Doors & Windows
‘ STANDOUT PRODUCT’ SPECIFIED FOR HERITAGE RENOVATION IN KENT
» A PROPERTY IN EASTRY, KENT, HAS undergone a sensitive upgrade thanks to the addition of Sheerline’ s Classic Heritage Door. The project is the result of a collaboration between fabricators Rhino Aluminium and installers DirectFix Glazing Contractors.
Due to the age and location of the property, authentic heritage styling was a must. The homeowners opted for the doors to be finished in Brun 2650 Sable – Metallic Texture to compliment the zinc cladding. This consistency creates an architecturally refined aesthetic in keeping with the area. Steven Elliott, Director, DirectFix Glazing Contractors, said:“ I’ ve worked with Sheerline products a lot – they’ re engineered so well, and I can see the thought that goes into them.”
When asked about the project, Jordan King, Rhino Aluminium’ s Order Processing Manager, Production Controller, and CAD Designer, said:“ The Classic Heritage Door has been our standout product. Customers love its slim sightlines, traditional styling, and modern performance. It’ s the perfect blend of heritage and innovation.”
Since becoming a Sheerline fabricator three years ago, the partnership between Sheerline and Rhino Aluminium has flourished. This is in part because both company’ s values align, placing an emphasis on innovation, sustainability, UK manufacturing, and high-quality products.
Jordan continued:“ Working with Sheerline has been a great experience from day one. Their products are innovative, well-engineered, and they’ re supported by a team that understands what fabricators need – it’ s a partnership that makes a real difference to our business.”
As a system designed with fabricators and installers in mind, working with Sheerline has provided Rhino Aluminium with tangible benefits. Jordan explained:“ Our customers get premium, installer-friendly products with outstanding thermal efficiency and modern styling.” For Rhino Aluminium, the core Sheerline products the company supplies alongside the Classic Heritage Door are the S1 Roof Lantern, the Prestige Lift & Slide Patio Door, and the Prestige window system. The latter was recently specified for a commercial project in Ramsgate.
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Edition 2 of Colour Swatch Booklet – Powered by Customer Feedback
» KNOWN FOR THEIR COMMITMENT to innovation on behalf of their customers, DoorCo has relaunched their colour swatch booklet following a round of customer research to improve the usage of one of their most popular marketing tools.
Originally launched in 2023, the slimline paint booklet, which is folded in a concertina, was one of the first of its kind in the industry. Bucking the usual A4 sized brochures used within fenestration, instead following the approach taken by household paint brands.
The original booklet featured smaller, smooth, painted chips, ordered alphabetically, which after a round of feedback from the customer network, has been reworked to fit the needs of not just fabricators but installers and homeowners too.
DoorCo’ s Marketing Manager, Ellie Pool, tells us:
“ We pride ourselves on listening to customer feedback, so when we reached out for our networks’ thoughts on our PAiNT booklet and they let us know about three key areas for improvement, we got to work on implementing the changes for the next batch.
“ One of the main changes has been the size of the painted chips, which are now double the width they were previously. This has provided a much larger sample of each colour which should better support homeowners in making their final choice.
“ Having the different shades grouped by colour is far more logical for them to choose the perfect shade, especially when the DoorCo colour collection comprises 55 colours including stains and PATiNA – and we have, for example, 11 shades of blue to choose from!”
The DoorCo Marketing Team have already started to receive the hoped-for positive feedback with one customer stating:“ Our local Sales Manager came to see us and brought some new colour
booklets, and we have had such a positive response from our customers. With the colours looking very vivid and as close as possible to the finished product, we have started to take orders for a lot more of the colour selection rather than just the usual standard colours.”
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