ALUMINIUMEXTRA
Building for the future
In little more than 18 months, REAL Aluminium has become not only one of the industry’ s fastest-growing brands but also one of the UK’ s biggest manufacturers of Smart Systems’ aluminium products- in fact, sales of its windows, doors and lantern roofs have grown by more than 300 %.
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NOW, THIS PHENOMENAL demand has led parent company Customade Group to invest £ 250,000 in a new 23,000ft2 factory to ramp up aluminium window production by 60 %. This substantial investment will cement REAL Aluminium’ s position as a leading force in the supply of aluminium and enable the company to comfortably satisfy future demand.
‘ remarkable growth’
The new production facility at Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, will increase REAL Aluminium’ s production space significantly, bringing it to 75,000 ft2 in total. The new space will allow REAL Aluminium to boost window production to 800 frames per week, while capacity for aluminium bi-folding doors will increase to 300 doors per week.
The £ 250,000 investment in plant and machinery will not only sustain REAL Aluminium’ s remarkable growth but also create 40 new jobs for local people.
www. real-aluminium. co. uk.
ALUMINIUM SPECIALIST SEES PRODUCTS CHOSEN FOR PRESTIGIOUS EXHIBITION
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GLOUCESTER-BASED SPECIALIST aluminium window and door supplier, CDW Systems, recently teamed up with Black Millwork to supply products for a show home at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre in Swindon.
Black Millwork is a major supplier of wooden windows and doors to new build and refurbishment projects across the UK. They specialise in American timber windows, but their extensive range also includes innovative products such as including aluminium-clad timber windows and doors.
The company currently has several permanent displays at the centre in Swindon. Amongst these, a Reynaers CP130 Lift and Slide aluminium patio door can be found in its own exhibition – a product supplied to Black Millwork by CDW Systems to demonstrate how timber and aluminium can work together.
“ We chose to team up with CDW for several reasons,” says Black Millwork’ s Managing Director, Gary Hutton.
“ We were looking to partner with a firm that offered a varied and comprehensive range of aluminium products and that shared our commitment to high-quality work – CDW fitted this description.
“ Moving forward, we see CDW as the perfect partner to help us achieve a greater share of the aluminium market.”
www. cdwsystems. co. uk
HIGH QUALITY DESIGNER DOOR RANGE
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SMART ARCHITECTURAL Aluminium, the UK’ s leading supplier of aluminium systems, has announced the launch of its new Designer Door range, a premium-quality, high-performance and high-security entrance door designed to meet the needs of both house and apartment owners and developers.
The new range features a wide choice of styles and designs, from the contemporary Modern collection, which has been developed to suit individual homes and city-centre apartments, to the Traditional, Cottage and Vintage portfolio, whose designs sit perfectly with more rural, country properties or the timeless styles of the Victorian, Edwardian and Regency eras.
The Designer Door styles are complemented by a wide range of size, glazing and door furniture options- as well as a broad spectrum of colours and finishes from Smart’ s extensive standard and
non-standard palettes. This range of options has been assembled to give home owners the design flexibility to specify the perfect door for their property.
Given the precision manufacturing process, even at the maximum door size the doors retain their rigidity, strength and durability. This absolute focus on quality and detail also extends to the door’ s hardware and locking mechanism.
www. smartdesignerdoors. co. uk
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