Leaders of two window and door industry brands are to jointly launch a residential door range at next month’s Fit Show trade exhibition. The Residence Door Collection by Apeer has 20 door styles that have been curated to complement Residence Collection windows. Though it is designed primarily to complement Residence Collection flush sash windows, the range will also be available to the open market.
Each door is to be presented with a 120mm front-to-back format. The range includes traditional, contemporary and stable door designs, with 78mm quadruple-sealed glass units as standard. Construction uses GPR skins around a high-density PU core, its representatives explained, and the products are reinforced with aluminium. The doors, including skins and glass units, will be manufactured at Apeer’s 120,000ft² Ballymena factory.
“Residence Collection has always been defined by our commitment to high quality, high performance and innovation,” said Sarah Hitchings, Residence Collection’s sales and marketing director. “We have been looking at developing a range of engineered doors that extends beyond our current collection, that anticipates what we believe will be required for home improvements with the influence of Future Homes.
“We met Asa from Apeer and everything he told and showed us was at least what we were looking for. And then he improved it!”
Asa McGillian, Apeer’s managing director, added: “Apeer has always strived to design and produce products that are unique, innovative, the highest performers in their sector, or all of those things – just as Residence Collection has with flush sash windows. After I had the opportunity to show Sarah and her team our ideas for a premium, advanced specification door, they told us that it was what they had been looking for.
“To be able to design and manufacture this collection under the Residence Collection name is very satisfying. We are delighted to partner and cobrand this range of doors with them.”
Specification of the doors is to include nine standard colours at launch (seven grained and two smooth), with the availability of full sidelights and top lights from launch (half lights and others are to follow.) Standard specification also includes weather deflectors and Stormguard or full-frame thresholds. High-quality hardware and furniture is to be used throughout, whilst extra touches such as Ultion KeyTag-equipped, trackable keys can also form part of a comprehensive standard specification.
All doors will be PAS24-compliant. Thermal performance testing, which is being undertaken in advance of the Fit Show launch, is set to improve on the 0.8 W/m²K U-value that is anticipated to be published in the Future Homes standard by which new homes will be built from 2025.
