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 projects, for which we supplied our signature 

 at the Homebuilding & Renovating Awards.

Here's what Colin Price, Director at James Price Group, had to say about working with AluFold Direct:

Thanks to Alufold’s manufacturing quality and time frame we were able to fulfil the homeowner and clients needs successfully.

You can read all about the exquisite project 

 and also, most importantly make sure you vote for it 

We were over the moon when our customer, the 

 got in touch with some very exciting news!

Gets our vote!

We launched our new look this month and we’re using the 

 as part of our campaign to build awareness not just of the new logo but of what it stands for in the market.

For Managing Director Russell Yates, it’s about showing both existing and potential customers that AluFold Direct is a company undergoing an exciting transformation. We have big ambitions to change the way aluminium windows and doors are supplied into the trade market and we want to show existing and potential customers how that could benefit them directly.

A new factory, new processes and smart new service initiatives are designed to make buying aluminium windows and doors as simple as buying PVC-U, giving installers a great opportunity to build their businesses in partnership with AluFold Direct.

Russell commented: “The Glazing Summit has quickly become one of the highest profile events in the industry calendar and we’re really pleased that we’ll have such a visible presence this time around.”

Delegates at this year’s Glazing Summit will be sporting a new brand on their lanyards – thanks to sponsorship from AluFold Direct.

Heading to the Summit

More than 160 frames and 300 specialist glazing units were supplied to construction company, Heatley Developments.

The one-year refit, called POPworks, transformed a former solicitor’s office into luxury one and two bedroom apartments, with state-of-the-art smart home technology.

After it was voted a top place to live by The Times newspaper, buyers snapped up every apartment - before a single brick was laid!

As part of the plan to create a contemporary living space, Heatley Developments kept the existing façade of the historic building complete with exposed brickwork and original features. Inside, designers celebrated Manchester’s industrial heritage and included external balconies and some floor to ceiling windows – successfully combining the best of old and new.

Durable, slim and secure, AluK 58BW and 588D profiles, in Anthracite Grey, were installed in every apartment.

On the ground floor, in the commercial units, Jack Aluminium’s TD68 Thermally-broken ground floor system including security entrance doors and two magnetic locking entrance doors were installed. They were supplied to meet Secured by Design standards.

To keep up with the fast pace of work and to ensure the site was not overloaded with deliveries, AluFoldDirect organised five separate window and door deliveries. One elevation at a time, fitters installed the specified aluminium windows and doors.

Specialist IGUs were supplied by AluFoldDirect to reduce heavy traffic noise outside. This was necessary to adhere to strict acoustic regulations and ensure minimal noise pollution from the road.

At the final noise survey and assessment, which takes place as part of the planning application process, POPworks passed – thanks to AluFoldDirect.

Following the revamp, planners described POPworks as a ‘triumph’.

Tim Mooney, project manager at AluFoldDirect, says: “We had to meet strict acoustic regulations because the apartments were next to a busy road. From the beginning, I knew we had to supply specialist glazing or the noise tests would fail.

“Facing a problem like this, when the build is pretty much complete, causes huge problems and can be an expensive issue to fix.

“From day one, this was a huge consideration for AluFoldDirect, and I worked hard to ensure that POPworks would pass with flying colours. Of course, at the final sound installation test, it did and that was great news for everyone involved.”

It is the first time AluFoldDirect has worked with Heatley Developments to complete a project like POPworks – but the partnership continues to grow. Already there are plans for them to work on a second Manchester-based development together.

Fred Baama, of Heatley Developments, which is a full-service construction company, says: “POPworks was an exciting development and we thoroughly enjoyed bringing it to life.

“We wanted to create a high-quality contemporary living space and that’s exactly what we did.

“Working with Tim at AluFoldDirect was very rewarding and we found AluFoldDirect to be exceptionally fast, efficient and helpful.

“On the back of POPworks, we have invited AluFoldDirect to work with us again as we prepare to take on our next project in Manchester.”

