Nick Dardalis has been working in the fenestration industry for over 3 decades.
Having worked in various roles covering sales and business administration, Nick has worked across the residential and commercial sectors in manufacturing and installation.
Nick now writes about all aspects of fenestration, including the impact of changing building regulations and an ever-evolving consumer market. Through the DWE website, Nick writes reviews about new products working closely with all aspects of the supply chain in the UK and Europe.
Origin Global are one of the UK’s biggest and best-known bifolding door businesses also providing aluminium windows, residential front doors and even garage doors. The company has grown to a multi-million-pound turnover business with a network of high-quality Origin Dealers all over the UK. These Origin dealers are also highly …
ALUMEN Ltd is an established aluminium manufacturer providing both Smart Systems windows and doors and many of the best residential aluminium doors and windows by Schuco. ALUMEN have added to its range of architectural aluminium windows and doors with the addition of the new ALUMEN bifolding door system. The Bifold …
Our recent article about how commercial systems can be used in a residential property reinforces that there is a different perception by fabricators and installers of commercial and residential systems. What it also reinforces for you as an installer is that unless you have both commercial and residential experience you …
On 17th October, AluK launched a brand new window system called the 77. Â Everyone in the aluminium sector knows AluK as a systems company and as a hugely successful brand in the UK. With many trade fabricators choosing AluK as their system of choice and even more installers deciding to …
Commercial Glazing is rarely considered for residential projects such as aluminium doors, windows and roofs. Â So we are going to examine the case for using commercial glazing systems such as curtain walling, heavy-set sliding doors and commercial windows. Advantages of Commercial glazing for residential properties. Commercial glazing systems can easily …
Fenster Fabrications are a Devon-based aluminium manufacturer of windows and doors.  Their latest product is the Üni_Slide panoramic sliding door. What is the Üni_Slide Panoramic Sliding Door? Fenster Fabrications has introduced Üni_Slide in response to the renewed interest in aluminium sliding doors, and more importantly. Slimline sliding doors.  Panoramic …
The Senior Architectural PURe® range of windows and doors is one of the latest and most thermally efficient window systems. In the range are windows, doors, sliding doors and folding doors. Senior Architectural is better known for being widely specified in commercial contracting. Many of these commercial contracts are for …
The general perception of aluminium doors and windows has vastly improved over the last few years. Some of the typical misconceptions about aluminium windows and doors have been successfully put to bed. It is no longer true that: Aluminium doors are now better than ever. The reality is that the …
Kestrel Aluminium Systems’ window and door systems have again demonstrated their suitability in a high use school environment. Phase two of Ashlawn Schools’ extension of their Expressive Arts Centre is now complete. This ultra-modern facility provides a teacher and student facility within this Warwickshire School. Aluminium windows and doors from …
There is an increasing the responsibility on construction businesses to create more sustainable developments and buildings. Major construction firms and their subcontractors are discovering that to win work and improve the image of construction; buildings have to be sustainable. As construction companies primarily rely on contractors, they too need to …
What are your options for wood grain bifold doors? Woodgrain finishes are widely available on PVCu windows and bifold doors. For aluminium, the choices tend to be more limited. One aluminium product offering wood grain bifold doors is the Alumina Bifolding Door from Liniar. Alumina Wood Grain Bifold Doors. As well …
Frameless Glass Curtains (FGC) are a privately owned and highly innovative door manufacturing company. FGC specialise in the design, manufacture and installation of unique, high specification frameless glass doors. The suite of frameless sliding and folding doors by Frameless Glass Curtains is chosen by homeowners looking for a more individual …
Look closely at most of the established aluminium manufacturers in the UK and they will usually provide more than one aluminium system. Popular aluminium systems such as Smart Systems, AluK System or SAPA Building Systems provide door and window solutions for most of the residential market with products such as …
Having the best handles for bifolding doors enhances the user experience and makes the door set an altogether better looking product. The aïr 800 bifolding door is a premium aluminium bifolding door. It features many impressive features and specifications that position it at the luxury end of the bifolding door …
aïr bifolding and sliding doors for the trade are available to installers looking to sell a more exclusive brand with extensive marketing support and reliable supply from the manufacturer. Air bifolding, inline and lift and slide doors are today one of the most advanced aluminium doors on the market. Installers …
