37 THE door industry journal spring 2023 Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk Industry News Abloy UK Appoints New Digital Access Solutions Academy Manager Johnathon Dale has been appointed as the new Manager of Abloy UK’s Digital Access Solutions Academy, a purpose-built facility to educate, install and test the company’s range of products, with a particular focus on new digital solutions and ecosystems portfolio. The Digital Access Solutions Academy provides free training courses for a range of Abloy solutions including CLIQ®, Incedo™ Business, Aperio® and SMARTair™. Johnathon brings a wealth of experience to the role, after spending 13-years in the Royal Air Force in various roles, including engineer and training manager. He is looking to adapt the Academy to also provide internal training to broaden the expertise of Abloy staff, as well as continuing to build upon and grow the education provision to external parties. Johnathon commented: “I am delighted to join the team at Abloy UK, and I am keen to develop the offering and educate people on the full scope of products and solutions available. “I think it is vital to improve the skill set of not only external course attendees, but also look to further develop the knowledge of existing staff across the business. This will help them understand different aspects of the business better and give them new skills to benefit their job and advise customers more effectively.” Pip Courcoux, Head of Product, Technical and Digital Transformation at Abloy UK, explains: “Our Digital Access Solutions Academy is well known in the industry, providing comprehensive training on digital solutions to complement the Foundations and Foundations Plus courses offered by the traditional Abloy Academy. “We are excited to bring somebody with Johnathon’s calibre into the business and welcome him to the team. It is rare to find somebody with a wealth of experience as both an engineer and a trainer, and we know he is going to be a great asset to the company.” For further information on products and services available from Abloy, visit https://bit.ly/429ZBzc call 01902 364 500, or email info@abloy.co.uk . Following the government’s announcement in December 2022 that the CE / UKCA transition deadline for England, Scotland and Wales will now be extended to June 2025, Zoo Hardware has announced that it will continue to release its products with dual CE and UKCA markings where applicable. This is to further provide merchants throughout Britain and their customers with the confidence that every product within its extensive portfolio of architectural door hardware meets the very latest testing and performance requirements. Hardware supplied to the Northern Irish market will continue to be branded with CE markings, in line with the Northern Ireland Protocol. Throughout 2022, Zoo Hardware undertook extensive product testing and certification across its broad suite of hardware solutions in order to meet the original January 2023 UKCA deadline. The business also undertook updated factory control audits to help satisfy UKCA marking requirements. Jason Tonks, Technical Product Manager at Zoo Hardware, said: “Whilst we are pleased that clarity of the extension to the deadline has been given for building hardware products, we had already undertaken a lot of work ahead of this and we will therefore be continuing this process to supply our highquality hardware with the new UKCA mark to accompany the CE mark throughout 2023, 2024 and up to June 2025. “As one of the sector’s leading suppliers of hardware, it’s imperative that we regularly undertake rigorous third-party testing and certification for our products, and meeting the previous January 2023 deadline for UKCA was no exception. “By continuing to supply our products with the new UKCA mark where possible, we can further provide our industry with reassurance that our products are conforming with the requirements outlined by the UK government.” Over the last 12 months, Zoo Hardware’s technical team has been working in partnership with its extensive customer base to assist them with the marking transition to ensure compliance is maintained as far down the supply chain as possible. www.zoohardware.co.uk Zoo Hardware Confirms Commitment to UKCA Certification One of the UK’s leading designers and suppliers of architectural door hardware, Zoo Hardware, has announced that it will continue to conform with the requirements of the new UKCA marking, despite its deadline being extended from January 2023 to June 2025.
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