Door Industry Journal - Summer 2016

ADQ is very clear about the correct specification of letterplates for residential doors: they should have a minimum aperture of 260 x 40mm, and incorporate a feature that’s designed to hinder any attempts to remove keys through the slot using either hands or tools such as sticks or hooks. The letter plate should comply with the DHF technical standard, TS008. This leaves specifiers in a somewhat difficult position since there is probably not currently a letterplate on the market that complies with TS008 without the use of bolt on accessories – an expensive, unattractive and clunky way of meeting ADQ requirements. The easiest way to comply is to schedule a mailbox – either singly for houses or in banks for apartments and other residential dwellings. We make the first and only TS009 compliant, Secured by Design accredited mailbox in the UK, the DAD009. An anti-theft device behind the letter flap makes it impossible to fish the mail out through the slot and a patented locking and security device, including an EN1303 lock with 30,000 key variations, ensures that the lock remains invulnerable and secure. The DAD009 passed the TS009 testing at EXOVA WARRINGTONFIRE and as well as the new DHF TS009:2012 spec, the new DAD mailbox complies with British Standard BS EN 13724 and conforms to Secured by Design’s New Homes Guide and all Royal Mail requirements. DAD also supply doors that comply with PAS24 so can provide doorset + TS009-approved mailbox bundles. ADQ can be downloaded from www.planningportal.gov.uk and expert advice from DAD can be accessed by phone 01233 630 406 or by email info@dadgroup.co.uk. DAD has been designing and manufacturing steel security products since 1872 and was the first letterboxes and post boxes manufacturer in Europe, now with over 1.5 million units produced every year at its factories in France and Germany. With 700 employees worldwide and a turnover of over £60 million, they manufacture an extensive range which includes fire-rated and anti-arson postboxes, free standing post boxes, wall-mounted and through-the-wall boxes for residential and commercial applications. 103 THE door industry journal summer 2016 Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk building hardware feature PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS FOR JUST £30! Low Cost and Free Publicity - You can benefit from some help in promoting your business, its products and services on the Door Industry Journal Blog at an incredibly low price (typically £30) towards our page creation and layout costs. But if you advertise with us, you will receive the publicity absolutely free of charge (see below). Regular Postings - We post articles up to twice a day and never delete them - we only archive them each year - so that they continue to remain visible to search engines. To have your story published - just send us your news item, logo and image(s) and we will review the material, make any necessary changes to the wording / word count and then advise you when it will be published. Extra benefits for our advertisers - If you take display advertising or product and literature features in our printed and online publications, you will also qualify for regular free postings on the Door Industry Journal Blog while you continue to advertise with us. Email your articles to: mail@doorindustryjournal.co.uk Visit our Blog to see the kind of publicity we provide: www.doorindustryjournal.blogspot.com BLOGGING