Partners Push For Panel Door Resurrection

Aluplast has become a launch partner for Regalead’s new engineered (panel) door by providing premium foils – aludec and woodec – which closely replicate the colours and textures of aluminium and timber.

“Fabricators want to do so much more with PVC-U doors, yet the options available on the market are extremely limited,” says Regalead’s MD, Guy Hubble. “We have a lot of expertise in this sector already with our wide range of glazing options.

“While profile can be foiled, finding matching ancillaries has previously proved to be difficult. So, we worked closely with Aluplast, particularly with their Ideal 4000 system and aludec and woodec foils, to create new designs that closely replicate timber and aluminium doors.

“We can go from a basic flat panel design, matching the panel with the foiled profile, to adding decorative aluminium mouldings – again in matching foils – giving fabricators a huge amount of design freedom in designing expressive and desirable doors.”

 

Flagship

A flagship design in Regalead’s new engineered door range is a selection of ‘bolection mouldings’ which are fixed to the edge of the panel and partly onto the profile and gives a good timber-look finish.

“Aluplast worked alongside us at the start of this journey and helped to created many of the design assets to get this project off the ground,” says Hubble. “And the beauty of the woodec foils in particular means we can create some ambitious and effective timber detailing.”

 

Bringing back value

Mike Roe, Aluplast’s general manager, believes this is a new opportunity for fabricators to bring value back into the PVC-U door market. He says: “Seeing our woodec and aludec foiled profiles used as part of Regalead’s new engineered door system is an exciting development. Offering a wood or aluminium finish with the benefits of a market PVC-U system works well. Composite doors are seen as dominating the market, however, fabricators already have the expertise to manufacture these doors as an alternative.

“By being a launch partner with Regalead, we are giving our fabricators a huge opportunity to get ahead of the market and deliver desirable products with a profit margin to match.”

 

Picture: Regalead and Aluplast have worked together to launch a new engineered (PVC-U panel) door range.

www.aluplast.co.uk

www.regalead.com

Article written by Cathryn Ellis
30th October 2024

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