Toolfix Newsletter – Q4 2019

Welcome to our new quarterly newsletter where we will bring you all of the latest news and goings on from Toolfix!

Welcome!

Introducing our fourth issue of our quarterly newsletter, through which we will be providing information on current events, product launches and company updates.

In this issue, we cover a number of key topics including our latest products such as the new Eclipse and Nimbus drawer pull handles from Xylo and the DEROS Random Orbital Sander from Mirka. Plus, we take a look at the 6 key reasons why you should be using Q-wood. Not to mention, a detailed piece on 3 star security rated euro cylinders.

Through our quarterly newsletter, we are able to offer regular updates throughout 2019 on all the latest news occurring both inside and out of the business. We will also include important industry-related information such as brand price increases, product launches, new and discontinued stock lines, and interesting product knowledge – so make sure to have a read!

Toolfix Newsletter – Q3 2019

Welcome to our new quarterly newsletter where we will bring you all of the latest news and goings on from Toolfix!

Welcome!

Introducing our third issue of our quarterly newsletter, through which we will be providing information on current events, product launches and company updates.

In this issue, we cover a number of key topics including our latest innovative product ranges such as the new Wood Cream range from Rubio and the Zeta P2 Anniversary Edition from Lamello. Plus, we take a look at the meaning behind being FENSA approved, and how it can benefit those within the glazing industry.

Through our quarterly newsletter, we are able to offer regular updates throughout 2019 on all the latest news occurring both inside and out of the business. We will also include important industry related information such as brand price increases, product launches, new and discontinued stock lines, and interesting product knowledge – so make sure to have a read!

Toolfix Joinery Supplies Catalogue – 2019 Release

Toolfix Joinery Supplies Catalogue – 2019 Release

Toolfix release their brand new 2019 Joinery Supplies Catalogue

Toolfix are pleased to announce the launch of our new 250+ page Joinery Supplies Catalogue; the comprehensive Joiners Guide tailored to meet the needs of the joinery industry.

Designed with the user in mind, the new catalogue includes all of our staple joinery products alongside a wide selection of new product ranges, features, benefits, specifications and detailed technical sheets.

Featuring key brands such as Winkhaus multi point door locking systems, From the Anvil door/window ironmongery, Soudal adhesives, Mirka abrasives and many more, the new catalogue offers a wide range of industry leading products with complete choice being a focus point.

Furthermore, we have added an entirely new “Hardware & Fittings” section, packed with 17 categories of innovative product ranges such as the Lamello Joint Connector systems, alongside drawer runners and cabinet hinges etc.

Accompanied by the construction-based Site Supplies catalogue, the new Joinery Supplies catalogue can be viewed online, section-by-section and also downloaded from the Toolfix Knowledgebase area.


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We’re here to help…

As always, we are here to help, not just fulfil orders.

Discover and shop our range online at toolfixservices.com, or if you’d prefer to speak directly with our knowledgeable sales team, please get in touch on 01733 347348.

NEW Introducing the Part Q Compliance Scheme

TOOLFIX RELEASE NEW PART Q WINDOW CERTIFICATION SCHEME

The edition of Approved Document Q: Security – Dwellings took effect on 1 October 2015, outlining new security regulations for easily accessible windows and doors in new homes.

Building regulations now state that; “reasonable provision must be made to resist unauthorised access to any dwelling”, and in relation to windows, this means that all easily accessible windows, roof windows and skylights being fitted to new homes and existing buildings that are being converted into new homes, should be made to a design – that has been shown by test – to meet the security of British Standards publication PAS 24:2012.

It goes some way to improving security in residential dwellings, setting security standards for windows to resist physical attack by opportunist burglars by being both sufficiently robust and fitted with appropriate hardware.

However, having your own windows tested to become Part Q certified can be expensive and time consuming – so Toolfix have done it for you!

Nigel Burt, Sales Manager says “after customer research, we discovered a number of joiners still shying away from projects that required Part Q certification due to time and cost implications. We wanted to simplify this process and enable businesses of all sizes to become compliant.”

The newly available Part Q Window Certification Scheme from Toolfix allows you to manufacture officially UKAS tested Flush Casement Windows simply by following tested and certified section drawings, combined with fitting only the tested and certified components list.

Nigel Burt adds, “Whether you’re looking to manufacture Part Q Compliant windows all year round, or you just have a single project, we can offer a cost effective solution.”

Simply apply for your certificate from Toolfix and start manufacturing Part Q certified windows!


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Updates to our Delivery Rates

Our Delivery Rates are Changing

… but delivery will still be FREE on orders over £80!

We are proud to be able to offer an extensive product range at competitive pricing, providing trade professionals nationwide with a fast and reliable solution to essential supplies. Furthermore, we’re committed to getting those products to you, as soon as you need them, as quickly as possible.

