Door Industry Journal - Summer 2018

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 30 THE door industry journal summer 2018 Industry News Aluroll Freeze Prices Despite Rising Cost of Raw Materials Summer is officially here but the prices remain frozen at Aluroll. Brexit’s impact on the strength of sterling combined with the rising cost of raw materials has forced many garage door manufacturers to increase recommended retail prices between 4% and 8%. Others have chosen to reduce discounts instead. Aluroll will continue to support installers by absorbing the increasing cost of materials until the final quarter of 2018. The price freeze applies to all products, including roller garage doors, security shutters and accessories, and there will be no change to existing discount rates. Please call 0800 9778975 or email marketing@aluroll.co.uk to request a copy of Aluroll’s price list. SWS UK, A CRH Company Established in 1985, SWS UK has achieved a number of industry firsts and built a reputation as a market leader in the manufacture of physical security products. In 2008 the company’s strong position within the industry was further enhanced when it became part of the CRH Group, a leading global diversified building materials group. CRH is now working with all of its operating companies, including SWS UK, to roll out a global brand endorsement project. Over the coming months, all SWS materials including all of the company’s signage, stationery and literature, as well as the website and digital resources, will adopt the tag line, ‘A CRH Company’ as part of the SWS UK brand. Consequently, SWS UK will become ‘SWS UK, A CRH Company’. Employing c.85,000 people at c.3,600 operating locations in 32 countries worldwide. CRH is the largest building materials company in North America and the second largest worldwide. With leadership positions in Europe as well as established strategic positions in the emerging economic regions of Asia and South America, CRH is committed to improving the built environment through the delivery of superior materials and products for the construction and maintenance of infrastructure, housing and commercial projects. SWS UK’s Managing Director, Kevin Lindeque, said “Becoming a part of the CRH Group has been a major cornerstone in our continuing success and we are proud to be associated with such a prestigious and widely recognised organisation within the building and materials industry” “With the backing of CRH we have been fortunate to leverage the knowledge and experience of our sister companies and to work together to mutual benefit. Adopting the CRH endorsement within our brand is a privilege and will enable us to demonstrate our credentials as part of this very successful group. We look forward to seeing the project rolled out across all of our media”. EasyGates Direct Extend Opening Hours EasyGates Direct have extended their opening hours to Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm and Saturdays 8:30am to 2:30pm. This means customers can live chat, email or call to place orders and get technical support during these times. Orders can still be placed 24/7 via the website at www.easygatesdirect.co.uk . The trade counter at the Halesowen site will also be open during these times. Managing Director Tony Daniels-Gooding said: “We have seen a growing need for earlier opening and later closing times and feel installers will especially benefit from being able to place an order and collect the following day en route to their first job of the day”.