Door Industry Journal - Summer 2019

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 42 THE door industry journal summer 2019 Industry News Leading door supplier put its best foot forward to raise over £1,000 for children’s charity Employees from XL Joinery, the market leading supplier of doors and associated products, put their best foot forward as they took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge, raising a total of £1,025 for children’s charity, Buttercup Children’s Trust. Seven employees from Finance, Operations and Marketing departments, as well as three additional family members and friends, took on the challenge of trekking 24 miles across the Yorkshire Three Peaks. Covering Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, staff at XL Joinery reached 1,585m in height, with the aim of completing the course in just eight hours. Buttercup Children’s Trust raises funds to support children and their families within the UK who suffer from a wide range of life hindering illnesses including leukaemia, cystic fibrosis deafness, blindness and all other serious or terminal illnesses. The children’s charity relies solely on donations and all proceeds raised from XL Joinery’s charity walk went towards the charity. Jade Damarell, Brand Manager at XL Joinery, commented: “We’re always looking for new ways in which we can support charities and the Yorkshire Three Peaks was the perfect opportunity! We’re proud to have supported the incredible work that Buttercup Children’s Charity achieve, and we hope that the funds raised will make a difference to the charity.” Zowie Parkin, Office Manager at Buttercup Children’s Charity, commented: “We’re delighted to have received support from XL Joinery and their incredible donation will help us to continue to support children who are suffering with serious illnesses. The staff at XL Joinery took on a very admirable challenge and hope that they have fully recovered from the walk!” For more information about XL Joinery, please visit: www.xljoinery.co.uk ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions hosts fire safety events to mark Fire Door Safety Week Fire Door Safety Week is vital to help raise awareness and facilitate a culture shift in all areas of the building industry. To help support the campaign and to raise awareness of the issues surrounding fire door safety, ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland is hosting two industry events this September. Held in London and Manchester on two different dates in the month, the key theme at the events, ‘Unlocking Compliance’ will examine the methods by which fire compliancy can be maintained and validated throughout the supply chain, from design to construction and throughout the serviceable life of fire doors. Both events will also feature a discussion panel, speaker presentations and learnings from a number of case studies. Fire Door Safety Week was set up to raise awareness about how third-party certificated fire doors prevent life changing injuries. The campaign aims to highlight the critical role of fire doors in all buildings where people live, work and play. There is also a focus on the legal responsibilities of building professionals regarding fire door safety, and ASSA ABLOY hopes that its events can amplify these vital messages. Brian Sofley, Managing Director for ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland Door Group, comments: “We hope that our events this September help to resonate a message to the building industry; that fire door safety is everyone’s priority, no matter how little your involvement. “After the success of our Fire Door Safety Week 2018 event held at West Midlands Fire Service’s headquarters in Birmingham, we wanted to continue to help educate professionals on raising the standards of fire door safety. We urge building owners, facility managers and persons responsible for fire door safety to attend this year’s events to learn more.” Further information on both events will be circulated in due course. For more information on ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland, please visit www.assaabloyopeningsolutions.co.uk .