50 YEARS 1974-2024 7 THE door industry journal summer 2024 Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk Industry News Integrity, honesty, loyalty and quality, the sustainers of partnerships Entwined with this innovative drive is a mind-set that drives the business forward still - strong partnerships. Chamberlain’s ability to nurture customer and supplier partnerships for mutual success has taken it to the position of the largest independent garage door specialist in the UK. It is the leading customer of all the major manufacturers of garage doors and is now meeting the needs of house builders, builders’ merchants, garage door specialist installers, local authorities, architects and homeowners. A long way from a modest garage door supply and install business in the 70’s, but still following the same core philosophy. Roy sadly passed away last year, but his legacy continues in the hands of the senior team, many of whom have been part of the Chamberlain story from the early years. Karen Diggle, Managing Director said, “We’ve such a strong business and the drive and energy of Roy’s approach is ever-present in our thinking about the evolution of Chamberlain Doors to bring ever better products and services to our customers”. What next? The next leap is Chamberlain’s planning for sustainability. Garage doors are inherently bulky and reducing the carbon footprint of their distribution is the challenge Chamberlain has set for the years ahead. Already recognised for its outstanding fleet as a winner of the SME Van Operator of the Year, you might expect that electric vehicles are the obvious next step, but Chamberlain, in typical fashion, is looking beyond. Hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles are seen by the management team as the cleanest green technology and, whilst the technology is not quite yet widely available, it’s the trajectory the development plans for the fleet are taking. The UK’s most innovative garage door company, delivering doors on vehicles that only emit a drop of water, now that’s something to think about! 50 years of innovation to look back on, fifty years ahead!
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