Door Industry Journal - Winter 2023

THE door industry journal winter 2023 Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk Advertising and Editorial The Door Industry Journal PO Box 508 Warninglid Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5GY T: 01444 464147 F: 01444 464148 E: mail@doorindustryjournal.co.uk Design Agency Freelance Design & Graphics PO Box 508 Warninglid Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5GY T: 01444 461796 F: 01444 461596 E: info@freelance-design.co.uk Advisory Partner The Door & Hardware Federation The Barn Shuttington Fields Farm Main Road Shuttington Tamworth B79 0HA T: 01827 52337 F: 01827 310827 Printed Circulation: Door Industry Journal is a controlled free circulation publication and is available free of charge only to personnel who fall within our defined criteria. Copies are available on subscription to persons or companies who do not qualify. Our current printed circulation is just under 5000 copies. Digital Circulation: Our current digital circulation reaches around 12,500 readers. Annual Subscription Rates: £17.95 (UK), £29.95 (EU), £38.95 (Rest of World) To subscribe visit: www.doorindustryjournal.co.uk 3 Follow us on Twitter @DoorIndustryJnl The Door Industry Journal is an independently produced and edited trade publication, published by Avalon Innovations LLP on behalf of the door, security, lock, ironmongery and automated gate industries, with support and guidance provided by our advisory partner The Door and Hardware Federation (dhf) and other carefully selected industry bodies. Companies selling to the any of the above industry sectors wishing to find out more about advertising or having articles published in the Door Industry Journal should visit our website at www.doorindustryjournal.co.uk or download our media pack at www.dijonline.co.uk . Alternatively, to obtain further information, discuss your advertising requirements or to enquire about special features and advertorials, please call us on 01444 464147 or send an email to advertising@doorindustryjournal.co.uk . Door Industry Journal is a trading style of Avalon Innovations LLP. Company No. OC364751 Derek Hibbart, Editor, Door Industry Journal welcome With Christmas nearly upon us, that can only mean one thing…The winter edition of the DIJ is here! I’ve spent the last four weeks preparing the content for this issue and, as we go to press, I think this is one of the few days recently without any rain! That’s a stark contrast to the hot and dry conditions when working on the summer issue. As for the outlook in our industry, I would say it’s looking reasonably bright. Despite uncertainty in the building industry the sector is, generally speaking, holding up quite well. There is plenty of growth and activity, certainly if this issue is anything to go by. To find out what’s going on, take a look inside at the plethora of stories from across the sector. Here are a few highlights: • Jewers Doors celebrates 40 years in business (p6) • Celebrating the life of Roy Chamberlain – of Chamberlain Doors – who has sadly passed (p8) • All the information you need on the Secured by Design initiative (p24) • Ellard’s journey towards de-carbonisation (p28) • ThermoSecure is raising its production game thanks to new investment (p60) • Alucorb is travelling the country to spread the word about its partnership with gate manufacturer HorizAL (p90) • IN2 Access announces a distribution partnership with Sweden’s Comlink (p94) • Kirk Smith, of Allegion UK, explains how a door becomes a fire door (p104) • Squire launches a new smart security system for remote control access (p116) • Some holiday fun (p121) That lot - and everything else packed inside - should keep you going over the festive break! As ever, thank you to all our readers, advertisers and contributors for your support throughout 2023. I wish you all a merry Christmas and a prosperous and happy New Year.

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