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An Exciting Extension
A bungalow in the idyllic setting of Winterbourne, Bristol, has undergone a huge transformation thanks to a large extension and the installation of...
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Fine Margins Ahead
AluK launched its new IconiK in November promising a new way to defend fabricators from the damaging race to the bottom on price and win strong margins in bi-folds. Response has been huge.
Seven fabricators have signed up to fabricate the new door in less than a month.
Amongst those is Southend based Alu-Tec which is busy extending its showroom to accommodate a sample of the new IconiK. Alu-Tec’s director Phil Bates says: “We’re excited to be introducing this product to our trade customers. We are confident that having this alternative bi-fold option will open up their sales to homeowners and with the easier installation features provided by AluK, it will be another tick on our customers’ lists of product musts.”
Still easy to fabricate
Bates adds: “Following our own launch of the product, our sales reps have had positive feedback so far from the customers they have visited, with many particularly liking the slimmer sightlines and larger glazing areas available.
“We have already made our first IconiK door ready to be installed into the showroom extension. The production team has endorsed the fabrication process as well, saying the product is just as easy to manufacture as the current BSF70 bi-fold door.”
Engineered for Excellence
As well as Alu-Tec, AluK fabricator Rhino, which has started offering the IconiK door from its HQ in Broadstairs, Kent, is calling it a ‘game changing product’ and Midori Aluminium, based in Leicester, is marketing it with the tagline ‘Engineered for Excellence’.
Russell Yates, AluK’s MD says: “We previewed the IconiK at the FIT Show and the feedback we got was that this is exactly what customers are looking for to distance their bi-fold offering from the commodity end of the market and move away from the pile ’em high, sell ’em cheap strategy which benefits no one.
“The door has all the premium design features needed to justify its price tag. Crucially it is cost effective to manufacture and fit, so it’s a win-win for both fabricators and installers.”
Quick fit
For installers, the IconiK comes with AluK’s hugely popular Quik Clip glazing bead as standard which saves valuable time on every installation and it features a wide range of sub-cills which make it easy to install in almost any property.
It boasts impressive thermal performance – all achieved without any requirement for insulating foams and with all PVC eliminated from the product, ensuring true cradle-to-cradle recyclability. Double glazed using Ug 1.0 W/m²K glass, the IconiK achieves U-Values of 1.3W/m²K and triple glazed it achieves U-Values of just 1.0W/m²K.
French door
AluK is offering the IconiK in both open in and open out configurations and with maximum 2400x1200 panel sizes, and with the option to configure it as a French door for maximum sales opportunities.
Picture: AluK has had a great response from customers to the launch of the new IconiK bi-fold.
Article written by Cathryn Ellis
24th November 2025