The Sunnyside Park Hotel, situated in a bustling area of Parktown, Johannesburg, is replacing the existing metal windows with double-glazed REHAU uPVC windows and doors fabricated by REHAU Authorised Partner, Elitetec. REHAU uPVC windows and doors were specified for this upmarket heritage hotel for their noise reducing and energy saving benefits. A special acoustic glass […]

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” Nelson Mandela, May 1995. The multi award-winning Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital is a world-class paediatric facility – Ruben Reddy Architects partnered with GAPP Architects & Urban Designers and UK based architects, Sheppard Robson International and John […]

Northgate Heights chooses quality – uPVC windows and doors tick all the boxes for 295 apartments Northgate Heights is ideally situated in the north of Johannesburg. Catering for young professionals that require a comfortable lifestyle, the apartments range from single bedroom to family-sized 3-bedroom apartments. For the developers of Northgate Heights, Key Projects (Pty) Ltd […]

Nedport’s newest prestigious development in Umhlanga Ridge Town Centre is changing how people experience convenience in KZN. Park Square is located 18 km from King Shaka International Airport, with proximity to Durban central, easily accessible to the N2 and M4 freeway and the future Rapid Bus Transport system. “When we began to work with MAP […]

Long after the contractors have moved off-site and the building process is complete, the windows and doors of any building are the most used part. Like ‘eyes are the windows to the soul’, windows and doors are simply the eyes to a building as they connect both the inside and outside world. It’s important that […]

Maxiflex’s product portfolio for storage and loading dock applications includes docking equipment such as swing lip dock levellers and curtain dock shelters, load-houses, overhead sectional doors, high-speed door systems and PVC strip curtains.

Patio doors offer a way of allowing more natural light into your home’s interior spaces, as well as creating a flow to the outdoors. Swartland offers sliding and hinged patio doors, as well as fold-a-side patio doors.

Maxiflex introduces Stackdoor®, a completely unique and innovative certified security door solution that combines robustness, high safety specifications, efficiency and optimum security in a neat, compact and flexible package.

High-speed roll-up doors from Maxiflex are helping to maintain constant temperatures inside the cold storage and refrigeration areas of Makro Riversands and Makro Springfield located in Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal (KZN) respectively.

KEY FACTS: Location: Nairobi, Kenya System: REHAU 60mm uPVC Window System Architect: Cocoon Studio, Kenya Customs Aluminium, a REHAU Authorised Partner, manufactured high security REHAU uPVC windows and doors for a customer in Nairobi, Kenya.

The new Aperio® H100 packs the power and flexibility of wireless access control into one slim, cleverly designed door handle. With easy retrofitting to almost any interior door and comprehensive RFID compatibility, the new Aperio® H100 handle makes extending access control to more doors cost-effective by integrating with a vast range of third-party systems.

The REHAU uPVC Securi Slide & Fold window and door range is a new generation multi pane system consisting of up to 6 individual single-leaf uPVC panels, giving you unprecedented flexibility. When opening the door or window, you can easily slide each individual pane in a track to create a variety of opening sizes.

Wooden doors offer many benefits – wood is an excellent insulator, it is a green building material, and there is nothing that quite compares to the rich natural beauty of solid timber. So, if you are choosing wooden doors for your home, here are some tips from Cobus Lourens, from leading window and door manufacturer, […]

There are both safety and cost saving arguments around the regular servicing of doors and PVC strip curtains. Even the best quality, most robust and well-engineered doors and strip curtains require regular servicing and maintenance. Irrespective of the industry, a defective door or broken or scratched strip curtain can present unsafe working conditions, lead to […]

Exquisite award-winning ironmongery, GEZE Cape Town: Expert solutions for a vast typology of projects: Tsogo Sun I Paarl Mall I The Terraces I Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital I Cape Town International Convention Centre I Waters Edge This stylish future-looking area continues to experience a surge in various forms of building developments – new buildings in […]

Windows are a big investment, so it is important to ensure that you make the best purchase decision for your home and your needs. Cobus Lourens from leading window and door manufacturer, Swartland, offers some advice for those in the market for windows for their home.

ALUPLAN ARCHITECTURAL ALUMINIUM designs, manufactures and installs a comprehensive range of all aluminium and glass products for residential and commercial developments. Based in Retreat, Cape Town, the company operates mostly in the Western Cape Province. Specialising in aluminium window, doors, shopfronts, curtain walls, louvres and skylights, ALUPLAN is reputed for its custom designed manufacturing and […]

The new range of door closers by ASSA ABLOY offers a distinct and stylish appearance. A range of finishes and enhanced colour-suiting in the new design and the availability of Environmental Product Declarations bring aesthetics, versatility and smooth operation together.  

Bitcon Industries, a South African fire, security and transformer door producer, has secured two new export orders to sub-Saharan Africa.

It is crucial that fire station doors operate ultra-reliably and efficiently at all times to ensure that in an emergency, fire trucks are able to leave the station without delay.

The owner of this residence required new windows and doors to replace the old wooden windows.  His specification was that the new windows and doors be high security, energy efficient and require no maintenance other than the occasional wipe to clean.

Interior doors are more important to the overall feel of your interior spaces than you realise. While they remain comparatively minor elements in the greater architectural scheme of things, they do create a tactile experience that any homeowner will come into contact with a number of times each day, and which will leave a significant […]

Following the installation by Maxiflex of thirteen high-performance doors for a company based in Boksburg on Johannesburg’s East Rand, the customer reports extreme satisfaction with the units stating that production is up and employees are pleased that their work areas are sealed off, preventing the ingress of dust and cold and ensuring a comfortable and […]

Frameless Showers, suppliers and installers of unique and individual shower enclosures, will be at the Homemakers Expo from 22 to 25 February 2018. Taking place at the Ticketpro Dome in Northgate, you can follow this link to find out more about the expo.

Cobus Lourens from leading local window and door manufacturer, Swartland, explores the many benefits of upgrading your home’s fenestration. Did you know that up to 30% of a house’s heat loss and gain can occur through its windows and doors? Cobus Lourens from leading windows and doors manufacturer, Swartland, explains how you can make the […]

Healthcare hospitals and medical facilities are among the most challenging design and building projects, and they are increasingly moving away from focusing on illness and cure to wellness and the care of people.

A new estate development in Bryanston has focused on providing eco-friendly homes.  Besides having heat pumps and solar panels, each of the properties in the cluster development is fitted with double-glazed uPVC windows and doors to enhance the energy efficiency and cost savings. The installation consisted of about 150 casement windows and triple sliding doors, […]

The Albany high performance door supplied and installed by door and loading dock specialist, Maxiflex, has improved uptime and production at a leading Eastern Cape automotive manufacturer’s laser facility.

ESCO, the well-known ASSA ABLOY brand of lock sets, lock cases, padlocks, door handles and other DIY products in South Africa is launching a new range to market.

UNION, one of ASSA ABLOY’s leading brands, is currently rebranding and Vice President for ASSA ABLOY South Africa, Riaan Olivier, gives a brief overview and explains what this means for contractors, locksmiths and installers.