Door Industry Journal - Summer 2017

68 THE door industry journal summer 2017 domestic garage doors Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk GARADOR LAUNCHES VISUALISE YOUR DOOR TOOL Garador has launched a new website-based tool to show exactly what their new Garador garage door will look like on their property. Garador’s Visualise your Door is a new tool on its website that lets you upload a picture of your property, mock-up an image of a garage door and then print it off. After speaking to dealers across the country, Garador found that most of their customers wanted to see what their chosen door looked like on the house before they made the purchase. So Garador created the Visualise your Door tool, to help people actually picture what their garage door will look like on their property. The web based tool has been designed to be easily accessible from a desktop PC or tablet; making adjustments with a mouse or just your fingers on an iPad. Since most people have smartphones these days, they can quickly take a photo of their property, upload it, and then use the Visualise your Door tool to see what styles and colours of garage door will work well with their existing windows, front door, house colour and architectural features. In addition, they can choose from the complete range of Garador doors and colours; including Up & Over, Sectional, GaraRoll and Side Hinged garage doors. Positioning a Garador garage door onto an image of your property is easy, and there are toggle buttons in each corner so you can accurately adjust the corners of the garage door panel so they fit neatly into the garage door opening. Once the door is in place, you can change the style and colour of the door at the click of a button from the options menu. “ We’ve been working on Visualise your Door for quite some time now” said Garador’s managing director Simon Hipgrave. “We’ve made it accessible from traditional laptops and desktop computers with a mouse, and tablet devices like the iPad. It’s taken a little while to perfect, but our web development team has done an excellent job and we believe it will be a great tool to help our customers find the best- looking door for their property.” Seeing what a particular style of property looks like with different doors and colours is great fun and picking out the right Garador garage door that looks good will help to maximise the value of a homeowner’s property. This new tool is by far the easiest way available on the market to get it right. Find out more by visiting www.garador.co.uk/visualise-your-door HELP YOUR CUSTOMERS GET READY FOR THAT COLD SNAP It may be summer now, but autumn and winter will soon be approaching and this is the time for homeowners to get prepared! British people are used to protecting their homes against the cold, wet and windy elements of our weather. But it is not just the house that needs protection. Along with a car, these days most garages are used to store a range of valuable equipment from garden machinery to electronic tools and other items. By installing a Garador sectional door, your customer will not only benefit from its outstanding engineering and excellent thermal insulation, but they’ll be protecting their valuable items and adding a big extra selling point to their home. Insulation is available as an option throughout Garador’s sectional door range and the Premium range all offer a 42mm thick double skin steel section evenly filled with CFC-free PU foam. If the garage might be used as a workshop or home gym, this will offer that extra protection needed.