{"id":3354,"date":"2015-06-03T10:24:47","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T10:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/?p=3354"},"modified":"2015-06-03T10:29:37","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T10:29:37","slug":"urban-front-celebrate-10-years-business-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/urban-front-celebrate-10-years-business-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Front celebrate 10 years in business this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been an exciting time here at Urban Front as we gear up to celebrate our 10th Anniversary this year. Not only have we had a fantastic year, we\u2019ve also got an even more amazing year planned with lots of great products and a party to boot!<\/p>\n

So where did it all begin and what have we actually achieved in those 10 years?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The idea for Urban Front started much earlier than 2005, in fact it was 2003 that the seed was planted when the founders, Nabil and Elizabeth Assaf, were renovating a 1970\u2019s house and couldn\u2019t find a door that was contemporary enough and made out of wood.<\/p>\n

Although both the founders knew nothing about doors, they decided to make their own and used it for their house. For quite a while after the door was fitted, lots of people would knock on the door to ask where it was from and the Assaf\u2019s felt a niche was there to be taken advantage of.<\/p>\n

\"UF-AP-004-JB\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \"UF-AP-011\"<\/a>\u00a0 \"UF-HB-011-JB\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"UF-TV-06\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\"UrbanFront_01\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Two years of research followed into the making of doors. Nabil was a banker and Elizabeth worked in television production however together they had developed property on the side for five years and completed a design course.<\/p>\n

In 2005, after finding a company to make the doors for them, the Assaf\u2019s launched Urban Front from a tiny office in Watford. It took another two years to set up a workshop in Watford and to start manufacturing in house. They\u2019ve never looked back.<\/p>\n

They were the first company in the UK to design a dedicated contemporary range of doors with high quality finishes.<\/p>\n

\"UF-PH-003\"\u00a0 \u00a0\"UF-AP-003\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Over the last six years, we\u2019ve dedicated a lot of research and development time to our anti-warp highly insulated doors taking them from 45mm thick in 2005 up to 98mm (Passive House) in 2014.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve concentrated time and effort on fire and security ratings, double and triple rebated doors with high insulation, sourcing from the best suppliers in Europe and beyond.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve launched Pivot doors as standard production, large oversized doors, Passive House doors, painted and internal doors and garage doors all with a concentration not only on design, but on performance, and a dedication to high quality.<\/p>\n

So what about the future?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

This year we are planning major security testing in addition to becoming FSC registered and we have our sights firmly on the USA.<\/p>\n

Urban Front doors sell worldwide and are manufactured in\u00a0Buckinghamshire, UK.<\/p>\n

\"UrbanFront_Nabil-Elizabeth-Assaf\"<\/p>\n

t: 01494 778 787<\/p>\n

www.urbanfront.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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