Bi-fold doors for trade purchase information
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If you’re specifying or installing bi-fold doors, being aware of the options available to both you and your customers can help you to choose the highest quality doors and the best supplier.
Knowing more about the lead times, prices and guarantees offered by your chosen bi-fold door supplier will help you to understand the quality of the doors, when they will be delivered to help you complete your project and how the prices will affect your margins. All of these factors can have an impact on your business and customers, so it’s important to be informed of everything your supplier offers to help your projects run smoothly.
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Learn more about bi-fold door lead times and the factors you should consider when supplying bi-fold doors to your customers.
Find out more about the factors that can affect the prices of bi-fold doors and what you should consider when finding the best bi-fold doors to supply.
Learn more about the factors that can affect bi-fold door guarantees and the elements you should look out for.
Bi-fold door lead times: what to look out for
Lead times on bi-fold doors are important for meeting your project deadlines and being able to plan when projects will be started and completed. Many bi-fold door manufacturers have long lead times which can cause delays in your project’s timelines.
Lead times can vary depending on:
- How long it takes to manufacture your chosen doors
- Material of the doors
- The colour chosen by your customer
- The configuration of the doors
Typical lead times for bi-fold doors can vary between 6 to 8 weeks, with some manufacturers even taking up to 12 weeks. Having to wait this long can make job completion difficult and can affect customer satisfaction.
At Origin, we offer a zero lead time delivery promise on popular colours in our bi-fold door range, so you can specify exactly when you’d like the doors delivered, allowing you to know exactly when the project can be completed and aiding your cash flow. We are known for our fast lead times and believe that long lead times are now unnecessary.
The benefits of choosing Origin as a bi-fold door supplier include:
- Stock always being available
- Full control over the design, development and manufacture of our bi-fold doors
- Safe delivery of products by our own fleet
- Your lead time, not ours (available in as little as 24 hours)
To find out more about Origin’s bi-fold door lead times, please read our guide.
Bi-fold door trade prices: what to consider
The prices of bi-fold doors can vary significantly. This is due to the materials used, the quality of the doors, the supplier you choose and how they are manufactured. While passing on the best prices to your customers is important, ensuring that you specify and install high-quality bi-fold doors is even more important.
Becoming a supplier of Origin aluminium bi-fold doors will give you access to a product that’s in demand to help support your business. You will benefit from the well-respected brand we have worked to build in the homeowner arena, so our prices come at a point that reflects the quality of the product and overall service.
The following factors can affect the costs of bi-fold doors:
- Type of bi-folding door/ system
- Door size
- Configuration
- Colours
Once you become an Origin trade supplier, you will have access to our Origin Sale Safe (OSS) system which will allow you to input your customer’s configuration and choices and provide an instant quote. In addition, if customers want to amend their order, you can do this easily and will be provided with an updated quote there and then.
If you’d like to find out more about trade prices for bi-fold doors, please read our guide.
What should you look for in a bi-fold door guarantee?
Bi-fold door guarantees are often an indicator of the quality and the usage expected from a particular bi-fold door. Lower quality bi-fold doors carry lower guarantees, whereas manufacturers of high-quality and rigorously tested bi-fold doors are able to offer guarantees of up to 20 years.
When looking into the guarantees of the bi-fold doors you choose, it’s important to read the small print and understand which elements of the bi-fold doors the guarantee applies to. Some manufacturers guarantee the powder coating of the doors for 20 years, for example, but the system itself is not guaranteed for as long. Knowing exactly what the guarantee applies to will protect both you and your customers should any problems arise in the future.
At Origin, we are able to offer a guarantee of up to 20 years on our Aluminium Bi-fold Doors and this applies to the entire system. The following factors allow us to offer these guarantees:
- Full control over the design, fabrication and supply of all of our bi-fold doors
- State-of-the-art UK factory with well-maintained machinery
- Tried and tested products
- Highly trained staff
In addition to long guarantees on our products, when you become an Origin Bi-fold Door supplier, you will have access to all of the training and support, sales support, marketing support and relationships with our dedicated teams to help you grow your business and ensure you’re installing the highest quality bi-fold doors for your customers.
As an Origin trade partner, you will benefit from:
- Training and support
- Access to Origin Sale Safe (OSS) quoting and ordering system
- Marketing support
- Sales support
- Continuous research and development
To find out more about Origin’s Bi-fold Door guarantees, please read our guide.