Door Industry Journal - Spring 2020

spring 2020 THE door industry journal Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 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 PO Box 508 Warninglid Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5GY T: 01444 461796 F: 01444 461596 E: info@freelance-design.co.uk Advisory Partner The Door & Hardware Federation The Barn Shuttington Fields Farm Main Road Shuttington Tamworth B79 0HA T: 01827 52337 F: 01827 310827 Printed Circulation: Door Industry Journal is a controlled free circulation publication and is available free of charge only to personnel who fall within our defined criteria. Copies are available on subscription to persons or companies who do not qualify. Our current printed circulation is just under 5000 copies. Digital Circulation: Our current digital circulation reaches around 12,500 readers. Annual Subscription Rates: £17.95 (UK), £29.95 (EU), £38.95 (Rest of World) To subscribe visit: www.doorindustryjournal.co.uk The Door Industry Journal is an independently produced and edited trade publication which is published by Avalon Innovations LLP on behalf of the door, hardware and gate industries, with support and guidance provided by The Door and Hardware Federation (dhf) and other carefully selected industry bodies. Companies selling to the any of the above industry sectors wishing to find out more about advertising or having articles published in the Door Industry Journal should visit our website at www.doorindustryjournal.co.uk or download our media pack at www.dijonline.co.uk . Alternatively, to obtain further information, discuss your advertising requirements or to enquire about special features and advertorials, please call us on 01444 464147 or send an email to advertising@doorindustryjournal.co.uk . Door Industry Journal is a trading style of Avalon Innovations LLP. Company No. OC364751 Derek Hibbart, Editor, Door Industry Journal 3 Follow us on Twitter @DoorIndustryJnl welcome At the time of going to press, our sector – and the whole country – is facing an unprecedented situation in the form of the Covid-19 pandemic. So, rather than point you to areas of interest in the magazine as I normally do, I want to use this space to offer some information and reassurance. Firstly, please be assured that the DIJ team are here for you as always. We have remote working in place and you shouldn’t face any disruption in our service to you. We are still available through all the usual channels and will be issuing any relevant news throughout this crisis, via our blog, email and social media. Looking around, it appears that companies are trying to continue with business as usual as much as possible. Obviously this crisis will still have an impact, but hopefully the range of financial support measures announced by the Chancellor will go some way to alleviating the losses that many will face. And I see that firms in our sector are reacting quickly and responsibly, with staff being sent home if they exhibit any symptoms. Equally, work can still carry on as normal when possible – and installations can be completed without having to be in close proximity with anyone. Of course, the health and welfare of staff and clients are of paramount importance, but with a bit of thought and effort we can all keep going as normally as possible! For now, enjoy the magazine. I wish you, your families, and your staff all the very best. And I hope that by the time the next issue goes to press we will all be living in more certain times.