Door Industry Journal - Winter 2020

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 40 THE door industry journal winter 2020 Domestic Garage Doors Birkdale Add New Production Lines Birkdale manufacturing have continued their continuous investment plans despite the uncertainty around our industry and the on-going nervous state of the country concerning Covid. Final testing is now fully underway of their new Sectional panel manufacturing plant which will enable Birkdale to come to market with a new solution for the sectional door industry - both Residential and Industrial. Offering three panel heights coupled with three thicknesses Birkdale believe they have created a solution for every eventuality. Mark Butcher of Birkdale comments: “It has been a huge challenge to get to where we are today and to finally see what started as an idea come to fruition. It gives us all here at Birkdale great pride to see the achievements accomplished. The strength and finish of the panel is a major plus factor. The sectional panel is core to our industry and an uncertain Brexit could lead to difficulties with lead times and deliveries. What we have achieved here takes all this away for our existing and new customers. Being based here in the UK gives us a huge advantage to service the needs of our industry quicker and more cost effective. The investment of the plant and machinery had to be implemented alongside the investment in people with new employees and in-depth training for our present staff. I am really looking forward to meeting and presenting the new Birkdale Sectional panel range to our industry friends and inviting them to view our new facility and the investment that has been made here.” For more information contact Birkdale on 01724 282171 or visit www.birkdale.co.uk . Foam injection Rollformer Oven entry Service with a Smile! JDUK Ltd are delighted to announce the appointment of Rick Hamill to their technical support team. Rick is a familiar face and voice to most of you, having spent the majority of his working years at Novoferm and previously Wayne Dalton. His wealth of knowledge and experience within the garage door industry only adds to the high levels of customer support JDUK already offer to their customer base. Customer support and service is one of the company’s key values, and one main reason JDUK have grown so rapidly over the years. So, if you feel like an undervalued customer, give them a call on 01924 472924 and be part of our garage door supplier family. www.jdukltd.co.uk