Door Industry Journal - Summer 2015

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 24 THE door industry journal summer 2015 industry news ANOTHER PULL FROM GARADOR Leading British garage door manufacturer Garador was behind some of the best pullers in the country when they sponsored the recent English National Tug of War Championships. The event was held near to Garador’s head office and factory in Yeovil, Somerset, and attracted both men’s and women’s teams from right across the country. Poor weather made the ground soft, allowing the competitors to really in dig their heels to give maximum power to their efforts, but after the line moved back and forth steadily between teams, the Gloucester Cadet Force team finally over powered the rest to take home the title. “It was an interesting event to be involved in,” said Garador’s managing director Simon Hipgrave. “Here at Garador we are proud to be British, so we were delighted to have this opportunity to help with the tug of war championships as it is such a great British tradition.” The winning team will now go on to represent England at the European Championships, which take place in Belfast in September. For more information about the event visit www.tugofwar.co.uk PEDAL POWER FROM GARADOR Garador’s Steve Cottle and Geoff Babiy have swapped their high tech work environment for a life on the open road – for a few days anyway as they take part in a major charity bike ride. They are pedalling in the Paris to Yeovil event to raise money for Rotary Charity Fundraisers. Every year Garador’s local Rotary club raises money for different charities through its Get Pedalling programme and this year these include the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Cyclists Fighting Cancer. “Generally each day’s ride is around 50 to 60 miles,” said Steve. “But we have been training and have good bikes, so we are fairly confident we should make it.” Garador has supported Steve and Geoff with a donation and with a total of over 100 riders taking part, the organisers are hoping lots of money will be raised for these worthwhile charities. SECUREFAST IET APPOINTS NEW GENERAL MANAGER As part of the Securefast Group’s commitment to establishing a strong manufacturing base in the UK, Securefast IET are pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Boorman as General Manager for the group’s access control manufacturing division, based in Hemel Hempstead. With over twenty five years’ experience in the hotel and access control industry, designing equipment for some of the UK’s most prestigious projects including One Aldwych in London, Andy has extensive experience in the development of access control products and was most recently manager of the specialist access control and hotel locking company, Smartlock. Commenting on the appointment Duncan Crawley, Securefast’s Group Managing Director said: “We are really pleased to bring Andy on board and I am confident that his extensive industry knowledge and skills will prove to be a great asset to the group, spearheading our ambitious programme of new products and the exciting developments we are undertaking in advanced Electronic Locking Solutions”. Production of both the Smartlock and Securefast IET on door locks will be under Andy’s control at the Hemel Hempstead plant in addition to working with David and Andy Leiper on the development of the new Entra+ access control systems. Andy Boorman