The landscape of aluminium and related materials is undergoing a quiet transformation, driven by shifting policies, changing cost structures and exciting technological advancements. The global downstream and end-use sector is seeing everything from trade adjustments and tariff changes to...
Newcastle has recently delivered more than just building materials - it has delivered safety to the vulnerable island community in Ha’Apai, where extreme weather is a constant threat. Fabricated in Newcastle and shipped across the ocean, windows and doors manufactured from special...
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<p>Kestrel Aluminium Systems, the UK based fenestration industry supplier is working with Adams Rite, of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions to secure properties with specially designed doorsets tested as per the UK security standard PAS24.<br /><br />Under the recent contract signed between the two...
<p>Storm doors are used to protect homes and front doors from weather damage and to make homes energy-efficient. According to Ryon Oates, owner of The Door Guys in Crosby, Texas, they provide extra security and boost the curb appeal of homes.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display:...
<p>CMS Window Systems, an industry leading building envelope contractor specialising in the design, manufacture and installation of PVCu, aluminium and timber composite windows, doors and curtain walling systems, has been recognised for its commitment to ‘closed loop’ recycling by...
<p>Advance Fenestration (Pty) Ltd, an Edenvale-based company that manufactures and installs traditional architectural aluminium fenestration (windows and doors) and other more energy-efficient aluminium products which are suitable for modern residential and commercial applications.<br /><br...
<p>Leeds-based HWLWindows group company Nordic Aluminium has announced the addition of Synseal’s innovative WarmCore aluminium folding sliding door system to its prolific product portfolio. With this expansion of product basket, the leading manufacturer of bespoke aluminium windows and doors...
<p>Aluminium fabricator Dudley's Aluminium has been roped in to for work on BBC Cymru Wales' new £120 million headquarters building in Cardiff. The property has been forecast to add more than £1 billion into the Welsh economy over a ten-year period.<br /><br />The project is being...
Alpro’s overhead transom closers are a means of hydraulically controlling the opening and closing of an aluminium door. The units are on doors fabricated and installed by HH Aluminium of Southampton. These transom closers are contained within the transom header bar of a door and are therefore well...
The former Mardyke Estate in Rainham, east London, has undergone a substantial transformation to make way for a new residential development, Orchard Village. Circle Housing has invested £80million to redevelop the old housing estate, creating 555 new homes to meet local affordable housing needs....
The April 2015 7.8Mw earthquake in Nepal damaged hundreds of thousands of homes across the country. As the Nepalese continue to rebuild, many of them have chosen extruded aluminium doors and windows rather than traditional wood. “Previously wood was the first choice for doors and windows. Owing to...
Wrightstyle, the leading steel and aluminium advanced glazing specialist, has been appointed by Secco Sistemi as a fabricator and supplier of their systems in the UK. The Italian company is a worldwide leader in the production of designer aluminium glazing systems for doors, windows and facades,...
AB Glass, one the UK’s leading architectural aluminium manufactures and installers, has launched a new range of bespoke, aluminium folding doors for homes, which are all made from sustainable materials. Smart Bi-folds by AB Glass will feature high specification aluminium lifestyle designer products...
About 33 per cent of the 33 Chinese aluminium smelters surveyed by SMM expect aluminium prices to rise this week. Those optimists see SHFE 1605 aluminium rising above RMB 11,500/mt and LME aluminium breaking through USD 1,600/mt, citing positive factors. First, the PBOC’s RRR cuts stimulated home...
Glass & Aluminum + WinDoorEx Middle East opened its doors yesterday, and will be held till 20th February 2016 at the Cairo International Convention & Exhibition centre (CICC) in Cairo, Egypt. Glass & Aluminum + WinDoorEx Middle East is one of the largest trade fairs for windows, doors, facades,...
Fletcher Building Limited announces it has reached agreement to create a 50-50 joint venture between its Fletcher Aluminium windows and doors business and NALCO. The new business will be jointly owned by Fletcher Building and NALCO, with each having an equal shareholding. Fletcher Aluminium and...
National Aluminium Products Company SAOG (NAPCO) has entered into a partnership with Profils Systemes Gulf FZCO for Saraya Bandar Jissah project in Oman. Under the terms of the agreement, NAPCO will be the official aluminium extruder for doors and windows for the luxury beachfront development. The...
National Aluminium Products Company (NAPCO) has entered into an agreement with Profils Systemes Gulf for a partnership project in Oman. Under the terms of the agreement, NAPCO will be the official aluminium extruder for windows and doors for the premium beachfront development. The mixed-use Saraya...
Boyd Aluminum announced the company has expanded its fabrication capabilities with the addition of a fully functioning Computer Numerical Control machine. Set up last summer, the Emmegi Phantomatic T3 Star allows Boyd to meet the requirements necessitated by its storefront division, as well as...
IDF Aluminium has installed transom closers, hook locks and armoured keeps from Alpro at a new-build Asda store in Wealdstone, North London. The supermarket opened in the summer and is a 9,000-sq-ft site with ‘click and collect’ for the company’s clothing range, a bakery and rotisserie. For the...
