Made for Trade explains why you should visit its stand at FIT 2023 between 23-25 May at the NEC Birmingham
Marketed under the Korniche brand, Made for Trade, designers and engineers of aluminium bi-fold doors and roof lanterns, are exhibiting at the FIT Show next month. The show is set to take place between 23-25 May at the NEC Birmingham.
As the company looks ahead to meeting customers old and new, it’s given four reasons to come along and find out more at FIT 2023:
Engineering and Product Design
Made For Trade’s Korniche brand was founded with the idea to bring inspirational products to market via the use of innovative design and precision engineering.
Created as completely bespoke systems from a clean sheet, the MFT engineering team design products founded on the three core principles of Precision, Simplicity and Beauty to offer uncompromised glazing. The combination of new technology and engineering experience means slim sightlines for the consumer thanks to low-profile extrusions, along with with robust long-lasting functionality and security.
Since 2016, the Korniche Roof Lantern has been a popular choice for homeowners and benefits from engineering backed up by experience derived from the motorsport and automotive sectors. The award-winning bi-folding door followed, underlined by the same principles of hidden design.
Korniche lanterns, for example, use a selection of aluminium components such as end caps and ridge bosses that have been uniquely die cast to suit, enabling greater accuracy and tighter tolerances to be achieved to the benefit of the structure. Meticulously engineered for strength, the lantern supports maximum glass sizes without the need for additional rafters, and the smart design details mean that glazing the structure is free of tapes and messy sealants, whilst Korniche Bi-Folding doors feature a similar raft of benefits.
The security aspect remains at the forefront of any Made For Trade product, and with enhanced protection as standard with Korniche, it is designed into products from day one. The doors and their durable frames come rigorously tested to keep homes protected – they are certified to the advanced PAS24:2016 standard, and they use a patented clip-in internal glazing bead.
Impeccable Service
Made for Trade prides itself on the phone and email support and service provided to its customers. Come and meet the team at FIT 2023, and discover the values of this family enterprise first-hand.
You’ll also have the chance to explore MFT’s website featuring CGI imagery alongside more traditional routes of product demonstration, allowing trade customers keen to get up close and personal with the award-winning products before committing to orders, or looking to expand their product or supplier portfolio.
Whilst visitors to the popular NEC exhibition will be able to get hands on with the Korniche product line, customers also have access to a contemporary showroom area at the firm’s Wynyard base where bi-folding doors are on display, and the area is complete with a Demonstration Build using a standard sized lantern. Prospective installers are invited to see for themselves just how quick and easy lantern construction and glazing is with the Korniche system using only basic tools.
Value and Extras
Each year, Made for Trade has continued to invest heavily in their customers and trade partners; offering all the resources needed to allow them to maximise sales and profit. The MFT team take care of nationwide promotion and ensure all the possible tools are to hand, meaning that customers can get on with the next step of project supply or fit.
The company’s ‘Brand Toolkit’ offers a one-stop resource for customers to find everything quickly in an online directory that adds value and helps develop sales. To assist with the creation of websites or social media use, promotional video content is available alongside trade brochures, literature and professional images showcasing Made For Trade’s highly regarded engineering-led approach to fenestration design.
The Brand Toolkit is supplemented by the Geo-Tool feature on the Korniche website, which actively points consumers towards a registered MFT partner to complete the transaction. Homeowners and project managers can find their nearest suppliers and installers with just a couple of clicks – a free feature for registered trade customers.
New for 2023, customers can specify a stylish modern Uni-Blind system in their Korniche Bi-Folding Doors; offering an integrated and energy-efficient light control solution that requires no installation or setup.
This finishing touch is rapidly gaining in popularity thanks to being maintenance-free and energy-efficient. The Screenline-based blinds use an SL20SV Sliding Control and are now available as an option on MFT’s online quotation request forms. These venetian systems are installed ready to use, whilst new and improved gaskets alongside the Korniche ‘SpeedBead’ ensure the blinds are truly a ‘FIT, Glaze and GO’ system.
Installer Benefits
Ultimately the aim is to ensure installation is as straightforward as possible, saving the fitter time and the consumer money.
The Korniche lantern stands by its impressive ability to be ‘fitted in minutes and glazed in seconds’ owing to its unique design. There are no visible fixings on show and all joints are seamless. This means great aesthetics as it meets the eye and hints at the ‘clean sheet’ method of construction behind. The number, grade and size of fasteners, for example, have been optimised for security and rigidity, whilst details such as ridge bosses use anti-crush tubes for perfect installation torque.
Installation of a Korniche lantern involves a system that bolts together as a unitary structure rather than box sections and plates that flex or distort. This is achieved through engineering from the outset that creates a strong and secure glazed product, which is also convenient and time-saving for the installer.
Improving efficiency still further for the installer is the ‘One-Drop Delivery’ service now offered by the company. It now offers crane offloading for maximum ease and safety, as well as a one-drop service that includes the door system and glazing on one truck.
This significant investment allows MFT to offer a Document L-compliant glazed product at a much-reduced cost. What’s more, the One-Drop delivery saves downtime on site dealing with deliveries and glass that could typically arrive a day or two either side of the door system.
Meet the team at FIT 2023 where you can discover Made for Trade’s market-leading products and service for yourself.
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