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NEW DOORS DESERVE MILA ADDITIONS
Coinciding with the announcement that it has added the Ingenious range of locks and hardware to the Yale range that it already sells, Mila has launched an exciting new ‘Doors Deserve Mila’ campaign. Rolled out online and in person via the Mila sales teams, it communicates the scale and quality of Mila’s entire hardware offering for doors and makes it even easier for customers to choose and order the right products for any market or application.
Alongside the door locks, Doors Deserve Mila encompasses Mila’s SupaSecure stainless steel door handles and TS008 accredited letterplates, fastest to fit ProSecure door hinges, 1, 2 and 3-star cylinders and Supa stainless steel door bars and escutcheons. Sarah Gyde, Mila’s Marketing Director, says that Doors Deserve Mila has been created to help customers see how easily they combine top quality Mila designed stainless steel hardware with locks and cylinders from some of the biggest brands in the marketplace, while enjoying the same legendary Mila support and service on every single product. The Mila website now includes a dedicated page for door locks, clearly segmented into products for PVC-U, composite and aluminium applications. It features full specifications, dimensional drawings and part numbers for all the locks, as well as compatible strikers and packers. There are already dedicated pages for Mila’s patented security handles, letterplates and hinges, and one of the distinctive features of all of them is the use of specially created animations, which take customers inside the
TO GREENTEQ LIFESTYLE RANGE
Hardware specialist VBH has added a number of new products to its Lifestyle range of products, their umbrella term for hardware solutions for patio doors. products to see how easy they are to fit and how the technology behind them actually works. Sarah Gyde explains: “Mila has made massive investments in our online presence since the start of the pandemic, specifically to help customers who we know are busier than ever. Everything is in one place, but it’s all very carefully curated by brand, application and security accreditation so that customers can find exactly what they want in moments. “We’ve already launched our The Edit collections which bring together our stainless steel, value and emergency exit products into easy to navigate sections, and now we’ve added the Doors Deserve Mila feature which takes that one step further to highlight the strength of our doors offering. It’s not just useful for customers who are visiting the website, but also for our sales teams in remote and face to face sales meetings.” The Doors Deserve Mila campaign is online at: www.mila.co.uk.
Having introduced the greenteQ Clearspan for bi-fold doors 8 years ago, VBH reports that it has enjoyed great success with the product and it is now one of the company’s most popular ranges. Until recently Clearspan has been available for two aluminium profile systems but a flurry of new product development has seen the introduction this year of solutions to suit five more leading systems, including Exlabesa and Reynaers. VBH Marketing Manager Gary Gleeson says “We get nothing but great feedback from customers who already use Clearspan and we’re very excited about making the product available to many more fabricators with
the introduction of solutions for more aluminium profile systems.” Although the Lifestyle range also encompasses Clearlift hardware for aluminium lift/slide doors, and Aspire handles to suit, VBH point out that PVCu fabricators will also find products under the Lifestyle umbrella. As an example, VBH have recently launched the greenteQ Clearslide stainless steel hook lock for PVCu inline sliding doors. Gary adds “Because of the success we’ve had with bifold and lift/slide hardware, we’re seen by many as the industry’s patio door hardware specialist. “Clearslide has come about in response to requests
“We get nothing but great feedback from customers who already use Clearspan” from fabricators for VBH to develop an 8 hook locking system within the greenteQ brand. It suits the leading PVCu sliding door systems and our customers can now fit a Clearslide lock, Orion 3 star cylinder and their choice of standard Alpha or Coastline stainless steel handles for a true greenteQ sliding door solution.” To find out more about VBH’s range, visit www.vbhgb.com, email sales@vbhgb.com, or call 01634 263263.
CAIRNGORM GROUP CALLS ON CARL F GROUPCO’S HARDWARE EXPERTISE The Cairngorm Group tasked leading window and door fittings distributor Carl F Groupco with managing their hardware transition during a recent PVCu profile changeover. Putting trust in their 16-year partnership, the two-month project was delivered by the multiskilled team at Carl F Groupco headed by Pamela Wilson, Regional Sales Manager for Scotland who has worked closely with the Cairngorm team throughout the longstanding partnership.
commitment throughout the changeover. Carl F Groupco went above and beyond through the transition, from ensuring part numbers were all transferred and arranging fit-ups with the factory teams, to liaising with the technical teams at manufacturer partners Roto throughout the PAS 24 and performance testing process.
“We trust Carl F Groupco implicitly in their technical and supply abilities. We continue to work closely with Carl F Groupco in a collaborative relationship with complete dedication from the hardware supplier to our projects.”
The profile changeover was time-sensitive, and the transition needed to be smooth to ensure business saw no detrimental effects. Throughout the supply chain, the project required meticulous planning and cooperation, allowing for the efficient switch to the new profile. The team at Carl F Groupco worked with the Cairngorm Group to review all hardware, and relevant new profile parts were sourced and assessed to guarantee the correct fit, before samples were trialled and quality tested to ensure the final product met Cairngorm’s exacting standards. Stock was monitored and adjustments made to ensure continuity of supply and provide the On Time in Full service
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Managing Director of the Cairngorm Group Scott Dowling summarises the strong working relationship with Carl F Groupco, and details the quality of all products supplied by Carl F Groupco: “We have worked closely with Carl F Groupco throughout our 16-year partnership establishing a positive relationship based on honesty, integrity, technical knowledge and devotion to supplying OTIF.
A 16-year relationship confirms the Cairngorm Group’s confidence in Carl F Groupco
Through the 16-year working partnership, Carl F Groupco has supplied the Cairngorm Group with a range of products, including the Roto NT Tilt and Turn system, supplied to support the introduction of the new profile. Also supplied is the Roto FRH reversible window gearing, Yale Lockmaster 21 door lock, Yale cylinders, Sparta patio handles, and Securistyle Defender Friction Stays. www.carlfgroupco.co.uk
September 2021 | www.glassnews.co.uk
