EUROCELL PLC
High View Road
Alfreton
Derbyshire DE55 2DT
Tel: 0333 005 6525
Fax: enquiries@eurocell.co.uk
Suppliers of: PVCu Roof lantern, coloured PVC Windows, Folding Sliding Doors, Skylights, PVCu Conservatory, Composite Doors, PVC-u curtain wall,
ABOUT EUROCELL
Eurocell creates sustainable building solutions for the trade of today, the homes of tomorrow and the environment of the future.
With its headquarters in Alfreton, Derbyshire, Eurocell is at the forefront of the UK’s PVC-U industry, leading the way in the manufacture, distribution, and recycling of PVC-U windows, doors, conservatories, rooflights, roofing and roofline systems. Eurocell operates a network of more than 200 trade branches across the UK, where it serves over 40,000 tradespeople.
Eurocell distributes its products through a vast network of window fabricators, housebuilder partners and specifiers, as well as to installers and direct to homeowners offering a range of PVC-U systems including windows, entrance doors, inline patio doors, bi-fold doors, conservatories and cavity closers
Eurocell’s commitment to providing quality sustainable solutions sets it apart, with the largest PVC-U recycling operation in the UK. It operates a closed-loop recycling system, collecting, reprocessing, and utilising waste to create new products. In 2022 alone, Eurocell incorporated 16,700 tonnes of recycled PVC-U in its operations, with windows containing approximately 30% recycled content.
Eurocell celebrates 50 years of supporting home improvement projects in 2024 and employs more than 2000 people in the UK. For more details, visit www.eurocell.co.uk, or follow their social media channels - Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest.
Eurocell is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
BIM Files: Eurocell offer an extensive range of BIM files which can be downloaded from our Technical Hub
Modus - The first fully integrated window and door system
Modus is the first fully integrated PVC-U window and door system in the UK, capable of producing eight different product types from a single system. It’s an innovative 75mm front to back dimension six-chamber design, the first to utilise dual material extrusion technology (DMET) in the UK. DMET precisely directs 50% virgin and 50% post-consumer recycled PVC-U into the profile simultaneously, with post-consumer material used only in the core of the profile, so finish quality and colour fastness is uncompromised. That’s why Eurocell can offer an unrivalled 12-year profiles guarantee for Modus.
Ultimate flexibility – 8 systems in 1
Modus is a contemporary architectural design with a choice of no less than three casement window sash styles – Standard, Slim Rebate and Flush – a style to suit every type of building. The Standard Sash option has a traditional PVC-U window aesthetic, which makes a feature of the window sash rebate, combined with slim sight lines thanks to the 55mm high outer frame profile. The Flush Sash option creates a distinctive appearance. Characteristic of traditional windows, it’s fully flush internally and externally yet offers class-leading thermal performance. The Slim Rebate Sash option creates a more contemporary aesthetic than traditional PVC-U windows. At just 7mm thick, the rebate offers sleek sight lines down the building facade, to complement current architecture. Internally, the sash is fully flush, for clean lines and a premium feel.
Modus reversible windows are the most energy efficient of their type in the UK and offer fully flush sash aesthetics. Bespoke designed hinges and handle complement the slim sight lines.
Modus tilt and turn windows offer a new stepped sash design, which goes one step further than Modus casement windows by creating a seven-chamber profile for maximum thermal performance. No steel or aluminium reinforcements are required and an optional third brush pile seal completes the high specification.
Modus French, composite and residential doors can be fabricated in a range of styles to suit the building architecture. Doors are available with a PVC-U low threshold to prevent cold bridging, which is Building Regulations Part M compliant with the addition of aluminium ramps (available separately).
Modus - Technical Performance:
High quality impact resistant white PVC-U extrusion utilising 50% post-consumer recycled PVC-U, producing a rigid six-chamber profile to BS EN 12608 and manufactured in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 and BS EN ISO 14001.
- U-value performance of 0.7 for triple glazed windows, 1.1 U-value for double glazed windows.
- Energy efficient windows, achieving BFRC Window Energy Rating (WER) of grades A+, A, B and C.
