BI-FOLD&SLIDINGDOORS
TWR BIFOLDS: a new
dedicated bi-fold business
A new bi-fold dedicated company is up and
running to help installers win profitable
new bi-fold business across the UK.
TWR Trade Frames has launched TWR
Bifolds, which will focus solely on supplying
installers with bi-folding doors and
information related to the product.
TWR MD Terry Richardson comments:
“The bi-folding door market remains a
lucrative opportunity for installers and we
wanted to use our 14 years of experience and
bi-folding door expertise to provide a go-to
resource for this product.
“Aluminium bi-folding doors are a specialist
product for us and over the years we have
invested in a new bi-fold production line,
INTERNORM
KS430 SETS NEW
STANDARDS
Internorm is setting new
standards for large-scale glazing
in 2014, expanding its door
sets range with the launch of
the new UPVC/aluminium liftsliding door, the KS430.
The new lift-sliding door
from Internorm offers perfect
thermal insulation and energy
efficiency through standard triple
glazing and a highly thermally
insulating glass fibre threshold.
Fully Passivhaus approved with
a thermal insulation it has best
value of 0.64 W/m2K. The new
‘soft/lift’ system of the KS430
facilitates easy lifting and sliding
of the large-scale glazing elements
and can be completely rendered
on three sides with only glass
remaining visible in the side
element.
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The square-edged interior and
exterior design of the new KS430,
with its narrow sliding frames
and frameless fixed elements,
ensures maximum glass coverage,
while concealing hardware for
optimum aesthetic value and
minimising risk of damage to
integral internal door parts. It
also features a patented guiding
rail concealed within the frame,
with integrated stopper buffer
to ensure flawless appearance,
smooth operation and burglary
protection. As standard, the
KS430 is available up to a width
of 5.8m and a height of 2.8m
and can be combined with all
other Internorm energy efficient
window solutions.
www.internorm.co.uk
a survey supply and support service and in
2012 opened our own powder coating facility,
allowing us to colour bi-fold door sets 30%
quicker than most fabricators.”
To support the launch, a new fullyresponsive and mobile-optimised website
has gone live, and a series of videos will be
uploaded to the website.
TWR Bifolds has brought in a new National
Sales Co-ordinator, Tracey Ogden, who
will head up TWR Bifolds, administer sales
enquiries and provide technical product
support to customers.
Sliders UK
extends sales
opportunities
with Ultimate
Aluminium range
Sliders UK is opening up
new sales opportunities for
installers with its extended
Ultimate Aluminium range.
“Since launching last year, our
Ultimate Aluminium Bi-folding
Door has become our fastest
growing product,” explains
Ian Longbottom, Joint MD
of Sliders UK. “Aluminium
is undergoing a massive
resurgence, especially in the
luxury new build market where
it is considered to be the highest
specification material for both
windows and doors.”
Sliders UK now manufactures
a comprehensive collection
of ALUK products, including
bi-folding doors, patio doors,
commercial, residential and
French doors, residential
casement and steel replacement
windows.
All Ultimate Aluminium
doors and windows are covered
by Sliders’ 10 year profile and
hardware guarantee and can be
powder coated in a choice of
standard colours in a matt, semi
gloss or gloss finish.
Sliders UK is enabling
installers to offer customers a
bespoke colour service as its
aluminium products can be
produced in any RAL shade.
Dual colour options are also
available for contrasting interior
and exterior finishes.
[email protected],
www.sliders-uk.com
To read more, visit www.clearview-uk.com