In line with consumer demand for exciting new products HPP recently undertook their biggest ever furniture door portfolio review. Covering both vinyl wrapped and PVC edged doors all made to measure in short lead times the range offers a comprehensive and flexible offering to the fitted furniture industry.

The furniture door industry is driven by fashion and customers demand for new fresh designs and finishes. In these times of austerity and with the state of the housing market as it is, this is perhaps one of the saving graces for our industry. Companies that innovate and bring exciting new products to the market are creating demand through the customer’s desire for change and the change in styles and finishes is moving quicker all the time.

As Apex manufacture only bespoke products it is no problem to reproduce feature replacement cupboard doors and drawers of any size and shape to match original carcases. In keeping with this traditional kitchen, Apex vinyl wrapped Cottage Arch designer doors have been used to give it a bright, light and airy feel.

Ellis Furniture has launched an impressive new brochure supplement to tempt consumers. The 20-page, full colour, glossy A4 supplement whets the appetite with the latest additions to the kitchen furniture range, highlighting the stunning Opal gloss and Galaxy silk handle-less kitchens, plus new Natural Oak finishes for the popular Brompton and Impression ranges.

Mereway Kitchens’ stunning Cucina Colore collection, inspired by cosmopolitan Italian culture and styling, combines sleek lines and beautiful style with traditional practicality and clever innovation. The focus of the collection is on infinite flexibility using colours and texture to offer endless design possibilities. Interchangeable cabinet finishes including silk, soft matt, textured, high gloss and gloss woodgrains, are complemented by a mix and match palette of 21 sumptuous door colours, and a choice of striking handle styles, to create a truly individual look.

Trade Mouldings has become The UK and Ireland’s premier supplier of kitchen and bedroom doors. The Cookstown-based company has achieved this position over the last 30 years by constantly investing in the most advanced manufacturing techniques so that their factory in Northern Ireland has become the best of its kind across Europe.

The serene colour and shape of the new Bibury Canvas Kitchen from über sets a beautiful base for any kitchen design. The alabaster-coloured high-gloss lacquered doors can be used in both modern and traditional schemes while other coloured doors from the Bibury collection can be mixed and matched should the design dictate.

Uform have given the traditional Dante range a facelift with the introduction of curved doors and unique accessories, giving the consumer a multitude of choice and design experiences. Curved cornice, light pelmet and plinth have been added, along with an inframe tray set, with spice drawer. Manufactured from solid European Oak with pin knots, the traditional design of Dante will appeal to any customer.

The Timber Door Company has found the recession-proof formula to take it well into the next decade, manufacturing bespoke timber doors in Oak, Ash, Maple, Steam Beech, Pine, Walnut and Pippy Oak in a wide selection of styles such as Shaker Square, Multi-panel, Cathedral and Slow Arch. With a variety of stains and pigment paint finishes available, we’ll have no problem in meeting your customers’ demanding expectations.

As the UK’s leading kitchen manufacturer, Symphony prides itself on being the best in the market when it comes to delivering a range to suit everyone. With top quality materials, exceptional service and superior design at the very heart of what it does best, Symphony has been able to develop a number of new kitchen styles under its premium Gallery range this year, all within four collections that cater for every taste in the style spectrum.

Marrying stunningly simple design and contemporary colour, Kemble from Burbidge has all the ingredients of a modern classic. Inspired by the shaker style, the beautifully crafted Kemble door is competitively priced in painted Ivory finish for a look which is entirely modern while retaining a timeless appeal. For those seeking more adventurous use of colour, the frontals are available in another 14 painted ash colours.

With consumer demand for hand-painted kitchens on the increase, TK Components has recently invested £300,000 in a new purpose-built Sprayshop, which will enable customers to benefit from a greater choice of doors, unlimited colour options and faster turnaround times. A premium hand-painted service is now available for many of the company’s most popular timber door ranges, including the Richmond, New England, Dakota and Maine collections, all of which can be colour-matched to any shade of the customer’s choice.

The handle-free Vesper range from Crosby Kitchens includes doors in Stone and Glacier White, manufactured in 22mm mdf and hand-painted to a stunning high gloss finish. This slab door sits on an 18mm Oyster/Lava or white gloss coloured cabinet featuring a matching 1mm pvc/abs front edge, an 18mm base and back on floor units and an 8mm back on wall units. Trimmed with contrasting black granite or dark timber work surfaces it creates a striking contemporary finish.

For more than 50 years, Nolte Küchen has stood for first-class German craftsmanship. Because the difference is in the detail, Nolte offers kitchen planners a variety of practical products which are perfectly tailored to the needs of end users. Whether it is the generously dimensioned drawer, adjustable organiser units for deep drawers or the heavy-duty oversize deep drawer - the possibilities are endless.

Arctic White and Medium Walnut are new door colours recently launched by Pronorm following their preview at MOW. Shown here on Pronorm’s ClassicLine kitchen, they are also available on the Y Line handle-less, ProLine 128 and CompactLine contract ranges. Arctic White has been developed as a new core colour, reflecting the strong ongoing demand for white door frontals.

