Clearview National February 2015 - Issue 159 | Page 48

doors

Alfresco Style
»»For the last few months,
Synseal’s new WarmCore aluminium folding
sliding door system has been undergoing
extended extreme weather testing in Portugal
along with structural strength and enhanced
security testing which has been carried out
by UKAS testing laboratories, with both tests
regimes yielding excellent results.
A 5-sash WarmCore unit was installed in an
outdoor location in Lisbon, Portugal back in
July 2014 and this continental climate exposure
testing programme will continue indefinitely

to prove the technical performance of the
aluminium framing in association with the
innovative 3rd generation thermal break.
Late summer test results in September
recorded an ambient temperature of 40°C
immediately adjacent to the test rig and an
external aluminium frame temperature of
71°C, the severity of which surprised the
Synseal test engineers. The WarmCore folding
sliding door continued to function perfectly
with dimensional stability of sash and frames
unaffected by these extreme temperatures.

‘sash and frames
unaffected by these
extreme temperatures’
Phil Parry, Synseal’s Head of Research
& Development, comments: “We selected
Portugal because we knew the local weather
cycles with hot days and often chilly nights
would create some extreme fluctuations and
really test our new frame technology over an
extended period of time.”
For further information,
visit www.sysnseal.com

Proving the Market Wrong
TWR Bifolds, part of the TWR Group, ended 2014 on
a high and has a full order book going into 2015 after
launching as a dedicated bi-fold business in 2014.
»»The Palmer Market
Research domestic glazing report
revealed that this market fell
by 7% over 2013, but Terry
Richardson, Managing Director
of TWR Bifolds, says the
company’s bi-fold division has
seen month on month growth in
sales of bi-folding doors, with no
signs of this slowing down.

Terry comments: “Although
demand has decreased in the
domestic market according to
reports, bi-folds are still going
strong and we are seeing rising
demand here. Opportunities for
commercial installations are also
increasing as this sector gears
back up for growth following a
stagnant few years in recession.”

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Although primarily an
aluminium bi-fold specialist,
TWR Bifolds also supply
aluminium vertical sliding sash
windows and aluminium widespan patio doors.
Terry concludes: “A
combination of high performing
products and second-to-none
installation support has helped

our customers capitalise on the bifold market. Looking forward, we
aim to continue our high levels of
service