57 ALUMINIUM Astraseal reduces lead times and price on Smarts bi-folds Wellingborough fabricator, Astraseal, has announced that it is reducing lead times and the price on its Smarts Visofold aluminium bi-fold doors. The door products are reportedly now available from Astraseal for £497 per leaf glazed with ‘A’ rated units. Astraseal says that, thanks to its new aluminium factory, which has increased capacity by five times, they now come with two week lead times when ordered in white or grey. “The reason we’ve been able to provide such a great deal, with such short lead times, is due to the economies of scale we can achieve with our new, dedicated aluminium factory,” commented Astraseal’s sales and marketing manager, Zac Nedimovic. “Setting up a 25,000ft² aluminium factory was obviously a huge investment, and required massive amounts of time and effort to get up and running. But now it’s fantastic – complete with a brand new 600mm saw it’s boosted our aluminium capacity by five times, and we’re now able to buy aluminium profile in much higher quantities, meaning better prices for our trade customers.” According to Astraseal, the lower price doesn’t mean a reduction in quality, as the Visofold bi-fold meets its high demands for a ‘consistent, reliable and durable performance’. The company adds that only the highest quality aluminium is used when making the bi-fold and that same standard is placed on the door’s hardware, specifying bespoke, first-class hardware that can provide ‘years of reliable service’. “As standard, our bi-fold utilises Smarts’ brand new DV176 integrated cill threshold, a fully weather sealed low threshold, which can provide the seamless transition inside to outside that everyone strives for,” added Zac. “Also, as standard, our bi-fold features a new, ACDV525 locking flush shootbolt handle and the new ACDV532 bottom roller with steel pin for dead loading. “Whilst these parts are more expensive for us to source, we wanted our bi-fold door offering to stand out, by way of quality, from other versions available,” concluded Zac. “Budget foreign parts, although inexpensive to replace, have the propensity to fail, which costs our clients time, money and reputation in what is a very competitive market.” www.ggpmag.com February 2017
GGP February 2017
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