Exterior doors take center stage in revamped showroom Twente window frame manufacturer

Among architects and construction companies, HEBO, with over forty years of experience in prefab window frame technology, needs no further introduction. What is less well known is that many of these companies regularly advise their own clients to visit HEBO's beautiful showroom in Hengevelde, Twente. Especially now that the showroom has been newly furnished with a large collection of exterior doors, it is more than worth the effort.

As a private individual, a trip to Hengevelde to learn more about the prefab wooden or plastic window frame of your choice - or a combination of both - is no luxury. For architects and construction companies it also saves a lot of explaining to their customers. Because in this showroom - which looks like a chic boutique - HEBO's expert salespeople are ready to explain everything about the available arrangements in all colors and scents. 

For its newly developed in-house exterior doors, HEBO has recently completely redesigned its showroom. The doors constructed from wooden panels are particularly eye-catching here. Since real wood works and discolours, HEBO came up with an inventive solution: a two-mm plastic top layer with the look and feel of real wood. Incidentally, this top layer can be applied to both wooden and plastic window frames and is also low-maintenance; you just have to clean it once in a while. 

"Right now we have eight models of these panel doors in eight colors, so that accounts for 64 different designs," says director Norbert Kuipers. "There is a choice of narrow and wide panels, standing and lying. There are also three versions with glass, while the door hardware offers plenty of possibilities to personalize the door panel even further. Finally, all panel doors can also be designed as wider garage doors." 

Even when it comes to technology for opening the exterior doors - from lift-and-slide systems to tilt-and-turn technology - the showroom visitor comes into his own. A window section with a window division that makes it possible to clean the outside from the inside, for example, attracts a lot of attention. The same applies to a large facade that shows how easily three heavy doors can be opened to create a wide passage. Another eye-catcher is a window with blinds between the glass. "That has the advantage that the blinds don't get dirty," Kuipers says. "Ideal for the bathroom, for example, where you want daylight and privacy at the same time."

In the showroom the visitor is also informed about many other details that can facilitate the choice of the right wooden or plastic window frame. Including detailed explanations of the many possible rod arrangements. The possibilities are numerous. For example, the corner joints can be straight or mitred and the rods can be applied to the glass or between the tripple glass. In addition, the rods can again have different profiles, either hidden from view or visible. "In doing so, we also explain that especially with wooden window frames, visible hinges - in a clear, metal or colored version - can actually be very beautiful," Kuipers continues. 

All in all, the private customer will be much better prepared for his or her buying decision after a tour of the showroom, the HEBO director knows. And in doing so, HEBO takes a lot of work off the hands of architects or construction companies, we may safely conclude.