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. 13 June 2026 - 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. 11 June 2026 - 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. 7 June 2026 - 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. 23 January 2026 ## 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. 16 June 2026 - 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. 2 May 2026 - 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. 22 April 2026 - 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. 15 April 2026 ## 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. 7 July 2026 - 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. 28 March 2026 - 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. 12 March 2026 - 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. 24 February 2026 - 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. 8 February 2026