Fresh from a successful appearance at self-build show Build it Live at Dartford, Black Millwork came to Ecobuild reporting that developers were making enquiries about timber windows because they felt the use of PVCu in traditional-style houses was cheapening the build quality and affecting sales.
As well as European-made Black Millwork and US-made Andersen branded windows on its stand, the company showed a 68mm thick oak entrance door featuring an insulated core.
The Black Millwork Urban Sliding Sash window range took centre stage, billing itself as combining the design lines of a Victorian-era window with the technical benefits of a modern product.
National sales manager Bob Heller said several aesthetic improvements had been made in its sash windows, including insetting the trickle vent into the head of the frame rather than it protruding below, while balances were also now set in the frame.
He said the expansion into internal doors made commercial sense. "We get asked for internal doors wherever we go," he said.