Four Seasons has launched five stunning new ranges to add to its portfolio of high quality, practical kitchens. The new doors can be found in both the Classic and Modern collections, providing something new to suit every style of interior. Oslo is the flagship range for the autumn season and offers the ultimate in kitchen design. Available in a white or cream high gloss finish, the hidden beauty of the range lies in the handleless doors which create a super stylish look.

For the ultimate in contemporary minimalistic design the Lucido Senza handleless door gives a perfect reflective surface complimented by a deep grooved profile finger pull to complete the streamlined look. Given the popularity of the two existing finishes in the Lucido Senza door range, white and anthracite grey, we are now adding a new Alabaster cream finish.

In its 30th year as a supplier to the UK furniture industry, ECF’s product portfolio is already well-established and viewed as one of the most comprehensive in the marketplace. In particular ECF’s range of Goscote made to measure vinyl doors is recognised as being one of the most comprehensive available – with over 50 styles and 50 finishes to choose from. Add to that a further 7 door ranges covering both kitchen and bedroom applications and yohave the 2011 Door Portfolio.

Uform, a market leading supplier of kitchen doors and accessories in the UK and Ireland, has introduced Windsor Classic and Windsor Shaker, two new door styles featuring a unique wood grain-effect foil to simulate an authentic solid, painted door which enables homeowners to enjoy a luxury painted kitchen for a realistic, affordable price.

One of the UK’s leading distributors of high quality furniture fittings, LDL Components Ltd is the sole UK agent and distributor for PEKA, the leading Swiss manufacturer of high quality wirework storage solutions and associated accessories.

These Alulux framed doors are an elegant and flexible concept set to create new design opportunities for those in the furniture and kitchen industries.

Burbidge’s contemporary Malmö handle-less kitchen has proved so popular with kitchen retailers and consumers that a stunning array of curved doors has been introduced, further enhancing the desirable range.

The latest addition to the PWS Avant door collection offers a new look for this contemporary design. Avant Alabaster creates a clean, modern alternative to its predecessors.

Not only does it boast internal and external curved doors that create an ergonomic flow to any kitchen, it also incorporates the new barrel curved door and drawer options. These retro-inspired curves fashion a striking centrepiece or focal point and the barrel curved doors allow for a dynamic improvement on storage space while complementing the overall look.

The Pinnacle Door Collection may have been available for 9 years but it is certainly not standing still!

The success of the range can be put down to several factors not least of which is a successful in house manufacturing process, which ensures high quality whilst offering the flexibility of non standard sizes.

The new Black Floral glass accent door from K Kitchens is the perfect complement to slab fascia designs, giving kitchens a sophisticated designer feel.

Boasting a contemporary black pattern design, this handless door has a black aluminium frame and push open/close mechanism. Available in two sizes, it can be teamed up with any K Kitchen, in particular its slab-style doors in high gloss finishes.

The Timber Door Company has found the recession-proof formula to take it well into the next decade, manufacturing bespoke timber doors in Oak, Ash, Maple, Steam Beech, Pine, Walnut and Pippy Oak in a wide selection of styles such as Shaker Square, Multi-panel, Cathedral and Slow Arch. With a variety of stains and pigment paint finishes available, we’ll have no problem in meeting your customers’ demanding expectations.

Adam Furniture has been producing quality British-made kitchen furniture for nearly 40 years and prides itself on having some of the best manufacturing expertise utilising the most up-to-date machinery.

Our Aspects kitchen range is easy to fit and we try our best to ensure on time delivery, achieving a high success rate in 2010. Here at Adam Furniture we have a simple philosophy: fine workmanship is a right not a privilege. As such, we aim to reach the highest standards and offer outstanding attention to detail.

HPP have extended their popular range of PVC edged doors to include nine new acrylic finishes taking the total number of decors available in the Duo range to twenty one. The decors which include; Aubergine, Red and Anthracite have been specifically selected to satisfy the current demand for distinctive gloss uni-colours that can be used on their own, in combination with each other or mixed with woodgrains.

With the introduction of their new Acrylic faced door range, BA Components have added a new dimension to affordable kitchen design.

Available in a choice of twenty colours the difference in this collection of Acrylic faced doors is in the detail.

James Latham, the UK’s leading timber and panel products distributor, continues to have great success with its HI-MACS® Natural Acrylic Stone™ solid surfaces.

HI-MACS® is a non-porous, hard wearing material and comes with a specialist hygiene certificate, making it ideal to use throughout the kitchen or bathroom. Supplied in thicknesses of 12mm, 9mm and 6mm and offered in 93 shades and patterns HI-MACS® is extremely versatile and adaptable.

For kitchen retailers looking to meet demand and offer stylish consumers a sleek and sophisticated kitchen, Malmö by Burbidge is the ultimate in contemporary design.

The stunningly glamorous, handle-less kitchen design is beautifully sleek and at 22mm thick, provides excellent finger grip. Malmö’s crisp, seamless lines are accentuated with the luxurious high-gloss lacquered finishes of Latte and White.

High gloss Parapan® and wood are perfect partners to create a striking, sleek, modern look. The juxtaposition of the flawless reflections of Parapan® and the texture of a variety of woods, from book matched Zebrano to 250 year-old Burr Oak, create a look that is contemporary but warm and comfortable.

