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Below is a list of the latest news from Qwood. Click on any one to see further details.
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Groundwork Sustainable Business Silver Member

Groundwork is a collection of charities which are committed to environmental and community-based projects. Established in North West England in 1981, Groundwork now operates around the UK and overseas. Quantum Profile Systems Ltd is proud to have been recognised as

Qwood at BWF Members' Day 2023

Qwood Main Sponsor and Exhibitor at BWF Members’ Day

Qwood, a leading manufacturer of innovative timber composite profiles, made a significant impression as the main sponsor and exhibitor at the recent BWF Members’ Day. The event, held on the 13th of June at Holywell Park Conference Centre, Loughborough, brought together members

BWF Members Day

BWF Members’ Day 2023

The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) will be hosting its annual Members’ Day for 2023 on Tuesday 13th June. It will be held at Holywell Park Conference Centre in Loughborough and offers a chance for joineries, distributors, manufacturers, and others in

Advantages of Qwood

Introduction to Qwood Presentation

Qwood timber composite profiles offer joineries the opportunity to save time and labour on manufacturing individual bars and beads for timber windows and doors. Qwood can be used straight from the box, and will not warp, rot, or swell over

Qwood 10 million metres

10 Million Metres of Qwood

Qwood is delighted to announce that the 10 millionth metre of our profiles was recently sold. Taunton Joinery were the buyers who took us past this momentous mark. Tim Hayes, Specification and Marketing Manager at Qwood, presented a special certificate

QWood 3-Part Security Bead

New 3-Part Security Bead

Qwood timber composite profiles are perfectly suited to the manufacture of timber doors and windows. The ever-expanding range of Qwood products offer many advantages in door and window joinery. Qwood beads are free of knots and imperfections, and do not

Quantum Profile Systems Ltd Event a Great Success!

Quantum Profile Systems Ltd hosted its first ever Building Product Specification Afternoon and Beer Festival on Thursday 14th July 2022, in partnership with Manchester Society of Architects. The event was a great success, with a wide range of building product manufacturers offering

BWF Members’ Day

The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) held its annual Members’ Day on Tuesday 21st June 2022 at the magnificent Crewe Hall in Cheshire. Qwood was proud to be a major sponsor of the event, an opportunity to provide support to the

FSC chain of custody

Qwood Sourced from Germany – FSC® and PEFC Certified

The recent conflict in Ukraine has raised many issues around supply chains to the UK and Europe. In light of this, Qwood would like to reassure its customers that all timber used in our composite products is sourced from sustainably

Qwood To Sponsor BWF Member’s Day 2022

The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) is hosting its annual Members’ Day on 21st June 2022. This year’s event will be held at Crewe Hall in Cheshire. Qwood is delighted to be sponsoring the BWF Members’ Day 2022. The BWF has

New Qwood Fitting Videos Available

Fitting Qwood Timber Window Glazing Beads These videos demonstrate the ease with which Qwood’s three different types of glazing beads – pinned, clip-in, and push-on – can be fitted to timber windows. They also highlight the recommended application, for instance

Simon Crossley Appointed As New QPSL MD

Quantum Profile Systems appoints a new MD and continues its proud tradition of promoting from within! Quantum is delighted to announce the appointment of Simon Crossley as MD from 1st January 2022. Simon joined Quantum on the YTS scheme as

VIRTUAL LEARNING: RIBA CPD POINTS FROM YOUR DESK

At Quantum, we are doing our best to continue as normal at this difficult time. Social distancing guidelines mean that we are unable to hold our CPDs in person. To work around this, we are holding online CPD sessions, to

YORKSHIRE 3 PEAKS

16 Quantum Profile Systems Ltd. employees undertook the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge on Saturday 17th of July from across all departments of the business. Very well done to all who took part, a great team effort and achievement. All departments were involved,

9 MILLION METRES OF QWOOD

QWood is delighted to announce that we have now sold 9 million metres of our profiles to SD Hardware. Well done to Gary Ewing and the team at SD Hardware for buying the 9 millionth metre, and many thanks for helping us

OFFSITE EXPO 2021

Offsite Expo 2021 is being held at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on the 21nd and 22rd of September. This event involves companies which are on the cutting edge of offsite manufacturing, on both the construction and the supply sides. There

SOCIAL MEDIA GIVEAWAY

If you are already using Qwood, share projects with us where you have used Qwood and we’ll send you some Qwood branded goodies.  > LinkedIn – linkedin.com/showcase/qwood_qbead  > Twitter – twitter.com/qwood_qbead  > Instagram – instagram.com/qwood_qbead

Why do joiners use Qwood

DOOR FITTING VIDEOS NOW AVAILABLE

QWood’s timber composite profiles are designed for use with timber doors and windows. They can be cut and prepared with all of the tools you currently use in joinery. The difference with QWood is that you can use every piece,

COVID-19 – UPDATE 05-01-21

Covid Lockdown Update  Quantum Profile Systems Ltd (QPSL) remains open for business and committed to manufacturing and supplying their complete range of products to the UK construction market. QPSL continues to operate in a safe and COVID secure environment with

W EXHIBITION 2022

February. It is the UK’s largest joinery and manufacturing event, and is an opportunity for the industry to showcase its latest products and developments. QWood will be based at stand E510 in the NEC, the company’s biggest stand yet. It

COVID: BUSINESS AS USUAL

Following the Government’s announcement that England will enter another Lockdown on the 5th of November, here at Quantum Profile Systems we wanted to let you know we will remain open and continue to monitor the situation. Our number one priority

WHAT DOES FSC® CHAIN OF CUSTODY MEAN?

The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®)  TT-COC-004986 and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) are the largest global forest certification systems. They are separate, non-profit entities, but they share a common goal: to identify forests which are sustainably managed and environmentally

THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOOR PROFILES

In recent years, composite doors have become increasingly popular. Composite doors are created using different types of materials, usually with an insulated foam core, an aluminium skin, and a timber outer leaf. The inner workings give the doors enhanced thermal

FREE COVID-19 SIGNAGE

We have created a range of signage for usage around our head office and factory. We think our new signage is pretty good and covers everything you might need a sign for in order to managing Covid-19 (sign wise) in

NEW PRODUCT: TRADITIONAL PUTTY LINE LOOK

QWood’s renowned timber composite profiles provide an excellent alternative to traditional timber Beads and Bars. They are a great fit with timber windows and doors, offering products that are easy to cut and simple to maintain. QWood is adding a

NEW PRODUCT: GLAZING BEADS TO SUIT POPULAR DOOR BLANK SIZES

QWood manufactures timber composite profiles for doors and windows. There are many advantages to using timber composite products with timber doors. They are always free of knots and imperfections, and will not rot. This makes them easy to maintain while

NEW PRODUCT: 19MM MATCHING GLAZING BARS

QWood timber composite Glazing Bars are ideal for use with timber windows. They are easy to cut, paint and fit, with no knots or imperfections. They will not rot over time, giving them great lasting performance. QWood are releasing two

NEW PRODUCT: INCREASED PARTING BEAD RANGE

Qwood offers a range of high quality parting and staff beads for Sash Windows. Qwood works perfectly with timber to make a better timber window. Qwood reflects the natural appearance and feel of wood whilst having the beneficial properties of

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