Door Industry Journal - Winter 2013

Looking for convenience? Electric door operators provide added convenience and can also add a touch of luxury to any home or project. With a hand-held transmitter, a simple press of a button from inside the car will allow easy access to the garage, avoiding the need to endure the cold, wind and rain in the winter months. Garador’s new range of Series 3 remote handsets offer a more stylish solution when compared to the current range of handsets on the market. The modern, sleek design of the remote is not only aesthetically pleasing, but comfortable to hold. The handset is very secure utilising a high frequency signal so no one can easily copy your signal, and the new remote status feature allows users to see whether their door is open or close even when it is out of sight. Is energy efficiency a factor? As a large proportion of a property’s frontage, the garage door can be a major contributor to heat loss if the garage is integral to the house. This can lead to high energy bills, but can be easily avoided by installing a thermally-insulated garage door. Most sectional doors offer a high level of thermal insulation. Each double-skin steel section of the Premium garage doors is evenly filled with insulation foam, helping to prevent heat escaping from the property. How much space is available in the garage? Up & Over garage doors or sectional doors take up a lot of head room in the garage. If the homes you are specifying for are short of space or roof space needs to be kept clear, then consider an automatic roller door as this option simply rolls away and takes up the least room of any garage door. Quick and easy to install, a roller garage door is made up of horizontal laths which simply retract into a convenient roll above the entrance of the garage, at the press of a handheld transmitter. This leaves the rest of the inside of the garage free and maximises head room. garage doors feature Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk Garador’s GaraRoll door Garador’s New Hand-held transmitter GARADOR HAILS SHETLAND EXHIBITION A SUCCESS Leading garage door manufacturer Garador has attended the northernmost exhibition in the British Isles - the 2013 Ideal Home Show, in Lerwick, Shetland. The show, which took place between 13th and 15th September, saw more than thirty businesses displaying everything from building materials to the latest in home entertainment systems. Garador secured a significant number of sales at the event and received excellent feedback from trade and consumer visitors alike, many of whom were interested to learn about the firms’ portfolio of products for the first time. There was particular interest in Garador’s impressive range of sectional garage doors, largely due to their reputation for reliability, durability and excellent build quality. Simon Hipgrave, managing director of Garador considers that the company’s attendance at the show has opened the doors to a new market: Simon commented: “Garador products are safe, secure and technologically advanced and as such we are witnessing a high demand for our products from both domestic and trade customers the length and breadth of Britain. “We were extremely keen to attend the show as a means of reaching many potential new customers with our quality range of products. As well as allowing us to increase our geographical coverage of the UK, the exhibition generated a string of sales and enquiries making it a huge success.” He concluded by saying: “Moving forwards we are keen to grow the business by speaking to both specifiers and consumers requiring high-quality, reliable garage doors and mechanisms at affordable prices.” For more information about Garador, visit www.garador.co.uk or call 01935 443722. 43 THE door industry journal winter 2013