Clearview National November 2014 - Issue 156 | Page 46

DOORS&WINDOWS

Adding choice with
One Lite bi-fold door
»»Distinction Doors, a
leading supplier of GRP composite
doors, has announced a partnership
with The Folding Sliding Door
Company, who utilise the Fold
N Slide hardware range to offer
fabricators and installers a unique
GRP composite bi-fold door
package.
Chantel Roach, Distinction
Doors’ Marketing Manager, said,
“The combination of the quality
and innovation of our One Lite

bi-fold door is very exciting and
we are delighted to be launching
it.”
This quality and innovation is
particularly evident in the door’s
track. It uses an inline, concealed
running gear, making it waterresistant as well as incredibly
resistant to attack – the door
meets BS 6375 standards and is
PAS24 proven.
The bi-fold door sets will be
manufactured by Distinction’s

project partner The Folding
Sliding Door Company and will
be delivered in pre-prepped and
ready-made direct to the customer
for easy assembly, on-site
installation.
The quality of Distinction’s
GRP composite doors is renowned
and the innovative features and
elegance of its One Lite GRP
composite bi-fold door means the
company looks set to extend this
reputation to a new area.

To find out more visit www.
distinctiondoors.co.uk.

Fifty Shades of Grey
»»Kolorplas has
reported increasing demand for
its specialist spray painting service
as architects exploit PVC-U
foiling technologies to deliver an
aesthetic match to aluminium.
Offering a dedicated trade
spray painting service in any RAL
colour, including a full range of
component painting, Kolorplas
was launched by Emplas in
2012.
The trade fabricator said that
it had seen growing demand
from fabricators and installers

supplying the
commercial sector
for colour-matched
ancillary products,
with demand
greatest for greys.
Mike Crewdson,
Sales and Marketing
Director, Emplas, said: “We
have seen significant growth
in colour and wood grain
sales across the board, with
growing exploitation of foiling
technologies by architects and
specifiers.

“But we are
seeing growth in
orders for grey and
anthracite gray above
anything else, as developers
and homeowners exploit the
aesthetic that it delivers to
replicate aluminium at a far lower
cost.”
To give installers the flexibility
to exploit this market to the

maximum, the Koloplas ‘instock’
range includes all Emplas
windows and doors, as well as a
full spectrum of Profile 22 cill
end caps, components, flat and
molded panels, composite door
leafs, vents, handles, hinges,
astragal bars and architraves.
For more information visit
www.emplas.co.uk

Bi-folding Door ‘Boom’

»»Hanley Trade Frames, a
leading Spectus fabricator has reported a surge
in sales for its PVC-u bi-folding door.

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Steve Thomas, Managing Director says
the number of installers looking to capitalise
on the growth of bi-folding doors in the
domestic market is increasing, and many are
choosing Hanley Trade Frames thanks to their
manufacturing expertise and strong installer
support.
Steve said: “It’s no secret that the aluminium
bi-folding door market is growing at the
moment, but PVC-u market is also buoyant.
Good quality PVC-u bi-folding doors offer
excellent performance benefits but are
considerably cheaper than aluminium.”
The Hanley Trade Frames bi-fold is
available with between two and seven panels,

manufactured in a number of different
configurations. The door has been rigorously
weather and security tested and meets the
requirements of PAS23. There is an optional
aluminium low threshold and the bottom
track can also be concealed for reduced
threshold height.
Hanley Trade Frames manufacture a full
range of Spectus windows and doors and the
bi-folding door is compatible with all these
products ensuring a consistent finish across
the range.
For more information visit www.
hanleytrade.co.uk