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NEW ‘FAB&FIX’ DOOR HINGE DESIGNED FOR A FASTER FIT
ERA, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of home security and fenestration products, announces the launch of its fast-fit Fab&Fix Classic PVCu door hinge, designed for all major PVCu door profiles.
mind, with an under 60-second fabrication time. The hinge is supplied fully assembled, for speed of fit with a fast fix jig available to support the fabrication process. In addition, it offers an excellent range of on-site adjustment for installation teams, with each hinge supplied with the adjustment detail on the flag of the hinge, providing flexibility and easy access during the installation process.
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Traditional and contemporary This latest addition to the Fab&Fix range has been tested on-site at ERA’s UKAS test house to over 300,000 cycles for durability and in accordance with BS EN 1670: 2007 NSST 480 hours. With a discreet, slim aesthetic and a double knuckle feature, the Classic hinge looks great on any style of PVCu. The specifically designed hooked flag wraps around the body to protect the flag when under
ffering PAS 24:2022 compliance, the fully adjustable 3D hinge has been designed with ease of installation in
attack, protecting the body screw and hinge from access. Available in a choice of traditional and contemporary finishes, and part of the perfectly matching range of suited door and window hardware from Fab&Fix. The Classic hinge can also be colour matched to a range of RAL numbers, which means that manufacturers can provide their customers with a wide range of options to suit their individual preferences.
Secured By Design
For added assurance, the Classic Fab&Fix PVCu hinge comes with a 10-year mechanical guarantee and can be used as part of the PAS 24 package of hardware within the ERA Total Security Guarantee. Secured By Design (SBD) accredited, the Classic Fab&Fix PVCu door hinge joins a wide range of ERA products recognised to deter and reduce crime under the Police Preferred Specification scheme, offering peace of
TRAVIS PERKINS HIRE LAUNCHES NEW MEASURES TO HELP IMPROVE SITE SAFETY
Travis Perkins Hire, part of Travis Perkins plc, one of the UK’s largest distributors of materials to the construction sector, has announced a series of measures to help improve the safety of its products for customers. Travis Perkins worked with JCB to improve the stability and safety of the machines it hires to customers. Working with the group, they commissioned the Health and Safety Executive’s Science Division to perform a tilt testing exercise on their dumper trucks. The results found that dumper trucks with wider wheels tend to be more stable and have a difference of 6° between them and models with a narrower wheelbase. These learnings helped to inform the range of dumpers available for customers to hire from Travis Perkins. Travis Perkins also created a film for the JCB 1T-2 Wide
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Wheeled Dumper that is exclusively available from Travis Perkins Hire. It includes the features and benefits of the dumper and will be shared with colleagues and customers in branches and across digital channels. Travis Perkins has built on its successful plant safety handover video, contributing to a reduction in tips on this equipment, by widening the products covered to include a new safety handover video for its Scissor Lift. The video is available on Travis Perkins Hire drivers’ handsets, and after being transported to site, it is a mandatory requirement that operators are required to watch them. A text link to the video is also sent at the point of order or delivery.
The handover hire video outlines the risks and hazards of using the hire vehicles and what measures operators should take to prevent
them. They also detail what to do in the event of a machine tip. These follow the plant safety handover videos that were launched in 2022 for a dumper, a dumpster and a Micro and Mini Digger, which helped to reduce plant tips.
The Scissor Lift handover video can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=sANrHAK2xLM&t=29s Alongside this, it has also launched its ‘Staying Safe On Site in Winter’ guide. The product guide includes a range of heating, lighting, electric plant and security products to help customers during winter. The guide includes details of each category and also includes QR codes taking customers directly to those product pages and providing them with everything they need to make an informed, smart and safe decision about the best products to have on site.
mind to manufacturers and end-users.
Sarah Knight,
Technical Product Manager at ERA, says: “We are thrilled to introduce the Fab&Fix Classic PVCu hinge to our range of hardware for PVCu doors and windows. We understand that every second counts,
that’s why our new Classic hinge offers you even faster fabrication. Fully assembled, fast to fit with sustainable line side bulk packaging, it’s a PAS 24 hinge you can fit and forget.”
For more information on the Classic Fab&Fix PVCu hinge, visit:
https://www.eraeverywhere.com/ door-security/classic-pvcu-door- hinge
For further information on ERA’s diverse portfolio of security products, visit www.
eraeverywhere.com, contact the sales team on 01922 490000, or email
info@eraeverywhere.com
Snickers Workwear has launched its first built-in, certified kneepads which are completely integrated into a pair of Snickers Workwear’s premium stretch trousers. Delivering low-profile impact
protection, the AllroundWork, Stretch Trousers with Capsulized Kneepads are a combination of cutting-edge sportswear technology coupled with well- established workwear know-how. They’re suitable for craftsmen and women on site; for people in logistics and warehousing; industry, engineering and maintenance who are constantly on the move and want the continuous protection of welded-into-place Kneepads. Designed and engineered in partnership with YBC, the Capsulized kneepad components comprise six protection layers that work with each other to dissipate the energy created by the impact of working on your knees or through bumps in the workplace. They deliver effective durability combined with penetration protection, as well as additional impact absorption, pressure release and enhanced comfort. And, as is typical of all Snickers Workwear clothing, these stretch Work Trousers with the lightweight Capsulized kneepads will provide in-place ergonomic protection all day, every day.
More information is available at:
www.snickersworkwear. com/campaign/capsulized
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