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t: 01625 439666
jim.kelleher@katuk.co.uk
Pictured: Bi-folds in wood for atraditional
feel and bifolds in aluminium
finish with equal sight lines to
rival any bi-folding door on the
market. The colour range is
equally as impressive with white
or cream through colour supplemented
with grey on white,
black Ash on white, white Ash,
golden Oak, golden Oak on
white, Irish Oak, Irish Oak on
white,Rosewood andRosewood
on white foiled finishes.
Aluminium
An upgrade from PVC-U to aluminium
is something that style
conscious homeowners often
make,where budgets allow.Typically,
aluminium has slimmer
sightlines and in our case a
choice of almost any coloured
finish, all ofwhich boast a25
year guarantee, making for a
contemporary architectural feel.
Our premium aluminium bifolding
door boasts no floating
mullion and very slim sightlines,
maximising the glass area. With
any aluminium bi-folding door,
installationcompaniesshouldbe
looking at other key features
including flush fitting, choice of
glazing beads and high security
hardware from aproven manufacturer
-(we have our ‘pop out’
handles as an attractive feature).
Wood is good
Finally, timber is now arealistic
option with engineered timbers
designed for structural strength
and longevity -availableinOak,
Ash and arange ofother high
performance hardwoods. Given
the nature of timber, bi-folding
doors manufactured inthis material
are completely bespoke and
care needstobemade to ensure
that the finish onthe new doors,
replicates the timber elsewhere
in the property. Typically timber
doors will be offered with
bespoke and luxury handles,
hinges and accessories. It’s a
fusion of amodern door design
with atraditional material.
Timber bi-folding doors can be
spray painted with aguarantee
of up to 10 years, stained in a
variety of colour options oreven
supplied untreated if required.
Like any timber product ithas a
considerable lifespan but only if
it is maintained periodically as
per our advice.
Support
The bi-folding door market isrelatively
diverse not only inapplication
butalsoinmaterial.This is
agreat opportunity for installers
to upsell the typical patio and
French door but toalso address
the desire of homeowners for
something more inspirational.
For companies not yet embracing
bi-folding doors, you should
have nofear ifyou pick asupplier
that can offer you arange
of dedicated products, backed
with onsite and off site support.
Life enriching
Kevin McLoud, the man behind
Grand Designs, suggests that
homeowners shouldn’t necessarily
consider home improvement
projects by the monetary value
added to the home but more
importantly in the way they
enrich our lives. Agrand opening
on any home with abi-folding
door will do just that with
aplomb but consideration needs
to be made interms of material,
application and fundamentally
the supplier Iwould suggest. i
Security
Doors
hen Ray Green of
W
Legacy Windows
called Avocet’s (the
window and door
hardware specialist) MD Kevin
Harvey he said: “I’ve got a
door here and it’s new, it’s dif
“The Folding sliding door
hardware manufacturer, PC
Henderson, has achieved
important test certification and
security accreditations for its
SecurefoldUltra door hardware
system.
As well as achieving European
BS PAS24 and Secured
by Design Securefold Ultra has
been tested to the European
security standard BS EN
1627:2011 to ensure that the
enhanced Ultra system meets
the requirements to be firmly
classified burglar resistant.
There are additional layers of
security that combine including:
•Interlocking, attack resistant
hinges, making it difficult to
attack, disengage or be
tampered with;
•3points of locking; and
•Enhanced security screws
which prevent tampering
of the hardware or
disengagement from the door
when it’s closed. i
www.pchenderson.com
t. 0191 377 0701
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