THE door industry journal summer 2022 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 Summer’s here and I’m sure you’re looking forward to some well-deserved downtime. I certainly am, especially after the near 40ºC temperatures that accompanied our final preparations for this issue! It’s certainly been a challenging year so far, but despite war in Ukraine and the soaring price of petrol, gas and electricity, our industry is holding its own. However, for one big player in the garage door sector, JD UK, the war has led to a change in sectional door suppliers - from Alutech, a Belarusian company, to Polish firm Wi´ sniowski (pronounced vish – noff – ski). This was necessary due to punitive sanctions and 35% tariffs being placed on goods from Russia and Belarus. Amazingly, the change of suppliers was achieved in just under 4 months including modifying some of the products to be UK compatible – no mean feat! You can read all about this in our lead story on page six and other articles later in the magazine. A few more highlights in this issue: • IN2 Access is expanding the reseller network for its popular ExpertSystem safety edge kits – page 10 • Hörmann UK is improving both its service to clients and its social and environmental initiatives – pages 28 and 34 • A new range of ‘timber’ garage doors from Fort aren’t all that they seem – page 58 • Garador uses Durabelt technology in new scratch-resistant GaraRoll range - page 74 • SWS UK reports a strong performance for its range of industrial and commercial shutters – page 78 There’s plenty more inside. So, whether it’s a sun lounger by the pool or a deckchair in the garden that’s calling you, I hope you enjoy this latest edition of your DIJ. I’ll be back with you in November
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