Door Industry Journal - Winter 2017

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk industry news Hörmann showcases range of garage doors at London’s Homebuilding & Renovating show This year’s Homebuilding and Renovating Show at ExCeL London saw Hörmann team up with Access Garage Doors to help inspire self-builders from around the UK with its range of high-quality garage doors. The event, which was held between 22nd and 24th September at ExCeL London, not only gave visitors the chance to see a selection of garage doors from Hörmann’s range, but also the opportunity to speak to a knowledgeable Hörmann distributor for advice and guidance. Commenting on the three-day event, Access Garage Door’s senior marketing executive, Vlastimil Vasak said: “We were pleased to once again feature Hörmann products on our stand at this year’s Homebuilding & Renovating Show, London. With thousands of homebuilding and design fans attending the show, it provided Hörmann with the opportunity to showcase their products to a wider audience and allowed Access Garage Doors to showcase their services and expertise. “Visitors were able to view a selection of garage and entrance doors along with associated products whilst talking to our experienced staff regarding product selection, installations, surveys and estimates.” Products featured on stand included the double-skinned sectional LPU 42, that offers high levels of thermal insulation, as well as the unique RollMatic and the NT60-2 double-leaf insulated garage door. For more information about Hörmann’s full product range, visit www.hormann.co.uk . Garador Now a Recognised BMF Centre of Excellence Garador has achieved the status of Centre of Excellence from the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). Garador is a leading British manufacturer of garage doors, front doors and operators with an ultra modern production facility in Yeovil, Somerset. The company has now joined an elite group and been named as a Builders Merchant Federation’s Regional Centre of Excellence. The BMF has 15 of these Regional Centres to provide its members with appropriate training and meeting venues in various locations around the UK. John Newcomb, Chief Executive Officer of the BMF, said: “Localisation is an important strategy for the BMF in going forward, and Garador offers an excellent facility for our members in the South West of England to meet and train together.” Commenting on the new status, Garador’s Managing Director Simon Hipgrave said he was delighted with the recognition of Garador’s excellent facilities and is pleased to be able to offer this support to the BMF. “Along with the state of the art manufacturing facilities at our head offices here in Yeovil, we offer a range of conference rooms and full phone and video conferencing services,” he said. “We also have a unique demonstration area showing some of the latest advances and designs in our garage doors.” Garador is recognised for its precision engineering and range of designs in both garage and front entrance doors. It has recently been acclaimed for introducing an innovative new online tool called Visualise your Door, which enables customers to see what a range of different doors will really look like on a property. 23 THE door industry journal winter 2017 Garador is now a BMF Centre of Excellence. BMF Regional Manager Richard Jones (left) with Garador’s Managing Director Simon Hipgrave