Door Industry Journal - Summer 2017

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk THE door industry journal summer 2017 industry news 8 FIT SHOW 2017 JD (UK) Ltd. Exhibit New Door Design Features The UK distributors of Alutech Sectional Doors and Alutech Roller Shutter components, JD (UK) Ltd., unveiled several significant improvements to their popular Trend series 40mm Sectional Garage Door at the FIT Show 2017. JD (UK) Ltd. partnered with their sister company, Alutech Systems Ltd, to exhibit at the FIT Show - the leading Window and Door Industry trade show. Both companies share one European manufacturing partner, the Alutech Group. The Alutech Group operates in 27 countries worldwide with worldwide turnover close to 2 billion euros. Producing over 70,000 tonnes of extruded aluminium profiles and in excess of 250,000 sectional doors per year The Alutech Group is one of Europe’s largest window and door system manufacturers. Growth in the UK has so far been achieved with the support of JD (UK) Ltd, Alutech’s exclusive UK distributor for Sectional Doors and Roller Shutter components. With over one-third of all UK roller doors featuring some Alutech components and hundreds of UK door specialists now promoting Alutech sectional doors, the success of these great quality products is undeniable. The continued growth of the Alutech brand within the UK market will only be enhanced by the arrival of a whole new product family – Extruded Aluminium Window Systems. The exhibition was the first chance for many in the Window and Door industry to see this all-new product range and a lot of interest was generated amongst window and door manufacturers and installers. Alutech Systems Ltd. will enjoy the same exclusive distribution rights for The Alutech Group’s extruded aluminium product range as JD (UK) Ltd. do with garage doors. Those of us in the garage door trade will already know Alutech’s product range, which extends to Sectional Garage Doors, Industrial Overhead Sectional Doors, Insulated Roller Garage Doors and Insulated Window Shutters as well as Extruded Aluminium Roller Shutters. To emphasise the close connection between JD (UK) Ltd. and Alutech Systems Ltd. the two companies decided to exhibit jointly, but the range of garage door products on display were by no means an after-thought! Steve Hudson, MD of JD (UK) Ltd. and Alutech Systems Ltd explains the concept behind exhibiting garage doors at a Window and Door industry show; “We have seen incredible demand for our new range of aluminium window system products and so many of our clients within the window industry have commented that they want to begin offering premium quality garage doors as part of their product mix. We immediately saw the huge opportunity to generate interest in our garage doors which we are confident will translate into great quality sales leads for our national network of Accredited Alutech Sectional Door dealers.” The sleek L-Rib, smooth textured sectional door on display certainly caught the eye of a lot of attendee’s who instantly recognised the opportunity for sales growth presented by this contemporary modern design. Modern entrance doors, windows, bi-fold doors, orangeries and sun rooms are perfectly complemented by a premium quality sectional garage door. Once JD (UK) Ltd.’s friendly sales team explained that Alutech sectional doors boast industry leading performance statistics such as a “U” value of 1.35, wind load class 4 rating, comprehensive 10-year anti-corrosion warranty and a 25,000 spring cycle guarantee, the opportunities to up-sell customers on these outstanding unique selling points were immediately obvious. In fact, at times it was difficult for the team to keep up with the sheer number of interested visitors crowding the two stands. JD (UK) Ltd. invited a selected group of their trusted garage door dealers to attend the event and a number of interesting sales leads were generated with garage door dealers immediately on hand to introduce themselves.