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Patios Southwest Backs Deceuninck
Patios Southwest has taken on Deceuninck as a single source for its PVC-U patio sliding door profile in a bid to manage quality and supply. The...
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PVC-U Sliding Doors To Compete With Aluminium
Aluplast says the new Smart-Slide neo sliding door offers great opportunities with its modern look and high performance – and its ability to compete with aluminium alternatives.
Smart-Slide neo has a contemporary minimalist design with slim sightlines and can achieve widths up to 4.5m and a height of 2.5m with two panels.
Three and four-panel options are also available from Aluplast’s network of fabricators.
The sliding door can be finished in a range of 40 different finishes, including the Audec foil which is designed to replicate the look and feel aluminium.
Creating opportunities
“With the new Smart-Slide neo, we are creating new opportunities for customers to capitalise on the growing trend for high-end home refurbishments,” says Aluplast’s director of sales and marketing Ian Cocken.
“Having a PVC-U sliding door in your portfolio has always been a key product but with the Smart-Slide neo we are helping our customers compete with high-end aluminium alternatives.
“The colour options also help the Smart-Slide suite with our Ideal 70 and Ideal 4000 window systems. And with our flush casement (now in a mechanically joined option) and flush outward-opening door, homeowners and developers can achieve a suited appearance across a whole project with clean modern lines or heritage detailing, without having to turn to aluminium.
Thermal efficiency
“Design wise, that’s a big win,” adds Cocken but you are also ticking boxes for energy efficiency, price and sustainability thanks to our Ecotech profile, which maximises the amount of recycled content in its design without affecting its appearance or performance.”
Smart Slide neo can achieve Passive House levels of thermal efficiency.
Hardware
Hardware from either Maco or Siegenia can be specified for both air/water permeability (meeting BS6375 for weather tightness), while achieving PAS24 for security.
When the door is the ‘fully open’ position, it lifts away from the gaskets and the weather seals so that it can glide on its rollers, while accommodating individual sash weights of up to 200kg.
When it goes into the ‘fully locked’ position, a locking mechanism pulls the sash onto the frame and locks it on all four sides of the sliding sash. The fixed panel is glazed into the outer frame.
“We are pushing the boundaries of what is available in a PVC-U system, and offering a credible alternative to aluminium bi-fold doors,” concludes Cocken.
Picture: The Aluplast Smart Slide neo.
Article written by Cathryn Ellis
28th August 2024