News
Lancashire Trade Frames Makes A Smart Move
Lancashire Trade Frames, a Spectus fabricator, has launched a brand new app aimed at installers. Available to download from the app store, it has been designed to enable its customers to browse product ranges and research the merchandise options that are available to them. As an added bonus special offers that become available on selected…read more.
Published: 23rd May 2013
Epwin Merger Affirms Spectus’ Position as Complete Systems House
Merging with one of the largest and most successful groups in the PVC-U industry signals a new era for Spectus and its customers. Already recognised as a technical powerhouse when it comes to developing fabrication…read more.
Published: 23rd May 2013
Boost Your Business With PVC-U Vertical Slides
With an increasing focus on energy efficiency and lifecycle performance, there has never been a better time to sell the merits of PVC-U vertical sliders for period and conservation properties, says Chris Ross, Product Manager…read more.
Published: 23rd May 2013
Spectus Window Systems Announces Greener Business Model
Leading PVC-u extrusion products manufacturer, Spectus Window Systems has made a major decision to revolutionise its business operation, moving sustainability even higher up the agenda, and moving towards more sustainable methods of manufacturing. Its first major step on this journey is the launch of a new flagship product, EcoSpec. EcoSpec contains post-industrial and post-consumer recycled…read more.
Published: 1st April 2013
Spectus Window Systems Supplies Elite 70 To Specialist School
Spectus Window Systems, has supplied Elite 70 window profile as part of an extensive refurbishment programme at a specialist maths and computing school in North Tyneside. St Thomas More RC Academy, North Shields, required the existing single glazed, steel framed windows to be replaced in multiple school areas including the school’s gym, hall and general…read more.
Published: 15th November 2012
Spectus PR Campaign Shortlisted For Construction Marketing Award
A PR campaign from window systems specialist Spectus has been shortlisted for this year’s prestigious ConstructionMarketing Awards. Delivered in conjunction with Refresh PR, the multi-media campaign aimed to dispel the myths surrounding PVC-U and has been nominated in the ‘Best Use of Press and Public Relations’ category.’ A survey of specifiers’ attitudes to PVC-U was…read more.
Published: 15th November 2012
Spectus Raises The Bar With New Vertical Slider Detail
The market-leading Spectus Vertical Slider now boasts a new weather bar, offering authentic period aesthetics and may improve weather performance. The ovolo shaped weather bar replicates the sashes and outer frame, and is the latest…read more.
Published: 29th October 2012
Spectus Window Systems Helps Revolutionise Bedford High School
As Bedford High School in Leigh, Greater Manchester, struggled to seat its 1,200 pupils – over a 45 minute lunch period and in a dining room built for just 240 – the only solution was…read more.
Published: 14th September 2012
Spectus Helps Ring Changes at Historic Church Cottage
When Church Cottage in the historic village of Tarring, West Sussex, had its timber windows replaced for the very first time, the owners of the grade II listed 18th century building thought they would have a fight on their hands to be granted planning permission to replace them with more insulating and cost-effective PVC-U profiles….read more.
Published: 14th September 2012
Spectus Window Systems designs Elite 70 Stone Cill Adaptors for Ireland
Leading profile manufacturer, Spectus Windows Systems, has launched two new stone cill adaptors for their Elite 70 PVC-U window and door systems into the Irish market. Product manager at Spectus, Chris Ross said: “The new stone cill adaptors for Elite 70 were originally designed to meet the needs of their customer Frames Direct, however the…read more.
Published: 15th August 2012
New Safeware Range From Spectus Window Systems is a Safe BET
Leading profile manufacturer, Spectus Window Systems, has introduced a new range of hardware products, called Spectus Safeware, which is exclusively available for its fabricators. The launch of the Spectus Hardware range – comprising over 200…read more.
Published: 11th June 2012
Spectus Window Systems Launches Green Deal ‘Tracker’
Spectus Window Systems, part of The Epwin Group, has launched a dedicated Green Deal ‘tracker’, creating a ‘no-nonsense’ guide to the Green Deal for window fabricators and installers. The Green Deal will be launched by the Government in October with the aims of cutting the carbon footprint of the UK’s housing stock, eliminating fuel poverty…read more.
Published: 10th May 2012
