For Installers & Contractors
Workshop guidance for ordering and fitting aluminium.
Practical survey notes, product specifications and project lessons for independent installers, trade contractors, facilities teams and project buyers.
Installer Enablement
Switching suppliers, system compatibility, and trade operations.
- Installer Enablement
What Jig Testing Checks Before an Aluminium Swing Door Leaves the Workshop
What the workshop jig function-check covers on fabricated aluminium swing doors before dispatch, and how that fabrication QC supports installation planning.
- Installer Enablement
What We Check on a Swing-Door Jig Before Dispatch
The documented pre-dispatch check for Kingsland swing doors, plus the wider order checks for approved details, specified glazing, loose items and opening-reference labels.
- Installer Enablement
How to Switch Aluminium Fabricator Without Losing the Job
A practical guide for installers, shopfitters and maintenance contractors moving aluminium fabrication to a new supplier — what to check, how to transfer specifications and how to test the relationship on one opening.
- Installer Enablement
Jack Aluminium Systems: A Compatibility Guide for Installers
How the Jack Aluminium product family fits together on a commercial scheme — RD70, SD70, TD68, JD47, JCW, ID30 and others. What integrates with what, and where the system tie-ins matter.
Replacement & Maintenance
Planned replacement supply, surveys, and maintenance workflows.
- Replacement & Maintenance
Commercial Aluminium Door Replacement Lead Times: What to Allow
Planning guidance for made-to-order replacement aluminium doors: what installers and maintenance contractors should send, the working-day lead times to allow, and what happens before fabrication starts.
- Replacement & Maintenance
How Maintenance Contractors Source Replacement Aluminium
A practical guide to choosing and working with a supply-only aluminium fabricator for replacement doors, shopfronts, windows and louvre panels.
- Replacement & Maintenance
Shopfront Door Replacement: A Survey Checklist for Installers
The measurements, clearances, and hardware details you need before ordering a replacement aluminium shopfront door. Written for installers, not end-users.
- Replacement & Maintenance
Replacing a Failed Commercial Aluminium Door: Survey, Spec, and Supply Timeline
Practical guidance for maintenance contractors: make the opening safe, survey a failed commercial aluminium entrance and order a made-to-measure replacement against the confirmed lead time.
Product Spec
Product specification, standards, and technical checklists.
- Product Spec
RD70 vs SD70 vs TD68: Which Entrance Door System Do You Actually Need?
Jack Aluminium RD70, SD70 and TD68 entrance door systems compared for trade installers — thermal performance, security, aesthetics, and when to specify each on residential, heritage and commercial openings.
- Product Spec
Aluminium Shopfront Spec Checklist for Shopfitters
Sizing, glazing, signage zones, threshold options and integration details to nail down before sending a shopfront fabrication enquiry. Written for shopfitters and fitout main contractors.
- Product Spec
Commercial Entrance Door Spec for High-Traffic Retail and Public Buildings
Specifying a heavy-duty commercial aluminium entrance door — frame depth, security rating, hardware, automation, and accessibility. Written for installers and main contractors on retail, schools, healthcare and public-building schemes.
- Product Spec
PAS 24 vs Part L: What Installers Need to Know When Specifying Aluminium Doors
A plain-language primer on PAS 24 (security) and Approved Document L (thermal performance) for installers spec-ing aluminium doors. Where they overlap, where they diverge, and what to ask the fabricator.
- Product Spec
Aluminium Curtain Walling: Build-Up, Sightlines, and Spec for Commercial Contractors
Practical guide to specifying aluminium curtain walling on commercial schemes — sightlines, glazing build-up, wind load, fire requirements, and what to ask the fabricator before tender.