The Door and Window Experts Website is conducting a survey of aluminium systems companies. We believe that this is a first! The survey is designed to gauge what fabricators and installers think of the UK aluminium systems companies and how they perceive them, their products and brands. It is also …
Debar Hardware provides DeWall Aluminium Bespoke Aluminium Bifolding Door Systems. This new generation of bifolding doors is an existing successful European aluminium bifold, designed to offer a customisable bifolding door for any business that wishes to sell it as a standard or modified product. DeWall bifolding doors come from a …
Premium bifold doors are high-end, luxury and highly engineered folding sliding doors. Some customers will seek out the very best bifolding door system, not making any compromises in terms of the quality of the engineering or components. A premium bifold door not only looks like it belongs in an amazing …
Alumina is a new generation of bifolding door introduced by one of the best known PVCu systems companies in the UK, Liniar. Liniar has created a full aluminium bifolding door from the ground up that is elegant in appearance, technically strong and with great security and U Values. Alumina is very …
Sliders UK is a nationwide manufacturer of PVCu aluminium and composite products. In aluminium, the Sliders UK product range comprises Aluminium bifolding doors from AluK. The range of premium aluminium bifolding systems on the market has now got another system with a new product from Sliders UK. Sliders UK created …
The new Alumina bifolding door specifications reinforce Liniar’s aluminium bifold as an innovative and feature-rich door. In this article, we look at the technical features of the Alumina bifold, French doors and single doors. Understanding Alumina bifolding door specifications. In line with other quality aluminium systems, Alumina bifolding door specifications …
aïr doors and windows installers are premier window and door installation businesses with a business model of offering the best brands to their retail customer. Located in the South of England, these installers are renowned for the quality of their work and with some of the most prestigious homeowner contracts …
The introduction of the Origin aluminium front door is a logical progression for Origin, that is already firmly established as a Company, as one of the biggest and best known bifolding door providers in the UK. The Origin aluminium window or Twin Flush window did not follow the same principles …
Alumina by Liniar is the aluminium bifolding door by Liniar, the leading brand behind uPVC extrusions since 1974. The new Alumina aluminium brand is the latest to join Liniar’s range of fenestration products. Liniar provides windows, doors and conservatory systems, decking and fencing, and plastic piling products. Liniar was the …
Kawneer is not a systems company commonly associated with windows for dwellings. Known more for their advanced commercial windows and doors the perception by many is that Kawneer products are only suitable for schools, hospitals, retail parks and other commercial buildings. It is true that architects widely specify Kawneer products …
Origin Global, one of the UK’s best-known designers and manufacturers of bifolding doors are entering the market with a premium range of aluminium residential entrance doors. Called The Origin Residential Door these are bespoke panelled aluminium front doors for the home. The introduction of the Origin Residential door will further …
On 31st August 2016, Origin launched its latest new product – an aluminium front entrance door. Called the Origin Residential Door, this contemporary and bespoke front door will be available to the trade from 1st September and rolled out to consumers on 1st October. Â The new Origin Residential Door provides …
Air bifolding and sliding doors came to market in 2013, arguably long before the current trend for luxurious and higher end bifolding doors started. Launched at the prestigious G awards to broad industry acclaim, sales of aïr sliding and folding doors exceeded the £1m mark after only nine months from …
The Air 800 bifolding door is a luxury and superbly engineered product. Air doors are designed and manufactured by Everglade Windows, one of the door industry’s longest established and best-known trade manufacturers for bifolding doors. Air bifolding doors were arguably the first luxury folding doors on the market, and they …
At the heart of aïr bifolding and lift & slide doors is more than 35 years experience, aluminium know-how and manufacturing excellence. What goes into creating aïr aluminium doors and how do they differ from other bifolding doors on the market? Aïr. More than quality aluminium doors and a strong brand. …
To accompany the high-quality Origin bifolding doors, Origin also provides the Twin Flush aluminium windows.  Like the bifolding door, it is available with a 20-year guarantee. Also available are French Doors and single doors. Origin Hinged French Doors and Entrance Doors. The Origin hinged door is available as a French (double door) …
Want an alternative to bifolding doors for a new extension? There are many other ways of creating a wall of glass connecting your home to your garden in summer and creating a bright interior in the winter. Alternatives to bifolding doors include sliding doors, slide-and-stack doors, pivot doors and even …
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