ExtrudaSeal, flexible extrusions division of Euroseal, reportedly created a record of a six-figure investment in the entire 2018 by investing in more than 40 new tools, in addition to the thousands of existing tools that are in place for their extensive back catalogue of aluminium window and door gaskets.
This enormous investment was specially driven by the vast demand for bespoke and enhanced window and door gaskets and by increased orders for bespoke extrusions.
Sales Director Paul James said: “The demand in the last few months of 2018 has really been exceptional. What’s very positive is that it comes in from fabricators and installers who are manufacturing and fitting a very wide range of aluminium systems.”
He also said: “We supply off the shelf products for all major aluminium systems. We’re also committed to working in partnership with fabricators and installers to design bespoke solutions, where existing designs don’t quite deliver what they want.”
Consumers’ preference for aluminium over timber and uPVC profile systems for doors and windows is the sole reason for the growth of this non-ferrous metal sector. Last year, ExtrudaSeal manufactured over 20,000 km of aluminium door gaskets, encompassing gaskets for many of the most popular aluminium profile systems, including Senior, Smart, Ikon, ALUK and Metaltech.
In the last 12 months, ExtrudaSeal worked in partnership with fabricators and installers to enhance gasket designs or develop completely bespoke solutions in according with customers’ needs. Many of the new tools that company invested in over the years were a direct response to this need.
To address common failures of gaskets for aluminium bi-folding door systems, ExtrudaSeal also developed the fit-and-forget threshold gasket. This gasket design uses a unique semi-rigid box foot, providing a secure fix and delivering much improved compression and weather sealing over the standard gaskets provided by aluminium system companies.
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