Tim adds: “I was really impressed with Heatley Developments. Everyone associated with the Oldham Road POPworks job should be delighted as the finished project is a remarkable achievement.

“This project is an excellent example of why we created the Aluminium Glazing Projects team. It’s a free service and means developers can access industry experts, offering award-winning products and service.

“We are already looking forward to working with Heatley Developments again".

AluFoldDirect has teamed up with Heatley Developments to deliver a £3.7m project. POPWorks is a 28 eco-friendly apartments in one of Manchester’s trendiest districts features aluminium glazing from award-winning AluFoldDirect.

AluFoldDirect delivers luxury residential development

Bifold doors in aluminium have earned their popularity with homeowners and installers alike, thanks to their sleek and modern looks, high performance features and ability to blur the lines between inside and outside spaces.

They benefit from slim frames and wide expanses of glass, perfect for letting lots of natural light flood into a home, while connecting it to the garden.

There’s a high level of design flexibility with our aluminium bifold doors, making it much simpler to create stunning installations that can be tailored to your customer’s needs and individual tastes. 

You can specify all elements within a bifold door design, including the overall size, number of panels needed, opening styles & configurations, glazing options, hardware choices and even the door furniture. 

Our blog on design features of aluminium bifold doors has lots of information about designing the perfect bifold doors. 

Top selling tip: Encourage your customers to get their bifold doors fitted in time for summer. There’s nothing better than opening up bifold doors in the warmer weather and letting the fresh air flow through the home. 

Aluminium is renowned for its sheer strength, durability and quality, and using aluminium helps to create a bifold door that not only looks great, but is strong and secure.

The high performance qualities of aluminium ensures that our bifold doors benefit from great energy efficiency. This makes them perfect to install in any home, especially where homeowners are looking for wide-span bifold doors to create folding walls of glazing. 

Our aluminium bifold doors also benefit from high levels of security. There’s the option to upgrade your bifold doors to be Secured by Design (SBD) accredited – an initiative set up by the Association of Chief Police Officers to design out crime.

We manufacture our bifold doors in aluminium at our state-of-the-art factory in Blackburn.

It means that we have complete control over the finished product, and can work with you at every stage of your project, from design and specification, to manufacture and delivery. 

Aluminium bifold doors are delivered direct to site, in 1 week for unglazed orders, and 2 weeks for glazed, right-first-time, every time. This gives you the opportunity to provide aluminium glazing to customers, with more flexibility and with the absolute certainty that they’ll receive a perfect product.

Show your customers the benefits and beauty of bifold doors in aluminium, in person. You can use our dedicated Aluminium Glazing Design Centre as your own showroom. Customers can see full size displays of aluminium bifold doors for themselves, helping to visualise how they would look in their own property.

We have our team of experts on hand at the Aluminium Glazing Design Centre too, so you can drop by and discuss your project for help and guidance and see the many opportunities that bifold doors in aluminium can provide.

If you want to refresh your bifold door fitting skills, or would like full, comprehensive installation training, join our Aluminium Installer Training Academy. We have a range of courses that your company can benefit from to learn how to make the most of aluminium glazing. 

If you would like to add aluminium bifold doors to your product portfolio or would like more advice on installing, get in touch with our team on 01706 260700. 

When it comes to specifying home refurbishments, extensions and new build projects, it’s more than likely there will be a need for bright and open living spaces, accompanied with large glazed areas.

Benefit from bifold doors in aluminium 

To provide a tailor-made service, it is best to fully discuss all your building needs personally. There are many ways to begin this process, the first of which is to submit a quick quote form on the website, where you will be able to attach any drawings and schedules. You may also email your requirements and include any other information: info@alufolddirect.co.uk.

From making an initial enquiry, you can discuss your project further with a team of experts who can help you plan the perfect design for your aluminium bifold doors.

