Door Industry Journal - Spring 2020

THE door industry journal spring 2020 Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk OPEN DOORS Reach Out, Reach Out… We’ll be there… When I started to think about the article for this DIJ edition (before the Coronavirus outbreak), I thought that the theme should be about the new dhf Reach Out programme. And then my mind went back to 1966 when the record ‘I’ll be there’ was released by the magnificent Four Tops. Something else happened in 1966 …. ah yes, England won the football World Cup. Happy days - certainly better than we have at present …. Enough down memory lane … what is the new dhf Reach Out programme? In simple terms, it is new approach to support our members in the ever ongoing issues of safety and non-compliance. The main objective is to educate the industries that we represent by introducing a variety of seminars which can be held at members’ premises, or at our offices in Tamworth. The seminars can be tailor-made to address members’ own installer customers or other key players in the supply chain such as Housing Associations, landlords, local authorities, surveyors, architects, facility managers, and so on. The underlying objective is to help our members educate the supply chain so that they better understand that products and services may be more expensive from one company compared to another because the lower priced offering may not be legal, safe or fully compliant. The seminars also highlight the legal responsibilities of landlords and owners of installations. But our Reach Out programme goes further than just vertically in the supply chain, and I will talk more about that in the next DIJ issue. So, looking forward to when the current situation improves and government restrictions are lifted, we will get this new programme underway. Bob Perry, dhf CEO A regular comment column, brought to you by Bob Perry, CEO, Door and Hardware Federation For more information, please visit www.dhfonline.org.uk Show Time for Garador For some weeks Garador have been putting together displays and product samples to ensure their Stand D131 at the National Homebuilding and Renovating Show at Birmingham’s NEC clearly explains the latest exciting new developments in garage doors. Garador will be showing off their new generation of Series 4 GaraMatic electric operators at the show, as Garador’s Marketing Manager Paul Eddleston comments: “We will be showing our brand-new range of GaraMatic operators in action at this year’s Homebuilding and Renovating Show. It’s a great opportunity for customers, self-builders and homeowners to experience the convenience of opening their garage door with their smartphone.” Paul continues, “Visitors to the show won’t be disappointed, as we will have all of our types of garage door and FrontGuard front doors on show too.” Garador will be exhibiting their FrontGuard front doors, which not only complement their range of garage door designs, but also offer extra security and thermal insulation. They will also be showcasing a brand-new side-hinged garage door which includes improved locking mechanisms, floor threshold and rubber seals all round. Garador has been making garage doors since the 1950s and is one of the UK’s leading garage door manufacturers, with a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant based in Yeovil, Somerset. Today, they supply garage doors throughout the United Kingdom, with a network of over 1,000 stockists, installers and service technicians. Garador are exhibiting on stand D131 at the Homebuilding and Renovating Show at the NEC in Birmingham (26-29 March 2020). Visit www.garador.co.uk to view their full range of products and accessories. ST OP PRESS! POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 2021