Prioritise the point before the doorset schedule and approved supplier are fixed. PAL/VLine can contribute product selection, assembly evidence, finish choices and installer support; the first task is identifying who can approve those decisions.
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Service territory
Supply-led enquiries in London, Hampshire and Kent from PAL’s Tring base. Confirm delivery, site visits and installer support for each project; no national on-site installation commitment is assumed.
Work to prioritise
Supply of a specified doorset package for a care-home build, with door-by-door requirements, approved ironmongery, technical evidence and phased delivery established before quotation.
Start here · Construction
Manor Road care home
Hallmark Luxury Care Homes · Redbridge, Greater London
Programme: Late 2028 Source checked: 2026-09-28
Target scope
A defined doorset supply package, including project-specific fire/acoustic requirements, finishes, approved hardware and traceable handover records.
Why it fits
Kori’s 14 September construction update provides a recent, named route into a late-2028 programme. That makes specification and supplier-approval timing worth qualifying for a supply-led doorset business.
Recommended first move
Email works@koriconstruction.com requesting the Manor Road/Redbridge commercial lead. Establish whether Hallmark’s development/design team or Kori’s subcontractor controls product approval.
Timing
Late 2028 is the published completion target, not a procurement date. Door selection may be governed by an existing operator standard well before installation.
Qualification questions
Who owns the door schedule and who places the supply order?
Does Hallmark mandate an existing doorset supplier or allow approved alternatives?
What fire, smoke, acoustic and finish requirements apply by location?
What identification and handover data must transfer to the operator?
When is supplier approval due relative to design freeze?
Prepare before contact
A concise product matrix linked to the exact supporting assembly evidence.
A sample data-pin/door-record handover and finish-selection pack.
Current delivery and technical-review capacity; do not quote a generic lead time.
Reasons to stop
A mandatory supplier/framework leaves no approved-alternative route.
The required configuration or evidence cannot be supplied within the programme.
Published buyer routes
Kori Construction
Project commercial / procurement team Confirm who controls the relevant trade package, its specification and whether specialist introductions are being considered.
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Subject: Manor Road, Redbridge: doorset specification and supply route
Hello,
We are PAL, suppliers of VLine doorsets. We provide product-selection and technical support, with installation guidance and doorset records.
Could you direct us to the doorset commercial or specification lead for Hallmark’s Manor Road home? We would like to establish whether the operator has a fixed supplier standard, who holds the door schedule and when product approval is due. If alternatives can be considered, we can submit the relevant assembly evidence and finish options before detailed pricing.
Kind regards,
PAL / VLine
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Next useful trigger
A named commercial/design lead confirms that supplier approval is open or releases a controlled door schedule.
Doorset supply with clearly assigned responsibility for measurement, installation, ironmongery and final acceptance; technical support as agreed with the installer.
Why it fits
The Whitford Gardens announcement names Kori senior quantity surveyor Jack Stevenson and Care UK’s Jake Higgins. These roles provide a practical route to clarify the supply/installation split on a spring-2028 scheme.
Recommended first move
Use works@koriconstruction.com to request Jack Stevenson or the Whitford Gardens doorset buyer. Ask for Care UK’s specification approval route if the contractor cannot approve products.
Timing
Spring 2028 is the operator target. Confirm the door-package award date, site-measurement process and phased deliveries rather than infer them from overall completion.
Qualification questions
Are doorsets bought by Kori or by the joinery subcontractor?
Who checks opening dimensions and signs off the order schedule?
Is ironmongery supplied as part of the approved assembly?
What installer training or technical submission does the project require?
How will supply acceptance and installation acceptance be recorded separately?
Prepare before contact
A responsibility matrix covering survey, manufacture/supply, delivery, installation and acceptance.
An assembly-specific evidence pack and installation guidance suitable for the proposed product.
Reasons to stop
The appointed subcontractor has a fixed supply chain and declines alternatives.
Measurements, hardware or acceptance obligations would fall outside PAL’s agreed supply role.
Published buyer routes
Kori Construction · Jack Stevenson
Senior Quantity Surveyor Confirm who controls the relevant trade package, its specification and whether specialist introductions are being considered.
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Subject: Whitford Gardens: doorset supply and installation split
Hello,
We are PAL, suppliers of VLine doorsets. We provide product-selection and technical support, with installation guidance and doorset records.
