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PRO INSTALLER FEBRUARY 2015
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Seeing the
bigger picture
Lister Trade Frames first launched their Dual Rebated Composite Gallery
Door range nine years ago, and at its trade opening day in December
2014, the company launched a new extended range of the door.
Phil Warren, Sales Director for Listers, said:
“We’d been looking
for alternatives to the
more common PVCu
panelled door but wanted to offer a higher
quality alternative to
the composite doors
available back then.
Working along with
Halo, we developed and
launched the first Dual
Rebated Gallery Composite door.”
The Gallery Door’s selling
features revolved around its
construction which included steel reinforced sections
with no use of timber. It
was a 68mm slab compared
to the 44mm standard on
lesser composite doors and
of course, they were dual
rebated, combining all the
best weatherproofing, installation and thermal aspects
of the PVCu door with the
added strength, security
and solidity of a Composite
product.
“As with any new product though, there were
some initial restrictions,”
commented Phil, “not least
the fact that there were a
limited number of styles. We
were only able to offer 12
variants and although this
served us well for a number
of years, as the market and
tastes changed, we needed
to expand that range and
add more features to stay
ahead of the competition.”
Fortunately thanks to an
excellent working relationship with Halo, Listers
worked alongside them to
help develop the next generation of the door range.
“The options are incredibly exciting,” remarked
Phil, “and now have a
huge amount of styles
to choose from and are
offering any RAL colour
to either side of the frame
and slab, as well as a very
impressive selection of
contemporary hardware.
The new styles are so
varied and modern; they’re
already attracting a new
customer base.”
For more information visit
www.listertf.co.uk
Tried and Tested
Hardware
Avocet Hardware has started 2015
with a real bang by launching a brand
new 116-page product catalogue.
The catalogue features
a mix of tried, tested
and trusted ranges
plus an impressive
selection of new products.
“2014 was a big year
for Avocet,” said director,
Rythm Jain Saigal. “We started off being named Hardware Company of the Year
at the National Fenestration
Awards and continued on
in that vein; signing a series
of major distribution deals,
strengthening our team,
and investing heavily in
stock levels and product
development.
“Each of these successes we look at as building
blocks, and with them all
Phil Warren,
Sales Director,
with one of the
new Gallery Door
options.
now in place we have a
strong foundation and the
capacity to build upon sales
of our existing products,
make significant in-roads
with our new ones and
cement our position at the
forefront of the market.”
Amongst the new products included in the catalogue are the Pioneer TS007
1-star rated lock, the Affinity composite door lock and
the Affinity Ultra stainless
steel door furniture
For additional information
on Avocet Hardware and
to order your copy of the
new catalogue visit www.
avocet-hardware.co.uk or
call 01484 711700.
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