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 62 » N OV 2014 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M 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.”