Why not visit us in person? Our team at the AluFoldDirect Aluminium Glazing Design Centre in Blackburn is on hand to help you with any design needs you may have. They can offer their valued expertise and advice in designing aluminium bifold doors. They are able to talk through your plans and requirements and can design your bespoke doors. The team will also be able to provide you with all the information you may need to know about Building Regulations, security and energy efficiency specifications of our aluminium bifold doors.

We have full-size displays of all our products, making it easier to browse all the design options that we offer.

As we custom-make our products, we are confident that we can provide aluminium bifold doors to suit any property. We find that doors are commonly one of the final steps in a building project, meaning it is essential to provide a product that can be designed flexibly to suit any build. This makes bifold doors perfect for both homes and commercial buildings.

Whether you decide to order with us online or visit us personally, our made to measure service ensures that you receive high-quality aluminium bifold doors efficiently and effortlessly. We have a 1-week lead time for unglazed units and 2 weeks for glazed for all single colours. We also stock grey on white as a dual colour, however other dual colours may have a longer lead time.

The aluminium bifold doors are delivered in full-frame directly to site or anywhere across the UK in an unbranded van. As we don’t install our products directly, you will need to find someone to complete the job for you. We can give handy installation advice to your fitter. With each bifold door order, we will include a guide to help.

You can download our free guide on how to install our aluminium bifold doors on our website here. Why not ring us on 01706 260700 to start the process of ordering your aluminium bifold doors, or visit our Bifold Door page.

At AluFoldDirect, we believe that it is important to provide a bespoke, seamless service for any design project. Our aluminium bifold doors are made to measure to each customer’s requirements.

How to Order Aluminium Bifold Doors

Download our quick four-step guide to installing aluminium bi-fold doors.

AluFoldDirect supplies aluminium bi-fold doors to the trade, double glazing installers and local builders across the UK from our HQ in Blackburn. We deliver bi-folding doors in-frame, direct-to-site, in plain unmarked vans in just one week unglazed and two weeks glazed.

Delivering doors to site quickly gives tradespeople the chance to get the job done quicker, so that they can stick to work schedules and have extra time to win more bi-fold door installation jobs.

How to fit bi-fold doors with AluFoldDirect

There’s an easy four step process to fitting bi-fold doors which is made even easier when the bi-fold door is the perfect fit for the space it is being installed into.

At AluFoldDirect, we have a dedicated bi-fold manufacturing process which delivers you a precisely manufactured door ready to fit straight away. The best way to do this is to have exact measurements of the hole, so we can precisely manufacture a door that’s the perfect fit to make your installation go more smoothly.

Build/prepare the space where the aluminium bi-fold door will be fitted

Order your made to measure bi-fold door from AluFoldDirect

Your bi-fold door is delivered in one week unglazed and two weeks glazed, ready to fit straight away, right first time.

Measuring the space after it has been built eliminates the guess work and guarantees a right first time fit for your aluminium bi-fold doors. This will remove installation issues on site and help ensure you get paid, on time.

Once your bi-fold arrives, follow these four easy steps to install:

Soak the gasket in a bucket of warm soapy water

Check the outer frame is installed 100 percent level and square – ensuring all four sides are levels and that the diagonals are identical

Fully toe & heel every sealed unit, this is crucial, to stop the sashes from dropping

If you’re just starting out fitting bi-fold doors, or want a reminder of the best way to do it, print off our free guide to installing aluminium bi-fold doors. You can keep a copy in the van, stick it on the wall in the office or even print out copies to pass around the site so everyone knows about the best way to fit bi-fold doors.

Adding aluminium bi-fold doors to your product range

Aluminium is a big opportunity for growth for installers. Adding aluminium bi-fold doors to your offering will help you to meet demands from homeowners. Our aluminium bi-fold doors can also be matched in with our 

five reasons to choose aluminium bi-fold doors.

Aluminium bi-fold doors are the best product on the market for opening homes to the garden and merging indoor and outdoor spaces. And homeowners have taken notice.

