Compliance by design

Made For Trade’s Korniche bi-fold has been designed to meet the latest revisions to Part F of Building Regs without the requirement for an extender profile to house trickle vents.

MFT’s design team has instead incorporated a vent into the head, allowing for a 17mm clearance from the top of the inside of the door and 12.5mm from the outside top. According to MFT, integrating such a feature at the engineering phase introduces advantages for trade partners and consumers.

Firstly, the slim profile and aesthetics of the Korniche bi-folding door are maintained with no unsightly additions or protrusions as part of a secondary component. In addition, the lack of additional frame parts – typically around £75 per door plus VAT – and no requirement for installation on site means a considerable saving for the supplier and customer.

MFT has introduced additional cost saving and convenience for trade partners with a ‘one-drop delivery’ service that includes both the door system and glazing together on the same truck.

This follows an investment in excess of £400,000 over the last 18 months in a fleet of delivery vehicles based at its Wynyard HQ, allowing MFT to offer crane offloading for maximum ease and safety on site.

This significant investment allows MFT to offer a Document L-compliant glazed product at a much-reduced cost and increased convenience compared to having the glass delivered by a third party.

The company says that customers can now save up to 20% on previously advertised glazing prices as a result, with the glass delivered direct to site via MFT. What’s more, the one-drop delivery saves downtime on site dealing with deliveries and glass that could typically arrive a day or two either side of the door system.

The upshot, according to MFT, is that installation of a Korniche product is now even quicker and more efficient; saving installers time and money and further reducing disruption for the homeowner.