Maintenance & Refurbishment


Doors, Windows & Glazing Feature


Composite doors are an energy efficient choice with insulating properties, helping to reduce heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer


A PREFERRED DOOR PARTNER When it comes to looking for a supplier/manufacturer, there are a few things to consider. Look out for a manufacturer who is a member of The Association of Composite Door Manufacturers (ACDM). This is the representative body focused on ensuring that composite doors, and all those involved in manufacturing and supplying them, maintain a high level of quality and credibility. There is a minimum requirement to join the ACDM, based upon product performance. The host of accreditations a manufacturers holds – such as PAS 24 and


Secured By Design – is testament to the commitment it has to stringent quality control across all areas of its business, as well as any independent testing it puts its products through. For example, Nationwide products are rigorously tested by a third party UKAS accredited test house to ensure they will perform in real-life situations. Also take into consideration a company’s manufacturing facilities. Last year,


we invested in a technologically advanced, high volume, dedicated composite door manufacturing facility. It’s also worth checking suppliers’ websites as you’ll often find useful tips and


advice such as downloadable guides. When you choose a partner for your door upgrades to housing stock, choose


a company who is committed to ensuring this innovative door continues its foothold within the UK’s housing market.


John Whalley is managing director of Nationwide Windows & Doors Challenging project shows Shelforce capabilities


When Birmingham City Council needed a company to design, supply and install energy efficient windows and doors for the refurbishment of seven high rise tower blocks they knew who to turn to for help. Shelforce has been providing high-quality products to local authority building projects around the country for a number of years, including for Birmingham City Council, so they were the perfect fit for what was a hugely challenging project. The Birmingham-based window and door manufacturer had to replace windows and doors for 238 flats on a site with very limited access and busy public highways on all sides. However, thanks to Shelforce’s logistical management, the project ran smoothly without any lost build time and the project was completed in just 18 weeks. Shelforce provided the structures with RAL 7016 grey external/white internal windows and doors and balcony infill’s for the 238 flats and supplied “A+” rated energy efficient windows to provide a unique and highly efficient solution to meet the Council’s requirements. While Shelforce makes it their mission to help provide quality housing for the wider community, it will come as no surprise that the company is also aware of its social responsibility. In fact, when it comes to training and employment opportunities in the glass and glazing industry, the full Eurocell systems supplier is leading the way in inclusivity by employing and training people with a range of disabilities, thus ensuring equal opportunities for all.


0121 603 5262 www.shelforce.com Shelforce boss backs Leaders pledge to make people proud of social housing


Prime Minister Teresa May’s recent pledge to make sure residents are proud to call social housing their home has been backed by the General Manager of a Birmingham-based PVCu window and door manufacturer and installer. Mrs May told a National Housing Federation summit in London that she wanted “to see social housing that is so good people are proud to call it their home.” And with Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn stating earlier this year that “a decent home is a right owed to all…and the only way to deliver on that right for everyone, regardless of income, is through social housing,” Howard Trotter of Shelforce is delighted that social housing is in the spotlight. Shelforce provides high-quality products to local authority building projects around the country, including Birmingham City Council, and Howard said: “Social housing should never be seen as something that simply needs to be 'good enough' which is why we ensure that we only supply the highest quality products to allow our citizens to enjoy a comfortable and safe home.” One of the current projects Shelforce have been working on is Adelaide Tower in Birmingham. Managed by Birmingham City Council, the retirement housing high rise is currently being transformed, and Shelforce installed 221 windows for the project, which is being delivered by lead contractor Wates Living Space.


0121 603 5262 www.shelforce.com 40 | HMM February/March 2019 | www.housingmmonline.co.uk


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52