DOORS & WINDOWS
Door gets a thumbs up down under
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NORTHERN IRELAND based manufacturer of market leading composites, Apeer, has shown that it has true international appeal thanks to a recent installation of one of its contemporary MODO doors and matching sidelight‘ Down Under’, in New South Wales.
The company, which has been at the cutting edge of composite door design since it launched its first doorset back in 2003, has had its products fitted to homes the length and breadth of the
United Kingdom over the years – and has now shown that it has the credentials to attract customers from as far afield as Australia.
ENERGY EFFICIENT
Apeer’ s Marketing Manager, Linda Tomb, said:“ The homeowner, who lives in Mittagong, NSW, was building his house to German Passivhaus standards so choosing an energy efficient entrance door was obviously an extremely important part of the project.
“ After researching a variety of options online, the homeowner eventually contacted us directly with his requirements,” continued Linda.“ He wanted a modern style door with outstanding thermal properties and liked the stainless steel effect on our MODO doors.”
Apeer’ s MODO doors feature a double rebated system for additional draft protection, toughened, 60mm thick triple glazing and‘ A’ rated energy efficiency as standard.
BIFOLD SPECIALIST ANNOUNCES WALES EXPANSION
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SPIRITS ARE HIGH IN Wales following the country’ s brilliant performance at the Euros and bifold specialist TWR Bifolds is hoping to spread some further cheer.
TWR Bifolds is an established brand in the market and supplies quality aluminium bi-fold doors to installers across the UK.
Now for the first time, TWR is expanding into the land of the Red Dragon following increased demand for its products from installers in Wales.
Terry Richardson, Managing Director, comments:“ There are a lot of projects happening around the cities in Wales such as Swansea Marina and Central Square in Cardiff where the development of one million sq ft of new office, residential and leisure space is currently underway. Plus Newport is emerging from the shadows.
“ These are higher end projects that require high-end building products such as aluminium bifolding doors and with increasing demand for quality products and a reliable trade supplier, we identified the opportunity to expand our services into Wales.”
And it’ s not just quality aluminium bi-folds TWR will be bringing to its Welsh customers – they’ ll also benefit from the fabricator’ s incredibly fast lead times.
TWO NEW PRODUCTS IN AS MANY WEEKS
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TRUEMANS HAS JUST LAUNCHED two of the most sought after and innovative products our industry has to offer. Joe Trueman, Managing Director, comments:“ I’ m thrilled to say we now supply Warmcore products and Skypod skylights. These two products are great independently, but together they are a match made in heaven. We can’ t wait to see our customers take advantage of these products; the two systems go hand in hand for modern extensions, which are growing in popularity. I’ m confident our customers will create some amazing spaces!”
WarmCore is a 70mm aluminum window system with a thermal insulating multichambered core. Joe comments,“ This product is the best of both worlds, an aluminum frame with the thermal properties of PVCu. We now supply WarmCore windows, residential and French doors along with WarmCore bi-folding doors.”
The second product being launched at Truemans this month is Skypod from Eurocell. Skypod is an innovative, pitched skylight range designed for fast, accurate and simple installation.
Joe comments,“ Along with order forms, we’ ve designed simple and informative product ordering guides. These are so handy for our customers and explain everything installers need to know.” www. truemanswindows. co. uk
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