THE door industry journal spring 2023 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 3 Follow us on Twitter @DoorIndustryJnl The Door Industry Journal is an independently produced and edited trade publication, published by Avalon Innovations LLP on behalf of the door, security, lock, ironmongery and automated gate industries, with support and guidance provided by our advisory partner 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 welcome As I write, the sun is finally putting in an appearance and Easter is on the horizon. And with it comes the spring issue of the DIJ. So – before you snaffle that creme egg – let me tell you a bit about this edition: If you’re reading the print version, you’ve probably noticed it’s in a different wrapper. That’s because we’ve gone green! Gone are the old polythene bags, in favour of a paper wrap that’s fully recyclable. Inside you’ll still find all the latest news and views from across the sector. One piece that brought back memories for me is Garador’s 75th-anniversary story on page 38. Back in the early 1980s I worked as a Garador Area Manager, covering the south-east. Happy days, but sadly brought to an end in 1985 when Westland, the firm’s then owner, sold it off to Catnic Components during a time later known as the Westland Affair. Plenty more inside to keep you going. Here are a few highlights: • Rowland Door Services celebrates its 40th anniversary (p8) • Ken Price, MD of the Automatic Door Suppliers Association, tells us why we are ‘better together’ (p10) • Another anniversary - Doorfit is celebrating 70 years in the business (p20) • What a day in the life looks like for Stuart Shaw - National Field Sales Manager at Hörmann UK (p28) • Roller door specialist Trojon announces a big new product launch (p42) • A flexible aluminium dock shelter for universal use has arrived, courtesy of mydocking (p66) • A new product ordering system is improving life for HorizAL customers (p80) • The dhf take on the government’s latest fire safety reform (p112) • Scott Copeland, Category Manager at IronmongeryDirect, takes us through some of the latest door handle options (p118) I hope you enjoy both the magazine and your Easter break. I’ll be back before you know it with the DIJ summer issue.
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