Qwood Case Study #3 | Window News

Qwood Case Study #3 | Window News

Qwood - Enhanced Timber Composite Components

Qwood Celebrate a Successful W14 Show

Qwood Celebrate a Successful W14 Show

Qwood would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who visited our stand at this year’s W14 exhibition. It was great meeting old and new friends alike. We hope you thoroughly enjoyed your visit and the welcome at our stand. The exhibition was a great success for Qwood. It gave us the opportunity to showcase our products.

Congratulations are also in order for Ken Milofsky of Woodworkers & Hobbies supply Centre Ltd for winning the Qwood jenga, a bottle of champagne is on its way to you. Feel free to tweet us any photos you may of taken at the show to @Q_wood and see you at W16!

If you would like to get in touch please do not hesitate to contact us at info@qwood.co.uk with any questions or feedback you may have following the exhibition. We are looking forward to working with many of you in the not too distant future.

Visit: www.qwood.co.uk

Call: 0161 627 422

Email: info@qwood.co.uk

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For more information about QPSL, QWood™ or any of our product range, please either email info@qwood.co.uk alternatively call our customer care team on 0161 627 4222

QPSL are now able to offer Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) and PEFC® Chain of Custody for Qwood™

QPSL, the UK’s original manufacturer of WPC window components, are now the first UK Company to offer chain of custody for both Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) FSC®-C121902 and PEFC® for their QWood™ brand.

QWood™ has been specially developed for timber casement and sash windows. The range includes head drip beads, glazing bars, parting beads, staff beads as well as glazing and drip beads with clips.

FSC® and PEFC® are international organisations dedicated to promoting sustainability of the world’s forests. QPSL can now supply QWood with both FSC® and PEFC® chain of custody certification, a UK first to the timber window industry.

"The benefits to the joinery industry are enormous. Qwood™ represents a significant product development for the industry, offering a highly durable, fully tested and sustainably certified alternative to traditional timber beads and profiles." (Angus Brogdon, Managing Director)

QWood™ key benefits:

 Will not rot, bow, twist, split

 Consistently straight

 Smooth surface and fantastic paint retention qualities

 Work with standard wood working tools

 Tried, fully tested and proved within the timber window industry

"QWood™ has a long history of firsts; first WPC product on the market, first to offer recycling of scrap, first to be manufactured under a ISO14001 and ISO9001 environment and now the icing on the cake the first to be able to offer both FSC® and PEFC® chain of custody to our ever growing customer base" (Simon Crossley, Product Manager)

Last month QWood™ sold its 1,000,000th metre and they have also just launched a door profile. For more information about the benefits Qwood™ can offer your organisation call us today on 0161 627 422.

For more information:

Visit: www.qwood.co.uk
Email: info@quwood.co.uk
Call: 0161 627 4222

What are the benefits of Qwood beading to me?

1# Use Straight Out of Box
Qwood is a complete ‘out of the box solution’. The moment Qwood arrives it is ready to use. There is no need to extract moisture, treat, acclimatise or condition before using. Qwood removes labour intensive inspection and sorting.

2# Reduce Preparation Times
Use ‘it all’ straight out of the box; Qwood is consistent – every piece, every time. No knots, no defects, no bends. Qwood is highly resistant to changes in temperature with minimal moisture absorption. Eliminate time consuming manual tasks such as sanding, de-nibbing, machining and preparation that are currently associated with timber beads.

3# Sustainability
Qwood takes sustainability seriously and are fully committed to the protection and the improvement of the environment for future generations.
» Qwood is manufactured under an environmental management system accredited to ISO14001
» Waste Qwood is recyclable to reduce unnecessary land fill
» The wood fibres used in Qwood are sourced from sustainable forest strands
» Qwood have successfully achieved chain of custody certification from both Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC®-C121902 and  PEFC

4# Enhance Production and Processing
Qwood offers the industry a product that improves and enhances the flow of product through the joinery process. Consistently straight Qwood can be used with traditional joinery tools, its unique properties improve production with no knots or imperfections. Qwood can be:
» Cut, mitred, lap jointed
» Nailed and pinned
» Glued and taped
» Shaped for use on arched or round windows.
Qwood reduces processing and has a significant positive effect on production times, storage, sorting and waste.

