subject: Market For Composite Doors Expected To See Big Rise [print this page] At the same time realise that they also offer far greater resistance to the deterioration which blights many natural materials, the tide is expected to shift towards greater acceptance of their use.
Another major factor in the expected take-off of demand for doors made of composite (wood-plastic) material is likely to be the increased use of recycled materials in their manufacture, which may well help make prices of such items even more competitive with wood and uPVC equivalents.
Surveys carried out in America suggest that the market for items made of composite material has the potential to grow by as much as 11.1 per cent annually over the next three years. While this figure takes into account potential for more people to choose composite material for decking and other landscaping and outdoor structures, by far the biggest proportion of the growth is expected to come from growing awareness of composite doors and windows. These are now proving themselves to offer far greater durability when used for external windows and doors, and as a result to need far less maintenance.
In addition, as buyers appreciation of the greater flexibility of composite materials grows, this is also expected to contribute to its future success. Unlike uPVC, wood-plastic composite door frames can be moulded into any shape or size. This has led to an explosion in the number of distinctive and colourful designs available, which is allowing buyers to exercise their imagination in creating a truly individual-looking door which meets their demands to personalise their homes to a much greater degree than has been possible in the past.
But the overriding factor expected to lead the explosion in demand for composite doors is sure to be that capacity to let householders make a more environmentally-friendly choice when their homes main doors become ready for renewal.
In America, the overall market for composite materials in home improvement use is forecast to be worth $2.8billion by 2013. But its continued popularity is expected to see it emerge from the sidelines, as a product considered mainly suitable for home adornments, to become a material which lets homeowners truly create a home of their own with eye-catching designs which give a new meaning to the phrase a grand entrance.
