FOR ALL YOUR DOOR AND WINDOW NEEDS TRADELINK HAS IT COVERED

Soteria Composite Door Range Which Is Smart Ready

Offering incredible choice and flexibility, the new Soteria range of composite doors from Tradelink allows the specification of highquality doors with the same style and colour options available whether a foam or solid core is selected. A new 1,500m2 (16,000ft2) production facility in Mildenhall, Suffolk, provides increased capacity to support the vastly expanded selection of doors offered in the Soteria range.

Performance, security and versatility are integral to all doors which have been developed specifically for the UK market, with the diversity of designs appealing to both the commercial and retail sectors. The products come with the relevant accreditations, giving customers peace of mind about the manufacturing process and quality.

This composite door is the minimalmaintenance alternative to traditional door materials. It is 44mm thick with reinforced GRP skins finished in either woodgrain or Tradelink’s unique smooth/etched finish that perfectly matches aluminium. The CFC-free polyurethane foam core reduces heat loss and is encompassed by a laminated veneer lumber (LVL) subframe that provides exceptional strength and rigidity. The design results in a dependable door that has minimal thermal expansion and contraction under extreme temperature variations. The foam core allows the Soteria door to achieve outstanding thermal performance which outperforms other market alternatives.

For the ultimate composite door, the entire range is available with a solid core that offers superior benefits. The solid Soteria doors match the aesthetic options of the foam core doors, but the inner core consists of three layers of cross-laminated engineered hardwood. This is encased with LVL and hardwood stiles and rails for protection against any water ingress; it is then pressed with Tradelink’s signature 4mm GRP skins.

Offering the highest level of security, all Soteria doors come with security features which meet current security standards, including PAS 24 in line with Approved Document Q. They feature Yale lockmaster mechanisms with platinum 3 start cylinders as standard and can be smart ready when selected with one of the SensCheck ready locking mechanisms.

Transforming Interior Layouts With Aluspace

Tradelink has enhanced its offer to customers through the introduction of a new range of interior screening solutions.

AluSpace Internal Screening System has been developed to create a light and spacious ambience within interior settings. The versatile products are also viewed as being a solution for dividing and delineating various shapes and sizes of room, thanks to the wide variety of configurations available.

Further options include visible hinges or concealed pivot or sliding mechanisms, enabling the systems to be completely tailored to meet virtually any design style. The frames are single glazed, normally with toughened glass, and can be supplied with a choice of 6, 8 or 18mm thicknesses: providing acoustic attenuation as well as a high degree of thermal isolation and excellent light transmission.

For further design flexibility, there is also a wide range of accessories including a choice of classic, modern and industrial handles; all of which may be supplied in a matched, contrasting or complementary colour to the screen and doors.

TACKLING ENHANCED PART L WITH THE INSTALLER-FRIENDLY SMART ALITHERM 400

In a move to address the latest tightening of the Building Regulations, Tradelink has added the Smart Alitherm 400 system to its range of aluminium solutions; suitable for commercial contracts as well as new build and refurbished residential properties.

Offered in flush or chamfered styles and with a wide choice of colours as well as hardware options, the Smart Alitherm 400 is also the first thermally broken aluminium system on the market to feature the manufacturer’s pioneering co-extruded glazing gasket. This means the quick-glaze beads are supplied with the gaskets postextruded into the profile, speeding up the fitting process as they are simply tapped into place on site.

The excellent weather and thermal performance of the windows is matched by that of the matching Smart Alitherm 400 doors, which are available in both single and double as well as open-in or open-out configurations.

Smart Alitherm 400 can also be combined with Smart’s designer door panels and the company’s range of standard door furniture, including colour-matched lever handles and the Quantum range of stainlesssteel hardware, to create elegant and contemporary entrance doors. The Smart Alitherm 400 range of doors and windows is available with a lead time of three to four weeks while, across its production base in Cambridgeshire, Tradelink has been investing in increased stockholding to ensure its operations are more resilient and can keep up with customer demand.

Make An Entrance With Gerda Doors At P31

Following a fantastic UK launch and FIT Show debut last year, Gerda residential front doors will be returning to Birmingham this year at stand P31.

Distributed exclusively in the UK by Pioneer Trading, Gerda doors offer high performance thermal efficiency and security unrivalled at its price point. On show at FIT will be a range of contemporary steel- and aluminium-faced Gerda doors that have been specially selected to appeal to UK homeowners.

Following demand from installers, Gerda will also be introducing a new fire door, as well as launching a new door configurator that will allow homeowners to design their own door.

Gerda doors are popular throughout Europe for their high-spec security, which includes multi-point locks, three bolt main locks, anti-burglary vertical bolts, anti-theft pins and optional auxiliary locks for added security. New Fuhr hardware will also be available on some models for 2023. For superior performance, Gerda’s uniquely constructed doors feature steel or aluminium skins mounted on a robust aluminium chassis with a PU foam core for excellent thermal insulation.

Partnering with Pioneer Trading, a UK doors and windows fabricator with over 30 years’ experience, has allowed the premium household Polish brand to tailor its residential door range exclusively to suit British tastes in colours and designs as well as meeting demanding new standards in anticipation of the tougher performance levels expected with the introduction of the Future Homes Standard. Since its UK launch last year, Gerda has developed classic four panel, glazed and unglazed door styles for the UK market, in addition to the contemporary designs popular with buyers. Gerda doors offer an attractive, competitive alternative to existing conventional composite front doors in the UK market, providing homeowners with exceptional aesthetics, quality engineered build and superior security and thermal performance. Stop by stand P31 to find out more and discover the Gerda door range for yourself. www.gerdadoors.co.uk

MIGHTON TO SHOW REALLY SMART SMART HARDWARE AT FIT (STAND R44)

The leading supplier of sash weights, balances and hardware, and casement window and door hardware, Mighton, is pleased to announce that it will be taking a stand at the FIT Show to give visitors the opportunity to see first-hand its range of really smart smart hardware. The company will be hosting a full display of its unique AviaSmart retrofittable smart door and window locks and sensors, and related accessories.

Visitors to Mighton’s stand will be able to see all the AviaSmart products in situ on various windows and doors and receive live demos of how they work. They will also be able to see how the products can easily be fitted and retrofitted by anyone with a screwdriver, to any normal PVC-U and aluminium doors and windows. There is no requirement to pre-install electronics in frames during manufacture, or to sign up to a subscription. This means fabricators and installers can choose from a range of highly secure, Apple HomeKit-branded and endorsed smart products according to sales made. Minimal change and outlay are required to begin offering AviaSmart window and door security products in a showroom to demonstrate to homeowners the latest smart security.

The entire AviaSmart range is Apple HomeKit approved, following in the successful footsteps of the AviaSmart multi point doorlock that was introduced at the legendary Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 2019. The handles, motion sensors, and sash window fasteners, all connect to the AviaSmart app to alert homeowners to windows and doors that have been left unsecured or send a notification when they are opened.

Installers and homeowners alike are also given peace of mind from the fact all AviaSmart products have undergone the rigorous testing standards of Apple HomeKit and are BSI Kitemarked and Secured by Design where relevant. With a long history of innovative design in hardware that is both aesthetically pleasing and practical, Mighton is pleased to show fabricators and installers a truly uncomplicated route to really smart smart hardware for new and existing windows and doors.

See and try AviaSmart home security products on stand R44.

www.aviasmart.com