The much awaited Door Energy Ratings Scheme from the British Fenestration Ratings Council has now been announced and it’s up to door manufacturers nationwide to source the components that will get them the best ratings. Alan Fielder, Director of Sales and Marketing at Edgetech explains: “Super Spacer is already the number one Warm Edge Technology in the door panel industry because of its outstanding flexibility and durability. But just as window fabricators have already realised it’s the best WET to achieve the highest Window Energy Ratings, it is also the best technology for door manufacturers to steal a march with Door Energy Ratings. The DER scheme has openly been set up to help installers market the doors they sell, not to help them comply with legislation. Whatever everyone thought of WERs and the way they were handled by the industry, most would agree that they were a useful marketing tool, so it’s great that door manufacturers now have an equivalent. Plus for those that want to future proof their business, just as WERs are now included as a method of compliance to Building Regulations, it’s probably safe to assume that DERs might eventually go the same way. Edgetech led the way with Window Energy Ratings and helped a whole host of fabricators to achieve the highest ratings and we are here to do the same with Door Energy Ratings. The reason Super Spacer is the number one Warm Edge Technology in the market is because it offers outstanding performance in all areas and backs this performance up with outstanding technical and sales support – exactly what window and door manufacturers need in the current market.”