Sustainable building with world's first circular plastic window frame

Since 1969, profine Netherlands has been active in the new construction and renovation market under the brand name K-VISION Kozijnen with maintenance-friendly plastic products for the outer shell of buildings. As part of the profine Group GmbH, global market leader in plastic profiles, the company focuses explicitly on sustainability, circularity and innovation. In terms of operations, methods and products. The most current proof of this is K-VISION ReFrame, the world's first circular plastic window frame composed of 100% recycled material. A revolutionary invention that enables architects and builders to achieve their circular goals without having to make concessions in color, shape and style.

Profine Netherlands likes to make a difference. Especially in terms of sustainability and circularity. Around the production and marketing of the K-VISION Windows, the Waardenburg-based company therefore justifiably uses the slogan "A view of a better world". While the standard K-VISION frame profiles already consist of sustainable and partially recycled material, with K-VISION ReFrame the window manufacturer goes a big step further. "After an intensive two-year development process, we applied this revolutionary 100% circular plastic window frame for the first time in 2020 during a large-scale renovation project in Amsterdam," says Jelmer Bijlsma, director of profine Netherlands. "A world first that has been followed up gloriously through several other projects, especially in the Netherlands and Germany. Interest in the invention, like our other products available through a carefully constructed network of qualified partners, is growing rapidly."

Excel

The K-VISION ReFrame frame profiles excel in sustainability and circularity in several respects. "They stand for a closed material cycle and thus full conservation of natural resources," Bijlsma continues. "A real USP, since this product has the same functional properties as conventional plastic window frames." But it doesn't stop there. The frame profiles are also characterized by a luxurious UV-resistant surface, high-quality technical properties and a high thermal insulation value. In addition, the window frames are finished with Profine's innovative color system proCoverTec, which ensures a luxurious, matte and high-quality appearance as well as perfect UV resistance and IR reflection. All this results in a minimum service life of 50 years and contributes to the fact that the raw materials can be recycled again and again. 

Rating

Since its introduction, K-VISION ReFrame has already received several commendations. In 2020, for example, Profine was the first system supplier to receive the Kiwa Covenant Circular Enterprise, a certificate that gives clients the assurance that their customer's circular process is guaranteed. Last June, Bijlsma and his people were awarded the prestigious Rethink Award in the recycling category. With this award, the Federation NRK and PlasticsEurope Netherlands reward the best and most effective products and processes in the field of sustainability and circularity. "The professional jury unanimously agreed that we are emphatically ahead of the troops with K-VISION," says Bijlsma proudly. "According to the report, the product is completely in line with this generation of building: light, durable and low maintenance. Welcome aspects towards achieving the ultimate goal: a circular Netherlands in 2050."