Door Industry Journal - Winter 2016

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk industry news 12 THE door industry journal winter 2016 ASSA ABLOY ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF TROJAN HOLDINGS LIMITED ASSA ABLOY has acquired Trojan Holdings Limited, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of residential door and window hardware into the door and window fabricator market. Through this acquisition, ASSA ABLOY UK plans to further expand its product offering for its customers. Trojan Holdings, formed in 1993, has sales of circa £20 million a year and employs 65 people in its facilities in the West Midlands. Trojan has an excellent track record in product innovation, with patent protection on a significant percentage of products. Given the strong commercial synergies between Trojan Holdings Limited and ASSA ABLOY Limited, in particular with the Yale Door and Windows Solutions business unit, the acquisition will create opportunities for both businesses to leverage their respective capabilities enabling them to service and develop their combined customer base more effectively into the future. Trojan Holdings Limited will continue to operate as an autonomous business unit, retaining the existing, strong commercial and operational team that has made the business successful today. Announcing the acquisition, Neil Vann, Market Regional Manager of ASSA ABLOY UK, said: “I am very pleased to welcome Trojan. Trojan has a strong track record of growth and innovative product development. They offer comprehensive ranges of door and window hardware which complement and extend the ASSA ABLOY offering and their wealth of experience in the residential market will further strengthen our team and businesses in the UK to the benefit of our customers.” Find out more about Trojan at www.trojan-hardware.com BLUESKY CERTIFICATION ACHIEVES UKAS ACCREDITATION Bluesky Certification has achieved accreditation for product certification to ISO/IEC 17065:2012 with the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). Simon Beer, Bluesky’s Managing Director said: “Establishing Bluesky Certification as a credible certification body from the start was important to us. We therefore ensured that we complied with the requirements for accreditation before offering our services to the market. This accreditation is an important achievement, which gives us a similar standing to other longer established certification bodies” UKAS accreditation is a requirement for acceptance by bodies such as Secured By Design and the NHBC, as it demonstrates the impartiality, independence and credibility of the certification. Bluesky Certification offers schemes to cater for manufacturers, installers and maintainers of doors, windows, glass, and fire resistant products. Please visit www.blueskycert.com or call 01753 303828 for more details. BRITALIA DOOR PRODUCTS ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF THEIR NEW WEBSITE Britalia Door Products are pleased to present their new website which serves the industrial and commercial door sector. The new site delivers better navigation, comprehensive product information, news and the opportunity for customers to buy online and sign-up to receive weekly special offers. Sales Manager, Mike Hinton said: “Customer service is of paramount importance to us. We constantly welcome feedback and listen to what our customers need and want. The new website is just one way in which we invest into continuing to deliver first-class customer experience.” Britalia Door Products, a market leader in the manufacture and distribution of motors, remote controls, industrial shutters and doors, exhibited in November at the Eqipbaie 2016 trade show in Paris. www.britaliadoors.co.uk