Following on from its presence at the FiT Show and its highly popular \u201cHave One on Us\u201d promotion there, tremco illbruck has delivered on-site training in the use of its A-Rated window sealants for two dozen installers around the country;\u00a0including an Oxfordshire-based company which invited the manufacturer to demonstrate the capabilities of TP651 Trio tape where new frames were being fitted at a village hall.<\/p>\n
Andy Glass Windows has been serving domestic and commercial clients across the rural county with high performance door and window systems for two decades offering PVC-U and composite frames as well as erecting garden rooms and extensions.<\/p>\n
In this instance, Andy Glass arranged the tremco illbruck training session on its contract at Stanton St John where it was due to fit frames fabricated from the Residence 9 <\/em>suite of profiles. The old community building\u2019s stone structure presenting the sort of challenge for which TP651 Trio tape was developed.<\/p>\n The demonstration by tremco illbruck\u2019s Business Development Manager, Steve Wild, was also attended by the manufacturer\u2019s Marketing Manager for Windows and Facades, Fraser Higgins (and trade publication, Clearview).<\/p>\n Explaining the advantages to installers, as well as the long term performance of the building envelope, Steve Wild said: \u201cTP651 Trio not only offers a more thermally efficient solution over the majority of silicone based sealants, it also allows the frames to be fitted some 20% quicker because it is so easy to apply.<\/p>\n \u201cTP651 is a pre-compressed sealing tape, comprising of open-cell polyurethane soft foam, which is then impregnated with flame-retardant synthetic resin. Importantly, it remains vapour permeable while offering very good airtightness to cut energy losses.<\/p>\n \u201cThe correct tape size is applied around the frame of the window or door and to the cills before the frame is offered up \u2013 and begins to expand, taking up any irregularities in the opening.\u201d\u00a0 In common with the manufacturer\u2019s commercial offering \u2013 illbruck i3 \u2013 which has featured in numerous PassivHaus and BREEAM \u2018excellent\u2019 developments, TP651 Trio offers architects as well as installers the confidence that as-built performance will match up to design targets.<\/p>\n Andy Aspel, General Manager of Andy Glass Windows, concluded: \u201cTP651 Trio was an ideal solution for the particular installation we were doing at Stanton St John\u2019s village hall. Tremco illbruck had the perfect solution in order for us to fit the windows more quickly and with minimal disruption. Tremco illbruck\u2019s technical staff were superb, offering fantastic guidance and knowledge. We were seriously impressed with the products we used and will definitely be using them on our future installations.\u201d<\/p>\n