Door Industry Journal - Winter 2021

THE door industry journal winter 2021 Domestic Garage Doors Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 44 Fort Doors’ Expansion Gathers Pace Fort doors will be opening a new service centre in Barnsley, Yorkshire on the 1st December 2021. To improve the service levels and lead times, the centre is stocking a range of standard sized doors in all gear variants, including Canopy, Tracked and Side- hinged ready for dispatch. Subject to availability, doors from stock will be delivered within a maximum of 10 days, with most doors arriving within a week from order. If you have an urgent requirement the new service centre will be open for collections 7.30 am – 4 pm Monday to Friday. If you would like more information or to check current availability please call us on 0121 7493699. JD (UK) LTD and Alutech invite you to visit them at FIT Show JD (UK) LTD is inviting garage door installers and manufacturers to visit them on Alutech Systems stand F31 at FIT Show, NEC Birmingham, on 10th – 12th May 2022. The highly-popular trade exhibition was set to take place in September 2021 but was rescheduled due to the uncertainty surrounding covid restrictions. Originally aimed at the glazing market, FIT Show has also attracted visitors from the garage door industry, due to a crossover in markets and garage door companies looking to add other products areas to their business. Managing Director, Steve Hudson, said: “With a really strong presence in both the garage door and aluminium door markets, we see a lot of opportunities for our customers to easily branch out into new product areas. For example, garage door installers are often at properties where windows and doors are also being replaced, making them a perfect upsell opportunity. Similarly, roller shutter fabricators may have the facilities to fabricate our bi-folds. We appreciate every company and sole trader is different, but we’re ideally placed to have conversations with anyone looking to capitalise on the opportunities they’re presented with. If this idea interests you, then we urge you to come along and talk to us more about it so we can find the best solution for you.” Alutech’s stand at FIT Show will be the public launchpad for the eagerly anticipated slim window system from Alutech, as well as a slim sliding patio door system. These new additions will take Alutech another step closer to being a one-stop-shop for aluminium home improvement products. The impressive modular stand will also display the much-loved favourites from Alutech, including the highly versatile and incredibly fitter-friendly BF73 system for bi-folds, French doors and single doors. Representatives from JD (UK) LTD will also be present on the stand, ready to meet with garage door suppliers looking to take advantage of the synergies between the garage door, bi-folding door and window sectors. To register for VIP tickets to the FIT Show please scan the QR code. For more information about our full product range or to place an order, please call 01924 472924, email sales@jdukltd.co.uk or you can visit www.jdukltd.co.uk .