Name

Force 8

Legal name

Force8 (Fabrications) Ltd

Website

https://force8.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheadle Hulme

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Composite Door and Window Sales: Force 8 manufactures and sells bespoke composite doors, arched frames, windows, and conservatories directly to homeowners and trade customers. Products are available as supply-only or with full supply-and-fit installation service.
2. Trade Supply: Force 8 supplies bespoke arched and shaped composite doors, windows, and frames to trade installers and fabricators across the UK, supporting their non-standard product requirements.
3. Installation Services: Force 8 provides a full supply-and-fit service for domestic properties, managing measurement, manufacture, and installation of bespoke doors and windows.
4. Smart Door Package (tedee PRO): Force 8 bundles the tedee PRO smart locking system with its composite doors as an optional upgrade package, starting at £685 + VAT.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Force 8 manufactures and installs bespoke composite doors, arched frames, PVC-U windows, and conservatories using proprietary one-piece hot oil profile bending technology that forms continuous 6,500 mm profile lengths without welds or joins. The company sells directly to homeowners through its two showrooms and website, and supplies trade customers (installers and fabricators) nationwide across the UK, offering both supply-only and full supply-and-fit installation services.

Product overview

Force 8 is a 100% employee-owned company established for 30 years, specialising in bespoke composite doors and PVC-U windows in the Stockport and Cheshire area. The product portfolio centres on proprietary one-piece profile bending technology capable of forming curves up to 6,500mm without welds or joins, providing structural integrity and aesthetic finishes. The core door range includes Arched Composite Doors, Composite Stable Doors, French/Double Doors, and Door and a Half, while the window range includes Veka/Halo Windows, Arched Frames, Sash Horn Windows, Arched Vertical Sliders, Bay Windows, and Circular/Pivot Windows. Additional offerings include Conservatories, Solid Roofs, Orangeries, and accessories like Door Glass, Door Furniture, and Georgian Bars. The company offers a Door Designer Tool for customer visualisation. Key differentiators include exclusive arched door technology, the Decadence contemporary door range, Heritage door range, colour customisation (210 RAL colours), and smart lock integrations including Tedee PRO and Yale Conexis L1.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Decadence Door Range: Exclusive contemporary composite door range featuring smooth finish and woodgrain options, including designs like Zermatt, Monza, Oslo, Bergen, and Geneva.
• Heritage Door Range

Products and services

• Arched Composite Doors One-piece arched composite doors with no welds or joins, manufactured using Force 8's proprietary profile bending technology capable of forming curves up to 6,500 mm in a single continuous piece. Designed to offer the look of a traditional cottage door with modern composite benefits.
• Composite Stable Doors Split-level composite doors allowing the top half to open for ventilation while keeping children and pets safely inside. Feature rebated centre with slot-fitted weather seals and high-security locking systems.
• Composite French Doors Sturdy and stylish composite French doors providing secure access to gardens, patios, or decking. Available with auto-locking mechanism, Neoprene rubber-proof seal, and Q-Lon edge seal, in standard and arched or part-arched formats.
• Door and a Half System Innovative door system with a hinged and locking system integrated into a side panel, allowing it to open independently. Significantly widens entrance access for wheelchair users and delivery of bulky items. Compatible with any door design in Force 8's range.
• Wide Door Wide-format composite door with maximum width of 1144mm for square doors and 1134mm for arched doors. Designed for enhanced accessibility for individuals with limited mobility, including wheelchair users, and for moving large or bulky items.
• The Colossus Door Extra-large composite door, up to 300mm taller than standard door height, ideal for taller entrances and particularly arched entrances.
• Heritage Door Range Traditional composite door collection designed to complement period properties and arched frames, with traditional aesthetic detailing.
• Decadence Contemporary Door Range Exclusive contemporary composite door range featuring intricately grooved designs with individual and distinctive finishes, available in smooth finish or wood grain effect texture. Includes Zermatt, Monza, Oslo, Bergen, Geneva, Albert, and Bramley designs.
• Zermatt Door Two-tone contemporary door from the Decadence range with Anthracite Grey main colour and choice of second colour from 210 RAL colours. Smooth finish gives the impression of aluminium with composite door benefits.
• Monza Door Contemporary door from the Decadence range with intricately grooved design, available in wood grain effect texture or smooth finish.
• Albert Door Contemporary door featuring four rectangular panels that can run horizontally or vertically. Features PAS24 Security Tested certification, Document Q compliance, and a 4mm aluminium look etched skin for extra security.
• Bramley Door Contemporary door with a large range of glazing options and glazing positions. Available in smooth or grained finish with sculptured PVCu frame in bevelled System 10 Profile, 44mm thick slab with 20-year structural guarantee.
• Veka/Halo PVC-U Windows Windows manufactured using Veka and Halo PVC-U profiles, designed to withstand harsh weather conditions, with 'A' rated energy efficiency. Force 8 is a Veka official partner with CNC machinery and precision milling equipment dedicated to Veka profiles.
• Arched Frames One-piece arched window frames fabricated from single length of profile with no welds or joins, available in VEKA, Halo, or System 10 profile, producing a flawless finish and stronger structure.
• Sash Horn Windows Traditional-style windows with sash horn parts supplied by Rehau, designed to replicate timber while offering UPVC benefits. Features run-through sash horns and optional Georgian bars.
• Arched Vertical Sliders Arch-top vertical slider windows using REHAU profile with 35mm meeting rail, full mechanical joints, and run-through sash horns for authentic period appearance.
• Bay Windows Made-to-measure bay windows tailored to each home with a wide range of frame styles, colours, and glazing options to complement each property.
• Circular and Pivot Windows Specialist circular and pivot window frames created using Force 8's profile bending technology, ideal for inaccessible areas like staircases.
• Shaped Frames Bespoke shaped frames including circular, arched, D-shaped, gothic, and octagonal configurations created from single-piece PVCu bends.
• Conservatories Conservatories manufactured using VEKA PVC-U for structural safety and quality, available with solid or glass roofs for year-round use.
• Solid Roofs Lightweight replacement conservatory roofs with excellent insulating properties, allowing year-round use of conservatory spaces.
• Orangeries Tudor-style orangery extensions offering large amounts of space with enhanced insulation and privacy features.
• Roofline Products PVC-U roofline products including fascia and soffits for durable, low-maintenance roof finishing.
• Door Furniture Range of door furniture including handles, hinges, letter plates, and house numbers. Includes Blu 316 grade stainless steel hardware with lifetime guarantee.
• Tedee PRO Smart Door Package Smart door package bundling the Tedee PRO smart lock with the Apecs Euro Cylinder and Force 8's auto-lock hardware, starting at £685 + VAT. Enables automatic deadlock engagement, smartphone-based keyless entry, and remote access control with £5,000 insurance-backed guarantee against forced breach.
• Door Glass and Decorative Glazing Wide range of decorative glass options for composite doors, including replaceable glazing cassettes to enable customisation and style updates.
• Supply-and-Fit Installation Service Full supply-and-fit installation service for domestic properties, with Force 8 managing the entire process from measurement through manufacture to installation of bespoke composite doors, windows, and conservatories.

