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News Release from: Vicaima | Subject: Portaro door kit
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 August 2006
Berkeley Homes choose Vicaima Portaro
door kit
Vicaima's new Portaro door kit has been selected by Berkeley Homes as the front entrance for 75 apartments at its flagship new development in Kent.
Vicaima's new Portaro door kit has been selected by Berkeley Homes as the front entrance for 75 apartments at its flagship new development at Holborough, near Larkfield in Kent Portaro, which has just been awarded Secured by Design status qualifying it as a police-approved interior front entrance, is aimed at developers who want quick and easy door installation without compromising on quality, safety or security
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 20 Sep 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Peter Johnson, Managing Director of Vicaima UK said: "Holborough is a typical Vicaima development - stylish and contemporary".
"We're currently celebrating our tenth anniversary in the UK and over that time we've established a reputation for design and reliability".
"The new Portaro door kit has proved very popular with developers because they not only save time on installation but get a high quality product too".
Portaro offers a solution to the problems of labour, quality and delivery associated with conventional door, frame and architrave installation.
It allows developers and designers to install frames that match the door finish rather than relying on painted softwood or MDF.
In particular, with PAS 23/24 and Secured By Design approved specification, Portaro makes the ideal apartment front entrance door system.
The kit is supplied in an easy-to-fit form: head and jambs, complete with architrave and fixings are carton wrapped with fitting instructions.
The door is also supplied with latch or lock and comes with three lift-off hinges making the door installation process simple.
Assembly takes less than 30 minutes - half the time of conventional methods.
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