Door Industry Journal - Spring 2015

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk industry news WHY YOU’RE MISSING OUT BY NOT BEING AN ADIA MEMBER You receive a call from a huge potential client. They ask whether you are able to fit and maintain doors throughout their premises, which of course is “yes!” However, they want your engineers to be BS EN16005 accredited. Not just a standard BS EN16005, but one that is accredited by City and Guilds. You panic. Many automatic door companies assume they are able to get by on a run of the mill BS EN16005 exam. Some even are happy to keep to the 1996 standard of the BS7036. What they forget is that most sectors are very health and safety conscious and keep up to date with the latest safety standards. What the Automatic Door Installation Association (ADIA) also does is help educate them in these changes. How? • By writing to the biggest retailers, restaurants, hotel chains in the UK and inform them of the importance in automatic door safety. • Contacting specifiers of future building projects giving details on what they need to look out for when looking for automatic door companies. • Notifying county and district councils of what they need to look out for when issuing planning permission for local buildings. By telling these important potential clients about the BS EN16005 accredited by City and Guilds, we are promoting our members. “Are all your members accredited?” you may be asking. Well, we have created a Door Safe Register showing each engineer who has passed the exam and holds a City and Guilds accreditation. This way we can keep your clients updated with who can safely work on their doors and in what area. Pretty cool, huh? Oh but that isn’t all! As well as promoting the engineers who are up to date with the latest automatic door standards, the ADIA also promote members through other means. This can be promoting discounted products from our suppliers to ADIA installer members. It can also be via our new printed directory, which is being sent to over 4000 companies who need your professionalism. What you are missing out on when you’re not part of the ADIA is opportunities. You’re missing out on saving money. You’re missing out on MAKING money. With our customer service, we can help you get what YOU want. Email us today on info@theadia.co.uk or call us on 0845 094 1817 for more information.