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Centor Screen wins leading product award in the US

 

Major US magazine Window & Door have announced Centor Architectural as one of the winners of the Crystal Achievement Awards for 2008. Presented annually by the official publication of the powerful National Glass Association, the awards honour the best in new product technology, manufacturing and marketing in the fenestration industry.

The award for Most Innovative Door Component, with its ground-breaking insect screening system was Centor’s second such award in two years!

“It’s another great endorsement for what we do,” said Centor Managing Director Nigel Spork. “Our weathersealed bifold door hardware was a big hit in 2006, and for the Centor Screen to get the same reaction really shows we’re on the right path”

Centor S1 is the largest capacity, most robust retractable screening system in production and responds to the increasing size of architectural openings allowed for by rapidly evolving door system technology.

Developed from the bifold-integrated ES2 screening system, S1 can be matched with every door and window type, including sliding and French doors, for a flexible, effective screening solution. Ready for action as soon as temperatures allow for open windows and doors, S1 remains rolled back out of view the rest of the year.

“The demand was clearly there for a stand-alone system,” said Spork. “We just had to find a way to deliver a system that looked as good and performed as well as ES2, without the limitations that come with an integrated system.”

The award caps a period of sustained growth for Centor, which has seen the company nominated as Finalist for three categories in the Telstra Business Awards.

“It’s certainly encouraging for us to be recognised ,” reflected Nigel Spork. “These awards inspire us to keep pushing the boundaries by creating systems that give people more control over their environment.”

The S1 Screen will be available in the US from October 2008 and in Australia and Europe early in 2009.

 

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Centor Bi-fold System Miami Dade County Approved

 

In a region legendary for its coastal hurricanes which has the single toughest standard of testing anywhere in the world, the path towards approval was a very challenging one - particularly with an ambitious door set-up featuring panels 120” (3048mm) high by 42” (1067mm) wide. The full test regime requires repeating the test procedure (described below) with 3 complete door assemblies just to make sure that the result is repeatable and to give peace of mind to the consumer that any product with a compliance rating will be utterly reliable.

 

Each test includes normal wind (structural), water and air infiltration tests to exacting standards as applicable in many areas of the world, on top of this, however, Miami Dade County and Florida State test regulations include a very exciting “large missile impact” test. A length of wood over 7 foot long (2.1 metres) long and weighing over 9 pounds (4 kg) is fired end on into the glass and framing at critical points at a  speed in excess of 34 mph (54km/h), simulating the flying debris likely to be encountered in an extreme storm event. This breaks the glass in the special impact resistant laminated glazing panels, however, a special interlayer is used that ensures that even after the glass is broken, the membrane which is bonded into the panel remains intact so as not to allow an opening in the building envelope that might put the building structure at risk to an even more destructive combination of wind forces. Not quite done yet, the battered unit is then subjected to a very serious structural wind load test regime. A total of 9000 pressure cycles (4500 negative and 4500 positive) including some up to the full design load rating. This part of the test takes roughly 8 hours to complete and is a very thorough examination of door system integrity.

 

Notice of Acceptance (N.O.A): 05-1220.10

http://www.miamidade.gov/buildingcode/pc-search_app.asp

 

 

Centor at the Chelsea Flower Show

 

 

A bi-folding doorset using Centor’s E3 hardware was featured in one of this year’s show gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show. Scenic Blue, The Marshalls Sustainability Garden has been designed to show that style need not be sacrificed in pursuit of a sustainable garden.

 

Designer Roger Smith says the dramatic outdoor room exudes sophistication whilst the garden includes flowers, fruit and vegetables, recycles grey water, produces solar power and uses recyclable materials.

 

For more details about the Chelsea Flower Show please click here.

 

Centor Architectural wins Best Door Component Award

 

 

Centor Architectural’s reputation for innovation has received another boost with three prestigious awards in the growing North American market. Window and Door magazine’s annual Crystal Achievement awards not only honoured Centor’s Exterior Folding Door Hardware with the Most Innovative Door Component prize, but named major industry player JELD-WEN’s IWP Exterior Folding Door – powered by Centor’s E3X system - as the Most Innovative Door. JELD-WEN and Centor scored again with the JELD-WEN IWP Door taking out the MVP Award from the authoritative Building Products Magazine.

