DoorCo announces the latest addition to their ONE composite door range, Short Doors. Part of the BRiTDOR Range, Short Doors is designed to satisfy the requirement for smaller entrances to older properties and outbuildings.
Ben Aspinall, DoorCo’s Commercial Director, explains more: “We’ve created the Short Doors range to satisfy customer demand, and there’s actually a staggering opportunity available.
“Around 20% of homes in the UK were built before 1919, which equates to 2-3 million homes, and many are likely to have non-standard entrances. Older UK properties were built with shorter and narrower door openings, meaning modern standard doors often don’t fit. This is especially common in Victorian and Edwardian terraces, cottages, historic or listed buildings, and homes with timber frames or low ceilings. There is also a big demand for better security on outbuildings, where households store their valuable bikes, tools, e‑bikes and garden machinery, for example.
“Due to improved home security pushing thieves toward softer outside targets, there has been a sharp rise in thefts from garden sheds, with Tesco Insurance reporting that thefts from garden sheds rose by 61% between 2023 and 2024. A SunLife study reported that in 2020, thefts from outbuildings accounted for 20% of all burglary claims.
Purpose built
“The Short Doors range has been developed using the BRiTDOR slab, but specifically re-engineered to offer in varying sizing options with minimum widths of 332mm and minimum heights of 1555mm.
“There are 49 different designs in total, plus 6 sidelite options. The styles, redesigned to suit the smaller sizing, have been handpicked from our bestselling designs to offer a mix of traditional and modern choices.
“Short doors are available with 3 types of Winkhaus Locking Kits from the STV Thunderbolt range and can be prepped with any handle, hinge and letterplate.
“The range will be available to order via our ONE Portal from 1st April.
“The introduction of the Short Doors range is part of our continued drive to offer our customers all the composite door products they need for today’s market as part of our ONE Supplier promise. Innovating in line with customer demand has always been a priority for us, and the Short Doors range is just the latest example.
“If you want to find out more about Short Doors, speak to your Sales Manager or browse our new mini-brochure: https://doorco.paperturn-view.com/short-doors-brochure?pid=ODk8932099
References:
https://www.idealhome.co.uk/news/protect-gardens-from-theft-230311
