Door Industry Journal - Summer 2020

summer 2020 THE door industry journal Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk Advertising and Editorial The Door Industry Journal PO Box 508 Warninglid Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5GY T: 01444 464147 F: 01444 464148 E: mail@doorindustryjournal.co.uk Design Agency Freelance Design & Graphics PO Box 508 Warninglid Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5GY T: 01444 461796 F: 01444 461596 E: info@freelance-design.co.uk Advisory Partner The Door & Hardware Federation The Barn Shuttington Fields Farm Main Road Shuttington Tamworth B79 0HA T: 01827 52337 F: 01827 310827 Printed Circulation: Door Industry Journal is a controlled free circulation publication and is available free of charge only to personnel who fall within our defined criteria. Copies are available on subscription to persons or companies who do not qualify. Our current printed circulation is just under 5000 copies. Digital Circulation: Our current digital circulation reaches around 12,500 readers. Annual Subscription Rates: £17.95 (UK), £29.95 (EU), £38.95 (Rest of World) To subscribe visit: www.doorindustryjournal.co.uk The Door Industry Journal is an independently produced and edited trade publication which is published by Avalon Innovations LLP on behalf of the door, hardware and gate industries, with support and guidance provided by The Door and Hardware Federation (dhf) and other carefully selected industry bodies. Companies selling to the any of the above industry sectors wishing to find out more about advertising or having articles published in the Door Industry Journal should visit our website at www.doorindustryjournal.co.uk or download our media pack at www.dijonline.co.uk . Alternatively, to obtain further information, discuss your advertising requirements or to enquire about special features and advertorials, please call us on 01444 464147 or send an email to advertising@doorindustryjournal.co.uk . Door Industry Journal is a trading style of Avalon Innovations LLP. Company No. OC364751 Derek Hibbart, Editor, Door Industry Journal 3 Follow us on Twitter @DoorIndustryJnl welcome It’s particularly nice to be writing my normal introduction, as this issue nearly didn’t make it to press. We faced significant issues thanks to lockdown, as I’m sure you all did and for a time, it looked as though we would be able to publish a digital-only issue. But we didn’t count on the loyalty and support of our advertisers, who have kept with us and enabled to us to go to print. It is thanks to these companies that the door and gate industry’s favourite magazine is with you in printed form. So, please do all you can to support our advertisers. A lot has changed since our last issue and as the whole country comes back to life, so too does the door and gate industry. In fact some sectors, like garage doors, are enjoying a mini-boom. But, of course, we’ve all had to adapt to the ‘new normal’ and that has taken much thought, effort and change. Here at DIJ Towers, we’ve used the last few months to improve the service we offer our advertisers and supporters. The biggest part of this has been ramping up our online activity between issues. So we’re doing more blogging and putting more content out on Twitter, Facebook etc. This increases exposure for our advertisers - at no additional cost to them - and is particularly helpful for smaller companies with modest budgets. Also, we now provide dedicated mailings, leaflet inserts within our printed magazine and bespoke email campaigns. Find out more in our Media Pack at www.dijonline.co.uk . But for now, grab a deckchair, treat yourself to an ice-cream and enjoy the summer issue. I’ll be back again in November.