Painted kitchens are set to be hot in 2011 and Mereway Kitchens are hitting the high street with 11 fashionable new colours for their English Revival In-frame Shaker range this spring, bringing the total to 16 beautiful tones to choose from.

The new Shaker collection, launched back in Autumn last year, saw the successful uptake of an Oak finish, 5 painted pastel shades and a ready to paint option. The new March launch is all about creating real impact with colour, and these enticing new tones derive from key periods in design history with each new core colour being complemented by a softer or deeper tone.

Ellis Furniture is reporting a fantastic response to its new kitchen designs, which include high gloss wood, bold colours in high gloss, plus a collection of natural wood finishes.

The extensive collection boasts five price groups, with a choice of 38 different doors on a variety of carcase colours to either match or contrast. Quality is highlighted by the rigid 18mm, glued and dowelled carcase supplied with the doors and handles factory fitted, including the integrated soft close hinges.

Lakes Kitchens, Mark Two’s exclusive brand of mid-market kitchens, went from strength to strength in 2010. Continuous investment in the brand resulted in new product introductions throughout the year and continues into 2011, with Garda joining Como and Modena as part of the Lakes Italian Collection in January.

Contemporary take on the classic Shaker style, Bloomsbury from Four Seasons offers three striking colour options to give a modern twist to the traditional solid timber kitchen.

Bloomsbury is available in Mussel, Olive or Ivory, while the door can mixed and matched with Four Seasons Cheswick range in solid natural oak to create a stunning contrast.

These Alulux framed doors are an elegant and flexible concept set to create new design opportunities for those in the furniture and kitchen industries.

Stylish finished aluminium is used to frame DuPont™ Corian® into doors or drawers of any size, creating a smart silver lining visible around each edge.

Introduced in response to the growing trend for simple, easy to live with styling, Remo from PWS boasts a sleek high gloss lacquered handleless design complemented by stunning accessories to create a sculptural aesthetic.

At a stroke, concave curves have reached the wider UK market thanks to Bellissimo. UK retailers and fitters are at last offered a genuine choice of concave doors in vinyl, now that Bellissimo has launched a range of concave curved options in 50 colours and woodgrains. These are complemented by a similarly comprehensive series of S-shapes.

Pronorm’s brand new Y Line handle-less kitchen range is described by Jason Grinton, UK & Ireland Business Manager for Pronorm as a ‘kitchen that means business’ for retailers looking to gain a share of the contemporary handle-less kitchen market.

As the year gets off to a positive start for those of us exhibiting at the Living Kitchen in Cologne last month, there are a couple of key looks that are emerging for door frontals in 2011.

White continues to be the pre-eminent colour as the basis for a contemporary kitchen look with its versatility for delivering top end style being expressed in two ways. The first I would describe as Pure Design, signalled by the all-white handle-less kitchen. As manufacturers and retailers have all recognised over the years, white is the colour that never goes out of fashion based on its ability to reinvent itself to remain at the cutting edge of high design.

It’s really encouraging to see the kitchen storage sector of the market performing so strongly, particularly in the current difficult climate. This sector has grown dramatically over the past three to five years, I would estimate by between 20 – 30%, and I confidently expect this to continue.

The kitchen door market has always been competitive, even more now as the market shrinks due to the current economic climate. To get through the down turn and stay ahead of the competition you need a strong product portfolio coupled with strong marketing and POS material.

For the ultimate mixture of ultra modern meets true classic, the new Stockholm shaker kitchen from K Kitchens should tick all the boxes with its highly reflective looks and streamlined finish.

The Vetreo Acrylic brand of doors exclusively available from NESP Ltd goes from strength to strength. In the 2 years since its initial launch, the range has grown to 8 colours with orders growing month on month. July saw the most successful month yet, with orders up 17.5% as well as second quarter figures showing a 22% increase.

These Alulux framed doors are an elegant and flexible concept set to create new design opportunities for those in the furniture and kitchen industries.

Apex Interior Systems manufacture distinctive ranges of bespoke, made-to-measure vinyl wrapped kitchen and bedroom doors and related accessories. Specialists in supplying doors to independent installers, retailers and manufacturers, Apex prides itself in a quality service. As Apex only make to order there is no stockholding, therefore doors and drawers of any size, normal or quirky can be made and delivered on time, in full.

The latest division of DK Distribution is now supplying the UK and Ireland with the ultimate carcase service. DK Components offers an extensive range of quality carcasses with sales, support and free nationwide delivery.

New from Four Seasons is Charlotte, a stylish and contemporary kitchen furniture range with guaranteed wow factor. With its clean, fresh high gloss white finish, Charlotte features a simple shaker-style door and can be combined with a deeper colour palette on the walls for a striking contrast.

At Ellis Furniture our high standards and outstanding attention to detail continue to cement our reputation for being one of the most trusted and secure brands in today’s marketplace, making us a partner you can rely on to help make your business a success.

As part of the dynamic product development programme driven by its new Dutch-based owners, Pronorm has unveiled the Compact Line kitchen furniture range aimed at the contract sector.