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Posted On - 10/07/2018
Balconette’s Curvaglide system is designed for the curved facades that are becoming popular in the luxury housing market. The range also benefits from Balconette’s new in-house development of soft low-e coating, which brings energy efficiency levels for curved glass up to leading levels for flat glass. Enhanced tracks and rolling mechanisms mean previous width limits have been expanded, with installations of...
Posted On - 03/07/2018
Force 8’s composite stable doors are now available in 210 RAL colours. Managing director Dennis Sumner said: “We were one of the first companies in the UK to manufacture composite stable doors and since we launched them sales have consistently grown year on year. “We are now able to offer our stable doors in a choice of 210 RAL colours...
Posted On - 02/07/2018
APC Panels started selling Distinction Doors’ nxt-gen composite door range and has been happy with the results, the company said. Hugh Jones, director of South Wales-based APC Panels, said: “The nxt-gen doors have been well accepted by both our trade and retail customers and they’ve been a great addition to the range.” Hugh continued: “What impressed us with nxt-gen was...
Posted On - 02/07/2018
The Force 8 Decadence range of composite doors has achieved PAS 24 and is document Q compliant. The test was carried out at ERA’s new factory in Wolverhampton. One of the new Force 8 Zermatt doors was used for the test, fitted with the auto lock system and thumb turn. Dennis Sumner, managing director of Force 8, said: “We wanted...
Posted On - 26/06/2018
PatioMaster East Midlands has recently opened its doors and is run by former Epwin Group employee, Neil Dattani. Based in Leicester, PatioMaster East Midlands will cater for customers operating in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire. “Throughout my time at the Epwin Group I assisted in growing the sales for PatioMaster,” Neil said. “It is brand that I am not only passionate...
Posted On - 26/06/2018
Vista Panels has supplied the Police Service of Northern Ireland with 50 of its door blanks for access training. The Northern Ireland Police College will train their staff on how best to tackle the GRP entrance slabs with a variety of cutting tools. Like all police forces across the UK, the PSNI on occasion need to gain quick entry into...
Posted On - 20/06/2018
Endurance has launched a Facebook initiative to encourage installers to share images of their latest Endurance door installation, using the hashtag #DoorOfTheDay. The company chose this platform to interact more directly with its customers’ projects and support them with paid-for digital advertising. Once the entrants have submitted their installation, a daily winner will be selected based on the judging criteria...
Posted On - 20/06/2018
Viiu (pronounced ‘view’) has launched into the UK sliding door market. Offering ultra-slim sightlines, secure laminated glass throughout, automatic obstruction detection, a choice of wall-mounted or key fob operation, and easy motor access for maintenance and repair, the team at Viiu believe it is one of the most advanced aluminium doors ever produced. Sales director Rod Tate said: “With Viiu,...
Posted On - 19/06/2018
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,...
Posted On - 19/06/2018
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...
Posted On - 19/06/2018
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...
Posted On - 19/06/2018
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...
Posted On - 19/06/2018
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...
Posted On - 19/06/2018
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...
Posted On - 19/06/2018
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...
Posted On - 19/06/2018
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...
Posted On - 19/06/2018
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...
Posted On - 14/06/2018
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...
Posted On - 14/06/2018
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...
Posted On - 14/06/2018
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...
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