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Good v Bad
Aluminium
B
ritish manufacturer of
bespoke aluminium bifold doors, windows
and made-to-measure
blinds, Origin, designs
and manufactures all
of its products from start to finish.
We spoke with Neil Ginger
(pictured top right) CEO at Origin, to discuss the benefits of
choosing aluminium and how installers can identify good from
bad aluminium profile.
Strength and weight
Aluminium is extremely strong yet
weighs 67 per cent less than
steel. The strength of aluminium
allows bi-fold doors to be manufactured with incomparably narrow frames to let in maximum
amounts of light. It’s versatile and
strong enough to easily make
complex layouts, such as moving
corner posts and bay setups,
without being too heavy. The
strength also makes aluminium
bi-folds very secure, especially
when combined with multi-point
locking systems and high security Energy efficiency
cylinders.
The main contributor to the low
U-Values of aluminium folding
Maintenance
sliding doors is the thermal break
Aluminium bi-fold doors are vir- which resists thermal transfer
tually maintenance free. Expand- from the outside face of the doors
ing and contracting is minimal so through to the living area inside.
the alignment of the doors will be It’s important to have a
maintained over the lifetime of polyamide thermal break to septhe product, with no warping or arate the aluminium frame with
need for adjustments. The the interior and exterior pieces,
smooth finish of the material con- joining them together with a less
tributes to the low maintenance conductive material. This break
of the doors, as they don’t attract acts as a thermal barrier, reduccontaminants. They can also can ing the flow of thermal energy
be supplied with a marine grade through the aluminium. The curfinish so the frames won’t rust, rent U Value regulations are
discolour or get damaged by ex- 1.8W/(m2K) when replacing exposure to the sun or wet weather. isting doors and 2.0 W/(m2K)
for new builds or extensions. Aluminium bi-folds with triple glazed
units can achieve U Values of
1.3 W/(m2K). Double glazing
can achieve 1.67 W/(m2K)
using 24mm units.
Origin’s Supply Chain
Origin runs a first class supply
chain, with high quality linkage
from aluminium source and creation of the bi-fold doors and
windows, to the method of reaching the consumer. The company’s
internal team designed the Origin Bi-fold Door from scratch, ensuring even the smallest detail
was carefully considered to guarantee a precision engineered
system. In 2014, Origin extended its operations to offer the
Origin Window, a premium
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quality aluminium flush casement
window.
Quality from the Start
Origin retains direct control over
the design and fabrication of its
systems to ensure they’re the best
on the market. The company
doesn’t allow any external fabrication of its door or window systems. The products go out
completely finished and ready to
install. Origin is therefore able to
guarantee faultless performance
for at least 20 years.
The manufacture of a high
quality bi-fold door or window
must start with the best aluminium profile. While there are
many different grades of aluminium, what makes Origin’s
aluminium system different is the
way the profile is made.
Extruding a profile is done by
heating the metal, a cylindrical
billet of aluminium, which gets
pushed through a die to form the
extrusion. This is then cut to either
5 metre or 6.1 metre lengths to
finish the profile. Our supplier
only uses prime billets, meaning
that they do not use billets that
have been produced through the
re-melting of scrap aluminium.
This results in a higher control of
the chemical properties in the billet and thus achieving a higher
quality finish. Each billet is certified and sourced from a number
of high end suppliers, therefore
allowing Origin full traceability
back to primary billets.
The quality of the extrusion is
also maintained by keeping the
press run rate at an optimal level.
This will make sure no lines can
be seen on the profile once powder coated. Visually, the process
is comparable to putting Play
Dough through a shape; if it’s
done too quickly or slowly, the
quality of the end result is compromised. Our suppliers also
limit the extrusion run quantity to
a maximum of 2 tonnes before
cleaning and polishing the die to
minimise the deterioration of the
die surface and ensure each die
maintains a near perfect shape
so they can continue to produce
profile within tolerance. Finally,
a consistent and smooth finish is
achieved by polishing the die
after each extrusion run to reduce the chance of corrosion
and avoid contamination on the
surface of the profile giving a
high quality finish ready for the
powder coating process.
Investment in Aluminium
We firmly believe that aluminium’s strength, durability, efficiency and style makes it by far
the best material to manufacture
doors and windows from - superior to wood or UPVC. While
these were once the material of
choice, aluminium now has an
increasing share of this lucrative
market. As a result, it’s more important than ever to choose a
system that uses the best quality
aluminium profile to achieve a
superior quality, strength and finish.
In addition to sourcing the best
quality of aluminium, we’ve
taken the bold move to introduce
a zero lead time ‘Your Lead
Time, Not Ours’ promise to our
customers. Origin has made a
significant investment in ‘buffer’
stock to ensure the sourcing of
aluminium does not affect our
continued 100% record for upholding this promise.
Identifying Quality
The proof of good quality is in
the surface finish. Good quality
aluminium should have a perfectly smooth and consistent finish, while poor quality may have
pitting from when the door has
been heated during powder
coating. i
For further information, visit
www.origin-global.com
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Support that Lives Up
to the Product
S
ynseal’s new WarmCore Folding Sliding Door System is promised as the ideal balance
between the linear rigidity and strength offered by aluminium profiles and with the exceptional thermal performance offered by PVC-U.
Warcore is a ‘warm aluminium’ system in which the polyamide core usually used as a
thermal break in aluminium profiles is replaced by a PVC-U section. The result is unrivalled
thermal performance amongst such products with U-values as low as 1.4 W/m2k using
standard 28mm double glazed units or 1.0
W/m2k when triple glazed units are used.
Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough explains:
“Quickslide production and distribution are
based upon the principles of the very best
techniques and standards available in manufacturing, not just those of the window industry. That is why we can promise deliveries
when we say they will be delivered, 100%
and in full. We have been the market leading supplier of vertical sliding windows for
10 years now and the standards that keep
us in that spot are now applied to the WarmCore door.”
Quickslide is taking orders now through
the company’s telephone sales team on
0844 5610 623 or via its web site. i
quickslide.co.uk
Deceuninck’s Slide & Swing New Wave Door is now available in a wide range of
colours from stock. Rob McGlennon, Deceuninck's Sales Director comments: “Deceuninck’s Slide & Swing New Wave Door is a big leap forward for the industry. It’s
hard to grasp how much of an advance it is on a bi-fold until you see homeowners and installers respond to it. They can’t leave it alone. It is simply beautiful, a door with real wow appeal.
“We aim to give Deceuninck fabricators and installers innovative, aspirational products that open
doors, and help them stand out and sell. That’s
why we’ve introduced the Deceuninck Slide &
Swing New Wave Door in a wide range of
colours from stock, so our fabricators, and their
installer customers, can offer products that
homeowners love without having to wait. It’s
time to say bye-bye to bi-folds!”
The Slide & Swing New Wave Door is a next
generation multi-pane patio door that operates
in a uniquely different way. The secret is in the
name. Each frame locates and slides independently so the door can be opened at any point.
Then, one at a time the frames swing to stack
nefolds – it looks fantastic. i
deceuninck.co.uk
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Automatic Doors
for the People
W
hen Blenheim Palace undertook its largest
development for 200 years, it wanted
glass doors that would enable visitors to
flow into its visitor centre while allowing
the stunning vista of the Estate to be seen.
The stylish pair of automatic sliding
doors powered by GEZE UK’s Slimdrive SL operators do
exactly that – and two years on, they have allowed more
than 800,000 visitors to pass through the glass-ceilinged
visitor centre designed to reflect the adjacent Orangery.
The redevelopment project, led by the Blenheim Estate
Construction team, was undertaken in direct response to a
dramatic increase of visitors, so the Slimdrive SL automatic
sliding door system was chosen because of its suitability
for busy entrances.
With an operator height of just 7cm, the Slimdrive SL is
extremely compact making it almost invisible in elevation.
Designed to be virtually silent in operation, it is ideal for
glass doors such as those at Blenheim Palace visitor centre.
GEZE’s patch fittings and floor springs were also fitted to
the manual glass doors in the
visitor centre. Both the patch fittings and floor springs are
finished in elegant ground stainless steel. i
Perfect for the UK climate, Imago Lift & Slide is the definitive timber wide-span
door for design led homes. The super-slim wooden frame makes it an exciting
choice for extensions, sunrooms and orangeries where style and performance is
paramount.
Imago frames the view with a sightline down to just 2cm. Unlike most wooden doors, Imago has a
sash slimmer than even some aluminium lift and slide doors. The hardware disappears into the frame
and the silky smooth slide mechanism is invisible. The Imago Lift & Slide Door has been selected as
one of the best industrial designs by the ADI Index 2014, alongside an impressive line-up of new offerings from luxury brands renowned for beauty
and performance including Ferrari, Maserati
and Ducati.
The result is a huge glazed window door that
offers an uninterrupted view. The combination
of elegant style and industry leading thermal
and weather performance has redefined what
is possible from a timber door. Our British
weather means large doors stay firmly
shut for most of the year. Open or closed,
Imago’s slim design means there aren’t multiple
frames to break up the view, creating a light
filled space. i
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More Glass Makes
For a Better View
B
ritish manufacturer of bifold sliding doors Vufold
is transforming its Ultra
range by increasing the
glass size in all of its
large size sets
The company has taken its 10ft
to 16ft versions of the Ultra range
and effectively taken a full door
out to create a more spacious
looking sets with no impact on
door stability and security. This
means that the 10ft set can now
be supplied with three instead of
four doors, the 12ft has four instead of five while the 14ft and
16ft sets reduce from six doors to
five. All of the sets will be available in the original configuration
while stocks last apart from the
16ft set will be available in both.
The new range additions will
be in stock at the company’s
warehouse from the beginning of
April 2015 and
available for
free delivery
within 7-14
days
The Ultra
range is
weather resilient with aluminium
cladding on the
outside which
maintains the
external looks
while the ultrafashionable oak
on the inside
can be made to match interior
flooring, doors and furnishings.
The sets are available in white or
grey powder-coated aluminium
outside and natural clear oak inside; all sets are triple glazed as
standard to provide extra insula-
tion and heat retention.
The sets come in a comprehensive range of widths from six foot
(1790mm) with three doors to 16
foot (4790mm) with six or five
doors; all sets are universal in
height. i vufold.co.uk
Sliding gear systems manufacturer P
C Henderson has introduced Universal to Telescopic range alongside the
recently released Husky Telescopic
system.
Universal Telescopic is ideal for use with
the Soltaire 120 system for top hung timber
doors weighing up to 120kg. Telescopic systems allow all the doors to be linked together
using toothed belt and pulley system so they
move in a simultaneous action; they also incorporate the coveted ghost guide which
keeps the area clean and free from trip hazards. In addition, the door panels can be
neatly stacked into the wall cavity to allow
for flexible open plan living.
Extremely durable and corrosion resistant, Soltaire 120 has already made an impression on the
market as a tried and tested quiet solution. Its superior features and quality such as anodised aluminium track and 316 stainless steel components are also suitable for external use.
Available in two kits, a two door and a three door, this non-handed system is the perfect partner
for room dividers and movable walls. i
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