Clearview National September 2017 - Issue 190 | Page 68

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DOORS&WINDOWS
FAR AND AWAY THE
IDEAL SHOWPIECE
New VEKA Imagine
door lifts expectations
» » DEBUTED AT THE FIT
Show 2017, VEKA Group’s
brand new Imagine Lift & Slide
Patio Door is the latest addition
to its luxurious, innovative and
technically advanced Imagine
suite of doors.
Designed to ‘let nature into
your living space’, the system
can incorporate between two
and four sashes; any and all
of which can be configured to
‘lift and slide’ depending on
the user’s requirements. And,
thanks to its safe and secure the
Imagine Lift & Slide Patio Door
is strong enough to easily handle
both residential and commercial
applications.
That’s not to say that the
Imagine Lift & Slide Patio
Door is intended only for
wider openings. It’s easy-
to-operate sliding sashes are
as effortless to use in small
doorways as they are across
large frontages opening onto
lawns, patios or terraces for
example.
The Imagine Lift & Slide
Patio Door is available in a
range of finishes (19 colours
and woodgrains from VEKA’s
Variations colour collection)
across all installation options.
Aluminium covers can be
specified in those finishes too,
further increasing the system’s
versatility as part of a broader
design scheme.
» » WHEN THE CREATORS OF
the industry’s most radical
new window and door system
heard that a substantial ultra-
contemporary house was being
planned not far from its head
office, the opportunity seemed
too good to miss. Fortunately,
the owner of the property agreed,
plans were drawn up and the result
is not only a stunning private
residence but also one of the
best showpiece installations any
manufacturer could wish for.
That system was Lumi, the
innovation that had recently
proved a show-stopper when Co
Antrim based Apeer launched it at
Grand Designs Live in 2015, and
the finished house has surpassed
all expectations, not only for the
owner and architect but also for
Apeer as a model showpiece for its
innovation.
The installation makes
extensive use of Lumi windows,
residential doors and sliding
doors, placing them among
a variety of exterior materials
including white render, grey
random stone and shiplap timber
cladding.
Anthracite grey was chosen
throughout for the Lumi
exteriors, with the window
interiors in Signal Grey. Many
of the ground floor windows
are single-pane floor-to-ceiling
panels, calling on the high
technical spec and energy
efficiency that lie behind Lumi’s
unique good looks.
www.apeer.co.uk
www.vekauk.com
ENDURANCE REPORTS
IMPRESSIVE FIRST HALF TO 2017
» » ENDURANCE® DOORS HAS ENJOYED
an impressive first half to 2017, with sales up
nearly 45% and with a large number of new
customers already in the pipeline, there’s a
firm expectation for this trend to continue
throughout the remainder of the year.
In 2016, the solid core composite door
manufacturer enjoyed growth of 40% and
so the figures for 2017 show an increase in
performance, as existing customers enjoy
considerable organic growth, with new
customers coming on board nearly every
week. Endurance® Doors has done much to
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develop the sector over the last 17 years and
recent investments in the product, marketing
and business oper