Debuted at the FIT Show 2017, Veka Group’s new Imagine Lift & Slide patio door is the latest addition to its ‘luxurious, innovative and technically advanced’ Imagine suite of doors.
Designed to ‘let nature into your living space’, the system can incorporate between two and four sashes; any and all of which can be configured to ‘lift and slide’ depending on the user’s requirements. And, thanks to its ‘safe and secure’ construction – utilising extra large steel reinforcements within the profile – the Imagine Lift & Slide patio door is strong enough to easily handle both residential and commercial applications.
Dawn Stockell, Veka Group’s marketing director, commented: “The Imagine suite remains one of the industry’s most significant developments in terms of doors, with each new addition embracing its ethos of quality, capability and style. The Lift & Slide patio door is no exception, offering luxurious expanses of glass while providing ‘best in class’ levels of insulation depending on the glazing used. We’ve pushed the boundaries of what’s possible, facilitating creative door designs that could only have been imagined before.”
That’s not to say that the Imagine Lift & Slide patio door is intended only for wider openings. According to Veka, its easy-to-operate sliding sashes are as ‘effortless’ to use in small doorways as they are across large frontages opening onto lawns, patios or terraces for example.
“We wanted the Imagine Lift & Slide Patio Door to be elegantly stylish from any angle; inside or out,” Dawn continued. “Visible surfaces have been kept to a minimum even in floor-to-ceiling installations; maximising the natural light let in, and creating a sumptuous sense of space. Sliding sashes close flush to the frame, and drainage has been fully concealed within the sash.”
The Imagine Lift & Slide patio door is available in a range of finishes (19 colours and woodgrains from Veka’s Variations colour collection) across all installation options. Aluminium covers can be specified in those finishes too, further increasing the system’s versatility as part of a broader design scheme. According to Veka, the same flexibility applies to hardware, with products from all major manufacturers catered for.
“The Imagine Lift & Slide patio door met with a fantastic reception at its FIT Show launch”, Dawn added. “What our technicians have achieved with its multi-chamber profile, Neopor inserts and thermally broken threshold has addressed the industry’s expectations for energy efficiency using doors of this type. We look forward to hearing from our installers about the new projects it opens up, and customer reactions to its solidity and understated good looks.”
