EXCITING NEW INTEGRAL BLIND SYSTEMS LINED UP FOR DEBUT AT 2023 FIT SHOW

Several new additions to the Uni-Blinds® integral blinds range will make their public debut at this year’s FIT Show in May, according to manufacturer Morley Glass.

The company is currently finalising its plans for the industry’s most important annual event, which it regarded as a huge success in 2022 given the footfall to its stand and enquiries received. Last year, the Morley Glass stand attracted hundreds of fabricators and installers over three days, many of whom were keen to discover more about the sales opportunities unlocked by adding Uni-Blinds® integral blinds to their product portfolio.

FIT Show 2023 visitors will once again be able to explore the full Uni-Blinds® integral blinds range, this time on its 140 sq. m stand L41. The Morley Glass team will be on hand to provide tutorials on the various control systems available, including the popular magnetic slider of the SV and SV+ sliding Venetian, and visitors will be able to see the latest black colour option for Venetian integral blinds up close.

The show will also offer an opportunity for fabricators and installers to discuss any technical queries face-to-face and find out about the unique way in which Morley Glass operates with sustainability at its core.

The soon-to-be-launched new products are set to take centre stage. Morley Glass has been working closely with its exclusive integral blind systems partner, Pellini S.p.A., to ensure FIT Show visitors will be first to see a number of new developments. Further information will be announced in the coming weeks, but the companies have been able to confirm that a new pleated blackout roof blind will make its debut at the show.

This new modern pleated blackout blind will be compatible with any flat rooflight and give total blackout inside the room if required. In addition, all the flat rooflight integral blind units will be made with solar control glasses and heat soaked.

Ian Short, MD of Morley Glass, said: “We’ve been looking forward to FIT Show 2023 from the minute the doors closed last time round, and we are pulling out all the stops to give visitors the very best experience when they stop by. That’s why we’ve been working hard with Pellini to make sure we will have our latest exciting new innovations ready to launch – full details on these will be available soon.

“If you’re planning a visit to the show, come and see us. Integral blinds continue to offer huge sales potential for installers as awareness amongst homeowners is still relatively low. They are easy to fit and we will provide all the support you will need to market and sell them effectively.” Anyone wishing to register for a FIT Show 2023 VIP ticket can already do so via the exclusive Morley Glass link here.

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HWL has added the ultrahigh security Brisant Sweet door handle to its furniture offering, creating additional opportunities for its customers to up-sell on hardware.

The Sweet Collection is pitched by Brisant as a highsecurity premium door handle.

“It features a unique curved almost edgeless design”, explained Graham Howatson, Director, HWL.

“That gives it a really stunning appearance but also enhances security by making it much harder to grip with pliers or mole grips, so it’s much more difficult to force entry.”

The Sweet Handle range has been put through its paces in rigorous testing including over 8,000 hours of salt spray testing – that’s 30 times more than the requirement under EN1906:2012.

The door handle has also had its build quality checked during a cycle test. A typical door handle would be expected to achieve the accreditation standard of 100,000 cycles, the Sweet door handle was still in working order after 360,000.

“There’s been a shift in the market, with a now higher demand for ultra-secure hardware, and premium styling in new doors”, Graham continued. “With the introduction to Sweet door handles, we can now offer customers who are selling into that premium market, a premium hardware solution.

The Sweet handle has been designed and engineered by Brisant to move door furniture forward with a more contemporary design but also to underpin it with better performance.”

HWL has also taken the decision to offer the Sweet handle across its complete range of entrance doors, including composites, French