Clearview National December 2018 - Issue 205 | Page 34

PROUD SPONSOR OF DOORS & WINDOWS DOORS&WINDOWS ‘FIT AND FORGET’ – A GRAND DESIGNS TO REMEMBER FOR LUXURY DOOR BRAND » » SPITFIRE DOORS IS RECOGNISED AS a true luxury brand, with each door combining premium quality Schuco aluminium profiles with engineering excellence. There are over 400 designs to choose from in every RAL colour or combination of colours, durable wood-effect detailing and tactile textured finishes. And, during Grand Designs 2018, Spitfire Doors in conjunction with manufacturing partner Inotherm, showcased 20 of its spectacular S-500 Series Aluminium Entrance Doors. Inotherm, Spitfire’s premium manufacturing partner, established the company over 15 years ago with one aim; to design, manufacture and supply the very best residential entrance door they could. The price point was not a key factor, they just wanted to provide the trade with a door that they could truly ‘fit and forget’ and offer a door with a 10-year guarantee that means something. There has not been a single warranty claim on the almost one thousand S-500 doors installed in the UK. Hefin Richards, General Manager at Spitfire Doors said: “At the show, we launched a number of new models including our new Split Antique Oak finish combined with a sleek black handle and black aluminium trim which proved to be a hugely popular design. Many doors featured fingerprint recognition and LED lights in the handle. Quite a few visitors to our stand brought their architect drawings with them and said they were looking for a door with great design and technical features with high levels of security, which would provide them PAS 24:2016 Testing & Certification without the stress! Our WinMark ™ Certification Scheme for the Enhanced Security of Windows & Doors is Secured by Design & Approved Document ‘Q’ Compliant 01952 586580 www.wintechtesting.com [email protected] 34 » DEC 2018 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M with a grand entrance. Very few consumers were put off by a £5-8k price tag and many expected our doors to retail at £10k+”. The S-500 Series of doors offer a very high level of certifiable security, having passed level RC3, at IFT Rosenheim in Germany and PAS24 at BSI in the UK. This guaranteed level of security coupled with exceptional thermal performance, where doors can be manufactured to achieve U-Values as low as an industry leading 0.7 W/m 2 K and the opportunity to design your own door, really does offer homeowners the perfect entrance door.