77 THE door industry journal spring 2022 Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk Domestic Garage Doors ‘Roller Solutions from Aluprof’ by Magdalena Herbert - National Sales Manager of Aluprof UK With the continued growth of aluminium home improvement installations, there is a further aluminium system that offers home improvement companies a lucrative ‘range build’ product option. Aluminium roller shutter systems have advanced over the last few years and can now offer a wide range of aesthetic solutions for high-security roller shutter garage doors and industrial doors. It is believed that the first concept of ‘roller shutter’ was discovered in the 1st Century AD by a Greek scholar by the name of Heron of Alexandria. He invented what is today regarded as the first roller shutter door where he used timber slats and a rope to operate. This was nothing like the roller shutters we now use, but the principle remains the same. One of the main benefits offered by a roller shutter system is the amount of room needed for installation. With guides fitted on the inside of the opening and just 205mm room required at the head for a compact roller box, very little installation room is required. Furthermore, on a small home driveway, a roller shutter door can still be opened with a vehicle parked close to the door, which can be an important consideration when choosing a door type. Roller shutter profiles come in a wide range of designs, some designs offer increased structural rigidity for wide doors. Most door profiles offer thermal insulation, with some laths specifically designed to offer good thermal and sound insulation. As a fabricator, design flexibility ensures that you can meet a client’s exact requirements, offering bespoke sizes in a wide range of finishes. Whichever system you choose to adopt, there is a big opportunity in this sector to range build across your business. If you are a trade supplier of doors or other engineered fabricated systems in the construction market, the adoption of a roller shutter door system could be a lucrative product to add to your portfolio. So, choosing the best garage door system available is key, ensuring you have all the necessary system parts to hand and flexibility to cover all installation types. Aluprof is one of the leading manufacturers of foam-filled laths in Europe and has over 15 years of presence here in the UK supplying roller shutter systems. Off the shelf, the stock is carried in various painted colours, or foil laminated in a range of finishes, all stock is held in the company’s central warehouse in Altrincham in the North West, with the option of a flexible delivery across the UK or customer collection. Offering one of the most robust systems currently on the market, choosing Aluprof as a roller shutter systems supplier ensures you supply to your customers a product that will offer good life expectancy with low maintenance. All Aluprof profiles are extruded at the group’s own plant in Poland, with aluminium extrusion billet and painted aluminium being sourced from sustainable sources. I joined Aluprof UK in 2016 and embarked on a journey across the UK meeting roller shutter door manufacturers. I was offered a warm welcome, constructive feedback and have been offered a great deal of support from those I have met. I will be forever grateful for the shared journey, the people who I have met in the industry, many with new concepts and ideas, people I meet still surprise me nearly every day, it is a rewarding industry to be in. Aluprof UK has rapidly grown their specification influence in the UK with their high-performance aluminium systems. Further expansion of the company’s headquarters in Altrincham not only increases the capability of carrying more product in stock, now provides specifiers with meeting facilities and an extensive showroom of residential and commercial aluminium systems on view, including roller shutter doors and high-security shutters. With overseas growth across Europe spreading into the Middle East and firm roots already in the East of the USA, the company has become a global player in fenestration supply. Further information is available on the company’s website at aluprof.co.uk or directly from their UK head office in Altrincham on 0161 941 4005.
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