Door Industry Journal - Summer 2020

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk Automated Gates & Barriers Secondly, you have the unprecedented level of support that is offered to each ‘Portalier’ by Alucorb. Every ‘Portalier’ gets their own homepage on the horizal.co.uk website, featuring personalised content, full colour brochures, business cards, a price list, technical brochures, colour catalogues and demonstration cases with all swing and sliding gate profiles, handles, colours, fencing parts, glass inserts and hinge samples. Two sample gates – normally one powder-coated and one woodgrain finish – are also provided, in padded protective bags. ‘Portaliers’ also benefit from a 3D configurator with augmented reality, which installers can use to create a 3D recreation of any site to demonstrate to their own customers, which is a big boost to sales. And each ‘Portalier’ is entitled to unlimited sales, marketing and installation training. We also handle all the admin. As a ‘Portalier’, you simply forward customer enquiries to us and we produce a quotation on Excial software along with visuals and dimensioned drawings for the client. If that leads to an order, we then produce a technical approval drawing for the ‘Portalier’ and customer to approve, prior to manufacture. When the gate is ready, it comes to us to undergo our own quality control process – before being sent straight to site via timed delivery. And you get all this for £999+VAT. People are often surprised by the incredible value for money – but we keep the fee low on purpose, as we want to make it affordable. We are more interested in getting quality ‘Portaliers’ on board, who will add value to the network and help it grow, than just generating profit. And this approach is working. Within 5 years or less we expect our ‘Portalier’ network to provide full UK coverage, with the aim that HorizAL will be a household name within the gate industry. And this increasing popularity is great news for everyone in the network, as they are part of an established product brand that is increasingly well known and trusted throughout the country. My message for anyone thinking about becoming a ‘Portalier’ and being a part of the only professional aluminium gate installation network in the UK? Stop thinking and pick up the phone! A chat costs you nothing, but if you leave it too late you could lose the opportunity. Don’t miss out – call 0161 406 5910 today to discover more about becoming a ‘Portalier’. Or visit Alucorb’s website: www.horizal.co.uk 91 THE door industry journal summer 2020 Have you liked our facebook page yet? We post news everyday! www.facebook.com/DoorIndustryJournal