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EuroWindoor calls for more time and clearer guidance on the EU’s updated construction product rules, warning that unresolved issues could disrupt compliance and undermine climate-sensitive building practices. Click here for more details on the implications.
The safety and performance characteristics of building products have to be guaranteed. This also applies to window and facade elements. However, it is not always possible to put these usually large objects through their paces to meet the applicable standards. In Germany, there are only a few window and facade test stands in institutes that are authorised to carry out the tests in accordance with the regulations.
EuroWindoor has submitted detailed feedback on the revised draft Annexes of the EU standardisation request for windows and doors. The industry organisation calls for streamlined processes, clear guidance and practical standards to support innovation and competitiveness in the European market.
The IFN Group is taking over the Lithuanian window manufacturer Roda, thereby securing its supply chain in Scandinavia. But this is just the beginning: Find out how the ‘window network’ has big plans for growth.
With Catadi, Oknoplast is launching a quality brand for investors who prioritise price and service. What clever solutions and benefits can specialist dealers expect from this new brand?
Hawa Sliding Solutions AG recently acquired the Barcelona-based Klein Group, one of the world's leading suppliers of sliding solutions. The acquisition expands Hawa's portfolio and strengthens its global market position. The management team at Klein will be retained, as will the brands and locations. Here are the details.
The Boijmans Van Beuningen museum depot in Rotterdam is without question a special building that impresses not only with its reflective glass facades and well over a hundred thousand art objects. Find out what else makes it special here:
The building envelope is that part of a building that separates the exterior of the building from the interior.
From 19 to 23 February 2024, the doors of R+T - the world's leading trade fair for roller shutters, doors and sun shading - will open once again in Stuttgart. After six long years, the product innovations of the RTS sector will be presented live and in colour at the Stuttgart Exhibition Centre. "At the current time, just under 750 exhibitors have registered for R+T 2024. Almost 65,000 net m2 have already been booked, which means that almost 90 % of the maximum available space has been occupied.
Hydro has signed an agreement to acquire Hueck, a supplier of aluminium window, door and facade systems and a supplier of extruded aluminium profiles. The company employs 500 people, has two extrusion presses and an integrated foundry, making it a good fit for Hydro's portfolio. Here are the details.
With Simonswerk and Colcom, for the first time two brands of the Simonswerk Group will be present at the leading trade fair of the glass industry at a joint stand, where they will present their hardware innovations for glass doors and interiors.
In the underground, there is generally high pressure to allow the necessary air flow. In addition, the fire protection requirements are extremely high, as the escape routes are more demanding than above ground. For a project in the London Underground, Teckentrup has now developed special doors that exceed all requirements.
The Festival Hall in Erl in Tyrol (Austria) features a facade unique in shape and appearance. Hueck window, door and fire protection systems are an integral part of this striking design.
Remmers offers a solution for safe and easy waterproofing of windows. The MB 2K Window Kit comes as all necessary components:
Drutex, Polish manufacturer of windows, doors and roller shutters, promises customers across Europe a delivery time of seven days from order, despite current challenges such as supply chain bottlenecks and the construction boom.
The recycling of PVC from old windows, shutters and doors is progressing. In Germany, Rewindo Fenster-Recycling-Service GmbH organises the recycling of discarded plastic building elements. Read the following article to find out what the process looks like for the tradesman's company.
Rollplast was founded in 2000 by Svetlin Nikolchev with the goal of producing and installing indoor and outdoor blinds. Since then, the Bulgarian company has been looking at constant growth, especially in PVC windows.
In multi-pane insulating glass, a warm edge is an edge seal in which the spacer between the panes of glass is made of materials with low thermal conductivity.
The year 2021 is a very special one for Gugelfuss GmbH, with two anniversaries to celebrate: it will be 130 years old and will also look back on 50 years of PVC window production. A look back in company history as well as ahead into the future.
Glas Marte recently equipped an apartment building with 137 flats with its GM Toproll 6/8 sliding systems. Here you can find out what role they play as noise protection and how the Toproll systems can also compensate for subsidence of cantilevered elements.
