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Quickslide: installing arch topped windows
|Date: 25 June, 2021

Quickslide: installing arch topped windows
Quickslide’s Ade talks getting into shape – and we don’t mean shaking off your lockdown lard! Arch topped ...
Quickslide’s Ade talks getting into shape – and we don’t mean shaking off your lockdown lard! Arch topped windows are just one of the little styling touches that house builders have added to the homes ...
25 June, 2021
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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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Top tips on surveying for windows and doors
|Date: 20 June, 2019

Top tips on surveying for windows and doors
Quickslide's Adrian Barraclough takes a look at surveying for windows and doors. I have seen so many wind ...
Quickslide's Adrian Barraclough takes a look at surveying for windows and doors. I have seen so many window and door installations that were ruined well before the frames were even made, because of po ...
20 June, 2019
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Sourcing traditional and heritage windows
|Date: 28 May, 2019

Sourcing traditional and heritage windows
Quickslide's Adrian Barraclough talks about the rise of heritage-style windows. Heritage windows are popu ...
Quickslide's Adrian Barraclough talks about the rise of heritage-style windows. Heritage windows are popular - those that accurately replicate the original styles installed in genuine period homes, or ...
28 May, 2019
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The advantages of joining FENSA
|Date: 21 May, 2019

The advantages of joining FENSA
Professional Builder takes a look at how joining a window installation organisation could help you win mo ...
Professional Builder takes a look at how joining a window installation organisation could help you win more work. It stands to reason that a customer who will spend the majority of their life earnings ...
21 May, 2019
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Better Vintage windows for heritage projects
|Date: 3 May, 2019

Better Vintage windows for heritage projects
Dakea's Better Vintage windows are suitable, with flashing, for all roofing systems with a pitch of 15 to ...
Dakea's Better Vintage windows are suitable, with flashing, for all roofing systems with a pitch of 15 to 90 degrees. All products come with a 10-year guarantee as standard, which can be extended to a ...
3 May, 2019
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A quick guide to window regulations
|Date: 26 February, 2019

A quick guide to window regulations
In the first of a new series, Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough offers an at-a-glance list of the UK regs f ...
In the first of a new series, Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough offers an at-a-glance list of the UK regs for windows and doors. The Government has created Competent Person Schemes for certain trades. A ...
26 February, 2019
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