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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
Spectus Window Systems Steps Into The Spotlight With The Launch Of New Solutions Portfolio
Hot on the heels of recent research and a campaign to dispel the myths surrounding PVC-U, Spectus Window Systems has sprung back into action again with the launch of its new Solutions Portfolio, designed to help Spectus fabricators and installers make the move into new industry sectors. The Portfolio of literature communicates case studies of…read more.
Published: 2nd May 2012
Spectus Vertical Slider Is First For Aesthetics With The Launch Of New Through Horn
SPECTUS VERTICAL SLIDER IS FIRST FOR AESTHETICS WITH THE LAUNCH OF NEW THROUGH HORN A new through horn for the Spectus Vertical Slider has been launched by Spectus Window Systems in response to requests from its fabricators and installers. The through horn, which helps installers to maintain traditional aesthetics in period properties, is the latest…read more.
Published: 11th April 2012
Spectus Window Systems and Vision Helps Improve Care for the Elderly in Cardiff
When it was decided that 1960's built Woodcroft Care Home in Trowbridge, Cardiff, needed to be modernised and made more economically viable, architects agreed that it would be better to design a new build than undertake a refurbishment due, in part, to energy efficiency issues including the more stringent requirements of Part L of the…read more.
Published: 11th April 2012
Spectus Window Systems Leads the Way in Dispelling PVC-U Myths
Spectus Window Systems, leading PVC-U systems house and part of the Epwin Group, has teamed up with top building sector magazine Building Products to uncover common myths that exist with specifiers about the use of PVC-U as a building material for doors and windows. A questionnaire launched by Spectus was sent to 21,000 architects, specifiers,…read more.
Published: 14th March 2012
Spectus Leads The Way With Health And Safety
Spectus, part of the UK’s largest manufacturer of high quality PVC-U products, has been awarded OHSAS 18001, the internationally recognised standard for an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS). Spectus was looking for a way to standardise and bring together its current health and safety, environmental and quality management systems and this has enabled…read more.
Published: 25th February 2012
Epwin Group and Latium Merge
The Epwin Group and Latium have merged with immediate effect [17/1/12] to create a significant and diverse new UK building products group. Including established Epwin brands, Profile 22, Swish Window and Door Systems, Swish Building Products and Sierra amongst others, alongside Latium companies Spectus, Kestrel-BCE and glass processing business CET – the agreement creates a…read more.
Published: 17th January 2012
International Influence Inspires Spectus To Go Metallic
Current trends in international architecture have inspired Spectus Window Systems to launch a new range of stylish metallic foils this month. Seven new foils with metallic-effect coatings see the colours available in Spectus’ foiling range jump to almost 70, providing even more solutions for fabricators and installers working with discerning customers. Inspired by buildings in…read more.
Published: 4th January 2012
Spectus Helps Fabricators Go Digital With Latest Bolt-On To Framework
Spectus Window Systems has launched a new ‘Handy Guide to Digital Marketing’, which is available to all its fabricator and installer customers as part of Framework, the marketing initiative introduced by Spectus’ marketing manager, Joanna Plane, in summer 2011. The Spectus ‘Handy Guide to Digital Marketing’ is designed to give fabricators and installers a high…read more.
Published: 13th December 2011
Door Energy Ratings Letter to Editor – September 2011
CALM DOWN, DEAR! Dear editor, It was with much surprise that I read news in industry publications this week of certain companies expressing their pride at becoming among the first to register on the BFRC’s Door Energy Ratings (DER) scheme. This has rattled many industry players, but any ruffled feathers are not borne out of…read more.
Published: 28th September 2011
Spectus Window Systems Signs Five New Fabricators
PVC-U profile producer, Spectus Window Systems, has signed five new fabricators, reinforcing its UK-wide reach as part of its fabricator acquisition strategy. Pure Frames, Fairfield Windows, IF Double Glazing and Bettaglaze are all taking Spectus’ flagship Elite 70 profile, while MacLeod Construction will be producing windows using Spectus’ industry-leading vertical slider profile. Speaking about his…read more.
Published: 1st September 2011
