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Wrightstyle has introduced a leaf and half leaf fire resistant door system. The new system complements an existing unlatched door range. The doors, which have leafs of different sizes, provide integrity and insulation for either 30 or 60 minutes (EI-30 and EI-60). There can be several reasons for having a double leaf door with different leaf sizes – for example,...
Veka’s Imagine bifold door is now available with a grey base profile. Designed to be foiled with anthracite grey and supplied with matching anthracite grey hardware from ERA, the new grey base offers fabricators and installers another selling point to seal more sales, the company said. Sales director Neil Evans said: “We wanted to give our customers another benefit to...
Essex-based Hainault Home Improvements is the latest company to win the Solidor showroom of the month award, with its newly expanded composite door environment now offering eight different Solidor composite doors. For nearly 10 years of its 26-year history, Hainault has been a customer of Solidor and has enjoyed considerable growth in composite doors sales during this time, which now...
Smart Architectural Aluminium has introduced a PAS 24 option to its auto-slide Smart Wall door system. Featuring standard and fire escape door variants, the new auto-slide door is the first in the UK to be fully tested to the latest PAS 24 standards, the company said. Meeting the requirements of BS EN 16005, the door is designed for use in...
Kingfisher Windows has added the Reynaers CP 130 aluminium lift and slide door to its portfolio. The door offers U-values of 2.35W/m2K, watertightness of 750Pa, windload resistance of 1,600Pa, and airtightness of 600Pa, and complies with Burglar Resistance class 2. Deborah Beeley, sales and marketing manager at Kingfisher Windows, said: “Kingfisher lift and slide doors are perfect for installers who...
Force 8 has introduced its first ever two-tone composite door – the Zermatt Decadence. The company believes that the door, which boasts a 4mm slab, is the only one on the market with the striking two-tone colour effect – a feature usually found on aluminium doors. Dennis Sumner, managing director at Force 8, said: “The popularity of the sleek look...
Security and thermal efficiency are always at the forefront of a homeowner’s mind when they are looking to bring something new to their property, according to Endurance. Endurance composite doors feature a solid timber core, which offers internal strength and resilience to attack. It is made up of 17 cross-bonded veneered laminates that result in an overall core thickness of...
The Glazerite UK Group has said that Doorco helps its broaden the scope of its product offering. Jason Thompson, group managing director at Glazerite, said: “Doorco continually develops and expands its product offering – the Inox and Contemporary range launched recently are testament to that. This is great for us as it means we can stay one step ahead of...
Black Millwork has released a new range of individual lift-and-slide doors, which offers an elegant and modern option, perfect for completing the look on contemporary projects, the company said. The doors are fitted with an internal mechanism, ideal for one finger operation, helping to remove many of the difficulties associated with opening larger doors, with the added advantage that it...
Next Generation composite doors are the latest addition to Sidey’s range of entrance door and are available to order now. Steve Hardy, managing director at Sidey, said: “The unique flush fitted inner frame glazing is just one of the benefits of installing Next Generation doors from Sidey. “Not only does the flush fitted glazing make it look more like a...
South Wales-based PVCU window and door company GRM, is now giving customers the triple track option on its Rehau Agila sliding door – offering the large openings of a multi-fold installation with the reduced sightlines of sliding doors. As a Rehau authorised partner, family-owned business GRM fabricates a full range of Agila doors, including sliding, multi-fold and Passivhaus. Since the...
PAS 24 accredited double doors, up to 2.6m wide and 3m high are now available from Jack Aluminium. Jeff Pearson, sales and marketing director at Jack Aluminium, said: “We are always looking for ways to make the TD68 thermal door an even better option for public sector and commercial buildings. Now, PAS 24 accredited emergency exit doors can be specified...
Distinction Doors’ technical support team is on hand to support fabricators and installers with any technical queries. The five-strong team, headed up by technical manager Alan Welch, supports Distinction’s customers from the initial set-up process through to ongoing technical support in relation to the fabrication and installation of their products and aftercare. Alan Welch said: “We work closely with both...
Doorsmart has added Distinction’s nxt-gen door to its portfolio. Director Craig Broadley said: “The door is easier to manufacture and has less wastage but for us the stand out feature is the flush-fitted beading. It has reduced our stockholding because all the doors come with a pre-fit internal bead and, therefore, there is no need for cassettes. “It’s helped us...
AluFoldDirect can deliver any colour of SBD commercial doors in just two weeks – ideal for school refurbishments this summer, the company said. Craig Miller, managing director, said: “Since the Secured by Design Guidance for Schools was introduced, SBD has been high on the agenda for school building specifiers choosing glazing systems, and time restrictions on projects can be tight...
As part of ongoing plans for growth and expansion in 2018, composite door manufacturer Apeer has invested in its Ballymena factory with the addition of three new machines. Managing director Asa McGillian said: “This investment in machinery forms just part of a wider programme of improvements being made to our factory, production processes and general infrastructure. There is a definite...
The new W-Tec 3D+ hinge by SFS allows designers to rethink the visual impact of the hinge within the doorset, providing the option to colour contrast for bold aesthetics, or harmonise the hinge’s colour to complement the door and frame. European designed and built, W-Tec 3D+ is a premium quality hinge that offers three-dimensional mechanical adjustability to enable precise installation....
Profile 22 offers a suited window and door solution with its Optima and Frontier products. Frontier composite doors are available in 44mm and 48mm and are suitable for standard or low threshold projects. The solid core timber door leaves are available in 27 designs and 10 colours, each with a matching outer frame. The doors feature a woodgrain finish that replicates timber while Coolskin heat...
Wrightstyle now offers a new door system that provides 90 minutes of integrity and insulation (EI90). The new 8050 series of thermally broken fire doors is fully compatible with Wrightstyle’s SR60 curtain walling system and is available in either single leaf or double leaf. The doors, which will accept glass up to 60mm thick, can be used as a stand-alone...
Infinium is now available from AluFoldDirect. Craig Miller, managing director at AluFoldDirect, said: “Concealed frames, motorised opening and a sightline of just 21mm – what’s not to love?” Infinium has a super-slim sightline and fully concealed outer frame, alongside a flush threshold and fully concealed hardware. Infinium is a double track system. Sash sizes are up to 3,000mm wide and...