Door Industry Journal - Winter 2016

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 30 THE door industry journal winter 2016 industry news NEW DIRECTOR APPOINTED TO LEAD THE GAI The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) has appointed Neil Fisher as its new Director. Neil’s career has over 20 years of senior management experience in education, training and membership organisations in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors in the UK and internationally. He has extensive higher education experience having managed MSC, PhD programmes, professional short courses and apprenticeships. His most recent role was director of business development at NCC Resources, a commercial learning development organisation, where he was involved in developing and managing in-house and external courses in the UK and Europe. Prior to this he had roles as director of membership, education and training at TOPRA, the organisation for healthcare professionals in regulatory affairs, and as chief executive of the Work Force Development Consortium. His experience is particularly relevant to the Guild which has been providing an education, qualification and CPD programme for people who work in and around the architectural ironmongery industry since 1961. It delivers the only recognised programme in the world that leads to a qualification in architectural ironmongery to British and European standards. Learners on the GAI education programme in 2015/16 have come from 27 different countries, with 47% of them based outside the UK. Particularly high numbers of qualifications have been noted this year from South Africa, Dubai and Hong Kong. One of Neil Fisher’s earliest duties was the presentation of the GAI’s Education Awards on 2 November. He takes over the GAI’s most senior executive role from Gary Amer who had led the GAI for the last nine years. SAVE THE DATE - SWS UK OPEN DAYS! SWS UK are delighted to announce that they will be holding a series of exciting open days at their Lancaster based head office on the 24th, 25th and 26th January 2017. Meet the team and discover their products Visitors will have the opportunity to see product demonstrations and manufacturing processes as well as being the first to see their brand new training centre and showroom. The newly created training facility will see SWS UK offer an enhanced structure to their already popular training seminars whilst reinforcing their determination to offer unrivalled distributor support. In addition to the above, SWS UK’s open days will provide a jam-packed itinerary that will feature the following: • A demonstration of the new online ordering system for their range of SeceuroDoor steel roller shutters • The opportunity to take part in an E-Marketing workshop and discover how it can help your business. Run by an external Marketing expert! • Be the first to see the unveiling of a brand new product • Discover exciting new developments to their existing range of products This will be one event not to miss! Spaces will be limited so for further details on how to reserve a spot, be sure to watch this space... GILGEN WEBSITE HELPS SHUT THE DOOR ON PROPERTY ATTACKS Gilgen Door Systems has launched a new website featuring its innovative Rolegard™ range of high security roller shutters providing information and advice for companies that want to improve the physical security of their properties. The site at www.rolegardshutters.com helps architects and specifiers understand industry security standards, the types of attack risk posed by terrorists and criminal gangs and the most important considerations when specifying security shutters for different applications. Gilgen is a market leader in the design of high security shutters designed to target harden facilities and reduce the threat of attacks in high risk environments. The extensive Rolegard security shutter range has been tested to stringent LPCB (Loss Prevention Certification Board) standards, meeting LPS1175, Issue 7, Level 2, 3, 4 and 5. This means the shutters have been tested against a range of professional attack methods including the use of high end cutting and drilling tools. For further information visit www.rolegardshutters.com or call 0800 316 6994