Entrance doors lead the way in smart tech
Nick Dutton, CEO of Brisant Secure looks at the adoption of smart technology in the home and suggests that there is a demand for more when it comes to security and functionality in entrance doors, something that Ultion Smart fully addresses. When we started our smart lock development, we knew that it had to give the customer something in addition More...
Let there be light in our buildings
BSI sheds light on the recommendations for daylight in buildings with a new European standard for the provision of daylight in buildings Few people would dispute the benefits of natural light. The positive More...
ADOPEN delivers innovation to the UK
If you’re looking for a supplier of innovative fenestration products and profiles with a track record in supplying the UK home improvement sector, ADOPEN Inc could be the partner you are looking for. Over More...
Planning for future market trends
What products are selling and what items will be top-sellers in the future. These are key questions companies of all sizes should be asking believes Editor John Cowie. Each year in boardrooms of window companies More...
Big brands showing tomorrow’s big trends
Windows Active Editor John Cowie believes exhibitions are a perfect platform to discover new innovation Trade exhibitions are where brands show tomorrow’s big trends. Over the last two years following More...
Panoramic views aided by Schueco
In recent years, architects and homeowners have been expressing a preference for ever-larger areas of all-but-frameless glazing. To satisfy this demand, Schueco produced its very successful range of Panoramic More...
Super Rig supports boom for sliding doors
Lorraine Balch, Certification Manager for Fenestration at BSI, explains how its ‘Super Rig’ is helping customers to test their sliding doors Due to a rapidly changing political and economic landscape, More...
Future for composite fire doors after Grenfell
Andrew Fowlds, Chair of the Association of Composite Door Manufacturers,discusses exclusively in Doors Active, Grenfell and composite fire doors: the fight to save an industry The terrible fire that consumed More...
Jeld-Wen focuses on window retailers
Danny Hague and Norman Setra are leading Jeld-Wen’s drive to attract retail window companies to its Timber Windows Partnership Jeld-Wen is the UK’s and the world’s largest manufacturer of timber windows, More...
Opening the right door
Installers and retailers up and down the country are finding it essential to offer aluminium windows and doors to their customers. Homeowners are really switching on to the benefits of aluminium as they reach aspirational More...