Could this reach Jack Stevenson or the doorset buyer for Whitford Gardens? Before offering products, we would like to confirm who buys the doorsets, who signs off opening sizes and hardware, and how supply and installation responsibilities are divided. If there is a relevant approval window, we can provide a focused technical submission and installer guidance.
Kind regards,
PAL / VLine
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Next useful trigger
The named buyer confirms the procurement route and requests a project-specific technical submission.
Specification-led doorset supply against a controlled door schedule and Barchester’s operator standards, including any architectural finish/acoustic requirements.
Why it fits
Kori’s September start announcement identifies a 2028 Barchester project with Holden & Lee and TDC Architects. It offers a route to establish who can approve the doorset design rather than assuming the contractor alone sets it.
Recommended first move
Email works@koriconstruction.com for the Liss project commercial/design lead. Ask which party, including the named design team and operator, controls the door schedule and approval.
Timing
Completion is expected during 2028. The design-freeze and approved-supplier dates are not public and must be established first.
Qualification questions
Who issues and revises the controlled door schedule?
Which Barchester standards or approved-product rules govern selection?
What acoustic, finish, glazing and hardware combinations are required?
Can technically compliant alternatives still be reviewed?
When must samples and evidence be accepted?
Prepare before contact
A focused range/finish overview with no claim of universal suitability.
A technical compliance matrix to complete against the actual schedule.
Reasons to stop
The design is fixed to another supplier with no change route.
Required performance combinations fall outside the evidenced product range.
Published buyer routes
Kori Construction
Project commercial / procurement team Confirm who controls the relevant trade package, its specification and whether specialist introductions are being considered.
Head office; request property / estates procurement Ask who controls operator standards and ongoing fire, nurse-call or maintenance support for this home.
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Subject: Liss care home: doorset design and approval contact
Hello,
We are PAL, suppliers of VLine doorsets. We provide product-selection and technical support, with installation guidance and doorset records.
We are following the Liss care-home project and its published 2028 programme. Could you direct us to the person controlling the doorset schedule and product approval? It would help to establish Barchester’s requirements, the design team’s finish and performance criteria, and whether alternatives can still be considered before we send samples or prices.
Kind regards,
PAL / VLine
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Next useful trigger
An authorised design lead invites sample review or supplies the controlled schedule.
A doorset supply/specification submission for the care home, with any retirement-bungalow doors treated as a separately defined scope.
Why it fits
The late-2027 Deal development has a named principal contractor, Apex, and operator Development Director Tom Duck. It is a distinct buying route from the Kori projects and should be qualified on its own terms.
Recommended first move
Contact Boutique at mail@boutiquecarehomes.co.uk for Tom Duck’s development team to establish operator standards and whether Apex or a subcontractor buys the doors. Use the separate Apex route once that buyer is confirmed.
Timing
Boutique reports March 2026 groundbreaking and late-2027 opening. The original doorset package may already be advancing; obtain award status before reviewing quantities.
Qualification questions
Who controls product approval and who places the doorset order?
Has the care-home package been awarded?
Are the retirement bungalows within the same procurement package?
What door-by-door fire, acoustic, security and finish requirements apply?
Is there time for a technical alternative to be reviewed without disrupting the programme?
Prepare before contact
A short specification-support introduction and the published care-sector reference.
Separate information requests for the care-home schedule and any bungalow scope; do not infer quantities from bedrooms.
Reasons to stop
The package is awarded and the buyer does not want alternatives.
The proposed use or programme cannot be served by an evidenced product configuration.
Published buyer routes
Boutique Care Homes · Tom Duck
Development Director Request the operator development or estates buyer; confirm handover, incumbent agreements and service-review timing.
New business and social value contact Request the Catherine Grove commercial lead and confirm the relevant trade package, specification owner and supplier-introduction process.
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Subject: Catherine Grove: doorset specification and buyer
Hello,
We are PAL, suppliers of VLine doorsets. We provide product-selection and technical support, with installation guidance and doorset records.
Could this be directed to Tom Duck’s development team? We would like to establish the doorset specification and buying route for Catherine Grove, including whether Apex or an appointed subcontractor places the order. Are the care-home and retirement-bungalow doors separate scopes, and is any product review still open before we prepare a technical submission?
Kind regards,
PAL / VLine
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Next useful trigger
The development team identifies the actual buyer and confirms a live technical-review window.