Free Guide to Fitting Aluminium Bi-Fold Doors

It’s the first new product to be launched under Russell Yates’ leadership. He explains: 

“Flush sash is a massive trend in the homeowner market, as we have seen from the growth in PVCu flush frames.

“Like any new aluminium product, flush windows are available on the market, but not on the fast leadtimes that installers need, and that’s why we’ve chosen to add it to the Everything Aluminium range. The new flush windows will be delivered direct to site, fast.”

Fully suited with AluFoldDirect’s slimline window range, the flush sash window offers slim, flat sash sightlines of just 45mm. Configuration options include top-hung, side-hung and fixed light options.

A double rebate achieves high weather performance, and there is the option for double or triple glazing. The windows are also PAS 24 accredited and certified under the Secured by Design scheme.

Russell adds: “The flush sash trend suits all kinds of properties and projects. As well as being an excellent choice for replacing old timber, PVCu or steel windows, it suits new-build homes and developments.

“There’s nothing quite like seeing a new product in person, so we’re offering flush window samples to all customers too.

“For properties where style is paramount, and performance needs to be of the highest standard, flush sash delivers exactly what homeowners want.”

To order your showroom sample, call 01706 260700.

Award-winning fabricator AluFoldDirect is bringing more opportunities for aluminium installers with its new flush sash aluminium window.

New Opportunities with Flush

Interior & Exterior Aluminium Sliding Doors

Offer your customers more glass and less frame for increased natural light in their property, minimal sightlines and a sleek appearance. Our aluminium sliding doors has an easy glide action system that makes the use of their doors much easier, along with a range of powder coated polyester colours, including our popular, Anthracite Grey, so you can give your customers some design flexibility.

Design features include a three chamber inline sliding door, that’s available in single, double and triple track options depending on the look your customers wants. With thermally enhanced extrusions that incorporates glass fibre reinforced polyamide strips, you customers are guaranteed optimum temperatures in their new, open space you’ve created. Designed to last, our aluminium sliding doors are robust and durable, allowing 200kg panel weight with smooth and consistent operation.

We offer you premium slider options for these doors, including P-15-100 BSC94 Double track outer frame, P-15-113 BSC94 Triple track outer frame and P-15-200 BSC94 Door Sash Frame.

See our declaration of conformance for the requirements of CE marking over on our website. We make sure that all of our products conform with this to ensure high quality aluminium sliding doors for your project.

As your aluminium sliding door supplier, we are your main point of contact, dedicated to help manage all aspects of development from start to finish. We ensure that we create an achievable schedule so that we can work with you to ensure that installation can run smoothly. We also offer hands-on training with the Aluminium Glazing Installer Glazing Academy to cover any potential skills gaps that you may have – so you feel confident in delivering the best quality service for your clients.

Choose AluFoldDirect as your aluminium sliding door supplier

Deliver quality, speed and accuracy with AluFoldDirect. We have a significant amount of stock at all times to help you give flexible, responsive services. Choosing to offer your clients sliding doors will allow them to open up space in their property and make indoor to outdoor living seamless. We’re ready when you are, so as soon as your clients are happy with everything, we will fabricate in harmony with your construction schedules, whilst complying with our strict quality protocols and high standards.

Get a quick quote for your aluminium sliding doors and get them delivered direct to site in no time.

Open up your customer’s home to their outdoor living space with our aluminium sliding doors. Creating a seamless opening from the inside, out is a great way to make your customers home feel more open and spacious. 

Choosing an aluminium sliding door supplier for your next project

If you’re looking to add a stand-out feature to your project, our Technic-AL Roof Lanterns are the perfect addition to any home, thanks to the stylish, modern design. They create impressive light-filled spaces, lifting orangeries and extensions to new heights. Combined with our aluminium bi-folding doors, our aluminium roof lanterns help to create beautiful new glazed extensions for kitchens, dining rooms or family living spaces.

