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Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell recently visited Manchester-based UAP to see how recent investments are paving the way for a bold new future for the company. UAP started life in 1996 as Universal Imports, importing door knockers. From these humble beginnings grew UAP, which today is a leading UK supplier and distributor of decorative door hardware and specialist locksmith tools...
By Toby Staff, managing director of Newstar Door Controls. Despite The Department of Health, Estate and Facilities Alert EFA/2013/002 being more than five years old, we still see specifications for window restrictors coming through with nothing more than the BS Standard. BS EN 13126-5:2011, the test for window restrictors, was singled out as inadequate by DoH for two issues. Firstly,...
The entrance to a building gives a clear statement of a company’s image, which is why choosing the right access solution is so important. Lee Chandler, product marketing manager at Dormakaba, discusses recent innovations within the access solution market and explains the factors that should be considered during the specification process. The market is now full of innovative and advanced...
After a recent visit to Manchester-based UAP, Glass Times explores the company’s efforts to reduce its environmental footprint and become grid neutral. For almost 20 years, David Jennings, CEO of UAP, has considered the environmental impact of his company. Often treated as a ‘softer’ element in business, David and his management team recognise the wider benefits of being environmentally-aware. “As...
Pat Rice, commercial director for UAP, explains why the hardware specialist is engaging with customers to educate and advise on choosing the right door hardware to satisfy fire safety requirements, and how it is supporting door manufacturers in testing fire doors. We can all appreciate that there are specific issues within the fire door industry, such as correct installation and...
John Mitchell, Carl F Groupco’s technical manager, provides an overview of automatic technology, smart systems, and emergency exit hardware. Locking technology has always been the backbone of the hardware range that we distribute and, as part of our catalogue of over 7,000 product lines, we cater for the door lock requirements of aluminium, composite, PVC and timber profiles. Included in...
Kevin Kiernan, national sales manager at Bowater by Birtley, discusses the heavier and stronger 68mm double rebated composite door, which can help protect homes from burglary. Research from Co-operative Insurance revealed that 44% of thieves admitted that they are opportunistic and avoided tricky break-ins. It was also revealed that a strong heavy door was the third most effective deterrent for...
By Oliver Burgess, supply chain director at Mila. We know that fabricators don’t want to concern themselves with the journey their hardware goes on to reach them – they just want to know that it is delivered to them on time and in full. That’s why transparency and cooperation are vital between fabricator and supplier so that we are in...
Nick Dutton, CEO of Brisant Secure, discusses how the company is developing digital marketing opportunites for its locksmith and door customers with Ultion On Your Site and Sweets On Your Site. With the last ever print run of the Yellow Pages concluding in a matter of months, we will all experience the closure of a traditional marketing channel. Yet, we...
Homeowners want security and reassurance from the fear of burglary, says VBH Systems sales manager Rob Norman. Holidays and social media make life easy for burglars, claims new research by insurer provider Swinton. Millions of homes sit empty while homeowners advertise their absence by sharing their holiday experiences on social media. Even if privacy settings are applied, many of us...
By Andy Holland, technical and marketing manager at Rapierstar. The outstanding range of profile systems, hardware options and machinery available today should make it easy to create high quality, technically superior windows and doors that customers will love. But what stands in the way of getting the maximum return from these constituent parts? Ultimately it comes down to attention to...
National Home Security Month (NHSM), taking place this month (October 2018) aims to raise awareness around the importance of home security. With the demands of daily life often taking over, home security is easily overlooked but to safeguard your home, family and belongings it’s increasingly important to seriously consider home security, says Tom Swallow, sales and marketing director at Quickslide....
By Carl F Groupco. Sales of hardware for high-rise installations are growing, alongside a corresponding focus on specialist fittings, are being reported by our manufacturer partners. Confirming this trend, growth in demand for housing has led to an expansion of the high-rise construction market, which has been reported by AMA Research. Hardware designed for reversible windows is an area of...
Caldwell’s sales director Tim Ferkin asks: What makes a hardware supplier stand out from the crowd? The obvious answer is great products. But the industry has come a long way in recent years. Manufacturers have upped their game across the board, and it’s now genuinely rare to find firms selling shoddy hardware in the UK. If they’re on the look-out...
Sweet has just been unwrapped by Brisant Secure, a range of suited door furniture that boasts 8,000+ hours in a salt spray chamber. Nick Dutton, CEO, explains the influential factors from concept to launch. Let’s face it, the market for suited door furniture has changed little over the last decade and the industry has become accustomed to a standard design...
The specification market is characterised by the stricter demands of architects and social housing landlords who often seek windows and doors that offer enhanced security, optimum safety and robust warranties for long-term assurance. But in the pursuit of achieving a strong, secure window, remember that it will only be as strong as its weakest component – and that could be...
Adrian Gale, timber and composite door product manager at VBH, talks about the importance of good looking hardware when the time comes to sell a property. The housing market got off to a subdued start in 2018; the number of sales, new buyers and properties joining the market has fallen in the first few months, according to the Royal Institution...
Mila’s strategy has always been to offer our customers ‘good, better and best’ options for most of our product ranges. One area though where we were perhaps not living up that promise was in our tilt and turn gearing because, for many years, we have only offered customers one option from Siegenia, which is very much at the ‘best’ end...
Debar Bi-fold Hardware has moved to new premises in Bradford, which supports the company’s move from an importer of hardware to a manufacturer. Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell attended a customer open day on March 15, where the Lord Mayor of Bradford Councillor Abid Hussain officially declared the site open. Bradford based Debar manufactures hardware components for bifold door systems...
Andy Carter, head of sales for the UK and Ireland at Dormakaba, reviews the evolution towards cloud-based access systems and explains the benefits for customers. As technology continues to progress at a rapid rate, the traditional model of having separate mechanical and electronical products is changing. Hybrid solutions that offer an integrated approach to access control are becoming increasingly popular...