Supplier of doors and windows, Tradelink, has moved to address the latest tightening of the Building Regulations, by adding the Smart Alitherm 400 system to its range of aluminium solutions; suitable for commercial contracts as well as new build and refurbished residential properties.
Offered in flush or chamfered styles and with a wide choice of colours as well as hardware options, the Smart Alitherm 400 is also the first thermally broken aluminium system on the market to feature the manufacturer’s co-extruded glazing gasket. This means the quick-glaze beads are supplied with the gaskets post-extruded into the profile, speeding up the fitting process.
Smart Alitherm 400 can also be combined with Smart’s designer door panels and the company’s range of standard door furniture, including colour-matched lever handles and the Quantum range of stainless steel hardware, to create contemporary entrance doors.
The Divisional Head of Special Projects for Tradelink, Stuart Walker, commented: “The Smart Alitherm 400 is an advancement on the 300 system and responds to the latest changes in the Building Regulations’ Part L making it possible to meet the enhanced requirements. So now with the new standard offering you can achieve a U-value of 1.6 W/m2K and an ‘A’ energy rating without upgrading to triple-glazed units. This means it meets the new, limiting value for new build work as well as the energy rating for replacement projects.
“Having the gasket already integral to the extrusion definitely offers a time or labour-saving benefit to the installer and brings aluminium back in line with UPVC alternatives. The combination of better thermal performance and improved installation characteristics, as well as the excellent security and stylish appearance, makes the Smart Alitherm 400 an attractive proposition for our trade customers serving the commercial as well as residential sectors.”
