Second factory for bi-fold fabricator
March 2016

TWR BIFOLDS has acquired a 25,000 sq ft site that will become its second factory.

The new site in Peterlee, Country Durham, will be one of the biggest dedicated bi-folding door manufacturing plants in the UK, says the company.

The new factory, which will be in addition to its long-standing headquarters and original factory in Sunderland, is set to open in the summer.

Company founder Terry Richardson, said: “We were one of the early adopters when it came to bi-folding doors and quickly established ourselves as a UK leading supplier.

“Year on year the order book has grown and we found ourselves in the privileged position of literally being inundated with orders, so we decided to scale up and take the leap of opening a second factory.”

Earlier this year TWR Bifolds launched its new premium fast-track service that allows installers to achieve a three working day turnaround on aluminium bi-folding doors.

The new launch means that Terry Richardson and his team are able to offer RAL coloured aluminium bi-folds, on a three-day lead time and a six-day lead time on any standard RAL dual-colour.

Terry concluded: “The new factory represents the next quantum leap for TWR and is a major event. Bi-folding doors still represent a lucrative business opportunity for installers but they need to be careful not to work with companies that don’t have the knowledge and expertise required to fabricate aluminium – as it requires a completely different mind-set to PVC-u.”

www.twrbifolds.co.uk