- 12-year manufacturer profiles guarantee (White)
Colour options available:
We’ve extended the Modus standard colour range to meet the changing needs of our customers. In addition to this a further range of 30+ other colour options is available for delivery in just three weeks.
Standard range:
- Black Ash woodgrain/White
- Anthracite Grey woodgrain/White
- Slate Grey woodgrain/White
- Moondust Grey woodgrain/White
- Irish Oak woodgrain/White
- Golden Oak woodgrain/White
- Rosewood woodgrain/White
- Cream
- White
Architectural range (Special order):
- Quartz Platinum metallic woodgrain/White
- Asphalt metallic woodgrain/White
- Sapphire Silver metallic woodgrain/White
- Anteak woodgrain/White
Logik - Window and Door System
Specially designed for ease and speed of fabrication and fitting, Logik features a unique, patented knock-in bead system. Ideally suited for new build or replacement windows, its 70mm front-to-back dimension enables the seamless replacement of timber frames.
The Logik profile system provides a wide variety of products, including standard casement windows, flush casement windows, tilt and turn windows, French windows, residential doors, and French doors.
Logik is purpose designed to make fabrication quick, simple and economical - with absolutely no compromise on quality or performance. It ensures your reputation remains as robust, watertight and reliable as the finished product you supply to your customers.
Logik is designed for improved aesthetics and clean sight lines, with its unobtrusive gasket line and slim profile. The profile features multiple chambers to enhance thermal efficiency and strength, and improve drainage. Available with chamfered, sculptured ovolo and and Flush styles in a range of colours, Logik window profiles add a touch of distinction to any home.
Logik features post-consumer recycled PVC-U in the central core of the profile with virgin PVC-U on seen faces. This ensures the same aesthetics and technical performance but with more environmentally responsible benefits for today’s discerning customers. It offers the same benefits but with more sustainability – at no extra cost to you.
Further technical information is available to download from the BPi Library or from the manufacturers’ own website.
Eurocell Introduces Recycling Service For Cavalok Offcuts
Eurocell can now recycle the offcuts of Cavalok Cavity Closers it receives from fabricators after investing in new machinery and skills.
The new process, which is part of Eurocell’s strategy to increase the proportion of recycled PVC-U in its products to 40% by 2030, is one of the first of its kind to be introduced for cavity closers by a systems house in the UK.
The new capability means Eurocell can now remove the expanded polystyrene (EPS) core from the Cavalok Cavity Closer offcut, leaving the remaining PVC-U to be recycled for the design and manufacture of its future window and door products. The EPS is then delivered to Eurocell’s partners to be recycled.
The machinery and team to undertake the process has been put in place at Eurocell’s recycling plant in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, and will support all its fabricator partners who manufacture the closers and have their own sustainability and waste management targets to meet.
Benefits of Cavalok Cavity Closers
Eurocell’s Cavalok Cavity Closers enable brick courses to be completed and create an air-tight receiver for windows and doors. Meaning no matter the size or make-up of a wall, installers can quickly and cost-effectively close the cavity at window and door openings – instantly increasing a property’s thermal efficiency and reducing its energy bills. The closers also meet Accredited Construction Details regulations and are compliant with Part L of Building Regulations.
Eurocell’s Commitment to Recycling and Sustainability
Sandra Gaspar, Head of Recycling at Eurocell, says the new initiative is part of its ongoing recycling strategy, she said; “We are continually reviewing all our processes across our PVC-U product range and recycling to ensure we can return as much PVC-U to the industry as possible.
“Our Cavalok Cavity Closers have a EPS core, so we needed this specalised process, skills and capability in place to ensure it can be separated from the PVC-U in the offcuts – so that we can then use the PVC-U in the design and manufacture of future products.
“It means all our fabricator partners who use our Cavalok Cavity Closers can now take advantage and support their own sustainability and waste management goals too, by working with us to ensure their offcuts are recycled.”
Closed-Loop Recycling System and Collection Service
Eurocell facilitates efficient PVC-U recycling for installers and fabricators through its closed-loop recycling system. By offering reliable and timely collections from any UK site, Eurocell ensures that PVC-U waste is managed responsibly. The service includes all aspects of waste management, from collection and transport to documentation, with waste transfer notes provided to demonstrate responsible handling
At present, Eurocell operates the largest PVC-U recycling operation in the UK and it achieved 32 percent recycled PVC-U in extrusion in 2023, up from 27 percent in 2021.
