT U8 Thermo roof window. This has by far the best U-value currently available in a standard …
Impact Of Window Film
The graph below shows the impact of installing E Clear 70 window film can have. The Claridges Hotel has two penthouse suites on the same elevation. The Brooks suite has …
Environmental Control Films
If you’ve seen Lumisty in action you’ve experienced the unexpected and. Upon first encountering the product, people are often struck by what they think is an optical illusion. Walking past …
Halo is proud to hit a new low!
The newly launched TwinSash can achieve a U-value of just 0.38. Halo’s new window system is unlike anything else currently available on the UK PVC-U market. The pioneering window system …
Leitz Tooling UK launches ThermoTech Window System
Leitz Tooling UK has launched Leitz ThermoTech Window System, which enables any size joinery company to manufacture ‘A’ rated thermal storm-proof, flush casement and traditional wood windows. Created in …
VERSATILE, STYLISH AND DURABLE, BRINGING THE OUTDOORS INSIDE ALL YEAR ROUND
Show customers how to make the most of the outdoors all year round with Magnet Trade’s quality external folding doors. Reinvent a kitchen or living space, bring in natural light …
Total Glass ‘A’-rated PVC-U windows installed in Broad Lane homes
Social housing fenestration specialist Total Glass supplied and installed ‘A’-rated PVC-U windows for 74 properties on the Boot Estate, Norris Green in Liverpool, which have been saved from demolition in …
Self-cleaning glass – how it works
by Effi Wolff – Managing Director – Balcony Systems Some might argue the concept of glass that cleans itself is too good to be true. While not 100% true, technological …
Schueco’s library of BIM fenestration objects is UK’s first
Leading building envelope and solar products specialist, Schueco UK, has announced another UK first – a library of aluminium fenestration objects developed specifically for use with Building Information Modeling (BIM). …
The definitive guide to rooflights
Paul Trace from Lumen Rooflight offers some practical guidance to help you choose the right product for your project. Choosing the right rooflight for your property The rooflight, or skylight …
Lumen sets new standards with the launch of the Evo rooflight
Lumen has launched its stunning new range of rooflights, the Evo. Designed with builders, architects, developers and specifiers in mind, the Lumen Evo is a breakthrough in rooflight technology. Its …
Total Glass supplies ‘special’ windows and doors
Social housing fenestration specialist Total Glass provided the quality PVC-U window and door solution for a new special needs residential development in Wrexham, North Wales. Working with affordable housing contractor …
Top marks for Total Glass windows at St David’s School
Aluminium elliptical and specially-shaped apex framed windows were supplied and installed by fenestration specialists Total Glass as part of a major refurbishment programme at St David’s Haigh and Aspull Church …
£1.4m contract success for Barnsdales at London’s most prestigious new address
Nearly 200 cubic metres of redwood, 2,500 square metres of glass and 3,000 litres of paint have been transformed into 865 high performance, replica sliding sash windows, balcony doors and …
Total Glass supplies coloured windows at Halewood
Total Glass, one of the UK’s leading PVC-U and aluminium fabricators, supplied new thermally-efficient PVC-U coloured windows for social housing maisonettes as part of an extensive refurbishment project. See the …
PVC-U recycling in windows
The ‘R’ Word VEKA plc Sales & Marketing Director Colin Torley says the road to acceptance of recycled windows was not an easy one. Not many years ago, no prestige …
VEKA announces acquisition of Bowater Building Products
VEKA Plc has announced the acquisition of Bowater Building Products in a move which will further strengthen VEKA’s market position within the UK industry during its 25th anniversary year of …