Total Installer May-June 2019
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Door Updates<br />
For further info on all these updates and more, visit www.total-installer.co.uk<br />
THE SMARTSECURE SOLUTION<br />
Trombé has successfully completed a SmartSecure installation at a high-end residential property.<br />
The specialists in the design and installation of modern, structurally glazed buildings and extensions chose Carl F<br />
Groupco’s new generation electronic locking solution to meet a brief to provide secure rear access to the home via<br />
a glass garden room.<br />
Easy operation using a fob and keypad met the homeowner’s requirements for controlled access to the property.<br />
Above: Trombé, an architectural firm specialising<br />
SmartSecure’s manual and electronic options also appealed to Trombé’s client as these provide an over-ride in high-end glass structures, has installed<br />
solution. Additionally, the discreet nature of SmartSecure also impressed the property owner. The system is<br />
SmartSecure as the access solution for a client’s<br />
glass garden room.<br />
incorporated within Trombé’s minimal frame sliding door system ensuring that design aesthetics weren’t<br />
compromised. Carl F Groupco worked with Trombé’s technical team to produce an innovative solution where the SmartSecure lock was fitted into the frame<br />
and the keep was integrated into the sash. Taking this alternative approach demonstrated creativity and hardware flexibility to maintain the slim sight lines of<br />
the profile: the new configuration enabled Trombé to provide motorised Secured by Design multipoint locking with access control. www.carlfgroupco.co.uk /<br />
www.smartsecure.co.uk<br />
TAP INTO HIGHER MARGIN SALES<br />
Emplas has added ALUK’s F82 Luminia aluminium bi-folding door to its product portfolio.<br />
ALUK’s F82 Luminia: “With symmetrical sightlines on<br />
the sash, contemporary hardware and ability to span<br />
larger distances, it’s a completely new generation<br />
aluminium bi-folding door, which delivers exceptional<br />
USPs at point of retail.” www.emplas.co.uk<br />
It has launched F82 Luminia as a premium offer, delivering significantly enhanced performance and<br />
aesthetics and with it, opportunities to tap into higher margin sales. John Leary of Emplas said: “The F82<br />
Luminia is an incredibly well considered bi-fold in each and every element of its design. The standout<br />
features, however, are the U-values it achieves. If there is a single obstacle to growth in aluminium,<br />
thermal efficiency is it. Luminia offers U-values as low as 0.9W/m2K with a triple-glazed unit and 1.3<br />
W/m2K with a double-glazed unit. That’s a very strong message in new build as well as retail.”<br />
EVEREST BASE CAMP CLIMB<br />
Sliders UK’s Grant Harvey has completed the grueling 5364m climb to Everest Base Camp.<br />
Grant Harvey climbed to Everest’s base camp for charity:<br />
To donate visit:<br />
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/grant-harvey5<br />
Undertaking the challenge in aid of the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust Charity, this included<br />
a 10-day trek while battling the effects of altitude sickness. The former reservist with the Royal<br />
Anglian Regiment and Key Account Manager with the door specialist, said that despite the trials faced<br />
along the way, it had been a hugely rewarding experience. “Alex Murphy, our MD, is a first responder<br />
with the North West Ambulance Service so I’ve seen first-hand the really important work that they do.<br />
I simply wanted to give something back and this was a way of doing that,” said Grant.<br />
SOCIAL CALLS FOR XTREMEDOOR<br />
Vista’s XtremeDoor has been given the thumbs up by one of the biggest door lovers on the<br />
internet.<br />
Instagrammer and DOORCO Creative Consultant Jeyda<br />
photographs Vista’s XtremeDoor in Liverpool.<br />
The Wirral-based company invited Instagram ‘Doork’ and DOORCO Creative Consultant Jeyda up to<br />
Liverpool to see its signature door at three sites in the city. Ian Smith, Vista’s Business Development<br />
and Marketing Manager, explained: “Doorco provide the slab for our market-leading XtremeDoor so<br />
we wanted to show Jeyda the finished article and, more importantly, how they look on people’s<br />
houses.” www.vistapanels.co.uk<br />
60 TIJULY/AUG <strong>2019</strong> PRACTICAL CONTENT FOR THE GLAZING INSTALLER & HOME IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST
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