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New technical team
aluplast strengthened its technical team with the appointment...
Crystal Direct
Crystal Direct is modernising window fabrication and...
Aluplast supplier
aluplast’s Director of Sales and Marketing Ian Cocken...
Affordable Windows
Affordable Windows Group in Blackpool became the meeting...

Latest News

New technical team
Meet aluplast's new technical team
aluplast strengthened its technical team with the appointment of three highly experienced individuals,...
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Smart-Slide – the evolution of patio doors
A PVC-U patio slider in your product range could be your trump card, according to aluplast’s Director...
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PAS24 success for aluplast’s Flush Door
aluplast’s new open-out Flush Door is robust, fully secure and weather-tight, having successfully passed...
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A new low for energy efficiency
aluplast has launched Ideal neo, a radical new energy efficient profile that can create windows with...
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Customer care is key
Essex Trade Windows recently switched to aluplast as its profile supplier after its previous systems...
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aluplast launches flush door
aluplast has launched a flush door to suite perfectly with its flush casement window, allowing fabricators...
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40% up in 40th year
aluplast saw demand rocket in the first quarter of 2022, with sales up by 40% on the same period in 2021,...

Case Studies

Crystal Direct
Adapting to a changing marketplace
Crystal Direct is modernising window fabrication and delivery. We talk to Commercial Director Kevin Morgan...
Affordable Windows
aluplast celebrates 10-year global partnership with visit to Affordable Windows
Affordable Windows Group in Blackpool became the meeting point for key global aluplast personnel to celebrate...
Arcoframe
Arcoframe partners with aluplast as preferred supplier
What does a modern fabricator look like? We talked to Affordable Windows Systems’ Head of Marketing Amelia...
Affordable Windows
Young at heart
What does a modern fabricator look like? We talked to Affordable Windows Systems’ Head of Marketing Amelia...
ALU Stedek
Why STEDEK relies on core values
aluplast’s Director of Sales, Ian Cocken, discusses how now may be a good time to re-evaluate your product...
Martin Corcoran, Rapid Frame
Meet the standards you expect yourself
Managing Director of Walsall-based Rapid Frame Martin Corcoran says choosing your suppliers carefully...
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Fabricating the dream
If you opened a window fabrication business today, what direction would you take it in? We talk to the...
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Seal-Lite bounces back from pandemic woes
Clevedon-based trade fabricator Seal-Lite used the challenges created by the pandemic to boost its product...

Analysis

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Stay flexible and adapt to change
aluplast’s Director of Sales and Marketing Ian Cocken says we shouldn’t limit our opportunities. 
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The future starts today
What does a modern fabricator look like? We talked to Affordable Windows Systems’ Head of Marketing Amelia...
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Five key talking points with your potential new supplier
aluplast’s Director of Sales, Ian Cocken, discusses how now may be a good time to re-evaluate your product...
Smart slide neo
New sliding door from aluplast extends the limits of PVC-U performance
We have launched Smart-Slide neo, our next-generation sliding door which promises Passive House standards...
Aluplast Flush Door
Five reasons why you should not neglect your door offer
Often seen as an easy upsell, doors should form a key part of your product offering, according to aluplast’s...
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The long-term view
As we enter the second quarter of 2023, the market for windows and doors in the UK still remains reasonably...
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Niche but flexible
How do you invest in high margin products without unnecessarily tying up money in stock. We talk to Ian...
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Are heritage windows a thing of the past?
Is it too late to benefit from the heritage flush sash market? We talk to Ian Cocken, Director of Sales...
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A genuine ali alternative
Once viewed as a casualty of the impressive success of the bi-fold door, the slider is now winning the...
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Did Part L go far enough?
Managing Director of aluplast in the UK Keith White, asks if Part L revisions should have been made tighter?...
Affordable Window Systems
Flush sash, two markets
The general consensus is that you need a decent flush casement in your product portfolio, but demand...
Affordable Window Systems
Did the market grow during the pandemic?
The past two years have been about dealing with what is happening in the moment, with little thought...

Video

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Why Arcoframe chose aluplast
St Helens-based profile bending expert Arcoframe recently chose Aluplast as a preferred profile supplier...
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New aluplast site in Poland
aluplast has invested in a new extrusion and distribution facility in Poland. Built at a cost of more...
Affordable Windows
Affordable Windows and aluplast
Blackpool-based Affordable Window Systems Ltd have been supplying direct to the trade for 30 years, and...
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Maco Move
Introducing the new MOVE hardware for aluplast’s modern Smart-Slide patio slider available from...
Martin Corcoran, Rapid Frame
Rapid Frame
Rapid Frame’s Managing Director Martin Corcoran explains the driving forces behind the fabricator’s...
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Market challenges
aluplast’s managing director in the UK Keith White discusses some of the challenges in the window...
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Choose your key suppliers carefully
Walsall-based Stedek has built its business on a set of key underlying principles, which have helped...
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Why Seal-Lite switched to aluplast
Clevedon-based trade fabricator Seal-Lite used the challenges created by the pandemic to boost its product...