Your customers can choose from any colour they wish from the RAL chart, allowing them to match their bespoke aluminium roof lantern to the rest of the exterior or interior look of their home. All of our bespoke aluminium roof lanterns are made to measure for your project, with sizes available up to 3000mm by 6000mm to bring extra daylight into living spaces. 

Our aluminium roof lantern kits offer all the great benefits of our bespoke roof lantern options, but they come in standard sizes and colours. These kits can be delivered same or next day, so they’re perfect of you have limited space on site. You can order the lantern when you are ready to fit it.

Our roof lantern kits feature such as slim sightlines – there are no bulky, unaesthetically pleasing details, just slimline curtain walling-style roof rafter bars to achieve a simple, sleek roof lantern design for your projects .

Download our Roof Installation Manual for more info and help.

If your customer doesn’t want to add height to their room but still wants to bring more natural light into their home, then our aluminium flat fixed rooflight is the perfect solution. Designed by aluminium experts, the flat rooflight is easy to fit and delivered direct to site in just one day with everything in the box ready to fit – saving you time on site.

Our aluminium flat rooflights offer a thermally broken frame, U-Values of just 1.0 W/m2K and a simple specification, which makes it ideal for commercial buildings and residential projects. They come in four stock sizes, and stock colours for easy, straightforward ordering..

Choose AluFoldDirect for your Aluminium Roof Lantern

We can help you to transform properties with one of our aluminium roof lanterns or rooflights. By injecting additional light into their home, you can improve living spaces, giving your client brighter, more spacious orangery and extension projects.

Our fitter friendly servicemeans our roof lanterns can be installed super fast. Kits are supplied in colour coded wrapping with an easy-to-follow instruction guide for installation in just 40 minutes. Call us for a quick quote - we’re ready when you are.

AluFoldDirect delivers quality aluminium roof lanterns fast, ready to fit. With next day delivery on stock sizes and colours we can help you to fit more aluminium roof lantern jobs and grow your profits.

Fitter friendly, fully aluminium roof lanterns

If your customer is after a contemporary, minimalist door, then the best option to give them is the Venlo RD3 Aluminium entrance door as it’s the perfect solution for modern living. This thermally enhanced aluminium door, that has U-values of 1.4W/m2K, combines high quality security standards with sleek, slimline aesthetics for customers who are after a high performance entrance door for their home. With colour options consisting of Anthracite Grey and Black paired with clear or satin glazing, you can offer your customers a dramatic entrance. More design features included with the RD3 doors include matching side screens, fanlights and cills which your clients can opt for if they want the forefront of their home to look seamless.

When it comes to security, we have got your covered. With multi-point hook locks and dead locked outer frame closers and keeps, this high performance, stylish and secure aluminium entrance door is a great option for your homeowner customers as they are given an extra peace of mind as you have the option to give them Secured by Design, PAS 24 and Document Q certifications that come with all of our doors.

All of our contemporary front doors are manufactured to be ready to install once delivered direct to site. These aluminium entrance doors have fast lead times, and you can guarantee that your customer will receive their doors within 2 weeks, with the right installation first time, thanks to our reliable operation. Our contemporary doors are ideal to add on to your aluminium glazing specification to complete any project that you’re working on.

Using our aluminium products allows excellent formability and ductility, meaning whatever your homeowner customer would like, as an installer, you can deliver. The durability characteristics can corrosion resistance means that your installations will retain their impressive appearance for decades.

Choose AluFoldDirect for your front doors

Whether you’re an installer, architect or a construction business, the way in which we work will improve the way that you work thanks to our straight to site delivery and incredibly fast and efficient turnaround - meaning that we can fabricate in time with your own construction schedules. Choosing our installer friendly contemporary front doors will offer your clients the perfect match of form and function.

If you’re interested, contact us via our website for any queries or quick quotes and we’ll be happy to help.

