With the demise of both Panoramic slide and turn doors and New Wave Doors also going into administration, the best and most suitable alternative right now are the slide and turn doors by Sunseeker. These give you slimmer, better and more affordable slide and turn doors than any other comparable system in the slide and turn design. There are more expensive options in slide and turn doors, at nearly double or triple the price of a Sunseeker door.
If you are in the market for these individually opening doors in the slide and stack design, here are the best alternatives to New Wave and Panoramic slide and turn doors, with a brief explanation of the products.
Aluminium alternatives to New Wave and Panoramic Slide and Turn Doors
The main difference between slide and turn doors compared with folding sliding doors, is their method of opening and operation.
Bifolding doors come with all the panels connected together and operating in a concertina fashion. Slide and turn doors have a design where each panel is independent. At the end of the door set is a master door, just like a bifold acting as a traffic door as well as providing the main locking point for security.
Unlike bifolding doors, slide and turn doors don’t have the intermediate locks and handles securing the other panels. Instead, each door slides to the closed position. Then, the final traffic door locks in position, compressing and securing the other leaves together.
There is no better product when looking at the concertina method of opening or the slide and turn operation. Each provides a different user experience. For instance, slide and turn doors such as the Panoramic and other brands allow independent moving panels. The advantage of these is ventilation. The image above shows the traffic door hinged open and the panels separated one by one, creating slats for airflow. Bifolding doors don’t provide this feature.
Another advantage of slide and turn doors is it’s only at the ends of the door set (either opening towards the left or right) that these doors take up any space. As a result, it’s possible to place furniture inside or garden furniture outside, right up to the glass. Opening the doors does not encroach on the space and many people like this feature. Therefore, arguably slide and turn doors are better where space is more limited.
Other brands to consider as alternatives to Panoramic slide and turn doors
We are not here to comment on the reviews of Panoramic doors, merely to answer the question of what alternatives there are to this product. Indeed, some people simply want slimmer doors than the Panoramic model, offering mullion sightlines of 145mm, but with the same slide and turn functionality and advantages.
For Clarity, the alternatives to Panoramic slide and turn doors here are exterior grade bifolding doors. Using the same slide and turn operation are other products. Examples include interior room dividers, canopy enclosure systems and balcony enclosures. Most of these products are single glazed, although double glazed versions are available.
Sunseeker Doors
The Sunseeker product is contemporary, slim and one of the longest established products on the market using the same slide and turn design. Available as double glazed products, Sunseeker doors come as single or double glazed versions, as interior room dividers and other versions.
Sunseeker doors start at a very affordable price compared to FGC, ID Systems or Quickslide Indifold and the New Deceuninck Slide and Turn door that is based on the same Quickslide product.
Frameless Glass Curtains by FGC
The frameless slide and turn door by FGC in Kent and available nationwide. These are more luxurious and more premium alternatives to Panoramic slide and turn doors but you get so much more. No aluminium at the mullions, a substantially lower threshold, glass edges.
At the same time, these doors come with all the security, weather performance and quality. These doors are very expensive at around £900 plus VAT per square metre for the frame version and over £1500 per square metre for the fully frameless. This means a standard 3m x 2.1m set could cost more than £10000 plus VAT supplied and fitted.
Monoslide 80 by Sunparadise Systems
Sunparadise Systems have a very clever version of slide and turn doors as a great alternative to the Panoramic version. They’re slimmer too at 126mm mullion sightlines. But these doors are only suitable for a new build opening. You cannot use these in an existing opening/replacement for existin patio doors
The Monoslide 80 by Sunparadise comes with panels up to 1.5m wide meaning fewer door leaves. As well as this, it’s perfect for tighter spaces. The doors not only move around corners but also stack completely out of the way, giving you a true clear opening. Available for standard openings, open corners, sliding one or both sides and even creating a Z-shape extension. These are showpiece sliding doors and watching them move is a talking point in itself. Get in touch for more information about these very clever alternatives using the same independent moving panel design.
Vistaline by ID Systems
Without question the best slide and turn doors on the market are the minimal framed version and also highly recommended as a luxury alternative is the Vistaline product by ID Systems. Sightlines are excellent, quality is superb, and the pedigree of the company behind the product is trustworthy and long-established. Engineering and overall design are also first class.
Swiss engineering, incredible quality, thermally insulated and low U-Values. Vistaline doors come with just 45mm mullion sightlines also making them one of the slimmest and around half the sightline of regular bifolds. They also come triple glazed as standard.
Quickslide and Indifold Slide and Turn Doors
New to the market in 2024-2025 are Quickslide Indifold doors. These are available either from an approved installer network by Quickslide as the Quick-Glide Slide & Fold or from Deceuninck Aluminium
Contact us for more information on where to view and buy Slide and Turn doors near you in these and other brands.
This article was updated in July 2025
More Information and Further Reading
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