Door Industry Journal - Summer 2018

summer 2018 THE door industry journal Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk contents 5 Industry News Industrial Doors & Shutters Domestic Garage Doors Entrance & Bi-folding Doors 6 67 Automated Gates & Barriers 87 33 98 Timber & Metal Doorsets Fire & Security Services 104 108 126 Locks & Building Hardware 113 Take a Break 124 8 Brexit, standards and legislation - a dhf update This update is an attempt to clarify some of the issues. 60 Garador launches new GaraMatic Canopy Operator This new operator has been designed specifically to automate Garador’s extensive range of canopy up & over garage doors. 69 Sales success drives change at West Mercia Sections Introducing a range of improvements to cope with rising demands for its products. 92 Which force test method is right for me? EasyGates summarise the requirements regarding the two main types of force test standards. 100 Why developers should spend more on doors Why would any developer spend more on products like doors if they don’t have to? A door is ‘a door’ right? 104 Opening doors to the future There is a big change happening to doors right now, throughout the design world. 110 dhf welcomes tougher Building Regulation and Fire Safety Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety’s final report published on 17 May. 118 Pocket Doors - An ever increasing trend Stephanie Lee, Marketing Manager at P C Henderson takes a look at the reasons behind the ever growing trend in Pocket Doors. 124 The Gearbox Two Aussies were out hunting in the outback and came upon a huge hole in the ground. 6 Satisfying the Market for Secure Doors and Windows in the UK If you design or manufacture doors, doorsets or windows for sale in the UK, it is essential that they meet minimum regulated requirements.