In 2013, we introduced Next Delivery Day as Standard. Every order placed with us is shipped on a trackable next day delivery service* – as standard – to ensure you receive your goods as quickly as possible. Plus, for every order over £80* this service is included at no extra cost.

We introduced this service to further our promise; to make ordering with us simple, reliable and efficient. And despite our packaging and courier costs rising by over 35% since 2015 and set to increase further again in 2018, we’ve stood by our promise.

In order for us to continue offering this service at no extra cost to applicable orders, we will be implementing a small increase to our delivery charges from 1st March 2018. These changes will only affect orders that do not meet the current carriage-paid order value.

No change will be made to the carriage-paid order value, meaning all orders over £80 will still continue to receive free nationwide next day delivery*.

Please see our new rates listed below;

Next Day Delivery on orders over £80 include FREE Delivery!Next Day Delivery on orders below £80 : £7.95­Delivery before 12.00 (noon) : £14.00Delivery before 10.30am delivery : £20.00Saturday Delivery : £35.00

All prices shown are exclusive of VAT. Next Day delivery applies to UK Mainland address only. Remote areas of the UK such as the Scottish Highlands may be excluded from this offer or may require additional delivery time. ‘Next Day’ applies to working days only (Monday – Friday) eg; orders placed on Friday after 3pm will be delivered on Monday. Delivery made by Royal Mail Post is not tracked and is not guaranteed for next day delivery. Offer excludes lead weights

Fire Door Safety Week 2017

Raising Awareness to Help Improve Fire Safety – #FireDoorSafetyWeek

25th September – 1st October 2017

We’re pledging our support to Fire Door Safety Week; The initiative from the British Woodworking Federation (BWF), the BWF-CERTIFIRE Fire Door Scheme and the UK’s Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS).

The campaign aims to engage and educate whilst raising awareness of this critical element of fire safety in every commercial, public and multiple occupancy building. Highlighting the critical role of fire doors and drawing attention to specific issues such as poor installation and maintenance, and encouraging building owners and users to check the operation and condition of their fire doors and to report those that aren’t satisfactory.

There are about 3 million new fire doors bought and installed every year in the UK, the vast majority made from timber. Fire doors are often the first line of defence in a fire and their correct specification, maintenance and management can be the difference between life and death for building occupants. However, they remain a significant area of neglect, often the first thing to be downgraded on a specification and mismanaged throughout their service life, propped open, damaged and badly maintained.

Consequently, Fire Door Safety Week seeks to engage and educate people, helping every property owner and installer to understand the correct specification, supply, installation, operation, inspection and maintenance of fire doors.

Find out more about Fire Door Safety Week and how to get involved at: firedoorsafetyweek.co.uk

[Community] Supporting the BHF ‘Bag It, Beat It’ Campaign

Supporting The BHF to help fight heart disease

We’re supporting The British Heart Foundation

BAG IT. BEAT IT. 2017

Fill bags with your unwanted stuff to help fund life saving research

This year, in partnership with the Rapid Relief Team (RRT), we’re supporting the annual ‘Bag It. Beat It’ campaign to raise vital funds for British Heart Foundation research. The nationwide campaign is run every year by the British Heart Foundation allowing families and individuals throughout the UK to donate £100,000’s of re-saleable goods and clothes to BHF. The funds generated by the sale of these items goes towards the cost of continued research by medical experts into heart diseases.

help support a very worthy cause

We all have people in our lives that have been affected in some way by serious heart conditions, every bag that you donate helps directly to save another life, please join in with us to help support a very worthy cause.

This year the RRT have set themselves to inspire enough people in our lives and communities to donate generously in support of the campaign, to reach 20,000 bags for the British Heart Foundation. This would be worth up to £250,000 of life saving research.

How to Take Part

Simply donate your stuff! Whether you’re re-organising the wardrobe or clearing out the garage, simply bag up your unwanted stuff and your decluttering triumph will help fund life saving research.

What To Donate

We’re collecting good quality clothes, shoes, books, handbags, DVDs, CDs, homewares and children’s toys, so please do fill as many bags as you can.

How it Works;

Ask us to send you a donation bag, or simply order one online from The BHF website.Drop off your bags to our Peterborough Trade Counter.RRT will collect your bags (along with all of the bags the rest of our team have filled) and donate to The British Heart Foundation.

 

Get your bags to us by the 29th September!

Thank you for your support!

Thanks to the generosity of both our staff and customers we managed to collect 34 bags to donate to the BHF Bag It, Beat It campaign.

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We’re here to help…

As always, we are here to help, not just fulfil orders.

The team at Toolfix are here to help. Just get in touch with a member of our team on 01733 347348.