Shopfronts play an important part in an area or town. A high quality aluminium shopfront can improve the area and improve the desirability of your shop. Whilst the safety and security is an important factor, your shopfront also needs to be aesthetically pleasing to encourage more customers or clients through your doors, but security measures do not have to be unattractive.
Our customers include:-
- Ponsfords Furniture – Sheffield
- Chesters Fish and Chips – Chesterfield
- Menzone Hairdressers shopfront – Dronfield
- Pizzahut shopfront – Chesterfield
Give us a call if you want to view an example of our work.
CMC Aluminium are an established and specialist aluminium shopfront supplier. We are aware of the need to make your aluminium shopfront in Chesterfield Derbyshire & Yorkshire as user friendly and aesthetically pleasing as possible. We understand that you want a distinctive look for your shopfront. With the continued need for disability considerations, yet still trying to maintain your display and advertisement needs, we are able to work with our customers to provide the most economic solution for your shop front giving you quality and value for money. When installing a new shopfront with a glazed shopfront you may be able to take advantage of a more thermally efficient shopfront and improve on your energy bills too.
How much does an aluminium shopfront cost?
There are many styles and choices available when deciding on a shop front. Like any product that is bespoke the cost of an aluminium shopfront will obviously vary according to the size of the windows and complexity of the design. In addition there are many different commercial door styles available which again affect the overall cost. We have a wide range of shopdoor styles available and are confident we can find a design that suits your shop.
Health & Safety when fitting a shop front.
With our experience and knowledge of the building regulations and our accreditations your project will be safe in our hands. We can work outside normal hours if necessary. We’ve recently worked installed large panels of glass at height in Sheffield City centre early on a Sunday morning, whilst the police organised a road closure. They say the city never sleeps!
Glass for shopfronts
Our glass units are manufactured off site by leading glass suppliers. All our standard units are soft coat low emissivity and argon filled giving good ’U’ values to meet current regulations. We can also provide specialist glasses for extra security, solar requirements or sound reduction all per your requirements.
We can also provide low iron glass for your shopfront. Low iron glass is a clearer glass ( doesn’t have a green tint) and if you wish to have a touch screen mounted on your window – for use outside hours, then this is the glass to choose. We are currently installing a shopfront for an estate agent which has a screen behind – so visitors can view houses for sale on their website from outside the shop.
Aluminium shopfronts
CMC Aluminium Systems Limited products are provided by market leading extrusion designers and suppliers. As standard our suppliers profiles are extruded from aluminium alloy 6036 T6 to BS1474 – all screws and components are either stainless steel or cadmium plated. Sections are available either Anodised in accordance with BS1615 1987/BS3987 1974 or powder coated in accordance with BS6496 1984 in a large range of colours with dual colour as an option on a variety of products.
Site Survey
When you are thinking about the installation of a new shop front, there are many things to consider. We will undertake a survey and offer advice on the most suitable way of achieving your ideas. With a slim aluminium profile you will get maximum visibilty into your shop. All the windows are internally glazed for security and fitted with safety glass too. We can also offer solar controlled glass and low iron glass if necessary.
Working with you
When we’ve done our site survey, we then help you to plan a shop frontage that will be inviting to your customers. We can discuss the safety elements of the commercial door. (we offer DDA compliant doors & Commercial doors with anti finger traps) We offer both manual openings and automatic. We will work with the local planner too, to ensure that your shop front meets with their approval.
Installation
Once the shop front is ready to install our in house fitting team will be on site to install the shopfront and to minimise the inconvenience to your business. We are both Chas and Constructionline accredited and will make sure that the installation complies with all health & safety regulations.
Corner shopfront
If you have a high traffic entrance, we understand how important it is that the shopfront are reliable and the shop door opens and closes as it should time, after time. If you choose an automated door we will provide you with instruction on how you can re-set the doors, should it be necessary.
Motor Dealers Showroom Windows
We have worked with some of the UK’s largest motor dealer groups plus many smaller independent motor groups, on new builds, through to facelifts and repairs of existing showrooms. We will work to the schedules provided by your builder or architect and understand the importance of meeting with the franchise corporate standards. We have worked on buildings that represent Mercedes, Citroen, Suzuki, Hyundai, Harley Davidson, Triumph to name a few…. Autoworld, Stoneacre Motor Group, Beachdale, JCT.
Takeaways & Fast Food shopfront
With a busy takeaway we understand how important it is that your shopfront looks good and portrays the image of your business. You can rely on CMC Aluminium to be on hand should the worst happen and you need a repair to the door or window. We know how important it is that your shop door is reliable and keeps on opening for your customers.
Hair Dressers and Beauty Salon shopfront
We have installed aluminium shopfronts on many hairdressers and beauty saloons. When you are in the business off making things look good… Why not apply the same thoughts to your shopfront. You can let maximum light into your shop and give it a contemporary feel. It will give your business drive-by appeal and encourage customers through your doors.
Planning Restrictions
If your shop is in an area where there are planning restrictions, we have experience and can ensure that you meet with building regulations and planning. We have a range of heritage colours that will ensure your shop front blends with any existing frames, whilst giving your property a contemporary feel.
DDA Compliant
Combine your shop front with a DDA complaint door which can be manual or automatic, pivot or slide. Our doors are DDA compliant (Disability Discrimination Act), with low thresholds. We can also fit push pads to allow easy opening and at a height for wheelchair users.
See our page on Commercial Doors.
