New World Developments’ inverted PVC door panels are being increasingly specified in ‘high use’ cases where doors are subjected to more than average stress. The inverted moulding of the Vintage Collection gives similar aesthetics to a traditional timber door, but the moulding is shielded from knocks and scratches.

Nine different designs in a choice of four colours, red, blue, green and black as well as woodgrain and white are available with a range of classic and contemporary glass designs.

Explains NWD’s Marketing Manager Linda Tomb: ‘Often Local Authorities have to take into account intense usage of a door so the Vintage Collection can be an ideal option. The inverted moulding design accentuates the traditional appearance of the panels but offers added protection.’

The Vintage range of panels is reinforced with two sheets of 6mm exterior grade plywood and a complementary sidelite range is available. All New World’s panels can be ordered through PanelSpec, New World’s on-line trading facility. The website www.nwd.uk.com is now receiving over 9,000 hits per month. With PanelSpec, customers can browse the full product range and technical information before placing their order on line.

Taking less than five minutes, fabricators work through the options to create the exact door panel specification with PanelSpec’s interactive service on or off line. Styles, colours, glass designs and accessories are selected to build an ideal door on screen. Also the PanelSpec CD is a clever sales aid which can be used in the customer’s home or fabricator’s showroom where an internet facility may be unavailable.