Commercial glazing contractors: curtain walling, façades & architectural steel
Commercial architectural glazing and façades, fabricated in our own West Drayton factory and installed by our own teams. Prepared for main contractors, developers, architects, façade consultants and commercial procurement teams.
Company & facility
BDF Architectural is a trading name of Bifold Door Factory Ltd, registered in England and Wales (company number 08422158). Established in 2013, the business is backed by long-standing experience in fenestration, aluminium manufacturing, architectural glazing and construction delivery.
The commercial operation combines estimating, technical coordination, production, logistics and installation within one delivery structure, supported by access to wider construction resources across the group for practical coordination of interfaces, tolerances, access and programme. The systems are designed and tested by Schüco, Jansen, Aluprof and Cortizo; BDF fabricates and installs them, machining, assembling and checking the profiles in West Drayton, then delivering and installing them with our own teams. Schüco UK also publishes a private home in Farnham Royalas a reference project fabricated by Bifold Door Factory Ltd, our registered company.
West Drayton facility
- CNC profile processing and precision machining
- Cutting, routing, drilling and fabrication preparation
- Assembly, glazing preparation and quality control
- Raw material, profile and project storage
- Finished-product handling, protection and packing
- Sequenced despatch for London and UK projects
Commercial operating structure
Project resources are allocated to suit package size, programme, geography, access and phasing. Commercial and technical information passes into production, then through logistics and installation to close-out.
Production capability
The factory processes commercial aluminium profiles from technical release through machining, fabrication, assembly, inspection and despatch. The emphasis is production control: accuracy, repeatability, sequencing and the ability to respond to project changes within the manufacturing operation.
- CNC profile processing
- Advanced multi-axis and multi-face machining, long-length profile processing, end machining, drilling, milling, drainage and hardware preparation.
- Precision cutting
- Production cutting, double-mitre and compound-angle preparation for repeatable commercial fabrication.
- Routing & preparation
- Multi-head and single-head routing, notching and component preparation for windows, doors and façade assemblies.
- Fabrication & assembly
- Controlled fabrication, hardware preparation, assembly and glazing preparation within the factory production flow.
- Quality control
- Dimensional and fabrication checks, project identification, protection, packing and controlled release for despatch.
- Programme sequencing
- Production organised by elevation, floor, plot, zone or installation sequence to follow the construction programme.
Production route
- 01Technical release
- 02Planning
- 03Profile processing
- 04Fabrication
- 05QC
- 06Pack / despatch
- 07Site
Major production equipment includes advanced five-axis CNC capability together with dedicated CNC machining, precision cutting and routing equipment. Equipment is presented in tender discussions by capability rather than machine count, with technical detail available where relevant to the package.
Commercial systems schedule
Supported system families and their published capability. Performance depends on the selected configuration, dimensions, glass, hardware and tested scope — project-specific compliance is confirmed at technical review.
Project-specific range
Cortizo aluminium systems, aluminium rainscreen cladding, unitised façades, roof glazing, skylights, louvres, brise soleil, commercial entrances, glazed screens and bespoke façade interfaces can be reviewed against the architectural intent, performance specification and programme. Final system selection is project-specific.
System performance shown above is manufacturer-published capability and depends on the selected configuration, dimensions, glass, hardware and tested/approved scope. BDF confirms project-specific compliance during technical review.
Browse the commercial range
Tender to handover
- 01
Review
Drawings, schedules, specification and programme.
- 02
Coordinate
Systems, interfaces, buildability and information.
- 03
Plan
Materials, machining, fabrication and sequencing.
- 04
Manufacture
CNC processing, fabrication, assembly and QC.
- 05
Install
Logistics, access, installation and inspection.
- 06
Close out
Snagging, records and project handover.
BDF supports commercial packages using Schüco aluminium and Jansen architectural steel systems, with trained curtain-wall installation and inspection capability. System selection, declared performance, glass build-up, hardware and project-specific certification are confirmed during technical review against the specification.
Commercial project experience
Curtain walling, commercial glazing, aluminium windows and doors, architectural steel, brise soleil and specialist architectural glazing packages across London and the UK, alongside high-end residential and hospitality estate work.
