Door Industry Journal - Spring 2012

Also online at: www.doorindustryjournal.co.uk 15 THE door industry journal spring 2012 industry news FLEXIBLE IN COOPERATION AND FIRM IN HIGH-QUALITY STANDARDS The ALUTECH Group of companies has been present in the European market for more than 15 years. During this time ALUTECH has become known as a manufacturer of high-quality European products and a supplier of components for roller garage doors and roller shutters in addition to complete sectional overhead doors, not only at very competitive prices, but also for providing significant flexible benefits for the customer. So what allows the company to follow this approach and use a flexible pricing policy for the European market? • First of all, it is the vertical integration on which the company is built. • This vertical integration starts with the processing of primary aluminium alloys and the coil-coating of the aluminium and steel coils. • It continues through other in-house processes such as extruding, anodizing and die-casting to produce the components used in the manufacture of roller doors and shutters. • Through substantial investment, ALUTECH nowadays produces the majority of the components used in their products. • This in turn enables minimal reliance on external suppliers creating flexible benefits for their customers and partners at very competitive prices. High Quality Materials and Quality Standards During manufacture of the components for roller shutter systems ALUTECH only uses high-quality raw materials supplied by the leading European companies such as Hydro Aluminium, Novelis, BASF and AkzoNobel). Production samples of manufactured roller garage doors are regularly taken to ensure compliance with the international quality standards, for instance: • The quality of the powder-coating on ALUTECH roller garage doors is confirmed by two of the largest chemical companies - BASF (Germany) and AkzoNobel (Sweden). • The quality of the coating on the aluminium extruded profiles by the Swiss certificates: Qualicoat/Seaside and Qualanod. • All ALUTECH roller garage doors and roller shutters are manufactured to correspond to EN 13659:2004 and EN12424 requirements, as applicable. Modern trends and design All modern trends in design and architecture are adopted within the design and production of ALUTECH components and products. The colour range of roll-formed laths includes more than 30 colours including popular woodgrains. Strict quality control ensures that all components for roller garage doors and roller shutters are not only compatible from a design point of view but also match each other in colour. UK Market is Alutech’s Goal for 2012 Currently, ALUTECH sectional doors are in high demand in Scandinavian countries and Eastern Europe. The company’s goal for 2012 is to introduce their garage and commercial sectional doors, door panels and track profiles into the UK market through carefully selected partner companies. Company strategy is focused on very short production lead time for garage and industrial ALUTECH sectional doors. For example, production of the doors 4265mm x 2125mm with windows and key lock at the plant is only three days even in high season. Probably the thickest panel on the European Market Sandwich panels produced by ALUTECH can be regarded as one of the thickest and most durable panels in Europe. The thickness of the panel is 45mm. Durability of the panel is based on its design with two steel sheets connected and interlocked and filled with high density foam (46-47 kg/m 3 ). The coefficient of door thermal transmittance (U value) is 0,61 W/m 2 K. A flexible policy on product customization ALUTECH adopts a flexible policy on product customization to the needs of a particular European market. For example, in the UK to suit local requirements, ALUTECH will offer the option of fitting within the opening to cater for installation where no side room and minimal or no headroom is available. Increasing production capacity As a result of ALUTECH developing sales in Europe, construction started in 2011 on a new sectional doors factory on the same site as their headquarters in Belarus. The new hi-tech enterprise is planned to have a capacity of up to 220,000 doors per year. Alutech could be your ideal partner The ALUTECH Group of companies fully understands the requirements of the large manufacturers of roller garage doors and distributors and dealers of sectional doors who operate within the UK market. If you value reliability and high-quality then the ALUTECH Group of companies is your partner! For more information please visit www.alutech-group.com/en or for an initial discussion contact Eric Royds at the UK wholesaler distributor - JD UK Ltd on 01924 472924