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Apeer Composite Doors has launched six more ‘pop culture’ lifestyle videos to take advantage of increased viewing figures during the lockdown. The videos cover the company’s all new online Doorbuilder, plus others promoting various aspects of the weather and comfort performance; sustainability; colour choice and matching; and security performance. These add to the original range-specific Silka video launched in March...
Deceuninck Aluminium has launched the Decalu163 Lift-and-Slide aluminium patio door. Able to accommodate individual sash weights of up to 400kg, and with single, twin and triple-track options, the new Decalu163 offers a high degree of design flexibility. The company said. It comes with a slim interlock and flush finish options, plus ultra-smooth operating and light-touch opening. U-values are as low...
Anglo European has launched its new aluminium bifolding door cleat offer, cutting fabricator manufacturing costs, the company said. Defined by its distinctive ‘heart’ shape, Anglo started manufacture of its aluminium bifold corner-cleat just before lockdown. Available for a range of leading systems, including Aluk, the Anglo corner cleat features an increased wall thickness, and is supplied at roughly half the...
Shelforce has launched the new Fireshel 30-minute fire resistant door, and says it has several hundred orders in the pipeline. All Fireshel fire doors have been fire and smoke tested from both the inside and outside and PAS 024 Security tested. The low maintenance Fireshel solid 30-minute fire-rated door set, complete with fanlight glazing panel, achieved 49 minutes fire resistance...
Reynaers has launched SP 68, a patio sliding system that is designed to maximise the volume of natural light and minimise the barriers between inside and outside spaces. The SP 68 sliding door features a flush design with concealed frame, creating an ultra-slim design that reduces sightlines when compared to traditional sliding doors. Tina Hughan of Reynaers Aluminium UK said:...
Apeer has improved the security across the Apeer-branded residential composite door range, with the addition of steel reinforcement to the hinge stile together with strengthened aluminium mesh embedded in the core of every door that it manufactures at its Ballymena, County Antrim factory. Included as part of the standard specification across the board and at no increased cost, the reinforcements...
Adding value to the sale is something that is becoming even more essential to fabricators and installers, according to ODL. Andy Meakin, business development manager of ODL Europe, said: “Throughout the lockdown we have continued to develop a pipeline of strong enquiries from our online portal for Blink Integral Blinds along with a steady flow of immediate orders upon our...
Deceuninck Aluminium has said that its new aluminium system offers fabricators an opportunity to rebuild reserves and get cash back into their business through reduced manufacturing costs and inhouse manufacture. A complete aluminium window and door offer, Decalu has been designed to combine U-values of as low as 0.68W/m2K, with significantly reduced manufacturing times and increased installation efficiencies. It’s also...
Eurocell has launched a new flush sash French door. The new door design uses the profile, chamfered glazing rebate and gasket cover trim of Eurocell’s Aspect bifold door system to complement its Logik S Flush windows, without a floating dummy mullion. Butt hinges are used, rather than exterior flag hinges, which preserves the smooth exterior lines of the frame and...
Endurance Doors brought on a record 123 new accounts in Q1 2020. New installers are both smaller companies operating on a local basis, and several large, regional players boasting multiple showrooms. Stephen Nadin, managing director of Endurance Doors, said: “We’ve had a phenomenal start to the year in terms of the number of new accounts that we have set up,...
Doorco has integrated universal customer barcoding into its production. “Using barcodes in manufacturing is nothing new but using a customer’s barcode in our facility is a revolutionary upgrade, delivering seamless integration between IT systems to increase speed and reduce delivery failure,” says Ben Aspinall, IT and marketing manager, said. “We have been trialling this project with customers, linking to their...
TD68 thermal, commercial door from aluminium systems specialist Jack Aluminium has passed the STS202 test, making it one of the most secure aluminium commercial doors on the market, the company claimed. Jeff Pearson, sales and marketing director at Jack Aluminium, said: “For a growing number of architects and specifiers, PAS24 accreditation isn’t enough. There is real demand for an aluminium...
The industry is missing out on higher margin sales by failing to exploit opportunities to up-sell glass specifications, research by Hitech Blinds has revealed. According to analysis released by the company, currently only around 10% of the more than 35,000 aluminium bifold doors forecast to be supplied into homes throughout the UK (Palmer), will be done so with integral blinds....
Endurance Doors customers can now have a dedicated internal account handler, working directly with their respective area sales manager, along with access to service engineers for training and technical product back up. The marketing department has also been re-structured under the stewardship of group marketing manager Scott Foster, with two marketing executives dedicated to B2B and B2C marketing respectively, and...
Distinction Doors has reported that glass volume sales increased by a third at the start of 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. Much of this growth has been attributed to product availability, with the company holding extensive stock of both its decorative and obscure glass ranges. In 2019, Kara, Palma and Lunna proved the most popular decorative standard...
Halo fabricator Aztec Windows (Coventry) has created a fully mechanically jointed door that was put through its paces at Veka’s Burnley test centre. Director Michael Hagan said: “We’ve created an exceptional quality door that will withstand the hard knocks of real-life, regular use.We created an oversized prototype of the door complete with laminated glass, in order to test it at...
Senior Architectural Systems has launched Ali Slide, a new mid-range slimline aluminium sliding door. Designed to offer design flexibility, the new Ali Slide inline sliding door is available as both a Standard version with a 79mm interlock, and as a Slimline version with an interlock of just 50mm, which alongside a maximum door height of 2,700mm achieves maximum daylight and...
Endurance Doors has launched a new range of forged Fab & Fix hardware from ERA, in the form of pewter and forged black door furniture. These finishes and designs include monkey tail, regal and noble door handles, spire and bull ring door knockers, decorative door knob, and matching letter plates, all under the Fab & Fix brand with the patented...
Aluminium fabricator 6 Day Doors has launched its new website, designed to broaden access to its fast service. The Essex-based business delivers aluminium bifolds in lead times of six days, and if it doesn’t then your next order is half price. The firm supplies the Smart Visofold 1000 bifold in grey, white and black in six days unglazed, and glazed...
2020 marks the 40th birthday of Everglade Windows, an achievementthat Solidoris proud to have been a part of. Yogesh Gopal, managing director at Everglade Windows, said: “From the day we opened our doors 40 years ago we’ve promised our customers that they’ll receive the highest quality products, excellent customer service, and on time deliveries. We have always selected suppliers and...