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ELITE
COMPOSITES
GRP Design &
Manufacturing
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Newhaven, East Sussex, UK
Elite Composites, your total GRP design
and manufacturing solution! From
fibreglass furniture to beach huts and
theme park rides, Elite Composites are
perfect for your project in composite. The company’s services are only limited
by your imagination. From domestic
furniture to control room modules and
beach huts to theme park rides, they
really do cater for all.
An innovative company at the cutting
edge of the GRP industry, Elite
Composites has more than 30 years of
specialised technical experience to draw
on.
Elite Composites offers a complete,
rounded bespoke service. The company
draws on their years of experience to
provide an engineered product that
exceeds expectations. They usually
design, manufacture and install all
their own projects and work closely with
other designers, architects, engineers
and clients to make your designs a
reality.
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NORTHWEST MURALS
Faux and Marble
Finishes -
Liverpool, UK
North West Murals is owned by
Silvano Cioci Faux, who studied at "The Art Institute in Urbino,
Italy" were he obtained a Diploma of "Maestro of Arts". Silvano
has had many years’ experience working in the residential and
commercial sectors. He has also worked in Theatre and
Television as a costume and scenery Designer and as an Art
Director for some of the most prestigious Italian Venues.
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AYLES
GLASS
Fused and
Stained Glass
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Totnes, Devon, UK
Roberta Ayles has been
working with glass for 30 years, using
the following techniques : Leadwork,
Copperfoil, Painting, Fusing &
Slumping. Roberta currently designs and
supplies the following types of
products:
Stained Glass Panels
These are made to order. Roberta works
closely with the client from the initial
design stage right through to choosing
the glass and makes the panels in the
traditional way, using lead came,
although they can be incorporated into
double-glazed units if required. Details
or maybe lettering can be painted on
using glass enamels which are then fired
in the kiln.
Fused Glass Panels
These are also made to order. Different
coloured glasses are melted together in
the kiln to produce a unique piece.
Although the ancient Egyptians used this
technique, it was superseded by blown
glass and largely forgotten until
recently. Now there is a resurgence of
interest in this method and a wonderful
and ever-increasing range of compatible
glass is available. When transparent
colours are used, as for a window, it
has been called ‘painting with light’,
and this well describes the effects that
can be achieved. Further effects are
possible with the addition of texture
through ‘kiln-casting’ – a process which
adds a third dimension to the glass
surface.
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BELHIND
Innovative Security Locks - Halifax, W.
Yorkshire, UK
Belhind supplies Ceelok, a simply designed security bolt and the
innovative Belhind Security Door Viewer.
Ceelok has been licensed (2004) under the Secured by Design
initiative managed and promoted by the Association of Chief
Police Officers and backed by the Home Office Crime Reduction
Unit. Ceelok is actually stronger than sophisticated and
expensive locks, bolts or door chains.
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Installed in minutes using only a screw-driver.
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Fits both left and right hand opening doors.
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Quick to operate in an emergency.
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Suitable for those with limited mobility - simple large
D-Loop mechanism can be easily operated with the
palm or side of the hand as with the fingers.
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Anti slide-back pin prevents any movement of the bolt
resulting from vibration or an accidental knock.
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Ceelok's locking plate secures to the INSIDE of the frame -
so when the door is closed the screwheads are sealed by the
door itself, making it virtually impossible to force them
out.
The
Belhind Viewer is a security door viewer for the safety of your
home and business. With this innovative optical device, it’s
like having a small TV screen on your door, so you no longer
have to struggle to see who is outside.
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TEKADOOR
Air
Curtains -
Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK
Since their foundation in
1981 Tekadoor has developed and built
high quality Air Curtains with high
functionality, comfort and service
friendliness. The company has
continually strived to provide the
optimal solution for their customers.
This includes developing many new
product innovations.
Today Tekadoor is the leading
manufacturer of Air Curtains and their
strong market position is primarily due
to the company’s balanced
price-performance ratio. With the aim
of saving energy and energy loss,
Tekadoor offers their customers the
highest level of climate comfort in the
entrance areas of buildings and shops.
Tekadoor’s bundles its experience,
technical production capabilities,
know-how and team strengths to provide a
first class product.
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QUATROPI
Residential & Contract Furniture -
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK
Quatropi supplies some of
the Internet's finest contemporary
residential and contract furniture. The
company are exclusive sellers of the Avant Garde home furniture range.
Quatropi prides itself on delivering a
first class personal service. So
whether you require a one-off bespoke
design, or have a large general contract
furnishing enquiry, they are able to
assist you. Quatropi supplies unique, high quality
furniture at competitive prices and
welcomes all trade enquiries.
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ACCENT
Interior Accent Furnishings -
Copenhagen, Denmark
Accent
is a Danish supplier of Chandeliers, Mirrors, Clocks, Lampshades
and interior accent furnishings. The company was originally
opened in a side street of Nørrebro, a colourful part of
Copenhagen. The unique workshop/boutique was appropriately named
ACCENT. Accent
supplies zany painted furniture,
exciting lamps, stylish room dividers and other unique home
accessories, and interior solutions. All of these items are
designed and created by Claire Requa in her workshop. The company continues to
provide fashionable home accessories, reflecting the latest
decorating and interior design trends.
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