Door Industry Journal - Spring 2019

spring 2019 THE door industry journal 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 The Door Industry Journal is an independently produced and edited trade publication which is published by Avalon Innovations LLP on behalf of the door, hardware and gate industries, with support and guidance provided by 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 3 Follow us on Twitter @DoorIndustryJnl Spring has sprung and I hope you’re enjoying the nice weather that has come with it. Unfortunately, things are still somewhat clouded in our sector by the uncertainty surrounding Brexit. But one thing you can be certain of is that spring means the latest issue of the DIJ is with you. And we’ve been doing a bit of seasonal cleaning of our mailing database and added lots of new recipients, so you may be reading this magazine for the very first time. But, whether you are a new reader or old, here’s a peek at what’s inside: • Find out more about Hormann UK, as it celebrates its 40th anniversary (page 6) • How women are succeeding in our male dominated industry (page 10) • Discover the range of innovative new products in the AlluGuard range (page 34) • The lowdown on the upcoming MLA Expo 2019 (page 36) • Castle Doors Group is on a mission to revive the Wessex brand (page 43) • Find out why Aluroll’s exclusive Teleco control panel is quickly becoming an industry favourite (page 51) • Discover the ten reasons why Woodrite is so happy to promote Accoya garage doors (page 52) • The secrets behind one of the world’s fastest growing industrial door manufacturers - BMP Doors (page 76) • Jewers takes a trip Down Under - on the Canberra Metro (page 86) • Hinge protection problems, solved. Four ways you can avoid an issue that’s too often overlooked (page 100) That should be enough to keep you going! I hope you enjoy this issue - I’ll be with you again in the summer. welcome

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