If you’re looking for an installer-friendly contemporary front door, look no further than AluFoldDirect. Our entrance doors range provides your customers, with a range of different aluminium front door design styles for a safe and secure entrance to their home. 

Installer-friendly contemporary front doors

Trade bi-folding doors seamlessly blend inside and outside spaces with optimum flexibility. Offer your customers bi-fold doors with slim profiles, thermally insulated glazing units and large glazed areas that create a wall of glass, for living spaces that are warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer, leaving the space flooded with natural light.

Another great selling point for our trade aluminium bi-fold doors is that they are virtually maintenance free. With specialised powder coatings in a range of colour and finish options, aluminium maintains its new-look appearance considerably longer than other materials.

At AluFoldDirect we custom design and manufacture the bi-folding doors that your customer wants to virtually any configuration, so we can help you to meet the requirements and specifications for any project you’re working on. If you’re working on a large project in partnership with a development company or architect, you can also access our free Aluminium Glazing Design Projects service for additional support.

Our trade bi-fold doors are manufactured from high quality aluminium profile to offer your customers doors with an outstanding strength to weight ratio, for larger glazed panes.

There are seventeen opening style that can be specified for the perfect trade aluminium bi-fold doors to install in your customers property.

Thanks to our large stock holding facilities, we can help you achieve more as installer by delivering your aluminium glazing products direct to site, with an incredibly fast turnaround. We give you millimetre perfect, made to measure solutions that are delivered right first time, ready to fit, to help your work schedule run smoothly.

The Everything Aluminium range, which features trade bi-fold doors offers fast turnarounds of one week for unglazed, two weeks for glazed. We deliver all across the UK, direct to site, in unmarked vans to help you get going with your project in no time.

Choose Alufold direct for your bi-fold doors

Our flexible and responsive services means that you can get quick quotes and fast delivery on trade supply aluminium bi-fold doors, to help you guarantee the best service for your customers. We put your business needs first so that you can rely on us to deliver trade aluminium bi-fold doors fast and ready to fit.

Call us on 01706 260700 for more expert advice on adding our bi-fold doors to your product offering. Check out our 

 for regular updates and inspiration for your next project.

AluFoldDirect bi-folding doors are a simple, stylish solution for your clients or customers that are seeking to open up space in their property in an innovative and contemporary way. 

Trade aluminium bi-fold doors delivered direct to site

With the home improvement market booming after the first lockdown, we wanted to make sure that we could maintain our fast, reliable service for installers, even with growing sales, so we put investment in place to achieve this. It included 19 new staff joining the fabrication team, two additions to the customer support team and another four extra team members in processing, IT and design. We also invested more than £1.5 million in stock to deliver more aluminium windows and doors to customers every week. We were back to 2-week lead times on Everything Aluminium by September.

I was also keen to start opening up new opportunities for customers as soon as possible, and after chatting to them, I could see that there was a real appetite for aluminium flush windows. We launched them for AluFoldDirect customers in November and we have already had great take-up from installers who can see their potential for replacing old timber and steel-frame windows, as well as giving them the ideal aluminium alternative to the massively popular PVCu flush sash products.

As well as thriving in the post-lockdown market, launching new products and improving our customer buying experience, we’re putting the wheels in motion to create the new vision for AluFoldDirect. The market is so receptive to aluminium, and we want to support more customers to get into new areas of aluminium glazing installation, whilst still delivering AluFoldDirect’s winning combination of product choice, service and speed.

There are more plans in the pipeline and 2021 looks likely to be a busy year for the business. We’re looking at new markets, new products and new ways of working so that we can deliver exactly what installers need from their aluminium glazing partner.

Whilst it may not have been the ideal situation to take the helm of AluFoldDirect after Lockdown 1.0, it has certainly shown me how much the business and the team can achieve and that’s a very exciting prospect.

Despite COVID-19, 2020 has shown the resilience of customers who bounced back after the first lockdown and haven’t looked back. I certainly hadn’t envisaged that joining AluFoldDirect would coincide with a national pandemic, but I knew we would have to put our agility into action, and we were able to adapt quickly to deliver certainty to installers as soon as possible.

