Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a strip for providing a finish to a longitudinal edge of a door, the edge having spaced apart side regions, each side region contacting a main face of the door, in which the strip includes a central groove for locating in a longitudinal groove formed in a longitudinal edge of the door, a pair of edge portions each for abutting against a side region when the central groove is located in the longitudinal groove, and a pair of connecting regions, each connecting the central groove to an edge portion, wherein the pair of connecting regions define upper surfaces of the strip, and the central groove and the pair of edge portions are positioned below the level of the upper surfaces.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a composite door including a first and a second door skin, each door skin having an interior and an exterior surface, in which the interior surface of at least the first door skin has one or more bosses formed therein for receiving a fastening element.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method of forming a door skin including the steps of: introducing a sheet moulding compound (SMC) into a mould; moulding and at least partially curing the SMC to produce a skin having substantially the dimensions and external appearance of a door, and thereafter introducing an in-mould coating (IMC) composition to the mould; causing, at least partially through applied pressure, the IMC composition to spread across a surface of the skin; and curing the SMC composition to produce a cured door skin having a cured coating thereon.