Pentonville Road
Curtain walling and commercial glazing for a mixed-use development
Wilderness Reserve
Slimline folding sliding doors and aluminium windows across a country estate
Hammersmith
Aluminium bifold doors and brise soleil for a commercial development
Blackfriars
Aluminium bifold doors and commercial doors for a City of London scheme
Pavilion
Commercial glazing and aluminium windows for a hospitality space
Prescot Street
Commercial doors and curtain walling for an office building
Questions from contractors and architects
What commercial glazing packages does BDF Architectural take on?
Curtain walling, aluminium rainscreen cladding and façade systems, fire rated glazing, brise soleil and louvres, commercial windows and doors, and architectural steel, for main contractors, developers, architects and façade consultants across London and the UK.
Do you install commercial façades in London?
Yes. From our West Drayton base on the western edge of London we install curtain walling, structural glazing, unitised façades, aluminium rainscreen cladding, brise soleil and louvres on commercial buildings across London, the South East and the wider UK, usually as a package for the main contractor. London façade work includes curtain walling at Pentonville Road, Islington (2024) and curtain walling with commercial doors at Prescot Street, Whitechapel (2025).
Are you a commercial glazing manufacturer?
We fabricate and install. The systems are designed and tested by Schüco, Jansen, Aluprof and Cortizo; we machine, fabricate, assemble and check the profiles in our own 60,000+ sq ft West Drayton facility, then deliver and install them, so one company is answerable from the factory to handover.
Do you supply glazed screens and doors for commercial interiors?
Yes, in aluminium and steel rather than timber joinery: fire rated glazed screens and partitions rated to the fire strategy, Jansen Janisol 2 steel fire doors and partitions tested to EI30, and slim steel glazed screens and doors on Jansen Janisol Arte 2.0 for office and hospitality fit-outs.
Which curtain walling and façade systems do you use?
Schüco FWS 50, including the highly insulated FWS 50.SI and the structurally glazed FWS 50 SG, and Jansen VISS steel façades, including VISS SG and the fire-resistant VISS Fire.
Do you supply fire rated doors and partitions?
Yes. In steel we use Jansen Janisol 2, thermally insulated and tested to EI30, with smoke-control, panic and emergency-exit options within its tested scope, and Jansen-Economy 50/60 for further slim steel configurations. The classification each opening needs is set by the fire strategy.
Where is the work fabricated?
In our own 60,000+ sq ft production and storage facility in West Drayton, west London, with CNC processing, fabrication, assembly and quality checks in-house. Production is organised by elevation, floor, plot or zone to follow the construction programme.
What should a tender enquiry include?
Architectural and façade drawings, schedules, performance requirements, structural and interface information, programme dates and any access or logistics constraints. We coordinate the proposed system, production route, delivery sequence and installation approach around the package.
Which commercial projects have you delivered?
Recent packages include Pentonville Road, Islington (curtain walling and commercial glazing for a mixed-use development, 2024); Hammersmith, London W6 (aluminium bifold doors and brise soleil for a commercial development, 2025); Blackfriars, London EC4 (aluminium bifold doors and commercial doors for a City of London scheme, 2025) and Prescot Street, Whitechapel (commercial doors and curtain walling for an office building, 2025).
Specification guides
- What Is Structural Glazing? How SG Curtain Walling Works
- What Is a Unitised Façade? Unitised vs Stick Curtain Walling
- Aluminium Louvres: Types and Uses on Commercial Buildings
- Types of Commercial Aluminium Doors, Sizes and How to Specify Them
- What Is Rainscreen Cladding? Systems, Types, Details and Fire Rules
- What Is Curtain Walling? Types, Systems and How to Specify It
- How to Choose a Curtain Walling Contractor: What to Check and Who to Shortlist
- What Is Fire Rated Glazing? E, EW and EI Classes Explained
- Aluminium Façades & Cladding: A Developer and Main Contractor Guide
- What Is Brise Soleil? How It Works, Types and Uses on Commercial Buildings
- Schüco vs Cortizo: Specifying the Right System for Commercial Projects
Commercial tender support
Issue architectural and façade drawings, schedules, performance requirements, structural and interface information, programme dates and access or logistics constraints. We coordinate the proposed system, production route, delivery sequence and installation approach around the package requirements.