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SEPTEMBER 2013 PRO INSTALLER
PRO PRODUCTS
www.proinstaller.co.uk
PACKING A PUNCH
IN BI-FOLDS
The Customade Group has developed a package to help its customers
maximise the potential of the growing bi-fold doors market.
The package covers the Visofold 1000 internally beaded
70mm system from Smart
Architectural Aluminium and
ensures that Customade’s
customers have access to
the best quality, service,
support and price on every
bi-fold door they buy from
the company.
The package provides a fast 10
day delivery on doors in popular ‘off the shelf’ stock colours,
white, anthracite grey and black,
and access to showroom support
and display models of the bifold doors. And as one of Smart’s
largest manufacturers with more
than 30 years experience in alu-
minium fabrication, Customade is
also offering some superb special
rates on both glazed and unglazed
bi-folds.
Andy Thomas, Customade’s
sales and marketing director, says:
“There has been a huge boom in
bi-fold doors and we want to help
our customers maximise on the
opportunity. We are passionate
about getting it right in every area ;
from offering the right product
at the right quality and price, to
providing the right support to
help our customers make a sale.
We know there are companies out
there that are promising shorter
delivery timescales on bi-fold
doors, but quality is essential
‘getting it right
in every area’
to us. A 10 day lead time from
receipt of order to next delivery
day means that we can provide a
product quickly, but critically at
the best manufactured standard.”
The Visofold 1000 door is available in many different opening
configurations and it features a
number of threshold options,
including a Part M compliant low
threshold. Multipoint locks feature
on the main opening sashes, whilst
the floating mullions benefit from
shootbolt locking mechanisms.
Designed with energy efficiency
in mind, the door comes with
a wide choice of glass options
from trusted names like Pilkington and Saint Gobain. Standard
units are Argon filled to achieve
a U-value of 1.2 W/m2K. There
is also a self clean glass option,
solar control option and a triple
glazed option, capable of achiev-
Design diversity with
acid etched glass
Bronze Platin and three
metal brush effect designs; Aluminium, Silver
and Heavy Metal, have
recently been added to
the RENOLIT EXOFOL
range of exterior films.
For further information on the
Right First Time package and
Customade’s bi-folds doors,
please contact Customade’s
marketing hotline on 0800
0094 203 or visit www.
customade.co.uk.
Metallic Designs
Added to Range
Today designers are
always looking for the
ideal product to make
their designs stand
out; wherever possible
a design needs to be
unique. New materials
are a necessity but
applying them correctly
is equally as important
to capture the essence
of the idea and bring a
design to life.
ing a U-value of 1.1/0.9 and 0.7
W/m2K.
Manufacturers of materials
are always coming up with
new and innovative products to meet the demands of
designers; however amongst
these products glass has
always run the test of time.
Guardian’s SatinDeco is
an acid etched glass that
offers a perfectly uniform
translucent appearance;
unlike sand blasted glass
the patented method of acid
erosion to removing a fine
layer of the glass surface
leaves the glass far more
Their prestigious appearance in conjunction with
the additional benefits provided by the EXOFOL FX
formulation offer on-trend
metallic designs in a long
durable and uniform in
appearance. When viewed
under a microscope the
glass surface has rounded
peaks which are evenly distributed across the surface,
this makes it much more
resistant to dirt and far less
like to scratch or mark on
contact than more traditional sand blasted glass.
SatinDeco can be used in
many fixtures and fittings,
helping to increase the
feeling of space in a room
as the glass allows light to
travel deeper into the interior design.
For more information visit
www.guardianglass.co.uk/
architectural
Left to right: Silver
Brush Effect, Bronze
Platin, Aluminium
Brush Effect, Heavy
Metal
lasting construction, which
is particularly well suited to
commercial developments,
modern new builds or
grand renovation projects
alike.
The new designs incorporate special metallic
pigments that contribute
significantly to the overall
level of realism and feature
a satin-effect surface finish
with a corresponding fine
brush metal emboss to complete the look.
The results of recent
research conducted independently by RENOLIT
concluded that over 82%
of UK fabricators found
metal colours appealing
and would be interested in
stocking them if available.
With grey and dark brown
foils representing the top
two selling colours in the
UK, these new foils represent a modern alternative.
RENOLIT EXOFOL FX is a
high-performance film, which
sets new standards in terms
of colourfastness and protection. The film’s low surface
tension makes it inherently
dirt-repellent and therefore
easy to clean. Even graffiti
can easily be removed.
To order a sample
swatch call Tel: 01670
718222 or email: renolit.
[email protected].