As the UKs leading composite door manufacturer renowned for strength and security, Rockdoor was recently asked to help an elderly couple who sadly became the victims of a burglary whilst they were away on holiday.

Their story was featured on the new BBC1 daytime programme called ‘Crime Scene Investigates’ in which Rav Wilding (a former Crime Presenter and Police Officer) and his team undertake the ultimate support for victims of burglaries, working to secure their homes, give them a security make-over and try to put the heart back in their homes.

The elderly couple from West Yorkshire had their old timber front door completely removed and replaced with a high security made to measure Rockdoor. Their new Rockdoor composite door features industry leading levels of security as standard including multi point hook locks, carbon fibre reinforced frame, 50mm thick door sash and cylinder guard protectors. Never again will they need to worry about the fear of a burglar gaining access through their front door.

Other crime prevention work carried out at the property to improve the couples security included new uPVC windows featuring laminated glass, new exterior lighting and the planting of prickly bushes to deter would be criminals.

Whilst burglary is distressing enough, often the fear of crime is just as stressful for some families. As a result of the show several homeowners have chosen to secure their homes with a Rockdoor composite door.

We are pleased to inform Rockdoor customers that Ultimate Series Rockdoors are now available with ‘new and improved’ Fab n Fix Hardex-Graphite Satin Chrome Handles, Letterplates, Knockers and Numerals as standard.

Hardex- Graphite Satin Chrome Handles, Letterplates, Knockers and Numerals are designed to significantly improve the weatherability over and above the existing product offering.

Leading Industry Standard                                  

The Electro Finish used in the production process allows for superior performance over and above the industry norm. Most notably, Hardex –Graphite Satin Chrome is 4 x better than similar products on the market when tested for corrosion resistance, UV resistance and abrasion resistance making it perfect for the UK’s unpredictable weather climate. It’s also astonishingly 10 x more robust for smear resistance against competitor products usedon composite doors.

Appearance

Hardex –Graphite Satin Chrome is slightly brighter than the current Satin Chrome offered by Rockdoor, but not as shiny as Polished Chrome. (Therefore it’s perfect for customers who feel Satin Chrome is a little too dull in appearance and polished Chrome to shiny – the new Satin Chrome sits nicely in the middle.)

Satin Chrome Composite Door Letterbox from Rockdoor

All Ultimate Series Rockdoor composite door orders placed in February with Satin Chrome furniture will feature the Hardex-Graphite option at no additional cost.

Composite Doors don’t get any more stylish than the Vogue Cube, as proven by this recent installation from a Rockdoor installer in the Northwest.

Whilst the Vogue is commonly more popular in contemporary shades such as Black or Grey, we are seeing more and more customers installing this style of composite door in woodgrain colours including Light Oak (as pictured), Rosewood and Irish Oak.

The Vogue Cube is exclusively available through Rockdoors Ultimate Series of composite doors, which are designed with homeowner’s security, style and thermal efficiency in mind. Rockdoor is renowned for manufacturing the strongest, most secure and most thermally efficient composite door in the UK. To find out more please visit www.rockdoor.com where you can also download our latest Composite Door App or download our latest brochure.

Irish Oak coloured Rockdoor composite doors are becoming increasingly popular across the UK, both as a front door and back door, as more and more homeowners choose this stunning new colour to complement their home.

The images below show an Elite Series Rockdoor featuring a Summit glass design, and an Elite Series Back Door which was recently installed by a Rockdoor Specialist McDermott Windows. The homeowners decided on their new front door colour by first of all visualising it on their own home using Rockdoors new composite door app.

Irish Oak Rockdoor Composite Doors

Irish Oak Rockdoor Back Door

Elite Series Rockdoors offer the following Features & Benefits.

  • Energy Rating – C as Standard if ordered with clear backing glass.
  • Security Rating – 3 as Standard
  • 44mm Thick Door Sash
  • 2mm High Impact Door Skins
  • Medium Range of Door Styles & Glass Designs
  • Aluminium Reinforced Frame
  • Hard Coat Backing Glass
  • Argon Filled Double Glazed Unit
  • Warm Edge Spacerbar
  • Secure Multi Point Locking System
  • Engineered 3D Adjustable Hinges
  • High Quality Furniture
  • Fully Guaranteed

 

 

Following the recent introduction of 3 new series across the range, Rockdoor is pleased to report early signs of success.

Rockdoors Ultimate, Elite and Select series have each been designed to offer a ‘made to measure’ composite doors built around security, thermal efficiency and different budgets.

To assist in the new launch, Rockdoor developed the first ever composite door app using Augmented Reality technology – a quirky and innovative way of visualising how a Rockdoor would look on a property.

Rockdoors new app has been so well received by both installers and homeowners that plans are already in place for future releases.

“The uptake has been phenomenal” comments Chris Hall of Rockdoor. “We hoped the new door visualizer would be well received, but we’re delighted at the response and reaction from our installers, not to mention homeowners. We designed the app both as a sales tool for our installers, but also as an easy way of assisting homeowners in making their decision – and it does just that. Customers can choose their door style, glass design and colour at the touch of a button.”

The composite door app is one of many recent initiatives launched by Rockdoor that have proved successful. Door Set Energy Ratings have also become extremely popular with installers and homeowners alike, as it demonstrates just one of a multitude of reasons that make Rockdoor stand out from other composite doors available. Ultimate Series Rockdoors are available with an A-Rating as standard for thermal efficiency thanks to soft coat glass, warm edge spacer bars,  50mm sash and unique carbon fibre reinforcing.

If you haven’t got an iPhone or iPad, simply visit one of our composite door galleries for the Ultimate Series, Elite Series or Select Series, and view every style of composite door we manufacture, with every glass design, in every colour.

