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Letter from Roy Frost: Industry sleepwalking into a crisis’

Dear Ian

The industry hasn’t had a major product crisis for years, thank goodness. But the industry has a habit of creating its own crises; own goals that knock the industry off-course.

Usually they’re down to bad practice and reckless cost saving. And matching what others are doing, rather than doing what’s technically correct or sensible.

I’m thinking of the disruption, damage and cost of discoloured door panels; of peeling, cracking or bubbling foils; delaminating, warping and bowing composite doors; of pitting peeling hardware, and pinking profiles. ..[ more ]

Yours

Roy Frost, MD Deceuninck UK & Ireland

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Letter to the Editor, Response- Charlotte Davies, Edgetech from Simon Beer, Calibso

Dear Ian,

I read Charlotte Davies’ letter with interest, and it is good to see that some installers are thinking about how to improve how their windows and doors are sealed to the surrounding structure.

On the other end of the scale however, I regularly see installations where the void between the frame and the brickwork has only been partially sealed, sometimes with nothing more than a bead of silicone sealant being applied between the frame and the brickwork. This installation detail may appear trivial, but it can make a substantial difference to how a window or doorset performs in terms of both heat retention and sound reduction. ..[ more ]

Yours sincerely

Simon Beer, Calibso Limited

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