AluFold Direct has added a new premium bi-fold door to its collection, offering installers the chance to upsell to buyers in high-end residential properties. The new bi-fold features an ultra slim frame with sightlines of just 120mm and stylish, contemporary hardware which helps to differentiate it from AluFold’s standard offering.
Russell Yates, AluFold’s managing director, explained: “The fact is that there’s nothing standard about the AluFold Standard bi-fold. It’s a great product with proven quality and performance and lots of customisation options, and it remains central to our offering. However, this new Premium bi-fold gives customers another string to their bow, and means they can potentially upsell to homeowners and developers who want something different.
“The hardware in particular, available in a range of different finishes, is likely to appeal to homeowners who want their bi-fold to look and feel luxurious. We are offering a full range of custom RAL colours so that they can match the doors and the hardware perfectly to their décor.”
Installers can be reassured that the new AluFold Direct premium bi-fold comes with PAS24 security accreditation, and market-leading wind, water and air permeability performance ratings. (Class A3 for wind resistance, class 9A for water tightness and class four for air permeability.) It can also be used with triple glazing to achieve U-Values of 1.1 W/m2², which makes it compliant with the upcoming changes to Part L of the building regulations.
In terms of configuration, the maximum panel width is 1200mm, height is 3000mm and weight is 120kg. Inward or outward opening can be from one to 14 sashes, and there is the option of fully openable 90° corners without a mullion. There are four different threshold heights, including an embedded low threshold for maximum accessibility.
The new door comes pre-assembled from AluFold Direct for quicker installation. A built-in adjustable jamb is also supplied, to save installers time and hassle onsite.
Further benefits come from buying from the Blackburn-based fabricator, including some of the quickest turnaround times in the industry and direct delivery to site in unbranded vehicles. Russell Yates added: “Back when I joined AluFold Direct in 2020, it was already among the most efficient fabricators in the UK. Since then though, we’ve transformed the entire operation, massively increasing capacity and guaranteeing consistent, highly repeatable precision outputs in doors, windows and rooflights.
“Unlike most aluminium fabricators who put multiple products down the same assembly lines and accept the limitations that puts on speed and volumes, we now have three dedicated high-speed lines, each with their own top of the range cutting and machining centres and fully automated four head crimpers. We are producing both our standard and premium bi-folds on our dedicated doors line, and delivering the same efficiencies on both.
“What is also important for customers is that we are no longer reliant on a single systems supplier, so we can guarantee product availability even when there are delays in our extended supply chain.” For more details, visit alufolddirect.co.uk or call 01706 260 700.
