Clearview National November 2019 - Issue 216 | Page 56

ALUMINIUMEXTRA
NORTH EAST BIFOLD BUSINESS SWITCHES
SUPPLIERS FOR CUSTOMER COMMITMENT
» » IN BUSINESS AS AN ALUMINIUM
window and sliding door fabricator and
installer for just three years, volumes had
grown quickly for North East Bifolds Ltd,
based at Seaham, near Sunderland and the
owners decided to invest in a CNC machin-
ing centre.
However, having made the decision to
purchase such a machine from one supplier,
directors Tony Meah and Chris Craggs
switched to a Kombimatec AMC308 after
seeing one in action at a business associate’s
factory and examining the high quality offered
in that firm’s products.
North East Bifolds Ltd began life after
Tony’s housebuilding firm consistently
experienced poor deliveries and product
quality from its window and door suppliers, he
said: “Our commitment to supplying builders
when we say we will do it, has really worked
for us to the point where we needed to invest
in the Kombimatec to step up output and
maintain and even improve quality. Business
has grown rapidly making and installing
Schuco doors, especially in high-end homes,
together with Smart windows and doors.”
The Kombimatec kit installed at North
East Bifolds is the company’s AMC308
Automatic CNC Machining Centre, which
has been developed for both aluminium and
PVC-U profiles. It automatically performs
all drilling, routing, slotting, tap-ping
and milling functions via a sophisticated
control system and intuitive touch screen
interface and includes electron-ic variable
speed control and 4 adjustable pneumatic
clamps. The installation is fully enclosed
for safety and noise re-duction. North East
Bifolds also upgraded their machine to
include an automatic tool change cabinet to
further increase efficiency. The Compound
Double Mitre Saw subsequently purchased,
is the Kombimatec DGS570, which also
uses ad-vanced control software and fully
complements the machining centre.
Founded in 1984 Kombimatec has delivered
more than 20,000 machines worldwide
for frame production using both PVC-U
and aluminium profiles. With a design and
manufacturing base in the UK, Kombimatec
machines have an excel-lent reputation for
being easy to use and simple to maintain. The
company’s CAD-equipped experts assist with
factory planning using technical expertise built
over more than 30 years serving the UK frame
manufacturing industry.
www.kombimatec.com
‘The Rise of Aluprof in the UK’
» » ESTABLISHED IN THE UK IN 2006,
Aluprof has grown in the UK to become
one of the major players in the UK facade
industry. Wojciech Brozyna, MD of Aluprof
UK, explains:
In Poland we have always viewed the UK
as a challenge for us, we knew that it would
not be easy to set up and gain projects from
a virtually unknown system such as ours.
The market crash in 2008 possibly helped
as fabricators looked for alternative systems
which were a little more competitively priced.
At this time, we were ready with stocked
product in Poland and planning two deliveries
per week to the UK. As a result, specifications
were switched to Aluprof, we delivered on our
promises and these early adopters of Aluprof
systems continue to be valued customers
today.
To create awareness, we joined several
associations in the UK and supported their
meetings and events. Our approach was quite
simple, we believed that our systems could
stand up alongside any other and perform as
well, if not better than our competitors.
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In order to keep up with the growth and
support our customers, four years ago we
started to offer fabricated product as well as
systems. This has gone down very well with
our customers, as it has allowed them to take
on larger projects
One of the growth systems in our portfolio
has been our fire rated windows, doors and
curtain wall systems. Introducing these
systems to specifiers, where there was a project
requirement, has enabled us to range
build with our other non-fire
rated systems which offer a
perfect match keeping the all-
important glazing sight-lines. I
believe we still lead the field in
this technology as currently we
are the only systems company in
the UK that can offer a cap-less fire
rated curtain wall system, our MB SR50NEI
EFEKT which is tested to EI60 and certified
by Certifire Warrington.
Serving the whole of the UK and Ireland,
Aluprof UK’s head office and warehouse
facility is located in Altrincham, Cheshire.
Aluprof systems are increasingly
being specified on a wide range of
residential and commercial projects
across the UK. Systems are designed, fabricated
and installed by selected, specially trained local
companies, to ensure each fabricated product
meets Aluprof’s exacting standards.
www.aluprof.co.uk