aluplast is a launch partner of Regalead’s exciting new Engineered Door. Central to this new design is aluplast’s growing range of premium foils – aludec and woodec – which closely replicate the colours and textures of aluminium and timber.
“Fabricators want to do so much more with PVC-U doors, but the options available on the market are extremely limited,” Regalead’s MD Guy Hubble said. “We have a lot of expertise in this sector already with our wide range of glazing options, but while profile can be foiled, finding matching ancillaries has previously proved to be difficult.
“So, we worked closely with aluplast, particularly with their Ideal 4000 system and aludec and woodec foils, to create new designs that closely replicate timber and aluminium doors.
“We can go from a basic flat panel design, matching the panel perfectly with the foiled profile, to adding decorative aluminium mouldings – again in matching foils – giving fabricators a huge amount of design freedom in designing expressive and desirable doors.”
A flagship design in Regalead’s new Engineered Door range is a selection of ‘bolection mouldings’ which are fixed to the edge of the panel and partly onto the profile and gives an authentic timber finish.
“aluplast worked alongside us at the start of this journey, and helped to created many of the design assets to get this project off the ground,” Guy said. “And the beauty of the woodec foils in particular means we can create some ambitious and effective timber detailing.”
Mike Roe, aluplast’s General Manager, explained that this was a new opportunity for fabricators to bring value back into the PVC-U door market.
“Seeing our woodec and aludec foiled profiles used as part of Regalead’s new Engineered Door system is an exciting development, aesthetically offering a wood or aluminium finish with the benefits of a market leading PVC-U system” Mike said. “Composite doors are seen as dominating the market, but fabricators already have the expertise to manufacture these stunning doors as a superb alternative.
“By being a launch partner with Regalead, we are giving our fabricators a huge opportunity to get ahead of the market and deliver desirable products with a profit margin to match.”
The new Engineered Door range from Regalead was launched at an Open Day in September, displaying doors manufactured by aluplast’s fabricator partners, and was positively received by visitors.
