Door Industry Journal - Winter 2013

JEWERS DOORS CELEBRATES 30 YEARS IN BUSINESS Jewers Doors Limited is celebrating 30 years in business. Founded in 1983 by Nigel Jewers, the Bedfordshire-based specialist door company remains a privately owned family company. The company began by manufacturing insulated sliding and folding industrial doors, known now as the Phoenix range, and rapidly expanded into the design and manufacture of Esavian aircraft hangar doors. Today it is a leading player in doors for super hangars. Jewers Doors has experienced strong growth in export markets - particularly the Middle East, the Far East, Europe and Australasia. For many years more than half its output has been exported. The workforce has also grown and today the company employs over 50 people with several based in the Dubai branch office. Now semi-retired, Nigel Jewers maintains a strong interest in the engineering side of the company with his three sons, Chris, Mark and Jonathan as senior directors. Chris Jewers says: “When our father started the company with just one employee - who is still with us - I’m sure he never expected it to grow as it has. I attribute the success of Jewers Doors to its skilled and dedicated workforce and strong management team and we look forward to the next 30 years.” www.jewersdoors.co.uk Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk THE door industry journal winter 2013 industrial doors glazing and threshold enhancements, increased extrusion wall thickness and an enhanced operating system with structural steels to cope with the increased weight, bomb blast doors can withstand massive over pressures that would otherwise devastate the inside of a building. Testing of these products is rigorous and doorsets are subjected to the effects of a 100kg TNT explosive device at both 45m and 25m, in accordance with the US General Services Administration, International Standards Organisation (ISO) and Bomb Blast Standards. Blast gauges are used to measure the blast pressure and blast loading for each test and as a result, the doorset is awarded a standard in line with ISO EXV 45 and ISO EXV 25. As the construction industry continues to demand counter-terrorism products for the protection of high risk environments, manufacturers will strive to deliver more sophisticated solutions to market. Satisfying the functionality versus protection argument will undoubtedly continue as a key consideration in the development of these products, and the evolution of bomb blast doors will follow suit to ensure public protection remains at the forefront of design. Ingersoll Rand recently launched a white paper on bomb blast doors, as a comprehensive guidance document for specifiers of high-risk building projects. Designed to provide an overview of the current regulatory environment surrounding counter-terrorism measures in the construction of high-risk environments, the paper offers specifying professionals a wider understanding of advisory documents, quality standards and market leading products. To download the white paper, please go to www.ingersollrand.co.uk