VELFAC and Rationel are the UK’s leading brands of composite or alu-timber windows and doors, with C&A Window Systems being an approved distributor.
For trade supply alu-timber windows and doors, we provide a trusted and reliable service, helping you benefit from providing composite windows for your customers, and providing luxury and high-end windows for their property projects. Velfac and Rationel are also trusted and, together with our network of distributors, provide a trusted, local service to support our customers in building their dream home.
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VELFAC and Rationel are also widely specified in the housebuilding and commercial sectors, giving you high-specification trade supply alu-timber windows and doors, competitively priced and providing a solution for today’s energy-efficient buildings and where your customers demand longer lasting and higher-performance windows. VELFAC is your go-to product for trade supply composite windows when the project brief requires contemporary styles and slimmer overall sightlines. Rationel offers both all timber and composite materials. Aura and Auraplus are the contemporary collection of doors and windows, Forma and Formaplus, the traditionally styled for cottages, character properties and sympathetic window and door replacements.
Even better, our trade supply alu-timber windows and doors are solutions to project requirements not usually available with all aluminium systems, giving our trade installers a competitive edge. Curved head doors, special shapes are easily provided with alu-timber windows. For patio doors, you get added functionality, including tilt and turn doors, sliding doors and matching front doors in solid, glazed or partially glazed designs.
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The benefits of alu-timber, hybrid and composite doors are hard to beat. Sustainable and responsibly sourced, the woods used in VELFAC or Rationel trade supply alu-timber windows and doors provide the highest quality materials and colour finishes, with non of the high-maintenance associated with wood. Even better are the superior insulation and energy-efficiency credentials only available with a composite product, meeting today’s requirements for even better energy-saving windows and doors.
Our range of trade supply alu-timber windows and doors
Our VELFAC and Rationel windows and doors comprise trade supply windows, flush entrance doors, glazed entrance doors, patio doors and sliding doors. The quality and luxury of wood with the durability and versatility of aluminium. C&A Window Systems, as approved distributors, also support you with marketing materials, fast prices and all the help you need to sell premium alu-timber windows and doors and grow your sales.
Frequently asked questions about alu-timber windows and doors
Get in touch for more information about Rationel and Velfac alu-timber windows and we will be happy to help with your project. Here are some answers to our popular questions about these insulated and high-specification windows and doors.
What is alu-clad or alu-timber
Also known as hybrid windows, alu-clad, as the name suggests, is aluminium that is cladding or covering the outside of the window. Inside is usually fine quality engineered timber such as Scandinavian pine, Meranti and other fine woods.
How do you provide your alu-clad windows and doors?
All our windows are provided fully fabricated, glazed and ready to fit. Doors and also provided fully glazed and ready to install, transport sizes permitting.
Are alu-clad windows better than timber?
All modern window systems in any material are built to established standards for quality, conformity, material type, colours and glass, tested for security and weather protection, and providing good U-Values. Timber windows today are high-performance products, but should you damage the surface coating, it is advisable to carry out a prompt repair. Alu-clad windows use low-maintenance aluminium outside so you benefit from the low-maintenance properties of aluminium, with the quality, warmth and insulation provided by solid wood inside.
Do alu-clad windows cost more than aluminium?
The price of windows and doors generally depends on many factors. Size, design, colour, glass and handle specifications, and even the location of the installation can all affect the price. Contact us for a quotation specific to your requirements.
Which window material lasts the longest?
The lifespan of any window depends on its location, intensity of use and whether it is in a residential or commercial building. Generally speaking, PVCu has the shortest lifespan, followed by aluminium, closely followed by alu-clad and steel windows, usually marketed as those with the longest possible lifespan. Aluminium has a lifespan of around 30+ years, and alu-clad systems companies claim a lifespan of around sixty years.
