Door Industry Journal - Summer 2014

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk THE door industry journal summer 2014 ALUTECH AT THE IDEAL HOME SHOW Several thousand visitors viewed the Alutech Sectional door at the Ideal Home Show in Manchester over a wet weekend in June. JD UK, Alutech’s distributor in the UK, were on hand to support their customer, a door installation company, who planned and organised the exhibition. Steve Hudson, MD at JD UK commented: “As part of the commitment to our growing distributor base, we have decided to support as many customers as possible who want to be proactive in the market and we see it as our responsibility to help generate some more leads. Over the 3 day exhibition we took over 150 leads, many of which were customers that are ready to order. The customer we were supporting really had his work cut out following them all up, but achieved a high amount of converted sales”. The stand we used in Manchester is available for any of our customers that would like to use it in an exhibition setting, we’ll also help with the manning and logistics of delivering and erecting the stand. If you are interested in booking the stand or would like to learn more about the Alutech sectional door please call Paul on 01924 472 924 or email paul@jdukltd.co.uk ROLLING NEWS FROM HÖRMANN A new Decopaint finish for RollMatic garage doors has been introduced by Hörmann. Offered in Golden Oak and Rosewood the new painted finish is applied to both sides of the laths which means that these colour options can now be selected for the externally mounted RollMatic. The new finish is priced between Decograin and standard colours in the price list. The standard colour range has also been increased with the addition of Cream (RAL 9001) and Light ivory (RAL 1015). Size is important A new production line at Hörmann’s Amshausen plant is now producing RollMatic laths with an increased 77mm height. Original 75mm laths will continue to be available as spare parts, as will wind locks and end caps etc.. In order to ensure the correct replacement parts are supplied, the door serial number will be requested for all orders. Another benefit of the new production facility is that both windows and ventilation grilles can now be ordered for external RollMatic doors too. HOW DOES THE ALUTECH SECTIONAL DOOR COMPARE? Compare our product to the one you currently use, and if you find Alutech have more ticks than your current supplier, why not give us a try – if you don’t like the product we’ll give you your money back! Alutech Existing supplier Panels 45mm thick as standard 45mm thick door for same price of 20mm thick door (compared to EPU) Side tension spring up to 3.5m wide – easy to fit (100mm headroom + operator) Delivery of stock doors within 5 days Made to measure doors in 3 weeks (inc. wood effect and RAL colours) Made to measure doors for price of standard doors (no cutting or special size charge) Special RAL colours are factory finished, so ensuring quality (we don’t sub out to local sprayers) Leg and Lintel covers to match door colour as standard (no additional cost for none white doors) Large Rib/Flat panel for same price as S or M rib door Large Rib/Flat panel available in Woodgrain colours Double side and top seals Heavy duty adjustable bottom seal Call 01924 472924 and ask for an easy to follow price list, or a list of stock doors, or just for a chat about the technical aspects of the Alutech product. JD UK are currently looking for installers and distributors throughout the UK. Please pick the phone up and put us to the test. Ask for Steve, Rob or Kevin, if we are out Pat or Andy will happily talk to you.