Eurocell recently attended this year’s Resource & Waste Management Expo (RWM) demonstrating to visitors its closed-loop recycling system and showcasing the substantial progress made in using recycled materials in the design and manufacture of its PVC-U building products.
If you need more information or would like to get in touch with Eurocell to ensure Cavakok offcuts are recycled, please contact recycle@eurocell-recycle.co.uk.
Eurocell - Installation of Energy-Efficient Windows at Greenchurch Developments
Meeting Tight Deadlines with Precision: The Successful Installation of Energy-Efficient Windows at Greenchurch Developments.
Project completed within a tight four-month deadline through close collaboration
The use of Ash Black windows provided the care home with a modern and vibrant aesthetic
The energy-efficient Logik Window System (U-value 1.2) helped reduce energy consumption
The Nu-Openings and Eurocell partnership delivered a functional and aesthetically pleasing solution that met health and safety standards.
Nu-Openings were commissioned to design and install a bespoke window system for Greenchurch Developments’ new-build care home in Doncaster. The project commenced in September with a strict completion deadline set for the end of January.
During the planning phase, Eurocell and Nu-Openings collaborated closely on the development of the window systems, with Eurocell overseeing the design and Nova Group, a long-standing fabricator partner of Eurocell, managing the supply of the windows and doors and Nu-Openings carrying out the installation.
Balancing Functionality and Modern Design
The brief provided to Nu-Openings emphasised the need for aesthetically pleasing windows, moving away from the traditional and often uninspiring designs typical of care homes.
Additionally, the windows had to accommodate thicker glass to mitigate the harshness of sunlight. One of the project’s significant challenges was the constrained four-month timeframe for completion.
Social facilities such as retirement homes, nursing homes, and hospitals must be designed to ensure the well-being of vulnerable individuals, which includes maintaining appropriate temperature control.
Therefore, it was essential for the care home windows to meet a range of health and safety requirements, including the installation of window restrictors and tamper-proof glass.
Selecting the Eurocell Logik Window system for Performance and Style
Nu-Openings and Eurocell collaborated closely during the initial planning stages to develop a bespoke window system that met the project’s specific requirements.
They selected the Logik 70mm Window System in the Chamfered design with an Ash Black finish. This design choice provided a sleek and modern look that contrasted effectively against the building’s cladding, fulfilling the aesthetic criteria outlined in the brief.
A key reason for choosing the Logik Window System from Eurocell was its capacity to hold thicker glass, necessary for reducing the harshness of sunlight penetrating the care home. This combination of aesthetic appeal, functional performance, and sustainability made the Logik Window System an ideal solution for the project.
Despite the tight timeframe, Nu-Openings successfully completed the project through efficient collaboration. The chosen Ash Black colour contrasted perfectly against the cladding, giving the care home an aesthetically pleasing and vibrant appearance.
Steve Carvell of Nu-Openings stated, “The collaboration between us and Eurocell was fundamental to making the project run smoothly. Because of its success, the outcome, especially the colours, looked beautiful, leaving the client very happy.”
Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
The windows, with a U-value of 1.2, ensure minimal heat transfer. This, combined with improved heat radiation, ventilation, and thermal properties, contributes to the building using less energy for temperature regulation. As a result, the care home maintains a standard temperature between 18-20 degrees Celsius.
Kelly Hibbert, Head of Commercial Sales at Eurocell, commented, “This project exemplified excellent collaboration between Nu-Openings and Eurocell. We are thrilled to have contributed to the design and delivery of a beautiful new care home.
The project ran smoothly despite the tight timeframe, demonstrating Eurocell’s commitment to high standards in product solutions, aesthetics and sustainability. We take these specifics very seriously to ensure all our clients can enhance their green credentials while creating a beautiful space.”
For more information on how Eurocell can assist you in delivering your next project, please contact the team commercialsales.profiles@eurocell.co.uk.
