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The Aperture Group has launched its range of Warden fire doors. Robin Baker, managing director of the core Aperture business, said: “We understand the crucial role our products play in protecting residents once installed, which is why we have engineered our timber fire door range to hold full test 2018/19 reports. “Our doors have been through a rigorous testing regime and...
Demand for Exlabesa Building Products’ Xlafold aluminium bifolding door has increased year on year since the product was introduced to the market in 2017, the company has reported. Paul Benn, general manager at Exlabesa, said: “The Xlafold bifold is considerably quicker to fabricate than many other bifolding doors on the market. Its component parts suite with other Exlabesa systems so...
Framexpress has created its express colour service to deliver Patiomaster doors in ten standard colour options in just five days. Mark Westbrook, director at Framexpress, said: “For many installation companies, they have no problem getting coloured windows fast, but getting a matching patio door on the same timescale proves tricky. This affects their scheduling and can delay large projects such...
Endurance Doors has launched a range of perfectly matching finishing trims that sit alongside alongside its solid timber core composite doors. Through the online door designer, customers also have the opportunity to add the finishing trims – which are already cut down to a 2.3m size – to their order. The company said the addition of the coloured matched trims...
The Aboda Collection of premium door panels from Rocal Group has been developed with urban design credentials and by harnessing the latest materials, the company has reported. The new product development from Rocal Group features high performance PVCU door skins. There are 16 designs in the range with nine different finishes for the standard Aboda series, along with a further...
Lincolnshire based window and door manufacturer HS Trade has reported an increase in the capacity of its composite door offering, combined with less stock holding and a saving in labour costs, since signing up for Distinction Doors’ prepped product service at the start of the year. HS Trade has been a customer of Distinction Doors for 10 years, and says...
Crewe-based Aurora Windows puts Apeer and Lumi doors next to cheaper alternatives. Co-director Chris Upton said: “We first looked at Apeer because it had a 70mm door that other suppliers couldn’t match but once we had it, we began to see how different it was in the way it handled and we saw that customers were noticing it too. They...
Aluk has launched a 58BW flush window option to complement to the 58BD flush door and give customers the option of a fully suited flush installation. Aluk’s 58BD entrance door system is available in a wide range of styles and formats and comes in single and double configurations. It is easy to fabricate and easy to install, the company said,...
MI Products has developed the FX15 low door threshold to comply with Part M of Building Regulations and meet the demands for easy access in and out of properties. “People like the ease of entry with low thresholds, which is why it’s so popular,” Ian Searle, director at MI Products, said. “When homeowners are looking to change their doors or...
HWL Trade Frames has launched PAS24 as standard across its inline sliding PVCU patio door range. Manufactured in Kömmerling’s PremiLine PRO system, the new offer from HWL achieves PAS24 without the use of interlocking bolts, ensuring uninterrupted sightlines. Available in lead times of seven days, the addition of the German-engineered system forms a central element of HWL’s growth strategy for...
Aperture Group has launched Portium, a new premium 68mm timber door engineered for added security and increased thermal efficiency. Robin Baker, MD of the core Aperture business, said: “The Portium 68mm timber high-end door contains a double steel bar to ensure it is safe, secure and future proof. It comes with marine grade stainless steel hardware for optimum performance, the...
Sales of Deceuninck’s Heritage Collection are soaring at Dekko Window Systems, the company has reported. Kurt Greatrex, Dekko sales director, said: “Sales of Deceuninck’s Heritage flush window are going up and up and the new Heritage flush door is a fantastic addition. There are some superb design features such as the double gasket mullion which gives outstanding weather performance –...
AB Glass is celebrating the success its new Access Control division, after a year of operation. The division has significantly enhanced AB Glass’ service offering, the company said, helping it become a one-stop shop for manufactured aluminium and access control products for both the domestic and commercial markets. The new product range includes automatic door services and installations, video entry systems, smoke...
PatioMaster SouthEast has reported a 12% year-on-year sales growth. Simon Spiers, director at the company, said: “We are an independent, family-run company that offers customers the best of both worlds: the ability to buy locally alongside the reassurance of a nationally respected and proven brand. As the patio door market continues to grow, we’re the obvious choice for fabricators and...
Apeer has produced a new video supporting its new Silka door range, designed to appeal to style-conscious homeowners. Links to the production, which is accompanied by a suitably hard-edged and memorable audio track, will be posted on a range of online ‘lifestyle’ media with an upmarket demographic appropriate to the perceived customer base for the Silka door range. The Silka...
Senior Architectural Systems has launched the new PURe Slide SL, a slimline version of the company’s sliding door. Developed to meet the growing demand for slim profile aluminium systems that offer wider views and maximum daylight, the new PURe Slide SL features a narrow 50mm interlock. Thanks in part to an expanded polyutherane (PUR) thermal barrier, the new PURe Slide...
HWL Trade Frames has launched a new R9, R7 and R2 colour-matched aluminium bifold. Mark Haley, managing director at HWL Trade Frames, said: “The growth in the market as it stands at the moment isn’t necessarily being delivered by the replacement window market but the home improvement one. Housing transactions are marginally down but demand for certain products remains high...
Everglade Windows has launched a range of designer doors. Bhavik Dabasia, technical director at Everglade Windows, said: “Aluminium Designer Doors from Everglade Windows have been specifically created to help installers offer a realm of possibilities and truly impress homeowners.” Available in a range of styles across the traditional, cottage, vintage and modern ranges, Everglade Windows’ Designer Doors allow installers to...
The Moisture Barrier System (MBS) from Endurance Doors dramatically improves long-term performance and eliminates the damaging issue of water ingress to the foot of a solid timber composite door, the company has reported. Over the years this has reduced the number of call backs for Endurance Doors installers and is helping increase the amount of referral sales, the company said....
Doorco’s sales in coloured and painted composite doors grew by around 75% in 2017/18, and is currently seeing a 12% increase on the year to date for 2019, the company has reported. Dan Sullivan, MD of Doorco, said: “It has in fact become such a major part of our offering, we even have our own creative consultant, Jeyda, who is...
