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Not all aluminum is heat treated. And I don’t think the stuff meilec uses is heat treated. Heat treating adds costs and requires big ovens. Not something small builders have access to and if they did it would be reflected in the price.
If you can find out the grade they used it will help work out how repairable it is. The type that doesn’t need heat treatment age hardens. I suspect yours is that type as it bent without snapping. If it was t6 it either wouldn’t have deformed or would have cracked.
If done correctly it could be repaired in my view. I say that as someone with a metal workshop and has actually welded aluminum.