Door Industry Journal - Winter 2014

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 22 THE door industry journal winter 2014 industry news TOP CLASS SPECIFICATION FROM ASSA ABLOY ASSA ABLOY, Security Solutions, has had a flurry of success recently within the education sector, specifying its access and opening solutions across a wide variety of projects. Although many believe that Chancellor George Osborne’s pledge to invest £21billion into new schools and the refurbishment of existing buildings by 2021 will fall short of the mark, especially considering the current backlog of repair work, there has been a noticeable rejuvenation within this market. The Security Solutions team at ASSA ABLOY has in particular benefitted from a commitment to repair and regenerate the current education building stock. Recent successful specifications have included University projects at Nottingham, Sheffield, Aberystwyth, Warwickshire, Oxford, Liverpool and Loughborough, where a range of solutions have been provided from masterkey suites and door furniture to access control systems and door closers. Similar progress has been made within the secondary education sector, where projects wins have included a full ASSA suite of products at Upper Shirley High School and Millbrook Secondary School, ironmongery specifications at Deyes High School, Holyport College and Perth College, whilst Priestley College may soon be benefitting from the group’s SMARTair® access control system. More specialist applications on the horizon include the Richard Attenborough Embrace Arts Centre and the Stamford School Performing Arts Centre. The ability to utilise and pool together the strength of the ASSA ABLOY product and brand portfolio, combined with the value-add offering from the experienced team, has enabled the division to provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for specifiers working on education projects. For further information please visit or www.assaabloy.co.uk/securitysolutions ARNOLD LAVER REPLACE CHARLIE AFTER 94 YEARS The early day’s In the early day’s Arnold Laver delivered his goods on a hand cart, and later he purchased their first horse Charlie to lighten the load. From humble beginnings, with the first site in Heeley, Sheffield the Arnold Laver business has grown, and is now known and respected nationally as a Company that represents quality and choice. This was endorsed throughout the 2012 London Olympic Games where Arnold Laver supplied over 50% of the timber and timber-based products required. Fast track to 2014, Charlie is no longer about, but, given the task of selecting a delivery method suitable for today’s trade, Group Operations Manager, Debbie Jones has opted for a DAF CF 6x2 rigid truck and the Palfinger F3 253 GT-S combination The new Charlie Debbie said, “the Palfinger, with a lift capacity of 2500kg, to a lift height of 3700mm is ideal for the delivery of any of the vast range of product we have, and with a ground clearance of 300mm, off road deliveries are not a problem. In particular, this will enhance our service offer, for the distribution of doors and door-sets, meaning we can provide our customers with an easy and managed process, from ordering right through to site delivery”. Debbie added “Bennett Engineering have organised everything, the purchasing process was trouble-free and they even came to us to carry out the training that we needed”. For more information on the Palfinger contact Peter Bale, Area Sales Manager, Bennett Engineering. Email: pb@palfingercrayler.com www.laver.co.uk University of Aberystwyth University of Liverpool