Leading fabricator Heritage Trade Frames has achieved impressive U-values across its Profile 22 PVC-U window and door range using Regency Triple featuring Corning® Enlighten™ Glass.
Recent testing saw its Profile 22 casement window achieve a whole-window U-value of 0.84 W/m²K, while its Profile 22 PVC-U doors achieved 1.00 W/m²K and under, giving customers a high-performance whole-house window and door solution.
Lee Darcy, Head of Sales and Marketing at Heritage Trade Frames, said: “These are excellent results and with energy efficiency increasingly important across the market, being able to offer U-values of 1.00 W/m²K and under gives our customers a compelling whole-house proposition.”
The 0.84 W/m²K window result sits significantly below the 1.2 W/m²K notional window U-value used within the Future Homes Standard, highlighting the levels of thermal performance available from the Heritage Trade Frames and Regency Triple combination.
Developed by Regency Glass in collaboration with Corning Incorporated, Regency Triple featuring Corning Enlighten Glass uses an ultra-thin 0.5mm centre pane to deliver the benefits of triple glazing without the traditional weight associated with conventional triple-glazed units.
At just 5% heavier than a conventional double-glazed unit, its intelligent construction helps minimise the additional transport, handling, installation and hardware demands traditionally associated with triple glazing.
Available in 28mm and 36mm and 40mm units, Regency Triple can be incorporated within standard 70mm PVC-U systems, making it suitable for applications across domestic replacement, social housing and new build.
Lee continued: “The real advantage for our customers is that exceptional thermal performance doesn’t have to come at the expense of practicality. They have access to familiar, proven PVC-U window and doors that can deliver the increasingly demanding levels of energy efficiency the market requires.”
Established in 1989 and now one of the North West’s leading trade fabricators, Heritage Trade Frames has built its reputation on reassuring longevity combined with a commitment to keeping its customers at the forefront of product development.
Lee concluded: “The market is moving towards ever-higher standards of energy efficiency and these latest results put our customers in an excellent position to capitalise on that opportunity.”
