SPRING HAS SPRUNG AT VBH

Hardware manufacturer, VBH, offers a sprung lever on rose for aluminium residential and bi-fold doors.

The handle, which is part of the greenteQ Aspire range, is available in eight colours of the greenteQ Suite of matching residential door, patio door and window furniture.

As such, all finishes are covered by the comprehensive greenteQ 10-year surface and performance guarantee.

The handle features a strong spring to ensure that it always returns to the 90° position, with no handle droop.

VBH Marketing Manager, Gary Gleeson, says, “The lever is manufactured from grade 304 stainless steel, which is a fittingly high quality material for top end doors, but is, of course, very heavy. Our greenteQ designers paid a lot of attention to ensuring that the perfect strength spring was required. It’s a fine balance between preventing droop and not having it snap to 90° too strongly.”

The handles have concealed fixings, and there are complementing 4mm escutcheon plates that clip into place on the door. No screws are required to fit the escutcheons.

Gary adds, “With the continued and increasing popularity of aluminium doors, it’s important that we continue to bring in new products to suit. The Aspire Sprung Lever is just one of many products within our range that has been designed specifically for this end of the market. We have always been ‘big in aluminium’ and are the preferred hardware supplier for alu manufacturers of all sizes.”

To find out more about greenteQ Aspire Sprung Levers or any other hardware in the VBH range, contact VBH on 01634 263263, email at sales@vbhgb.com, or send them a Tweet @vbhgb.

UK’S FIRST ‘WORKS WITH KUBU’ HOOK AND SHOOTBOLT WINDOW LOCK INTRODUCED

Avantis, the designer and vertically integrated manufacturer of next generation multipoint locking systems for the fenestration industry, has made a pioneering new addition to its range.

The business has launched SUPERIOR – the UK’s first high-performance, bi-directional hook and shootbolt window lock that ‘Works with Kubu’ Smart Security sensors. The new product offers homeowners the best of both worlds – exceptional mechanical security with Kubu’s next generation smart sensing technology.

Mark Bromley from Avantis explains: “The Avantis SUPERIOR is one of the most secure window locks now available. It is manufactured using a combination of ultra-high strength materials and features an innovative design for exceptional levels of resilience.

Total Hardware And Uap Celebrate Longstanding Relationship

Leading independent hardware supplier Total Hardware and door hardware supplier UAP are celebrating a longstanding relationship that adds value to both companies.

Total Hardware sources Fullex, the leading brand of high-security multipoint locking systems for doors, through UAP which has led to a mutuallyrespected partnership. Chris Pell, General Manager at Total Hardware, says: “Fullex locks have been part of our portfolio for over 15 years. We always had a great working relationship with Fullex, and it’s something that continued when UAP purchased Fullex back in 2016.”

Barry Halpin, Group Sales Director at UAP, adds: “We enjoy a great relationship with Total Hardware. Like us, it’s a strong, proactive business and, as a result, the partnership has gone from strength to strength over time.”

Fullex is one of the most recognised brands in the fenestration and specification markets, and its multi-point locks are suitable for PVC-U, composite, timber and aluminium doors. The range includes the respected Crimebeater and XL locks alongside Secured by Design and PAS 24:2016 certified products, all with a 10-year guarantee.

Chris says: “Fullex has a well-deserved reputation for product excellence, and customers seek it out by name.”

As one of the UK’s leading independent trade stockists, Total Hardware continues to evaluate its offering to ensure they deliver the depth and breadth of products its customers need. And with the rise in smart technology, Total Hardware will be adding the newly launched IONIC Electronic Lock by Fullex-ai, giving their customers a further competitive advantage.

The new IONIC is an ultra-secure electronic lock enabling access via a smartphone App. Manufactured for timber, aluminium and composite doors, the IONIC is the first in a series of ‘smart’ products set to be launched under UAP’s Fullex Ai brand. Chris said: “The new IONIC door lock is the next generation of smart technology. It’s secure, easy to use and presents an additional upsell for our customers. It’s an exciting product to be adding to our range.”

Chris continues: “We are a dedicated and customer-centric business that proactively offers new hardware solutions that will add value to our range and to our customers’ businesses. We also believe in stocking the stalwarts that never stop adding value – Fullex locks from UAP are the perfect example and we look forward to further developing our successful relationship into the future.”

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“This design includes a unique bidirectional gearbox as well as the largest bidirectional locking hooks currently on the market. These help to ensure unparalleled levels of security when they’re engaged into the reinforced keeps.”

Thanks to its robust construction and intelligent engineering, the new Avantis SUPERIOR has the ability to withstand in excess of 4.5 kilonewtons of end load.

As a result, it benefits from both Secured by Design and PAS 24 certification. It has also been operation tested to over 50,000 cycles and comes backed with a ten-year mechanical guarantee.

By enabling the new SUPERIOR lock to Work with the Kubu floating window sensor, Avantis is opening up a whole new level of convenience and functionality for the homeowner.

These sensors can be used to determine whether a window is open, closed, secure or on a vent setting. They can also alert users if a window is under attack.

Kubu smart sensors can be used for remote monitoring on a smartphone or tablet or integrated with other devices such as Amazon’s Alexa or Google’s Nest to form part of a complete smart home ecosystem. The new SUPERIOR lock will be available from Avantis’ launch partners, Listers Window Systems. In the first instance, it will feature on Listers’ Eurologik windows before being introduced across further product lines.

Roy Frost, managing director of Listers, comments: “We use Avantis products across our range because of their reliability, ease of use and exceptional performance.

“Given our experience, being one of the first to adopt the manufacturer’s new SUPERIOR hook and shootbolt window lock was a natural decision. It offers all the qualities we know and trust of the brand but with the added benefit of being perfectly placed to help us capitalise on the surging demand for smart home and home automation technology.”

For more information on Avantis, visit: www.avantis-hardware.com.