ALUMINIUM
DOOR ADDED TO ALUMINIUM OFFERING
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CONTINUING THE EXTRAORDINARY growth that saw it reach £ 1m turnover by the end of year one , and put it on course to surpass £ 2m by the end of year two , dynamic Bristol fabricator , The Window Outlet , has further expanded its impressive aluminium range with Schüco ’ s stylish bonded panel doors .
Designed to deliver sleek , minimalist aesthetics and excellent all-round performance , Adeco doors feature a highly insulating foam core and double insulation glazing for exceptional thermal efficiency . Highly versatile , the range has a 70mm frame depth , is available in an extensive choice of RAL colours , and come in three types of door panel : infill , single-sided leaf enclosing and double-sided leaf enclosing .
“ The trend towards high-end aluminium has been gaining momentum for some years
now ,” commented Sales Director , Clive Uppington . “ The door market was all about traditional-style timber products , then focus shifted to composite doors . Now it ’ s aluminium that ’ s on the rise .
“ If you go to Germany , always ahead of the curve when it comes to fenestration , futuristic looking aluminium doors with electronic locking systems and other high-tech innovations are everywhere . We think the UK will continue moving in that direction and that ’ s why we ’ re now offering fantastic bonded doors from Schüco .”
www . the-window-outlet . co . uk
Bi-fold specialist hits 64 doors a week
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A MANUFACTURER OF ALUMINIUM bi-folding doors recently recorded a record week of trading . TWR Bifolds hit an unprecedented sixty-four aluminium bifolding doors in one week , with the record trading period coming in August - which is historically a less busy month for the firm .
Terry Richardson , MD of TWR Bifolds , says growth at the company has paved the way for rapid expansion at the firm . He comments : “ It is amazing that in less than three years we ’ ve gone from manufacturing 12 to 64 bi-folds per week . It has helped us to open a new 25 sq ft factory and employ new staff .”
Helen Richardson ( left ) Laura Richardson ( centre ) and Terry Richardson ( right )
TWR recently acquired the 25,000 sq ft factory – one of the biggest dedicated bi-fold door operations in the UK . The site in Peterlee , County Durham is in addition to TWR ’ s longstanding headquarters and original factory in Sunderland , and has been fitted out with stateof-theart machinery required for the production of aluminium bi-folds .
The move allows for TWR to gear up for further growth by increasing its capacity to manufacture high volumes of quality aluminium bi-folds and supply these on incredibly fast lead times . Earlier this year , TWR Bifolds launched its new premium fasttrack service .
COLOURS ADDED TO RANGE
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SMART ARCHITECTURAL Aluminium has announced the launch of a new colour range as well as a major enhancement to its customer service levels .
‘ the most advanced of their kind in the UK ’
Following completion of the latest expansion to the company ’ s manufacturing site , a second polyester powder coat paint line is now fully onstream . This not only increases the company ’ s overall finishing capability to 630m ² per hour , but the additional flexibility also enables lead times on Smart ’ s most popular colours to be brought down from 13 to just 10 days ( with dual-colour profiles at 18 days ).
The company has also announced the introduction of a new range of colours with the launch of the Cotswold range . Building on the popularity of the company ’ s existing finishes , the elegant shades and warm tones of the new Cotswold range have been developed to provide the perfect finish properties old and new , the spectrum including shades of pastel blues , olive greens and warm creams . Smart ’ s Managing Director , Eddie Robinson , said : “ Our in-house polyester powder coating facilities are the most advanced of their kind in the UK . Every finish meets the demanding marine-grade standard , enabling our systems to be used in even the most challenging environments .”
www . smartsystems . co . uk
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