Clearview National August 2015 - Issue 165 | Page 54

doors&windows

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Introducing new components
»»Over the last 20 years,
the bi-folding door market has grown at
an exceptional rate, bringing with it an
evolution in design as suppliers battle to
become the market leader by displaying the
latest design features and technology.
For Origin, a British manufacturer of
bespoke aluminium bi-fold doors, windows
and blinds, the secret of great design lies in
its simplicity. Rather than focus on gimmicks
or the ‘next big thing’, this year the company
will update its already award-winning
bi-folding door system by redesigning five
components. Neil Ginger, CEO at Origin,
talks to Clearview about the changes being
made to the Origin Bi-fold Door.
While we are open to new design,
Origin is disciplined in steering away
from gimmicks. Championing the true

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function of the product allows us to offer
a 20 year guarantee – twice the industry
standard. This year the focus of our internal
Research and Design team, stationed at our
Buckinghamshire Headquarters, has been to
develop the bi-fold door further, to offer the
very best system on the market. As a result
we have added a new slave gearbox, fork and
carriage assemblies, D and slave handles to
the Origin Bi-fold Door.
A new slave gearbox has been engineered
to remove all excess weight, increasing
efficiency while maintaining a rack and
pinion design for strength and flawless
operation. In testing, the new component
first endured an impressive 400 hour neutral
salt spray test and then went on to operate
over 100,000 times without incurring any
defects.