OPEN DOORS Another year rattles by ……… As I write this article, we are finishing another successful trading year. But, what does success mean for a not-for-profit business like dhf as we don’t pay dividends and all money earned goes back into the organisation? Certainly, in order to maintain financial stability, we normally aim to break even or make a small surplus each year, but that is not really how we at dhf measure success. It is measured more by how good we have been in meeting the requirements of our 500 plus members. Recently, we completed a 5-Year Strategy and Business Plan. As you can imagine, it was quite detailed but I would just like to share with you one area which is the VISION: • To make the UK and Ireland built environment a safer and more secure place • Thereby providing market opportunities and commercial advantage for our members So, against our Vision, how do we judge whether dhf has had a successful year and met members’ requirements? Well, listed below are a few of dhf’s achievements for the year 2022/23: • Over 5000 queries handled by our technical team • 100 meetings attended on behalf of members • 22 webinars reaching 523 members • 933 people trained, making nearly 5000 since training was introduced in 2013 • 37 press releases That’s how we measure success at dhf. Can we do better? Of course we can …… watch this space! A regular comment column, brought to you by Bob Perry, CEO, Door and Hardware Federation For more information, please visit www.dhfonline.org.uk THE door industry journal spring 2023 Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk Bob Perry, dhf CEO RapidSpec Move Premises to Accommodate Growing Team of ‘Movers and Shakers’ It’s been a great start to 2023 for door-scheduling software developer, RapidSpec. Due to the expansion of the team, they have now moved into new offices at Blythe Valley Innovation Park, just off junction 4 of the M42, ideally located near Birmingham International airport and easily accessible for visits to, and by, UK and overseas customers. Derek Brown, MD and founder of the business, says: “It’s an exciting time for us all: I’m working with a great team of forward-looking ‘movers’ and ‘shakers’ and we’re providing fantastic software products for door manufacturers, which are making a real and positive impact on their productivity and profit”. The award-winning software automatically prices doors and doorsets, produces doorset drawings automatically and creates cutting lists and buying lists for all the materials needed for any project instantly. Carol Cole, Marketing Director, says “It’s just a monthly fee with no requirement to sign a long-term contract. That’s the level of confidence that we have in our products!” New and latest versions of the product include the most amazing ‘Flash Quote’ and ‘RapidRout’ and there are more developments on the horizon soon. Ian Selby, IT Director, says “We’re working flat out to bring even more features that benefit our customers: it’s an exciting time. Door manufacturers as well as architects and contractors will immediately see how the products can make their jobs a whole lot easier!” If you’d like to learn more about RapidSpec and how it can help your Organisation, please contact a member of the RapidSpec team at +44 121 506 9020 or visit the website www.rapidspec.co.uk
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