Offering the best in the business

A major UK distributor and a PVC-U and PVC-UE building products manufacturer have teamed up to offer customers the best in the business. Bedford-based Window Ware, a distributor of hardware components and ancillary items to the window, door and conservatory industry has just re-launched its trade counter, with products by one manufacturer, Kestrel, proving a popular choice. Window Ware’s ... [More]

Another quality mark for Kestrel

Leading PVC-UE and PVC-U manufacturer Kestrel is celebrating after passing all the requirements to receive the European ‘CE’ quality standard. The achievement had a personal significance for Kevin Everett, Kestrel’s technical manager, who helped create the quality standard. Kevin said: “Having been involved with the writing of the European Standard (in Paris) over several years it was very ... [More]

Kestrel and Lidget Compton cement a new deal

The familiar concrete garage is getting a fresh new look thanks to the combined efforts of a PVC-U and PVC-UE building products manufacturer Kestrel and concrete building manufacturer Lidget Compton. This May will see a new style of wall finish – the DFE270 (Double - Feather Edged Cladding), giving Lidget Compton’s concrete buildings even more kerb appeal. The cladding, produced by Kestrel, ... [More]

Retirement home gets the Kestrel stamp

A retirement development has been given a new lease of life thanks to leading PVC-U and PVC-UE building products manufacturer Kestrel. The Rotherham based residential development is now the proud owner of new windows, fasicas and roofline products. In order to compliment the traditional red brick retirement homes, the maintenance company in charge, McDonald, specified cream grain products. ... [More]

Kestrel-BCE announces 25th anniversary investment

Leading PVC-U and PVC-UE building products manufacturer Kestrel-BCE has announced it is preparing to invest more than £500,000 in its Scunthorpe Factory. The investment – which marks the 25th anniversary of manufacturing cellular PVC at the Scunthorpe site – will see £350,000 spent on new tooling. A further £150,000 will be put into extrusion machinery, along with a significant investment in ... [More]