Ideas that defined the Millenium, evolving for a new generation
The beginning of the 21st century saw a great many fresh ideas across the UK construction industry, from the adoption of digital technologies to a wider recognition of sustainability and the importance of reducing carbon emissions. Both innovations, we might add, that were whole heartedly embraced and harnessed by Vicaima in the development of its products and services. However, alongside this forward-thinking approach, came the realisation that old habits in our industry are often difficult change, such as painting doors on-site, or the reluctance to consider complete door assemblies, rather than cobbling together a collection of disparate and non-compatible parts. The logic of cost-effective factory finishing or the long-term assurance provided by fully compliant door systems were still being ignored. Perhaps because it had always been done that way, or simply that the value of whole life costs were rarely discussed or that people to do a myriad of tasks on site, were always plentiful.
Fast-forward to the present day and we see Home Developers and Housing Associations who are far more enlightened and well informed about product specification and the impact it can have not only on its immediate use, but in terms of future maintenance and safety. Products, especially interior doors need to perform on so many levels. With high expectations from eventual property occupiers and tenants, the aesthetics must be in perfect harmony with their surroundings and in-tune with modern décor trends. Of course, an attractive appearance is only part of the story. Ever-increasing regulatory performance demands that doors must be made to exacting standards and with functionality appropriate to their setting and usage. Vicaima offers these solutions in the form of innovative interior doors designs, together with doorsets which are independently accredited and rigorously tested to comply with fire, security, acoustic and thermal requirements in some of the most demanding locations.
It was at the beginning of the new millennial, that Vicaima first launched its Dekordor® SD range of decorative foil faced interior timber doors. Offering a clean and consistent, flush pre-finished wood effect style, it captured the demand for an alternative to the ordinary, with simple yet reliable face finishes that required no further treatment on site. However, like all good ideas, it was given the opportunity to evolve, something that Vicaima, with its visionary commitment and serious investment is renown for. Today Vicaima has expanded and enhanced the exciting possibilities Dekordor® SD brings to interiors and entrance systems. With FSC certified sustainable and technically advanced manufacturing at the heart of door design.
Perhaps one of the most revolutionary finish options from the Dekordor SD range, is epitomised by the Visual Sensations (VS) collection. Utilizing high precision photographic technologies, doors are imaged during construction, to recreate authentic characteristics, which faithfully replicate a natural appearance. Now with the launch of its latest Dekordor SD brochure, Vicaima brings together this famous and ever-growing selection of foil finishes, into one compendium and at the same time extends its popular Visual Sensations range with the introduction of no less than four new woodgrain tones, including Sahara, Sandbar, Lagoon and Glade.
Available as doors or doorsets, Dekordor SD and Visual Sensations present a new generation of products for a new generation of specifiers. Find out more by visiting www.vicaima.com and download the brochure. To discuss your next project or to request finished sample swatches, contact 01793 532333 or email info(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)vicaima.com