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Quickslide: what you need to know about energy efficiency

|Date: 21 April, 2021

Quickslide: what you need to know about energy efficiency

Quickslide’s Ade outlines what you need to know about energy efficiency. ‘What do I tell my customers whe ...

Quickslide’s Ade outlines what you need to know about energy efficiency. ‘What do I tell my customers when they ask about energy efficiency?’ Although there is an assumption that all windows will be e ...

21 April, 2021
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Doors, windows and security products

|Date: 14 January, 2021

Doors, windows and security products

Gate and Fencing Hardware Designed to provide superior gate security, the GATEMATE® Euro Profile Long Thr ...

Gate and Fencing Hardware Designed to provide superior gate security, the GATEMATE® Euro Profile Long Throw Lock from Birkdale features a unique, hardened core bolt design, with a high-security six pi ...

14 January, 2021
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Dakea’s Ultima Energy range

|Date: 8 January, 2021

Dakea’s Ultima Energy range

With a performance that is amongst the industry’s best, the Dakea Ultima Energy range is offering install ...

With a performance that is amongst the industry’s best, the Dakea Ultima Energy range is offering installers a window of opportunity. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the company’s Andrew Bir ...

8 January, 2021
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Speed up the ordering process for windows and doors

|Date: 26 October, 2020

Speed up the ordering process for windows and doors

Quickslide’s Ade explains the do’s and don’ts that will get you your windows and doors quicker – and righ ...

Quickslide’s Ade explains the do’s and don’ts that will get you your windows and doors quicker – and right first time! Can you believe it? After the astonishing early spring drama of a nationwide lock ...

26 October, 2020
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Quickslide: Do windows and doors sell houses?

|Date: 17 September, 2020

Quickslide: Do windows and doors sell houses?

Windows and doors are a key detail, and far more than simply a building element to let light in and keep ...

Windows and doors are a key detail, and far more than simply a building element to let light in and keep the rain out. These days the window and door sector of the home improvement industry sells thes ...

17 September, 2020
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Delayed home improvement support could cripple the window industry’s recovery

|Date: 28 July, 2020

Delayed home improvement support could cripple the window industry’s recovery

The government’s Green Homes Grant Scheme has caused concern in the UK’s £6bn glazing industry, by encour ...

The government’s Green Homes Grant Scheme has caused concern in the UK’s £6bn glazing industry, by encouraging homeowners to delay work which the sector needs now in order to recover from the slowdown ...

28 July, 2020
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Heritage windows

|Date: 18 June, 2020

Heritage windows

Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough looks at heritage windows. My firm was one of the first to realise that m ...

Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough looks at heritage windows. My firm was one of the first to realise that millions of homeowners living in Victorian and older properties, fitted with often rotting and b ...

18 June, 2020
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Top tips on choosing glass for windows and doors

|Date: 10 December, 2019

Top tips on choosing glass for windows and doors

Quickslide's Adrian Barraclough advises on selecting the right glass. Up to now my guess is that most of ...

Quickslide's Adrian Barraclough advises on selecting the right glass. Up to now my guess is that most of the time you have been quite happy to use the glass supplied by your window supplier. And indee ...

10 December, 2019
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Roof windows and skylights from Dakea

|Date: 22 November, 2019

Roof windows and skylights from Dakea

Dakea has expanded its range of roof windows and skylights with the addition of both fixed and openable w ...

Dakea has expanded its range of roof windows and skylights with the addition of both fixed and openable windows for flat roofs. The windows are said to be easy-to-install and feature a durable alumini ...

22 November, 2019
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The history of glazing firm TuffX

|Date: 10 July, 2019

The history of glazing firm TuffX

Professional Builder visits a company which has a clear vision on helping contractors choose the right gl ...

Professional Builder visits a company which has a clear vision on helping contractors choose the right glazing option. As the second most bombed city outside of London, by the end of World War II larg ...

10 July, 2019
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