5# Minimise Product Waste and Defects
The consistency of Qwood means waste can be drastically reduced as it will not bow, splinter, swell, crack or rot. Therefore only off-cuts will be left over, everything else will be fitted to your window or door. Qwood can also be supplied in a length that best suits your production, subject to quantities, thus helping to reduce waste further.

6# Enhance Finished Product
As you may expect because of the use of wood fibres in Qwood, when finished Qwood looks and feels every bit as good as timber but with added benefits. Qwood has no gaps to fill or knots to cover. The smooth surface without imperfections creates the perfect ‘canvas’ for paint ensuring that the finish achieved is excellent.

7# Long Term Performance
“How long is your guarantee?” This is a question that all joinery manufacturers get asked on a regular basis. By using Qwood you can eliminate the problems associated with glazing beads, astragal bars and parting beads.

Qwood is extremely stable, durable and affected little by temperature or environmental changes. Qwood will not swell, twist, split, rot and there won’t be any knot-bleed. This all means you are able to have peace of mind in the superior long term performance of windows and doors when Qwood profiles are fitted. Potentially never make a remedial visit again to fix a broken, bent or warped bead. Qwood will far out last its timber alternative. Some of the on going historical problems with external joinery can be eliminated. For more information:

Visit: www.qwood.co.uk
Call: 0161 622 2042

All the Beauty - Trouble Free

Have you ever had to return to site post installation of a window or door to replace or repair beads? Or perhaps you have come to fit a profile only to find they have warped or twisted past repair? Not to mention rot, cracking, splinters, swelling or knots.

Q wood could be the solution! It is already used by a range of premier joinery manufacturers feedback has been very positive.  Significant cost savings are being achieved due to reduced manufacturing time, reduced waste and an elimination of certain problems associated with using timber profiles. Benefits of Q wood include:

Benefit 1# Will not bow, swell, crack or rot
Benefit 2# Enhanced finished product
Benefit 3# Reduce processing times and costs
Benefit 4# Significantly prolonged lifespan
Benefit 5# Same size and shape every time
Benefit 6# Easy to Use

 

 

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Issues with Timber Window Beading

The demand for timber windows has recently been revived due to home owners, builders and architects all beginning to rediscover both the environmental and aesthetic value of timber windows. This has been great news for an industry that has struggled to compete against cheaper PVC alternatives for the last 20 years.

 

However, timber window manufacturers large and small all face the same issues with working with wood. As one window manufacturer put it “wood is the only thing on the planet that is still alive when it is dead”.

 

 

Wood when hot and dry can warp & bow and when cold and wet can swell & rot if not treated correctly. Even if every precaution is taken due to the small nature of the beads used in wood window manufacture there is still a chance that they’ll warp, bow or swell out of shape.

 

It is no surprise that the beads tend to be the most vulnerable part of a wood window. The natural characteristics of wood means that even if every attention to detail is paid when selecting, preparing and fitting wooden beads and bars they can move when in a finished window on site. 

 

This means that many if not all window manufacturers have to return to site post installation to replace or repair beads in windows that when fitted were totally fine.  This leads to unnecessary time, money and energy being wasted. Long term traditionally it is the beads in a wood window which are first to degrade and rot.

 

 

The question that QPSL were presented with was; ‘How can you ensure the beads you use measures up to the highest of manufacturing standards for timber windows?’ This question was answered after much trial and error. The result has created a beading system made from recycled wood dust and PVC-u, known as Q-wood. This product offers a high performing and extremely stable alternative to traditional timber components.

 

Embracing different material properties during development has left Q-wood with the look and feel of timber without any of the issues that are traditional associated with timber. Handled in the same way as traditional timber with no need for specialist tools or techniques many have found working with Q-wood easier due to the absence of knots or raised grains.

 

More importantly peace of mind about the long-term stability of the beads used is gained. This is thanks to Q-wood’s excellent moisture resistance, its minimal expansion and contraction when exposed to temperature changes and the fact that it does not rot. In turn this has helped to ensure manufacturers reputations of supplying high quality and long lasting products to end users are protected.

Q-wood has a variety of beading profiles available to window manufacturers. Visit www.q-wood.co.uk to find out more or to request a sample pack.

 

For more information about QPSL, Q-wood or any of our product range, please either email tim.hayes@quantum-ps.co.uk alternatively call our customer care team on 0161 627 4222

 

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