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AUGUST 2020 | 23
Director of the Month
ALUMINIUM ‘PROFILE’
Sunny Singh Attlas from 6 Day Doors
opens his (aluminium bi-fold) door
to the Pro Installer audience, as he
discusses the aluminium business
venture that started this year, never
ending piles of paperwork, and how
to ‘not’ unwind in his spare time
with his favourite football team.
Name/job title:
Sunny Singh Attlas,
Managing Director 6 Day Doors
When did you join (or
start) the company?
We created 6 Day Doors earlier
this year when we identified a
need for quality aluminium bifold
doors to be manufactured and
supplied very quickly. 6 Day
Doors is part of the Chigwell
Group which includes companies
such and Chigwell Construction,
Chigwell Window Centre and
Chigwell Conservatories.
Describe your
working day...
I get into the office around
7.00am and go through all the
email quotes and other trade
enquiries we have received. The
rest of the day is taken up with
meetings with new and existing
customers, liaising with the heads
of all the departments as well as
brainstorming sessions to look at
areas where we can expand the
business as well as new product
development.
What is your
workspace like?
My workspace is pretty tidy,
but my desk is full of piles of
paperwork which never seem to
get any smaller.
First thing you do when
you get to your desk?
The first thing I do when I arrive
at my desk is to go through
a mountain of ‘to dos’ so I can
keep track of everything that
needs to get done before the
phone starts ringing.
Most useful
business tool?
I use WhatsApp most frequently
for messaging and receiving
photos from the fitters as well
getting quote requests etc.
Best business decision
in your current role?
Definitely the decision to make
our own profile has been a huge
success. It was a big investment
in the machinery but we are
already seeing the rewards. We
have developed our own bifold
door profile called Ezifold.
It’s proved very popular and is
paving the way for a number of
other new products.
Favourite role
models and why?
My fellow directors Dean Floyd
and Ammo Singh have been
great role models for me not only
because of their business knowledge
but on a personal level as
well.
How do you unwind?
I love spending time with my
young family. Before lockdown
we used to spend days out
together and I look forward to
doing more of that when lockdown
is properly over. I am also
a huge Tottenham supporter and
season ticket holder. We go to a
lot of the home games; doesn’t
always help me to unwind due
to their recent form, but I do
enjoy being with the other directors
in the new stadium which is
fantastic.
www.6daydoors.co.uk
Where most fabricators offer aluminium bi-folds with lead times of two to three weeks if not
longer, 6 Day Doors does ‘exactly what it says on the tin’; providing them in just six days – and if
it doesn’t, your next order is half-price.
Managing Director Sunny Singh says: “We’re offering the industry leading Smart Visofold 1000
bi-fold in grey, white and black - and when you buy one from us, it’ll be with you in six days. The
door is available in other colours of course, but on a longer lead time.”
The obvious question of course is how have 6 Day Doors managed to commit to such a short lead
time?
“The truth is, there is no big secret,” Sunny explains. “Frankly, I think the industry has got used to
having to wait nearly three weeks for aluminium doors, and so no-one’s felt the need to invest
and speed that process up.
“What we’ve done is simple. Using the resources and expertise of the wider Chigwell Group, we’ve
acquired some cutting-edge machinery and manned it with some experienced and highly motivated
fabricators. It’s certainly not easy, but it’s not hugely complex either – if you’ve got the
willpower to do it, it can be done.
“If you want to benefit from the huge demand for quality aluminium door products without the
lengthy lead times, give us a call on 020 8500 4900”