Lumi the groundbreaking new, structurally bonded window and door glazing system from Apeer, is set to take the market by storm.
Following its dazzling debut at Grand Designs Live in London, the company has been overwhelmed with leads for the radically styled range of frameless windows, doors, entrance glazing, French doors and bi-fold door system.
Linda Tomb comments: “We have developed an at-a-glance pricing structure where each window and price and spec is clearly presented, enabling retailers to give customers a fully fitted quote which can later go on to be converted to an order. We have also built a training ‘house’ at our Ballymena factory where we can offer fitters hands on experience of how to install the windows.”
“The facility can also be used as a showroom for customers and potential buyers so they can see the Lumi range for themselves and how it differs from anything else on the market.”
A first in its field, the new Lumi collection is set to bring the seamless sophistication of iconic glass structure to the residential housing market.
Offering a frame-free, ‘wall of light profile’ the triple glazed system is distinguished by its fused ceramic colour border. This is available in eight different exterior colours and eight further interior finishes.
In development for more than two-and-a-half years, the launch of Lumi represents an investment of nearly a million pounds for the company – and its first step into the windows market.
As well as being available in a full suite of matching designs, Lumi has a host of construction and performance benefits:
- stormproof design with flush proportional glazing (the double rebate is completely hidden)
- 50mm triple glazed (6-4-4) toughened glass for maximum insulation and noise reduction
- 80mm GRP double rebate frame offers exceptional U-values – as low as 0.7w/m2k on fixed glazing panels
- Triple gasket seal
- Double euro groove allows for versatile hardware options, concealed hinges and window locks
- High security Winkhaus lock system
- Kitemark glass and Kitemark Lumi composite front door options
- Fab & Fix hardware
- Variable clear glazing options
- Concealed hinges offer smooth action, high weight load opening and wide opening
Lumi comes with a 10 year guarantee (structural, mechanical and colour fast).
Lumi windows are available as left and right opening options, fixed panes and top openers. External colour options are light blue, black, white, cream, light grey, Chartwell green, anthracite grey and slate blue. Interior finish choices are in halo white, cream, black, anthracite grey, AnTeak, Siena, Winchester and Swamp Oak.
Notes to editors: Born out of Ace Fixings, founded in Ballymena in 1978, Apeer has since become Ireland and the UK’s leading composite door supplier. With more than 35 years of extensive projects to boast of, Apeer manufactures its leading edge composite doors from a 60,000 sq ft, purpose built manufacturing plant occupying a seven acre site. The company also has its own in-house glass studio and is a major employer in the area. As well as its Apeer range of traditional and contemporary doors, the company also makes the design-led Modo collection and its original Diamond door range plus Isolate2, a 30 minute fire door, essential for multi-residential buildings. The introduction of Door Builder, a screen-based ordering system, enables homeowners to ‘build’ and price their ideal doorset and provides a realistic visualisation of the finished door or entrance system. It also serves as a fast-track order system direct to the company’s production line. Apeer retail customers can be found across Ireland and mainland Britain. Enquiries: Linda Tomb, marketing manager, New World Ltd, Woodside Industrial Estate, Woodside Road, Ballymena, BT42 4HQ Tel: 028 2563 2200 Fax: 028 2565 9334 email: linda.tomb@nwd.uk.com www.apeer.co.uk Issued by: AKA PR, High Corn Mill, Chapel Hill, Skipton, North Yorkshire, Tel: 01756 795374 or email jan@akapr.co.uk