New Year Message from Russell Yates, Managing Director

19 new team members have joined the fabrication team at the AluFoldDirect factory in Blackburn, two new starters have expanded the customer support team and a further four extra staff have joined the office team in processing, IT and design.

Russell Yates, Managing Director at AluFoldDirect, says: “It’s been a very busy re-start for AluFoldDirect. Since we returned to work, sales have been very strong, as installers make the most of the buoyant home improvement market.

“2-week delivery direct to site is important to our customers and we have been working to adapt and refine our internal systems and processes, to deliver a better experience for customers, every time. This has included investing more than £1.5 million in stock and expanding our team to add capacity and extra customer support.

“There are many plans in the pipeline, including new products, to help customers expand their offering and profit from new markets, but since May, the priority for AluFoldDirect has been to adapt operations for a better service. I’m confident that these adaptations are having a positive impact on the certainty we deliver for installers.”

AluFoldDirect manufactures the Everything Aluminium range which is delivered in 2 weeks.

Since re-opening for manufacturing in May, and following the appointment of Russell Yates as Managing Director, AluFoldDirect is growing its team to deliver an even faster service for customers.

Growing Team at AluFoldDirect

Taking the helm as the company reopened for business after lockdown, Russell has recognised that he now has the perfect vehicle to help grow the awareness of aluminium and bring a better service proposition and product offering to the installer market.

“One of the biggest benefits of being a fabricator is being able to work much more closely with installers to support them and increase our influence on the market,” explains Russell. “This industry is built on relationships and AluFoldDirect is going to play a big part in further popularising aluminium products as we further build market share.

“My move to AluFoldDirect was delayed by a few months due to the Covid crisis, but it was really important for the business to have consistent leadership through that time. Covid has quickened the pace of change in the window and door industry, but I think that the new world order is going to offer more opportunities to aluminium than PVCu. Since reopening, we have demonstrated just how quickly AluFoldDirect can change and adapt, so that we can continue to deliver an industry leading service.”

Moving to AluFoldDirect after 17 years with AluK, Russell is determined to get closer to installers and help them to promote aluminium to the homeowner market.

“At a systems company level, you are always one level away from the coal face. Leading AluFoldDirect gives me the opportunity to listen to what customers want and help them get into new areas. Growing the awareness of aluminium whilst delivering the combination of product choice, speed and service to the installer market gives them the confidence to offer aluminium as the first choice for homeowners.”

The plan for AluFoldDirect is to use this business model through the network of customers, which has been successful in other countries around Europe.

Russell adds: “The market is receptive to aluminium, especially with the level of growth over the last few years. After transforming the way the trade buys aluminium, the next opportunity for us is to take the well-oiled engine and build on it in terms of service offering and product range, concentrating on delivering on promises made to customers.”

Russell Yates has joined AluFoldDirect as Managing Director.

Russell Yates Joins AluFoldDirect

When it comes to window design, arched windows are having a revival. The beauty and charm of a not-so-square window is being favoured by home builders, architects and designers alike, and shaped glazing is being to be specified for more and more new build property restoration projects across the country.

Our newly-launched aluminium shaped glazing service helps our customers create the ‘perfect arch’ in their building projects. We manufacture bespoke aluminium glazing in any shape and size, for even the most complex projects.

We work with you to meet your desired specifications and requirements and can create bespoke shapes to fit your project thanks to our expert manufacturing processes.

Aluminium arched windows are a great option to capture timeless style, while enhancing the performance of the property.

There’s a big trend for converting old industrial mills and red-brick buildings into modern architectural apartments or offices, especially across the North West, along with grand barn conversions that require larger expanses of glazing.

This means there’s an increasing need for high quality, high performance bespoke shaped windows to meet the demand.

