Door Industry Journal - Winter 2021

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk Automated Gates & Barriers 105 THE door industry journal winter 2021 EasyGates re-opens training facilities and its new Smart & Secure Centre in the West Midlands EasyGates Direct has been a leading distributor of Gate and Garage Automation products for the past 20 years. Over the years the range has grown massively and now they stock over 2500 different products available for next day delivery. As life begins to return to the way things were before the pandemic, EasyGates Direct has been able to reopen its training facilities. They are now able to offer companies free training on all aspects of Automation, Safety and Access Control. Whether help is required on automation safety and risk assessment, gate automation installation, or access control, EasyGates Direct will have the course. Dave Blake, UK Product & Technical Training Manager for EasyGates, added: “With many new engineers, and experienced ones that want to update their skills, we are excited to be able to offer our popular free training services again.” EasyGates Direct also recently exhibited at the fencing industry trade show Fencex in Warwickshire Delegates were able to take advice from the EasyGates Direct experts on automation, safety and access control, covering the vast range of products and solutions provided for the perimeter security industry. “With the launch of the ASO Safety’s KS4 Pro safety edge components, increasing a safety edge’s IP rating to IP67, we were excited to demonstrate our latest products”, commented Dave Blake. With a 21 square metre stand, EasyGates Direct were able to effectively showcase many of their unique products and services, whilst being able to provide live product demonstrations. Stuart Roddy, National Sales Manager for EasyGates, commented: “We were encouraged to see such a great turnout of both new faces and existing customers at Fencex. We also received some fantastic, positive feedback regarding our product displays, literature & advice. We were happy to be joined by representatives from some of our major partner suppliers who were also on hand to discuss specific questions raised by visitors, this enables us to offer a complete package when it comes to meeting customer demands.” To top it all off EasyGates launched its 5000 square foot Smart & Secure Centre, based in Halesowen near Birmingham, on Saturday the 16th of October, welcoming customers and suppliers through the doors. The Centre showcases the latest in Smart Home Technology and Security devices. Tony Daniels-Gooding, EasyGates Managing Director, explained that the range of products available was vast – from simple home smart plugs to full-on distributed AV systems. “It demonstrates the kind of products that can be offered by our customers – broadening their offerings to their customers.” For further information on the training courses available, the product range or to discuss how you can use Smart home technology to expand your product offerings contact EasyGates at info@easygates.co.uk or call for further details 01384 569 942.