Download the free composite door app here.

Leading composite door manufacturer Rockdoor is pleased to introduce Irish Oak as a new colour, available across the Ultimate, Elite and Select Series.

With a wide range of cottage style doors available, including the much sought after English Cottage and Stable Door, the new colour will prove extremely popular across the country due to its stunning looks.

The new composite door colour is available with a matching outerframe and matching window trims.

Over the last few years the demand for Irish Oak has been steadily increasing as homeowners look for more natural wood effect colours for front doors and back doors. The new colour is already proving popular with our leading Stable Door.

To visualise what an Irish Oak composite door will look like on your own property, please download our composite door app.

In an industry first, leading composite door manufacturer Rockdoor has launched a brand new innovative iPhone and iPad App to help homeowners to find the perfect door for their home.

Using this new App, customers can take a photograph of their home and visualize what different doors styles, colours and glass designs look like in position before making their decision using Augmented Reality (AR) technology. Once captured, the images can be shared with family and friends via social media and email so customers can gain a second opinion quickly and easily.

The App, available for free from the App Store or via www.rockdoor.com, has been developed exclusively by Rockdoor to support their recent introduction of the Ultimate, Elite and Select Series Rockdoors, which offer industry leading security and thermal efficiency.

“With an ever increasing number of people using iPhones and iPads, we wanted to introduce a new way for homeowners to choose a Rockdoor which best suited their home – using the latest innovative AR technology available. What we have developed is quick and easy to use even for technophobes.” commented Chris Hall, Marketing Manager of Rockdoor. “Our customers will also be able to utilise the App as a fantastic new sales tool when selling in the home, by simply taking a picture of the customer’s front door before going into the sales call”.

Rockdoor will shortly be introducing an App for other smart phones.

Visit www.rockdoor.com to download.

Rockdoor, the leading composite door manufacturer, has just completed the biggest transformation in the company’s history.

Rockdoor is well known for producing the highest quality composite door in the industry, operating at the top end of the market. Whilst very successful in this market, Rockdoor has taken the opportunity to offer a broader range of composite doors by introducing 3 different collections – the Ultimate Series, Elite Series and Select Series. Each Series is designed to offer homeowners secure and stylish composite doors built around their budgets.

In support of the launch, Rockdoor has ‘raised the bar’ introducing many industry firsts to help installers sell Rockdoors in the home.

Door Set Energy Ratings (DSER’s) are becoming an increasingly important battle ground for installers, as homeowners look to gain maximum thermal efficiency for their money.  Rockdoors Ultimate Series offers an entire collection of composite doors available with an A-Rating as standard, regardless of the glass size or threshold option.

In addition to industry leading thermal efficiency, Rockdoor has introduced an innovative App for iPhones and iPads – an industry 1st. Using Augmented Reality technology, the App allows homeowners to choose what door style, glass design and colour best suits their property and then visualize it on their own property.

“The composite door industry has changed in recent years with the introduction of imported slabs from the Far-East. This has inspired us to work even harder to ensure we stay at the forefront of the market for security and style” commented Simon Bird, MD of Rockdoor.  He continued  “The introduction of the Ultimate, Elite and Select Series, backed up with industry leading thermal efficiency and innovative Apps, proves we’re at the cutting edge of the composite door market – and that’s where we intend to stay.”

Thousands of properties across Lancashire benefit from the security of a Rockdoor composite door, but while the doors protect homes and businesses they can Add an Imagealso make it difficult to enable access in emergency situations. While acknowledging the high levels of safety and security against burglary that a Rockdoor affords (both front doors and back doors), Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service also identified the access issue challenging the emergency services.

Keen to assist, Rockdoor opened its Blackburn facility to the Service, allowing them to operate an ‘on-site’ training day. This enabled the firefighters to experience, at first hand, the specialist tools and force required to gain access through a Rockdoor, should the unlikely situation arise.

For this exercise, Rockdoor provided a rig containing 3 different doors, affording the firefighters valuable practice using new state-of-the-art cutting equipment and different entry techniques to gain access to the UKs strongest composite door.  Rockdoor engineers were present throughout, providing technical information, expert advice and assisting the crews as required.

Group Manager Alan Walker of Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service commented on this unusual move by the Service. “High-security doors intended to keep burglars out create a challenge too for firefighters with the legitimate reason for breaking in to rescue people. We’ll allow nothing to compromise our ability to rescue people without delay, so by approaching market leaders Rockdoor to help us devise entry techniques for firefighters but not for burglars, we knew we’d face no tougher challenge to get it right first time. A high-tech door required a high-tech approach, using a heavy-duty diamond-tipped blade in a power saw, something that a burglar would be unlikely to carry around with them, much less dare to wake the neighbourhood by using! We’re extremely pleased with the outcome and immensely grateful to Rockdoor for the use of their products, premises and company experts on hand.”

Simon Bird, GAP & Rockdoors Joint MD added, “When approached by Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service, our initial reaction was to question why we’d let anyone practice getting into a Rockdoor. After all we developed the door to be incredibly strong and virtually impossible to break in. However, we recognise the potential difficulties such a secure door could present in an emergency, and felt it was our obligation to accommodate and assist the Service as best we could. ”

Fire Service visit Rockdoor to put the UK’s leading composite door through its paces.

Update to appear next week.

About Rockdoor

Rockdoor Limited manufacture unique high security composite doors, stable doors and french doors to individual specifications, in a highly automated production plant in Lancashire. Established in 1996, Rockdoor has been instrumental in the development of the 'composite door' and has carved out an enviable reputation as the leading name in the industry, often asked for by name!