Windows & Doors

Doors & Windows 7 REASONS DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS CHOOSE FORMICA® LAMINATE FOR DOORS

When it comes to choosing materials for door applications, there is no shortage of options. But only Formica® Laminate offers a powerful mix of performance, endurance, hygiene and long-term value.

That combination of benefits is why Formica® High Pressure Laminates (HPL) are so well regarded across the design and construction industries.

Nina Bailey, European Design Lead at Formica Group, says:

“Doors are not only functional fixtures to close off spaces – they are a key part of the overall interior design and can often be the finishing touch to creating a crisp and refined look.“

When you choose Formica laminates for your door applications, you enjoy:

1. Impressive toughness. All

Formica laminates are highly resistant to stains, impact and scratches – making them ideal for busy areas or high-touch surfaces such as doors or work areas.

2. Long-lasting performance

and beauty. Formica laminates can be installed with the confidence that they will maintain their quality and aesthetic appeal for many years to come offering better life-cycle value than lower-cost alternatives.

3. Inherent hygiene. All

Formica laminates are inert, so they don’t promote bacterial growth. You don’t have to worry about specialist cleaning materials, either. Warm, soapy water is all you need to keep your laminates in perfect condition.

4. Moisture resistance. The surfaces of our laminates are non porous. A well fabricated door with sealed edges can be used in washroom and changing room settings, without fear of imminent damage or degradation.

5. Cost-effective production

and easy fabrication.

Formica laminates are lightweight and easy to cut to size. To ensure optimised door design and to provide maximum efficiencies in conversion, saving time and reducing material wastage, four different sheet sizes are available: 2150x950mm, 2350x950mm, 2350x1300mm and a large general 3050x1300mm sheet size.

6. Natural product textures.

State-of-the-art textures can be incorporated into the laminate manufacturing process, instantly changing the look and feel of the final product. Linewood,

Puregrain and Naturelle are favoured surfaces for wood decors while Matte58 is a timeless classic for colours.

7. Extensive aesthetic choices.

The Formica Doors Collection includes 20 new wood decors. Additionally, a large selection of 120 plain colours are available, including 15 new colours offering the ultimate flexibility in creating an eye-catching feature door.

Sheet-to-sheet consistency minimises the risk of nonmatching doors across an installation.

View the full Formica Doors Collection today at

www.formica.com.

Doors & Windows SECURE IN THE KNOWLEDGE

Burglary is common in the UK - a new break-in occurs every 106 seconds – that’s 34 burglaries per hour, 817 per day. There’s a one in 43 chance of your household being burgled.

With the colder, longer, darker nights, we especially start thinking about home security and keeping down our energy bills – a particularly important consideration during the current cost of living/energy crisis.

Crittall Windows, the pioneer of iconic steel frame window manufacture for almost 180 years, says its advanced steel framed window, HomelightPlus ticks all the boxes for making your home more secure and helping keep down costly energy bills.

Endymion House | 246 Photography “The ‘eyes of the home’, windows play their part in home security and potential energy savings,” says Russell Ager, managing director of Crittall Windows. “Factors like security and energy savings are key factors when deciding which windows are best for your home. You can put your mind at rest and significantly save on costly energy bills by choosing high quality, well designed, stylish steel windows.

“Look to the innovation in window frame development. For example, our re-engineered HomelightPlus range of residential windows is the 21st Century enhanced version of the original Standard Metal window first made by our company during the 1920s. It brings new-look styling and window profiling, plus higher energy-savings, performance, and enhanced security.

“Whatever the type or size of your property, it’s an authentic ‘like for like’ steel window. Peaceof-mind is reassured through an improved, robust, security multi-point locking option tested to the Enhanced Security PAS 24 standard - so the window is especially secure. With higher energy-saving accreditations, the

Endymion House | 246 Photography

window is thermally improved to meet Part L of Building Regulations by achieving either a Window Energy Rating (WER) Band B or a U value as low as 1.0w/m2k.”

For additional energy efficiency, HomelightPlus windows include double weatherstripping, and feature larger, high performance, double glazing units which, coupled with minimal profile sizes, achieve excellent Window Energy Rating standards. These features provide year-round comfort ensuring this bespoke modern steel window retains heat during cold winters, and controls heat in the summer, whilst also generally reducing noise levels. Easy to replace, HomelightPlus windows replicate the original Homelight Standard Metal window with modular, multi-light construction and comes with fixed, top or side hung including projecting options. While its even slimmer ‘timeless’ frame profiles and sight-lines, present a light delicate feel inside and out, creating a welcome sense of airiness and space. To maximise daylight, the window’s design incorporates larger areas of glass than any other window of a similar size. Quality-made, galvanised steel windows like this will last over 60 years. They are competitively priced, economical to maintain long-term. While being Polyester powder coated ensures a consistent, even, coating, not requiring redecoration for 25 - 30 years. The window is available through the nationwide network of Crittall Specialist Partners in a choice of styles (including true divided glazing bar options) and as part of the Crittall Contemporary Colour Collection in 46 colours, plus different colours can be specified for internal and external surfaces. The steel window frames can match – or contrast with - your interior décor.

Do it in style

Mr Ager adds: “When choosing window frames for your home, carefully consider the style and material. They have a dramatic impact on the look – personality - of your home. Even affecting its value.It’s important that the windows chosen match its style, contemporary or traditional. Installed appropriately, quality steel windows can enhance a property.

“It’s not worth spoiling the look of a property for the sake of a cheap installation. Ensure you install the window brand it says it is - only the original, genuine, make. As a top brand in the marketplace and as the original steel window company, our steel windows, doors and screens are often imitated but never matched.”

More Crittall Windows info Visit www.crittall-windows.com; t: 01376 530800; e: hq@crittall-windows.co.uk