AliDeck Newsletter October 2022

FAO: AliDeck Customers and Friends

Hope you’re well and doing OK.

As we wrap up another successful month in October, the Christmas period shall soon be upon us. Darkness is rolling in with the shorter days but the importance of creating a fire-safe future remains an urgent matter.

Increasing demand for aluminium decking and balcony components continues to be a positive trend. To ensure that all stakeholders are successful in these projects, we continue to seek new innovations that can solve existing problems within our industry so that we can best support our customers and Approved Installers to comply with all regulations, and provide favourable fire-rated replacement decking costs.

AliDeck also continues to develop our existing products, with version 2 of the Junior and Senior boards recently being released to provide greater support and load-bearing capacity. The newly released Ultra board is also seeing demand from architects and specifiers on new build projects across the UK.

We are always happy to discuss upcoming projects and decking and balcony component requirements with you. please call us on 01622 534 038 or email info@alideck.co.uk.

Here’s your latest news from AliDeck, makers of non-combustible aluminium decking products designed to create a safer built environment for us all, which includes;

• AliDeck annual Balcony Fires Report reveals shocking 46% rise in the previous year
• Steel vs aluminium balcony balustrades, 35% cost saving following steel price rises
• New AliDeck “Ultra” Balcony Kit brings huge savings to balcony manufacturers
• AliDeck contributes balcony decking to prestige development with Axis Group

A total of 310 Balcony Fires occurred between August 1st 2021 and July 31st 2022, up from 213 the year prior for a 46% year-on-year increase. The most troubling statistic within the report is that, of the 310 fires on balconies, 182 were related to smoking, 59% of the total.

Read the Report in full over on our website at:
https://www.alideck.co.uk/alideck-balcony-fires-report-2021-2022-publish-data-balconies-uk-12-months/

Steel is a key material for the construction industry and with prices continuing to rise, many balcony manufacturers are seeking viable alternative solutions. In this context, aluminium has been increasingly recognised as going a long way toward overcoming these challenges.

You can read more on this development here:
https://www.alideck.co.uk/steel-aluminium-balcony-balustrades-35-cost-saving-steel-price-rises/

The kit consists of our new AliDeck Ultra decking boards, AliClad Flow soffit-cladding, and AliRail Aluminium Balustrade System, supplied in kit-form to meet our customers specifications and enable quick and easy installation. The 60mm wide fixings channel in the centre of the board allows for lifting eyes to be inserted with all decking boards in-situ.

Follow this link to find out more about the Ultra Balcony Kit:
https://www.alideck.co.uk/alideck-ultra-balcony-kit-savings-balcony-manufacturers-aluminium-balustrade-soffit-extra-wide-decking-boards/

Partnering with Axis Group, who were working on the project with the main contractor Caddick Construction, the AliDeck aluminium decking was required to meet the specification of some rather unique and striking trapezoid balconies. Bespoke balcony shapes are no problem for our boards though!

More on this project here:
https://www.alideck.co.uk/new-york-square-leeds-axis-group-alideck-decking-system-balconies-prestige-development/