Windows
Sliding Windows
Sliding windows open horizontally — one or more sashes travel within the frame instead of swinging. Nothing projects into the room or past the exterior wall, which makes them the right answer wherever a swinging sash would conflict with a walkway, a setback or something inside the room.
Custom-fabricated in aluminum to your openings, with slim interlock stiles and flush pull handles. Available in two, three and four-panel configurations.
How sliding windows work
No swing, no clearance. The sash travels within the frame.
Because nothing swings, a sliding window needs no clearance at all — inside or out. The trade-off is that only part of the opening is ever clear: a two-panel unit opens to half its width. Where the full aperture matters more than clearance, a casement is the better choice.
Specifications
Performance depends on glazing build-up and size. NFRC performance figures for this configuration are being finalized.
U-factor
SHGC
Acoustic
Water penetration
Wind load
Sightlines from
Frame depths
Glazing
Spans
Warranty
Glazing
Configuration
Coatings and fill
Glass thickness
Grids
Spacer
Frame sealing
Triple glazing is available across the range. On very large panels we confirm the configuration per project.
Hardware
Premium-grade multi-point locking hardware, OEM-verified at receiving on every shipment.
Certification
NFRC certified · SGCC/IGCC certified glass · Tempered glass · ISO 9001 manufacturing
Finishes
Two coating systems, the full RAL range in both, and a different colour inside and out if you want one.
Standard
Powder coating
Baked-on polyester, electrostatically applied and oven-cured. The standard finish on most projects and the right choice inland and in the mountains.
Full RAL range
Matte, satin and textured
Hard, scratch-resistant surface
Good colour retention
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PVDF
A fluoropolymer coating specified where exposure is severe — coastal salt air, intense UV, or an elevation that takes weather all day. Markedly better resistance to fading and chalking than polyester.
Full RAL range
Superior UV and fade resistance
Resists chalking and salt-air corrosion
Specified for coastal and high-exposure work
Any unit can be finished in one colour on the interior face and another on the exterior. A warm interior tone against a dark exterior is the most common request — it lets the window match the room without fighting the elevation. Dual-colour changes nothing about thermal or structural performance.
Where sliding windows work best
Tight setbacks and walkways
Nothing projects past the wall, so the unit works where an outward-opening sash would obstruct a path.
Wide openings
Horizontal format suits openings much wider than they are tall, where a hinged sash would be impractically heavy.
Above counters and decks
No swing means no conflict with worktops, railings or furniture close to the opening.
Compare configurations
Not sure this is the right one? Here is how it sits against the rest of the range.
Two opening actions, one handle.
Side-hinged, single action, widest clear opening.
Top-hinged outward. Ventilates through rain.
Sashes slide horizontally. No swing into the room. You are here.
Largest panels. No swing clearance needed.
Folds fully back to open the whole wall.
Lifts clear of the seal — heavy panels, tight seal.
Common questions
Not in the same way. A sliding window compresses interlocking stiles against weatherseals along their full height as it closes, which is a different sealing method than the perimeter multi-point compression used on tilt and turn or casement hardware. It is a proven, widely specified seal, but where the tightest possible air infiltration numbers are the priority, a multi-point hinged system is the stronger choice.
The interior face is straightforward from inside the room. Because the sash runs in a track rather than tilting or turning inward, the exterior face on an upper floor is harder to reach than it would be on a tilt and turn unit, which opens fully inward for cleaning from indoors.
A sliding window travels horizontally — one or more sashes move sideways within the frame. A single-hung window is vertical: only the bottom sash moves, sliding up and down inside a fixed upper sash. The two suit different openings — sliding fits wide, short apertures well, while single-hung fits a taller, narrower opening.
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