Quantifiable outcome

• One-piece arched frames up to 6,500 mm produced without welds or joins
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• TedeemajorTechnology or Integration · 4 February 2025Force 8 has introduced the Tedee PRO locking system as a bundled smart door package alongside the Apecs Euro Cylinder and auto-lock hardware. The Tedee PRO enables automatic deadlock engagement and smartphone remote access. Lock manufacturers offer a £5,000 insurance-backed guarantee with this system.
• YalemajorTechnology or Integration · 18 September 2018Force 8 offers the Yale Conexis L1 Smart Door Lock as an optional locking system on its composite door ranges, allowing smartphone-based keyless entry. The Yale Conexis L1 meets PAS24 security standards and is paired with Force 8's decadence door range.
• VekacoreTechnology or IntegrationVeka is Force 8's primary PVC-U profile supplier, providing the profile systems used across Force 8's arched frames, windows, and door ranges. Force 8 is a Veka official partner and has made strategic investments in cutting-edge software, CNC machinery, and precision milling equipment exclusively for Veka profiles. The partnership enables Force 8's one-piece profile bending capability.
• RehaucoreTechnology or IntegrationRehau supplies sash horn parts for Force 8's sash horn windows and provides profile systems used in vertical sliders and arched vertical sliders. Rehau's profile systems complement Veka in Force 8's manufacturing capabilities.
• ApecsmajorTechnology or IntegrationForce 8 pairs the Apecs Euro Cylinder with the Tedee PRO smart lock in its advanced door package, providing enhanced security features including automatic deadlock engagement.
• ERAcoreTechnology or IntegrationERA conducted PAS24 security testing for Force 8's Decadence door range at ERA's state-of-the-art factory in Cannock, validating Force 8's doors as Document Q compliant.
• SFS (hinges)coreTechnology or IntegrationSFS supplies hinges including SFS Intec, SFS Dynamic 2D, and SFS hinges used across Force 8's door and window ranges, providing aesthetically pleasing concealed and adjustable hinge solutions in a range of colours.
• VEKAcoreTechnology or IntegrationVEKA is the primary profile system used by Force 8 for arched frames, windows, and doors, with VEKA Halo and System 10 profiles in stock at the Hazel Grove factory. Force 8 is a Veka official partner.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rockdoor: UK composite door manufacturer with a security-led positioning, supplying installers and homeowners with PAS24-tested composite doors—comparable to Force 8 in product category, security certifications, and trade channel.
• Door-Stop International: UK composite door manufacturer producing compression-moulded composite doors for trade and retail customers, with similar emphasis on colour customisation and installer supply as Force 8.
• Origin Global: UK premium aluminium windows and doors manufacturer supplying both homeowners and trade customers with bespoke and high-performance products—comparable in customisation focus, premium positioning, and trade channel.
• Endurance Doors: UK composite door manufacturer with strong trade focus, selling solid timber-core composite doors through a national installer network—directly comparable in product, channel, and target customer to Force 8.
• Solidor: UK-based manufacturer of composite doors with both trade and consumer channels, offering a comparable product range of solid-core composite entrance doors to homeowners and installers across the UK.
• Apeer (L&B Plastics): UK manufacturer of composite doors and uPVC windows with bespoke and trade offerings, comparable in product mix (doors + windows) and channel mix to Force 8.

Broad incumbents

• Everest: UK mass-market home improvements incumbent selling windows, doors, and conservatories directly to homeowners via national sales teams—overlaps with Force 8 in product category and homeowner segment but operates at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Anglian Home Improvements: UK mass-market home improvements incumbent with a broad product portfolio including windows, doors, and conservatories, serving homeowners nationwide—comparable as a broad incumbent but operates at significantly larger scale than Force 8.
• Safestyle: UK volume installer of uPVC windows and doors serving the value segment of the homeowner market, providing a broad-incumbent benchmark for competitive dynamics against Force 8's specialist positioning.
• Hörmann: European door manufacturer with a UK presence offering entrance, internal, and industrial doors; broader product portfolio than Force 8 but serves overlapping residential and commercial door markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/force8doors
• Facebookfacebook.com/Force8Windows
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/force-8

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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