Aluminium bi-fold doors supply only: Ordering and quoting with Origin
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When looking for supply only aluminium bi-fold doors, it can be difficult to know where to start. There are a huge number of factors to consider to ensure that you’re choosing the right bi-fold doors and supplier for your projects that will meet your customer’s needs.
Alongside the quality and benefits of the bi-fold doors you choose to supply, it’s also important to consider how easy it is to order from your chosen supplier and how quickly they can provide your order. Ongoing training and support will help with both business growth and customer satisfaction, so should be considered when choosing which doors to supply.
In this guide:
Learn more about why you should choose Origin Aluminium Bi-fold Doors including the benefits of the doors and Origin’s service.
Find out more about Origin’s ordering and quoting system for bi-fold doors.
Why choose Origin aluminium bi-fold doors for supply only?
Origin Doors are industry-leading and we work hard to maintain this through the continuous research and development of our products, in the investment of stock, services and lead times, and in the training and support we offer to our partners.
Benefits of Origin Aluminium Bi-fold Doors for supply only
Origin Bi-fold Doors are designed and manufactured carefully to meet current industry and customer demands. When you supply Origin Bi-fold Doors, you can be assured that you’re supplying high-quality bi-fold doors that will meet both project and customer requirements.
Security
Our research and development team put security at the forefront of all of our external bi-fold door designs. This means that all of our bi-fold door products are:
- PAS:24 2016 compliant
- Secured by Design Accredited
So, you can be sure to meet the requirements of any project, whether it’s in an existing structure, renovation or a new build.
Choice of colours
When specifying an Origin Aluminium Bi-folding Door, you can provide your customers with the choice of over 150 colours from the RAL colour chart, as well as in dual colour options.
Our popular colours with short lead times (OB-49 & OB-79) include:
- Anthracite Grey (7016M)
- Black Grey (7021M)
- Slate Grey (7015M)
- Hipca White (9910G)
- Jet Black (9005M)
- Dual Colour of 9910G and 7016M out
Further popular colours for the OB-72 range with short lead times include:
- Dark Silver Metallic (9007M)
- Light Silver Metallic (9006M)
Our popular colour choices are available with faster lead times. We will provide you with the lead times for our doors when you’re looking to place your order, so you can inform your customers and plan project timelines.
To find more about the trade lead times for our bi-fold doors, you can find out more in our guide.
Customisable
Another benefit of supplying Origin Bi-fold Doors is that they are fully customisable, so you’re able to meet the expectations and needs of your customers by supplying them with a fully bespoke bi-fold door.
When specifying our bi-fold doors, you can choose:
- Size and configuration
- Number of doors and opening options
- Colours for inside and outside
- Threshold options
- Door handle and other hardware
- Barrel and locking options
- Marine grade
- Trickle vent requirements
Thermal efficiency
We know that thermal efficiency is highly important for customers, so all Origin Bi-fold doors are designed with a specialised polyamide thermal break to limit heat transfer. Our doors are specifically designed to meet the demands of the UK market and provide some of the most sophisticated weathertight seals.
All of our Bi-fold Doors exceed the British Regulation requirements for optimal thermal efficiency.
Please note that thermal efficiency may differ depending on whether you specify double glazing or triple glazing, but the door frame itself has been designed for optimal energy efficiency.
Benefits of using Origin for supply only
When choosing supply only aluminium bi-fold doors, it’s important to consider the support available from your chosen supplier.
Training and support
When you become a supplier of Origin Bi-fold Doors, you will be provided with access to our full range of training and support including:
- Full product training including sales product training and on-site installation training
- Access to customer services team
- Sales support
- Marketing support
- Technical support and aftercare
- Access to Origin showroom
To find out more about the training and support offered when you supply Origin Bi-fold doors, read our guide.
Research and development
Origin Bi-fold Doors are industry-leading and our in-house research and development team help us keep it this way. Our research and development team work continuously to engineer and improve our products, so that you can offer only the best to your customers.
Our design priorities include:
- Performance aesthetics
- Security
- Ease of install
We want to help improve your project turnover which is why we strive to offer each of these elements and allow you to specify and install our Bi-fold Doors with confidence.
As a result of this research and development, we’re able to provide strong and durable aluminium bi-fold door frames with slim sightlines, allowing your customers to enjoy the panoramic views they can provide without compromising on the quality or security of their doors.
Made in UK
All Origin Bi-fold Doors are exclusively designed, developed and engineered in our UK Buckinghamshire factory. As a British manufacturer with complete control over our full supply chain, you can be assured that the greatest care is taken with each and every product from the point of ordering through to delivery by our own dedicated fleet.
We quality check our products at each and every stage of manufacturing, giving you the confidence that the product will perform for your customer and reducing the likelihood of having to return to site.
Specialised trade supplier
At Origin, we dedicate our time towards developing and improving our products as well as offering the best support and training to our partners. We want your business to be successful, so we will provide you with everything you need to sell, specify and install Origin Bi-folding Doors.
Our dedication to meeting the demands of the UK market means you can be confident that you are partnering with a manufacturer at the forefront of the industry.
OSS (Origin Sale Safe): Ordering and quoting bi-fold doors with Origin
When you become a supplier of Origin Aluminium Bi-fold Doors, you will be provided with access to our dedicated online quoting and ordering system - OSS.
This system gives you the ability to:
- Generate project quotes instantly
- Order the items or save for later
- Build completely bespoke projects in as little as five minutes
Being able to instantly generate quotes for your projects means that you can let customers know quickly how much their new bi-fold doors may cost. For you, this means improved conversion rates and customer satisfaction.
The OSS system means you will benefit from:
Instant project quotes
OSS gives you the ability to quickly quote, sell and close deals with an easy-to-use and flexible system.
Whether you’re looking to quote for one set of bi-fold doors, to specify an entire wall of bi-fold doors or to fit a whole house with doors and windows, OSS is easy to use and will provide a price in the space of just five minutes. This system can be used across our full range of Bi-fold Doors, Windows, Sliding Doors and French Doors.
OSS has been designed to be simple and easy to use to make your job easier and to provide you with time to spend on your sales pipeline. In the bi-fold door industry, quotes or orders can take up to seven days to receive, but this system offers unlimited use and helps to increase your capacity to build your business, and can be accessed 24/7.
Easy to make changes
If you generate a quote but your customer changes their mind on the functionality, such as the traffic door, or colour of their bi-fold doors, this is no problem. You can add, remove or change a product at any stage of the project. You will receive a revised quote seconds after inputting it which means you can quickly communicate this back to customers. There’s also an intelligent cascade system that if you want to make a change throughout the whole project, this can be done at the click of a button.
Checked by customer service team
In addition to the standard basket check, a member of the Origin Customer Service Team will review your order confirmations to ensure all aspects of your order are correct and technically accurate. This will provide you with complete confidence that your order is right and ready to progress.
Try OSS free today
When you register for a trial account, you’ll be given access to explore the system and the opportunity to speak to an Origin Representative for a one-on-one walk-through. We’re confident that OSS can help your business grow.
If you’d like to find out more about Origin’s supply only service, please contact our team today.