Door Industry Journal - Spring 2012

spring 2012 THE door industry journal During 2012, the DHF will continue its drive to create more commercial benefit for i ts members over their no n member competitors. But we must not forget that the vast majority of members - as shown by our membership survey last year - rated access to technical support as the main DHF benefit for them. In fact, almost 80 per cent of members who took part in the survey said that the main reason for joining the DHF was the access it gives them to information on technical standards and health & safety issues. So what has been happening on the technical and standards front recently? A great deal, as a matter of fact. Firstly, the DHF Minimum Standards are now in force. This is the guarantee to the market place that if they specify from a DHF member, then that member will perform to minimum standards of competence, customer service and quality. To support this, the technical advisory team has now been expanded to include Don Sowley who is our DHF approved inspector. He will be able to help any manufacturing members needing assistance in achieving third party audited factory production control as part of their Minimum Standards. Don specialises in health & safety and quality assurance. He will be an invaluable addition to the technical team which comprises general manager and secretary Michael Skelding and technical officer Ray Nowell alongside Don. You can read more about our recently published technical documents and best practice guides and see what is in the pipeline, in the extended version of this article on page 6. Also online at: www.doorindustryjournal.co.uk welcome USEFUL CONTACTS DHF Secretariat The Door and Hardware Federation T: 01827 52337 F: 01827 310827 E: info@dhfonline.org.uk DHF PR Agency Ainsworth Public Relations Guy Ainsworth T: 0161 427 3861 E: guy@ainsworth-pr.co.uk Chairman of The Garage Door Installer and Distributor Group Julie Chester Chairman of the Industrial Door Group Andrew Lloyd Chairman of the Metal Doorset Forum Bill Duncombe Chairman of the Garage Door Manufacturers' Group Simon Hipgrave Chairman of the Hardware Group David Whitworth Chairman of the Timber Doorset Group Ian Hopkinson Chairman of the Powered Gate Group Andy Holz Advertising and Editorial The Door Industry Journal PO Box 508 Warninglid Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5GY T: 01444 464147 F: 01444 464148 E: mail@doorindustryjournal.co.uk Design Agency Freelance Design & Graphics Warninglid Lane Warninglid West Sussex RH17 5TQ T: 01444 461796 F: 01444 461596 E: info@freelance-design.co.uk The Door Industry Journal is a trade publication edited and produced by Avalon Marketing on behalf of The Door and Hardware Federation (DHF). Content is collated from articles and press releases supplied by the DHF and their various industry group members, in addition to non-member companies and other external contributors. The content covers these sectors of the door and hardware industry: industrial doors, garage doors, timber and metal doorsets, fire and security, building hardware, ironmongery, locks and powered gates. Companies selling to the any of the above industry sectors wishing to find out more about advertising or publishing articles in The Door Industry Journal should visit our website at www.doorindustryjournal.co.uk to download our advertising rate card. This document provides full details of the advertising rates and the associated technical data required to place advertising or editorial in The Door Industry Journal. Alternatively, to obtain further information, discuss your advertising requirements or to enquire about special features and advertorials, please contact the editor, Derek Hibbart at Avalon Marketing on 01444 464147 or by email at editor@doorindustryjournal.co.uk . The Door Industry Journal and Avalon Marketing are trading styles of Avalon Innovations LLP. Company No. OC364751 Bob Perry, Executive Chairman, Door and Hardware Federation 3 Follow us on Twitter @DoorIndustryJnl Front cover image: Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA © karenhibbart.com