2015 Report confirms dominance of aluminium in construction

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AMA Research have published the 9th edition of the ‘Commercial Glazing Market Report – UK 2015–2019 Analysis’. AMA Research are well established publishers of Market reports, databases and bulletins for construction and building. In addition they can be employed to carry out individual research projects such as commissioned market research …

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How the Bi folding Door Market is Changing

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Within the home improvement sector aluminium products are enjoying a degree of success, in part due to the popularity of the bifolding door. Over the last 10 years bifolding doors have become more desirable with consumers as illustrated by this chart demonstrating the rise in the volume of people searching Google …

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Will Smart Glass come to windows and doors?

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Technology in glass is already quite sophisticated. For many years already glass has been available that performs many required functions.  Examples include privacy glass, bullet resistance, blast protection glass, fire resistant glazing and of course glass that offers varying levels of tint, solar shading, reflection and colour. One issue we …

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Bifolding doors for restaurants and bars

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Bifolding doors have been used in Europe for many years in commercial premises such as restaurants and bars.  The warmer climate lends itself brilliantly to the al fresco culture typical in Europe and here bifolding doors in a variety of materials are hugely popular. Often the bifolding doors found in …

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The Council for Aluminium in Building

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The Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB) is an established trade association that does excellent work in helping the architectural aluminium sector and encouraging the use of aluminium in construction. Like this very website, the Council for Aluminium in Building has done sterling work in informing, promoting and educating about …

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Which are better made, Aluminium or PVCu Windows

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PVCu Windows have improved substantially in recent years. Today you will find some high-quality plastic windows that are extremely energy-efficient, very secure and with fine detailing. There are premium uPVC windows available such as authentic sash windows, timber alternative and timber replacement windows as well as flush sash windows.  You will …

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Selecting the correct door closer for aluminium commercial doors

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The aluminium commercial door is the number one choice for use in just about every type of commercial building.  In commercial environments there are regulatory requirements in addition to aesthetic considerations; in particular doors may be required to open and close in a particular manner.  In this article we’re going …

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Are you looking for Monarch Aluminium Windows?

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Monarch Aluminium windows in their heyday were the market leaders in aluminium domestic replacement windows. A huge number of British homes have benefited from this excellent window system. The Monarch Windows or Monaframe Windows as they were mainly called, were designed as a direct fix window to remove the need …

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How to colour match aluminium windows

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How do you colour match aluminium windows you’re about to buy if you’ve already got old powder coated windows and doors and want the same colour? Whilst you won’t get a 100% match to your old aluminium windows, it gets close. Here’s everything you need to know about how to …

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Should a door have a hold open closer or a non-hold open closer?

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Aluminium Commercial doors are often required to perform an emergency exit function to commercial and public buildings.  Where fire exit doors are required, they will be fitted with either push to exit panic bars (also referred to as crash bars) or push to exit paddle handles. Door closers form an …

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The Benefits of Secondary Glazing.

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Secondary Glazing offers huge benefits for both residential properties and commercial buildings.  Despite the marketing of secure and energy efficient windows, secondary double glazing manufacturers such as Granada Secondary Glazing continue to grow and provide a wide range of secondary double glazing products.  Secondary glazing provides many different benefits. Often, secondary …

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The Argument for Commercial Aluminium Doors

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Commercial Aluminium Doors in a high traffic application with automatic operator As a general rule, a pvc door should only ever be fitted to a dwelling.  Any other installation should be fitted with an aluminium commercial entrance door. Consider that our front entrance doors at home are opened and closed …

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