Based in Klamath Falls, Oregon, JELD-WEN Inc is the world’s leading manufacturer of reliable windows and doors. Beginning as a small millwork plant in 1960 and growing into a company with more than 150 divisions and 20,000 employees worldwide, JELD-WEN is no stranger to industry awards of this type. Product marketing manager Shane Meisel said the new folding door system was introduced to meet the growing demand for bringing the outdoors in.

“Homeowners want to have more of a visual connection with the outdoors and make their homes more functional for outdoor entertaining,” he said.

“It’s a great combination of bold style that makes a dramatic statement, yet it is also highly functional. It’s perfect for traditional as well as contemporary homes – anywhere you want free-flowing access from inside to out.”

Window and Door magazine highlighted the impressive scale of openings allowed for by bi-fold doors and described the JELD-WEN doors as combining the “style, customization opportunities and elegance of a classic French door with the updated benefits and features of a sliding door.

In describing the Centor systems Window and Door noted the ability for manufacturers to use either standard or custom sized doors to create folding door systems. The impressive weight capacities across the system range and the multiple door configurations possible also rated a mention but the main focus remained on the systems’ renowned space-transforming benefits.

“When the weather is good these systems allow homeowners to enjoy seamless transitions between indoors and outdoors as panels fold away to the side,” they said.

“This is tremendous news for Centor,” said Centor North America president Paul Cornish.
“We’ve put a lot of work into the products, and into pairing those products with the right manufacturers. Now people in North America are finally beginning to see just what these systems can do!”

 

Folding Door System Takes Top Trade Honors

JELD-WEN® IWP® Exterior Folding Door System - powered by the Centor Architectural E3X hardware system - wins two industry awards.

 

 

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. August 10, 2006 — The new JELD-WEN® IWP® Exterior Folding Door System has garnered two top industry awards, the MVP Award from Building Products magazine and the Crystal Achievement Award from Window & Door magazine.

Both publications honored JELD-WEN, the world’s leading manufacturer of reliable windows and doors, for its fresh approach to patio doors. The door panels of the JELD-WEN® IWP® Exterior Folding Door System tuck away, making wall spans virtually disappear and providing direct access to the outdoors.

 

“By introducing this new folding door system, we want to meet the growing demand for ‘bringing the outdoors in,’ ” said Shane Meisel, JELD-WEN door marketing manager. “Homeowners want to have more of a visual connection with the outdoors and make their homes more functional for outdoor entertaining. It’s a great combination of bold style that makes a dramatic statement, yet it is also highly functional.”

 

This dramatic door system operates “accordion-style” – the door sections slide on an overhead track and neatly fold away. Available in both wood and JELD-WEN’s award-winning IWP® Aurora™  Custom Fiberglass, it is virtually impossible to tell IWP Aurora from a real wood door, yet because these doors are made from fiberglass, they are exceptionally low-maintenance. With available heights of up to 10 feet in wood and eight feet in fiberglass, this door system provides tremendous light and outdoor viewing opportunities, even when closed.  Both wood and fiberglass options are available in a wide variety of styles and finishes; including stained, painted or primed.

 

This door system is truly customizable, allowing for numerous configurations. A variety of system widths are available. The complete folding system, including doors, hardware and the overhead track, is now available from JELD-WEN through its dealer network.

 

Originally created and manufactured in Australia and also distributed in Great Britain, the door system has been designed to keep cold, wet weather at bay. For security, the door system features key-lockable drop bolts, a night latch and mortise lock or a hook latch, depending on the configuration style.

 

JELD-WEN, inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of reliable windows and doors. Based in Klamath Falls, Ore., JELD-WEN began as a small Oregon millwork plant in 1960 and has grown into a company with more than 150 divisions and more than 20,000 employees worldwide. JELD-WEN is the official window, door and millwork provider of the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour, Proud Partner of THE PLAYERS and title sponsor of the JELD-WEN Tradition.  JELD-WEN was the only window or door manufacturer to be named 2003 ENERGY STAR® “Partner of the Year” by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. Eleven JELD-WEN® product lines and all windows and doors constructed with AuraLast® wood have earned the Good Housekeeping Seal. JELD-WEN® windows and doors have been honored by numerous consumer and industry publications.  In 2005, JELD-WEN® Aurora™ Custom Fiberglass exterior doors received a Consumers Digest Best Buy rating.

 

For more information about the exceptional value and reliability of JELD-WEN products, or to find a dealer near you, please visit www.jeld-wen.com or call 800-877-9482.

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