Window pivot housing remake.

It's been a while since I posted on here, been really busy.
So, over the next few weeks I will play catch up!

We were sent these two images and the description of the problem was that the housings were failing/cracking.

 So, having converted several lumps of brass into the correct shapes and had them chrome plated, we ended up with these! Customer was over the moon!

 

Lightfoot Windows Crouch Hill.

No new parts on the this post, just some sad news.

Lightfoot Window Fittings, of Crouch Hill, London, is with us no more!
They finally closed their doors at the end of July, after being there as long as I can remember.

We dealt with Lightfoot for many years, swapping parts, supplying them with off the shelf items and bespoke parts and generally having a good laugh! : )
Great guys to deal with, who served countless people who rolled up to their door at the side, where they ran a Trade Counter, supplying Crittall Windows and parts, as well as many other parts for steel and aluminium windows.

There aren't many of us left now - we have lost Brent Alumin, Anglia Fixings (Window Fittings Division) Edwards Window Accessories, of Sheffield and a few others trading in similar items.
Perhaps with the rise in online trading, some of the older established companies, who specialise in face to face trading, struggle to keep up.

A lot of tradesmen, throughout London, used to head to their trade counter - pick up the parts they needed and went back to site to sort the job out.

They will be sadly missed.

Crittall Door Handle Repair.

Yet another interesting project!

We were sent some images of worn handles and locking gear, which were on steel doors or if you prefer, french windows.

They were idendified as these parts.

There were missing handles, shoulderd bolts, operating discs and hook wedges.

So we took a standard handle from a steel window and modified it to do the job, along with making the screws, operating discs and hook wedges.

When fitted on site, they looked amazing!

If you have a need for these, please give us a call on 0116 2742195.

Cavendish Hardware at The Fit Show

Hi to all out there! 😎

We have just completed The Fit Show at the NEC and had a wonderful time, meeting existing customers and potentially new customers.
This was the stand.

Lots of unusual items, which caught the eyes of people passing by.
There were all sorts - one man bands, small and large repair and maintenance companies, facilities management, local authority and many more, so if you were at the show - Welcome, nice to see you here.
I also run another, parallel blog that you may wish to visit - go here: Cavendish Window Hardware
Part of the blog is about how Cavendish started, which will give you an insight into our experience - if you are only interested in that, please go here: The Cavendish Story

If you want to give us a call, we are on 0116 2742195 - look forward to hearing from you.

Teleflex Clearline Ratchet Handles

This is one of our recent projects - Teleflex Clearline Ratchet Handle, used when it is difficult or impossible to rotate the handle a full 360 degrees.
If you are looking for any of these, please give us a call on - 0116 2742195.

40,000 Visitors!! Window Fittings??

I know I have been a little behind on this blog but I have been SO busy, so when I can put finger to keyboard, there is lots more to post - all sorts of new things!

So the post for today, is to say Hi to the visitors - just over Forty Thousand, to date, which for some blogs is a drop in the ocean but for someone who makes replica parts for windows,  40,000 is a fair amount.

Back as soon as I can.