With our aluminium shaped glazing, we can produce stunning arched windows that ooze character whilst adding style, elegance and value to a building.

Working with restoration projects often means working with listing buildings and properties that are situated in conservation areas.

This requires original features to be preserved by retrofitting the windows with replacements that meet the original architectural design along with Local Authority specifications.

We can create clever designs using our shaped glazing that not only preserves original design but helps to increase the amount of natural light that enters a building, with slimmer sightlines and larger glazed areas.

Aluminium is the ideal material to use for creating the perfect arch. Adding a touch of character like no other, aluminium arched windows complement both period properties and contemporary buildings for residential and commercial use.

The slim aluminium frames help to provide a unique statement design that’s engineered with latest technology to offer the highest performance features.

Slimline aluminium frames to maximise space and light

Fitter friendly – designed with installers in mind

We deliver aluminium shapes direct to site, in an unmarked van in just two weeks. There’s a huge choice of modern and traditional colours and glazing options to suit your project.

We manufacture our arched windows using the latest cutting technology with our bending machine, to ensure the perfect shape is created, cut to exact measurements and meeting all specifications.

We know it can be hard to replicate the traditional arched shape that’s so often found in heritage properties, that’s why we’ve invested in our shaped glazing service to offer our customers the best products so they can achieve the best results in their aluminium glazing projects.

No matter the size of your project, we can provide arched windows, along with complete shaped glazing solutions.

Our aluminium glazing projects management service is designed to help you at every stage of your build, with a dedicated team that partners with you to manage design, specifications, manufacturing and delivery of your aluminium glazing.

Ensuring that your larger project with shaped glazing will always run to plan, right first time, every time.

If you are after the perfect arch window, get in touch with our team to see how we can help you. You can call us on 01706 260700, email us at 

 or start your aluminium glazing project here.

Creating the perfect arched windows with our shaped glazing service

A £40k project to create a unique glass room featuring three sets of fully-glazed aluminium doors from award-winning AluFoldDirect is the first of its kind in the UK.

GlassRooms Architectural Glazing Limited incorporated AluFoldDirect’s powder-coated aluminium, thermally-broken, secure bi-fold, French and single door styles in their high-end glass box system.

It’s the first time this type of innovative aluminium glazing has been installed in the seamless structural glass room by GlassRooms Architectural Glazing Limited – which was fitted in a residential property in Irby, Cheshire.

Richard Southern, director of GlassRooms Architectural Glazing Limited, based in the Wirral, says his client wanted their glass room to feature high security doors and that’s why he approached the award-winning aluminium glazing fabricators, AluFoldDirect.

He says: “We used one pair of AluFoldDirect’s residential fully-glazed double doors and two single hinged doors, so our client had the choice of three ways to exit the new room. The quality of the doors was superb and my client was extremely happy.

“The glass box system achieved a U-Value of 1.2 W/m²K for enhanced thermal insulation and the living space seamlessly linked the inside with the outside.”

GlassRooms Architectural Glazing Limited delivers bespoke, functional living spaces across the UK. They work with clients nationwide who want to maximise their homes by creating a super-efficient, relaxing version of a traditional extension.

Over the last 12 months, these cutting-edge glass room structures from GlassRooms Architectural Glazing Limited have taken the home improvement market by storm – creating wonderful, light, energy-efficient spaces which breathe new life into properties old and new.

Richard said: “We have never incorporated aluminium doors into one of our glass rooms before, so this really was a first for us. Before we went out and installed the product, we designed and constructed it in-house at our factory headquarters in the Wirral.

“Once we were satisfied that we could successfully incorporate AluFoldDirect’s aluminium glazing into our seamless structure, we went ahead and completed the fit. This glass room featured full support structural glass vertical fins and roof beams but avoided the requirement for chunky steel supports and this was why it was unique.

“We would like to thank AluFoldDirect for the aluminium glazing support. We created a wonderfully-light and energy-efficient space that literally transformed our client’s house.”