Lots of visitors to Cavendish Hardware Blog

 Finally got around to dropping in here!

It's been a while since an interesting post has been put up but despite that, there are still lots of you that read the posts.

A whisker short of a 1000 last month and 907 as of today for this month.

So, Hi.

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Cavendish Hardware 2024

 Happy New year to all out there!

Looking for parts and accessories to repair and maintain commercial window systems?

Contact us at sales@cavendish-hardware.co.uk

Give us a call on 0116 2742195 or 0116 2741746

Visit us at https://www.cavendish-hardware.co.uk/

We are having a sort out of older parts and will be posting them on here.

So if you spot something that you have bee looking for, drop us a line.

All the best for 2024. 

 Hi to anyone who has landed on here. 😊

As per the previous post, we are all still here!!👍

Just seem so busy dealing with customers and getting them sorted out, never really seem to find the time to post anything up these days.

So, if you see anything on here or on https://metalwindowparts.blogspot.com/ that may help you, please give us a call.

0116 2742195 👍

We are based in Leicester UK

You never know, I might even post something up! 😊

2023 and we are still here!!

 Well, since covid hit us, I haven't posted anything up here, as I have just been busy getting on with things but I think the time is now right to alter that.

So if you have just dropped onto here, looking for parts for windows, we are still very much here and I'll put up some more posts soon.

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2021 We will try again.

 Hi to all out there.

No posts at all for 2020, just a very strange year!

It's January the 5th and we are all in lockdown again, so perhaps time to add something on here for all of you that are interested in rare and unusual parts for old window systems!

Back soon.

Take care and stay safe. : )

Happy New year from all at Cavendish Hardware

Well, 2020 has arrived - a New Decade!

Happy New Year to all our customers, wishing you all a Happy, Health and Prosperous 2020.

Will be putting up some new posts soon, showing more products that you may require, in you day to day quest to keep the nations windows going!!

Sliding window catches.

We made a batch of two hundred of these items, some time ago - sliding window catch for a Kawneer Sash Window and these are the last of the batch. They are going out to the customer today and will solve the problem of insecure windows - the original catches were zinc die cast and now of an age that they are failing.

If you need some of these, please give us a call on 0116 2742195, we are based in the East Midlands and ship all over the UK.

Sliding stay knobs.

Sorry about the lack of posts, been really busy!

Here's a job I did a while ago - knobs to clamp down on a sliding stay.
Simple enough but essential to keep the sash where you want it.

If you want to go here, you will see another job we have done - window pivot housings.
Window pivot housings

Lightfoot Windows Crouch Hill.

Lightfoot Windows, of Crouch Hill, in London, closed their doors for the last time, at the end of July.

I have put up a post about this, on my other blog - sad times.

Lightfoot Crouch Hill Now Closed

They will be sorely missed by many contractors in the London area - another specialist gone. : (

Kawneer Locking Catch.

This is the replacement for the catch used on Kawneer Sliding Sashes, that was used many years ago.

I have posted details about this product in the past but that was the standard unit - we have now been asked to provide a locking version, so here it is!

If you are interested in this product or a similar item, please give us a call on 0116 2742195.

Teleflex Clearline Ratchet Handle

As one of our specialities is Replica Parts for Windows, this was one of those things that had run out with no means of acquiring any more - The Teleflex Ratchet Handle.
Used on the Siding Sash operator and in areas where it is difficult/impossible to get a full 360 degree rotation.

This is the original unit, shown with extension tubes we made at the time, which is a moulded plastic, that over time has become brittle, which leads to failure.

These are the the replacement units, Aluminium - powder coated, with Stainless Steel and Brass components - if you are looking for any of these, please give us a call on - 0116 2742195.

Crittall Door parts.

There must be thousands of these still around!

This was something different to do - 1930's flat in London, the doors were in good order but some of the parts for the locking bolts were missing or broken.

We were contacted by Landseer Design & Innovation, of Solihull, West Mids and asked if we could help out on a job they were working on in London.

These are the parts we made for them.

This is what they looked like, when fitted on site.

For more detailed descritption and images, please go here:
Crittall Door Repair

If you are looking for anything like this, please give us a call on 0116 2742195

Cavendish Hardware at The Fit Show

Well, after 13 years absence, we finally went back to the NEC - the exhibition was The Fit Show and covered three halls. Our stand was small but attracted a lot of visitors.

Lots of rare, unusual and oddball parts for windows, were on display and there were several images of previous projects, on the rear display board.
Hi to anyone who dropped by our stand - nice to see you, hope we can help you with something.

Siegenia LM3100 Tilt and Turn Parts

Pictures say a 1000 words. . . . We are having a big clear out, so thought I would show you the last of our Siegenia Tilt and Turn Gear and Handles.
Give us a call on 0116 2742195, if you are looking for help with these items.

Coals to Newcastle - Steel Window Beading to New Zealand!!

Coals to Newcastle is a well known saying but we can now add "Beading to New Zealand" - our first ever order shipped out to NZ!!

This was done back end of last year and involved my joinery skills (little used these days) to fabricate a packing crate. Quite enjoyable, for a change and I was very happy with the result - which is more than I can say about the photography!!

This lot made it all the way to Auckland, for a refurb on an old installation at the Fish Market.

Sash Balances, Sash Spring, Spiral Balances.

Thought I would just stick up a post about Sash Balances, as most people repairing sashes with spiral balances/pre-tensioned balances come across the run of the mill balance feet but we can help out on the many you may not have come across.

In true Blue Peter style. . .  here's some I did earlier!

These are an uncommon fitting, attached to standard D Type Balances, in order for a repair to be carried out on sashes that are still in good, usable order but just need replacement balances to go on for another decade, or so.
This type of sash would be 25 to 35 years old and we do fitting for ones that are a lot older than that.

These are just some options - if you find you are stuck for a particular type of fitting, give us a call on 0116 2742195.
Sash Balance Fittings

Crittall Handle and Prize Winner

We have been really busy over the last 8 or nine weeks, so time to put up another post!

First off is a Crittall Handle, made by Caldwell Hardware, which is a concealed fix.

An unusual choice for Crittall - an aluminium handle on a steel window.
They are all now of an age and are starting to fail on a fairly regular basis, so the task in hand is to come up with a replacement that will do the job and fit straight on!
Not an easy one, so watch this space!


The second thing is to update you on the Bushed Bones competition.

The custom made bed was won by Jess Cartwright's puppy, Willow!
Congratulations to Jess and Willow.

The Winner

The Bed

Bushed Bones Luxury Beds For Dogs