This section of the Door and Window Experts Website provides information and highlights the products, hardware and brands of aluminium systems for commercial installations. Anything that is not to a dwelling, dealing directly with the homeowner is usually classed as a commercial installation. For example developments of flats and houses.
Commercial doors and windows are designed to withstand the more intensive day-to-day use, far exceeding the demands placed on the doors and windows in our homes. Schools, hospitals, shops, offices and transport hubs all have significantly higher usage and traffic levels than regular domestic glazing. In this section, you’ll find articles and information about commercial doors and windows.
The aluminium doors, windows and curtain walling products from Senior Architectural Systems are some of the most widely specified in the construction sector. The newest product from Senior is the PURe® Commercial Door. Senior Architectural commercial doors are also extensively used in commercial buildings such as schools, shops, offices and …
The Kawneer AA®190 TB Commercial Door is a new commercial door product, offering an improved heavy duty door for high-traffic buildings. Kawneer is so confident with this door; it comes with a lifetime guarantee. We take a look at the door and see if it is indeed better than the …
The Comar 7P.i CDE Secured by Design Commercial Door is the latest product from Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems. Comar is part of TPG-The Parkside Group. The new Comar Secured by Design commercial is ideal for schools, apartment buildings, shops, offices or other premises. Equally, it meets the needs of any …
Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems has a strong reputation with architects and specifiers. The Comar range of aluminium windows, sliding doors, entrance doors and folding doors are also totally fit for purpose for residential installations as well. A range of Comar aluminium systems was supplied on a significant development, also featured …
When it comes to curtain walling systems, the established companies all provide a curtain walling with a 50mm sight line. This 50mm sight line on curtain walling relates to the front face dimension of the curtain walling mullion. Kawneer also has a 50mm curtain walling system in the AA®100 suite, …
The Cheltenham Festival is one of the UK’s top 10 sporting events, attracting up to a quarter of a million visitors every March and with nearly 70,000 visitors on Gold Cup Day alone Over many years Cheltenham racecourse struggled to cope with the success of the four-day annual horse-racing event. …
Kawneer is one of the UK’s best-known providers of commercial aluminium systems and also offers a broad range of products for residential applications. The range of Kawneer aluminium systems can be found in all manner of residential and commercial buildings, both straightforward and complex in design. To ensure that installers …
For retail premises such as shops on the high street or units in retail parks and shopping centres, there are several choices available in what type of entrance door to provide. A common choice is the trusted and reliable commercial aluminium entrance door. Commercial doors are widely used for their …
Comar Aluminium Systems provide a complete aluminium solution for residential and commercial buildings. Their residential range includes windows, entrance doors, sliding and folding doors and glazed screen products for individual designs. Commercially, Comar provides commercial windows, high-performance commercial swing or automatic doors, curtain walling, shop fronts and many other systems …
Kawneer provides a range of door solutions for residential and commercial property. All Kawneer doors are designed with performance, high security, thermal efficiency and reliability. The Kawneer Entrance Door for residential and commercial applications. From a balcony door in a dwelling to a door set subjected to frequent and even …
When it comes to commercial aluminium doors, there are many reliable commercial entrance doors available from all the major systems companies. The theory behind a commercial entrance door is the hollow door stile designed to accept many different types of locks, latches, panic bars, access control systems and even magnetic …
Many systems companies offer a commercial aluminium entrance door. In most cases, commercial aluminium doors are narrow stile doors, designed to operate with a concealed overhead closer and bottom pivot. There are other variations on the commercial door such as those with a face fixed closer and pivot hinges. They …
Windows and doors go through an extensive security, weather and performance testing process. These tests include impact and weather simulations and even extensive cycle testing on components such as bifolding door hardware. Most door and window salespeople are totally unaware of the type of testing that goes into a product …
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 …
Commercial Glazing is rarely considered for residential projects such as aluminium doors, windows and roofs. 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 …
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 …
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 …
If you are a door installer fitting entrance or exit doors to buildings that are not dwellings, are you still providing residential entrance doors? The specification of the right commercial door for business premises or a public building will often be the responsibility of the local door company. In some …
The lack of housing to meet ever growing populations is frequently reported. Cities are looking for ways to add more dwellings to meet growing demand. The solution is either to grow outwards or grow upwards; and this is where an aluminium balcony could be one innovative solution. Future of London …
Kawneer Architectural aluminium systems have been widely supplied in commercial buildings for several decades in the UK. One of the sectors that have regularly featured Kawneer products is the education sector for schools, colleges and universities. Kawneer to provide windows to pre-design school buildings. Sunesis is a joint venture between …
The Origin aluminium window is one of the newest products to hit the home improvement market. It offers a host of innovative features such as the Aerogel Technology, colour matched handles, a flush casement arrangement and available on ultra fast lead times. Whilst the Origin Twin Flush Window is certainly marketed …
Look at any typical commercial door or framing system and you’ll find they use a 100mm frame. These were designed from the outset to accommodate the standard concealed overhead closer, or transom closer as it’s otherwise known. Commercial doors have largely remained unchanged since their introduction over thirty years ago. …
AMA Research have published the 9th edition of the ‘Commercial Glazing Market Report – UK 2015–2019 Analysis’. AMA Research are well established publishers of Market reports, databases and bulletins for construction and building. In addition they can be employed to carry out individual research projects such as commissioned market research …
Aluminium Systems are the top choice of architects and building designers for hotels. Not only is aluminium specified for the advantages of polyester powder coating, long service life and durability, but commercially aluminium remains the first choice. For hotels, the specification of the right aluminium system is important. Each hotel …
If you are looking for a contemporary internal door you should pay some attention to frameless glass entrance doors. Any type of home can benefit from having a glass door fitted that comprises no frame at all. Also referred to as glass door leaves, glass doors with patch fittings or …
AluK Systems are based in Newport, Gwent and serve the UK domestic and commercial door and window market through their network of fabricators. They have introduced the BSF70 HD aluminium bifolding door. What is the AluK BSF70 HD Bifolding Door? The new AluK BSF70 HD door is marketed as a …
Drive through any town or city and it is often the case that you will see domestic doors fitted in shops and other public buildings. However according to current Building Regulations, the fitting of PVCu panelled or glazed doors is not acceptable because they cannot be specified with the hardware …
It is accepted by the construction industry, architects and reputable installers that when it comes to doors for public buildings, commercial doors are the most suitable and fit for purpose product. Commercial doors are governed by Building Regulations, British Standards and other legislation. One area where guidance and provisions are …
Visit any office block or other large commercial building and it is often the case that you will see aluminium commercial doors installed in plant rooms, boiler rooms or engine rooms. These often small rooms are tucked away at the sides and rear of many buildings housing compressors, air conditioning …
Commercial aluminium doors are frequently used as “controlled entry doors” or for general access control. General access control requirements mean that a building needs to monitor who enters and leaves a building rather than providing general free entry and exit. Typical examples include entrance doors to apartment blocks, factories, offices, …
Kawneer is one of the leading architectural aluminium systems companies boasting installations of their window, door and curtain walling systems in some of the world’s finest buildings. With the ever-changing Building Regulations calling on windows and doors to be even more thermally efficient, aluminium systems companies are “future proofing” their …
Aluminium Commercial Doors are the correct product to install in any retail or high traffic environment. This is because the doors themselves and the hardware used on commercial doors has been tested and designed to ensure that it continues to perform despite the many people that can pass through a …
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