Distributor Hill’s Panel Products (HPP) has opted to extend a European kitchen door collection  with models manufactured in-house.

The doors will be part of HPP’s Avanti off-the-shelf collection and will be a range of skinny shakers called Juno.

Commenting on the decision, HPP’s marketing and business development director Dan Mounsey said: “We’ve had Brexit, the pandemic and now the state of the economy, which makes the exchange rate between sterling and the Euro unfavourable.

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“Add in logistics, the cost of fuel, lead times, and the availability of materials; bringing in doors from the continent ticks a lot of the wrong boxes.

“Taking into the account those pressures; we’ve decided to manufacture in-house.”

Based on HPP’s Mercia door in the Aspire made-to-measure range, Juno will feature a 60mm slim profile and be available in four super matt decors: Dust Grey, Black, Indigo Blue and Highland Green.

Each range will be available in approximately 60 SKUs, including doors, drawer fronts, end panels, cornices, plinths and filler panels in a variety of sizes, and all available to order online.

Dan adds: “Because we’re manufacturing in-house, there will be a made-to-measure option as well, which will make this range unique.

“So, for example, customers could order 90% of what they need off the shelf and then have the rest made-to-measure. Overall, it creates great versatility.”

As with the other doors in the Avanti range, the Juno will be undrilled as standard, but a bespoke hinge hole drilling service is available with a one-day lead time.

Sales manager of HPP Chris Essex added: “This will continue the growth for the Avanti range, which has been a great success since we launched it in 2011.

“It makes a significant contribution to the business and always has done.”