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Smart-Slide neo from aluplast has a contemporary design with slim sightline lines, and can achieve widths up to 4.5m and a height of 2.5m with two panels.
It can be finished in a range of 40 different finishes, including the premium range woodec and aludec foils – which is designed to accurately replicate the look and feel of aluminium.
“Having a PVC-U sliding door in your portfolio has always been a key product, but with the Smart-Slide neo we are helping our customers compete with high-end aluminium alternatives” aluplast’s Director of Sales and Marketing Ian Cocken said.
“The colour options also help the Smart-Slide suite perfectly with our Ideal 70 and Ideal 4000 window systems, said” Cocken. “And with our flush casement – now in a mechanically joined option – and flush outward-opening door, homeowners and developers can achieve a suited appearance across a whole project with clean modern lines or heritage detailing, without having to turn to aluminium.
Smart Slide neo can achieve Passive House levels of thermal efficiency, and can span 4.5m with just two panels – one fixed and one sliding. Three and four-panel options are also available.
Thanks to class leading hardware from either MACO or Siegenia, the Smart Slide neo achieves excellent performance for both air/water permeability, meeting BS6375 for weather tightness, while achieving PAS24 for security.
When the door is the ‘fully open’ position, it lifts away from the gaskets and the weather seals so that it can glide effortlessly on its rollers, while accommodating individual sash weights of up to 200kg.
When it goes into the ‘fully locked’ position, a locking mechanism pulls the sash onto the frame and locks it on all four sides of the sliding sash, and the fixed panel is glazed into the outer frame.
“With Smart-Slide neo, we are allowing customers to compete in a space typically reserved for aluminium systems, while providing class leading thermal, weather and security performance,” Cocken said.
“This could either be on high end domestic refurbishments, or even on newbuild and commercial projects.
“Ultimately, we are pushing the boundaries of what is available in a PVC-U system, and offering a credible alternative to aluminium bifold doors.”
