Clearview National November 2014 - Issue 156 | Page 62
DOORS&WINDOWS
Bringing
Sexy
Back
»»Synseal is proud to
introduce WarmCore, the
innovative aluminium folding
sliding door system which
incorporates a radically different
product design approach, to
create a new high performance
fenestration framing solution:
“warm aluminium”.
Designed totally from scratch,
every single component has
been concept sketched, detail
designed, prototyped, tooled,
trial, installed and rigorously
tested by Synseal’s market-leading
R&D team. WarmCore is a high
quality aluminium bi-fold door
solution with peerless thermal
performance to ensure end-user
comfort, all year round.
Aluminium has undoubtedly
become the material of choice
for premium folding sliding
door applications today and
WarmCore’s innovative “warm
aluminium” frame construction is
key to offering unrivalled thermal
performance with U-values as low
as 1.4 W/m2K, using standard
28mm double glass or 1.0 W/
m2K 44m triple glass.
At the heart of WarmCore
products is a core of sexy,
signature orange PVC-U, which
significantly out-performs the
polyamide thermal breaks,
commonly used to reduce
the threat of cold bridging on
aluminium windows and doors.
The result is innovative “warm
aluminium” frame construction,
carefully dimensioned to provide
an optimised 70mm front-toback overall sash frame depth
for UK applications while
ensuring market-leading thermal
performance thanks to the multichambered insulating core.
When viewed from the outside,
WarmCore doors ensure a
classical appearance with a choice
of 4 high quality aluminium
external cladding styles: Square
design (as used with architectural
aluminium fenestration),
Pencil Round design (curved
elegance), Decorative design
(sculptured ovolo as used with
timber windows and doors)
and Chamfered design (evoking
traditional putty-glazed windows
and doors).
Four aluminium cladding
colours – white, cream, black
RAL 9005 and grey RAL 7016
- provide 16 possible colour
configurations, including dualcolour combinations.
WarmCore doors can be 28mm
double glazed with a choice of
square or chamfered aluminium
beads for a neat internal finish, or
44mm triple glazed using a special
TG aluminium bead.
Folding sliding door leaves
are triple-sealed with contact
weatherstrip gaskets to eradicate
draughts and ensure best-in-class
weather-tightness for all-yearround user comfort.
Gasket corner mouldings for
sash-to-frame and sash-to-sash
applications use a push-fit design
to neatly and positively couple
with straight-cut gasket lengths
for easy application, whilst
avoiding any need to overrun
gasket to fill gaps between sashes
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and no need to cut angles or
glue gaskets together to form a
corner.
PAS24 and Secure By Design
(SBD) qualifications provide
peace of mind for end users,
as WarmCore doors have been
independently third party tested
by UKAS to prove impressive
structural strength and security
credentials.
‘secure rigidity and
robustness in use’
Double-strength sash corners
are mechanically jointed and
use a combination of internal
aluminium cleats and a wraparound corner moulding block
to ensure secure rigidity and
robustness in use.
Custom-engineered extruded
aluminium flag hinges are
designed with security in mind
and added reassurance for both
installers and homeowners is
available from Synseal’s customdesigned hardware development
partners ERA, who underwrite
and provide a “Five-Star” security
guarantee against forced entry for
a period of 10 years.
Sill options; include a
WarmCore standard threshold
with integral sill or 150mm
thermally-broken aluminium
sill and a Part M compliant low
threshold design in thermallybroken aluminium with
optional ramps and cover trims
that can be used internally,
externally or both, depending on
requirements.
The key installation benefit
of WarmCore bi-fold doors
is delivered by the clever
aluminium track design, which
enables a quick all-in-one fitting
procedure without the need for
de-sashing. Alternatively, folding
sliding door installation with
100% concealed fixings can be
achieved by installing the outer
frame prior to fitting the track.
“Our aim was to design a
new product to arm our existing
and prospect customers with
value-adding sales opportunities”
says Steve Brown, Synseal’s
Head of Customer Care &
Product Strategy. “WarmCore
is a bold concept with many
technical advantages, delivering
true innovation and signalling
exciting times ahead.”
Synseal Chief Executive David
Leng comments: “WarmCore’s
dual-material approach opens up
a new chapter in our company’s
history. From, November 2014,
WarmCore folding sliding door
units will be available for our
fabricator partners to purchase,
fully-manufactured and CE
Marked by Synseal. From,
January 2015 onwards we will
be establishing a network of
approved fabricators across all
UK regions. Interested parties
should contact me directly to
discuss this opportunity.”