Door Industry Journal - Spring 2015

spring 2015 THE door industry journal Early in 2015 we welcomed our 300th member into the DHF. Membership is now at its highest level ever and our rate of growth is accelerating. Why are companies in the door, hardware and powered gate sectors finding membership of the DHF so useful to them? In the case of sliding door system company Hillaldam Coburn, our 300th member, the reason was clear. The company wanted access to the extensive knowledge base on technical issues, latest standards and new legislation that only DHF members can access. Hillaldam Coburn recognised, too, that DHF actually helps frame many of the standards and legislation that impact on our industry. We work with BSI in this country and sit on standards- setting CEN committees in Europe to ensure our voice is heard at the highest level. So there are many members like Hillaldam Coburn who see DHF membership as a means of ensuring they are kept abreast of new standards and legislation and belong to a trade association which has a strong voice in Europe. But other companies see different benefits in membership of a strong trade federation like ours. I am confident we have identified the various needs of these members and are meeting them. For example, we heavily promote the DHF brand and what it stands for. This helps give marketing clout to those members who appreciate that being able to use the DHF logo on their vans, websites and promotional material gives them the commercial edge over their non-member competitors. It shows their customers that they meet the stringent DHF Quality Assured Standards and Codes of Practice. Companies in our sector are increasingly embracing the importance of training to ensure they are delivering high quality and safe products and services to their customers. Recognising this we now have our own dedicated training officer on the Tamworth team for the benefit of members. More than 250 powered gate installers and specialists have now successfully completed the DHF powered gate safety diploma training course. This number is set to rise to 500 by the end of the year. We are actively developing training courses for both the Industrial Door and Garage Door Groups and are providing training courses on the maintenance and in installation of fire doorsets and roller shutters. As DHF membership continues to grow, I’m confident we will be welcoming the 350th company into our ranks by the end of this year. Meanwhile I’ll continue with these regular information updates on member benefits in this column. Also online at: www.dijonline.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 Magazine Editor The Door Industry Journal Derek Hibbart T: 01444 464147 E: mail@doorindustryjournal.co.uk Garage Door Group Jointly chaired by Julie Chester & Simon Hipgrave Chairman of the Industrial Door Group Alan Jenkins Chairman of the Metal Doorset Group David Lycett Chairman of the Hardware Group David Whitworth Chairman of the Timber Doorset Group Amanda Haley Chairman of the Powered Gate Group Neil Sampson 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 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, entrance doors, 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 media pack. 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 the Door Industry Journal on 01444 464147 or by email at editor@doorindustryjournal.co.uk . Door Industry Journal is a trading style of Avalon Innovations LLP. Company No. OC364751 Bob Perry, DHF Executive Chairman, Door and Hardware Federation 3 Follow us on Twitter @DoorIndustryJnl Cover photo: © Hillaldam Coburn