Swift doors for Edinburgh Trams depot

Biggleswade-based Jewers Doors has designed and manufactured ten sets of Swift side-hung, automated bi-folding doors at the new Edinburgh Tram maintenance depot in Gogar.

The company worked closely with Gilgen Door Systems UK Ltd who managed the contract with Barr Construction and installed the doors - each door measured 4.0m wide by 7.2m high.

Swift doors are the ideal solution for tram and light rail depots where overhead line equipment (OLE) is used to transmit electricity. At the entrances to maintenance depots, the OLE is a permanent intrusion. Vertically opening doors are unsuitable, making bi-folding doors the only viable solution. Suitably sized and shaped cut-outs are made for the OLE in the leading edges of pairs of doors to open and close around the cables. Another advantage for rail depots is that Swift doors do not require a bottom track - so the threshold is left clear.

Swift doors are part of the Phoenix range of sliding folding industrial doors made by Jewers Doors and installed throughout the UK and worldwide.

Swift doors are available in several leaf configurations, are fully compliant with European safety standards and require minimal maintenance. The image shows Swift bi-folding doors fitted at Old Oak Common maintenance depot, London.

For more information contact: Jewers Doors Ltd on 01767 317090 or visit www.jewersdoors.co.uk




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Just How Big Is Super-Size?

Our Super-Size doors feature as line in our price list, however it's only when you see one you realise just how big an 8m wide door really is!

The door was sold and installed by Derek and Jane Matter from Dimensions in Hailsham, East Sussex.

Derek and Jane sent a video of the finished installation that is available to view on Teckentrup's YouTube channel "The Garage Door Guru" alonside many others at www.youtube.com/user/teckentrupdepot or it can be viewed below.

 At 8 metres wide the door hardly seems real but, there it is, in its entire golden oak Georgian panel glory - not often you see a 10-feature panel door!

"Big doors present no problem for Teckentrup - Derek and Jane contacted us with a "Can you?" and, as usual, the answer from us was "YES!" Teckentrup has from it's very beginning been the most "can-do" company in the UK garage door industry and we've always gone the extra mile for our customers - in this case the extra 8 metres!" said Jim Rodger, The Teckentrup Depot's Sales Director.

For full details of how to Super-Size your door contact Jim Rodger on 01925 924050

The Teckentrup Depot (UK), Unit 8-9, Gemini Trade Park, Europa Boulevard, Westbrook, Warrington WA5 7YF www.teckentrupdepot.co.uk  

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Glass Tor from Rundum Meir

Architects and self-builders looking for an unusual and elegant garage door for their next grand design, should look at this latest offering from Rundum Meir.

The Glass Tor is a glass single piece vertical opening garage door suitable for out of the ordinary, innovative special projects, or as illustrated in the photograph, where merging with the facade of a similarly styled building is required.
 
Rundum Meir has successfully completed hundreds of projects in Great Britain, Ireland and further afield. Their exterior door systems have been used on listed buildings, award-winning new build and conceptual architecture, refurbishment projects and a high profile passive house.
 
For more information about the Glass Tor and projects on which it has been used, please call 0151 280 6626 or email info@rundum.co.uk

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Hörmann plan for future growth

Hörmann (UK) Ltd is planning for the future, announcing that Domestic Sales and Marketing Director, David Newcombe, will take over from MD Richard Warom in 2013.  With over 17 years experience in the garage door industry Newcombe is ideally placed to manage the challenge of growing the business by building on the excellent foundations and success achieved under Warom's stewardship.
 
Commercial Director, Alan Jenkins will continue to head up the industrial division, which is now recognised as the market leader in both industrial doors and loading bay solutions.
 
This experienced management team at Hörmann has also been expanded by the recent appointment of Shirley Dixon to the new role of Commercial Manager for the domestic division. This new role brings together customer service and product support to improve service to both customers and consumers.  Service to the domestic customer has also been boosted by the appointment of Amy Fisher, as Field Sales Support Administrator.  The new position gives direct head office support to key accounts and the sales teams. This dedicated link will speed up response times and give the sales teams more time with customers.
 
The internal changes at Hörmann are part of the ongoing plan to maintain the excellent reputation the company has gained for service and responsiveness, while adapting to meet the challenges of the future. 




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A 'Gold Watch' Company

Doorfit Products Ltd was established in 1953 by John & George Neil and is still today a family run business.
 
Specialising in the supply of ironmongery, garage doors and sliding door gear, Doorfit has built up and maintained a position of strength within the West Midlands.
 
Key to its success is the 55 dedicated staff who between them has a wealth of experience which is unrivalled within the industry.
 
'Gold Watch' employees
 
To prove a point, each employee receives a gold watch when they reach 25 years service with the company. This year a total of 3 watches will be handed out to its long serving employees. The company has 9 other 'gold watch' members currently in its employment as well as many whom have now retired.
 
Remarkably one member of staff, Alan George, was recently awarded with a special watch to commemorate 50 years with the company and he's still going strong.

 
In our modern Internet driven society we sometimes need advice and assistance that just can't be obtained via a search engine. Whilst Doorfit have embraced all of the available technology, they have never lost sight of the reassuring fact that you can't replace experience, a fact I am sure the local watch company also welcome.
 
Looking forward to 2013, Doorfit Products will be celebrating in a big way themselves, as the company will be marking its 60th anniversary. More details of this milestone celebration will be published in our summer and winter issues and on our Blog. 

Find out more about Doorfit Products online www.doorfit.co.uk



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Masta-Gear Lifts Woodrite

Woodrite has been working on a "do it all" lifting gear for its garage doors for some time and their new brochure sees its launch, aptly named as "Masta-Gear" for its all-round capability. The new gear range will lift any style and size in the newly expanded Woodrite range. 

Masta-Gear fixes directly onto the door panel for Woodrite's new solid-panel Balmoral and Warwick ranges, whilst fixing to a to a newly developed aluminium sub-frame for the panel-built Somerset and Buckingham ranges.

The retractable lifting gear is supplied as standard with cranked lifting arms on single doors (with the exception of some of the very heaviest solid panel designs at larger widths) to give extra drive through width at wing mirror height. The heavy duty straight arm version is used on double doors and on some of the heavier single size solid panel designs - Woodrite will advise on which gear is available for any given style. A canopy version is also available for selected sizes and styles.

"The Masta-Gear will sit alongside our Super-Chassis gear making the Woodrite range of up and over doors the most versatile available. The timing of the launch is ideal, tying in perfectly with the new door ranges and allowing us to offer the biggest range of sizes for the new designs - just what our customers have asked for" said Sharon Cleaver, Sales Director.

Contact Woodrite on 01280 841010 - www.woodritedoors.co.uk  




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Don’t let ‘Jubilee summer’ lead to morning after driving ban

Eighteen per cent of all drink drive accidents occur the morning after a night out*, according to figures sourced by AlcoSense Breathalysers.

This summer, the Jubilee, Olympics and Euro 2012 will all contribute to the festive mood, and a four-day weekend of street parties will have left many drivers over the limit the next day according to AlcoSense and the IAM.

Each year, tens of thousands of drivers are caught drink driving the morning after an evening spent drinking*, and morning-after drink drive accidents have increased by 60 per cent over the last decade**. In some cases drivers had consumed as little as three or four drinks, and were often unaware that they were still under the influence***.

Eighteen per cent of all drink-drive accidents in 2010 occurred between 5am – when shift workers and early starters would be driving to work – and 1pm*. This compares with only 11 per cent in 2000, and seven per cent in 1990.

AlcoSense managing director Hunter Abbott said: “AlcoSense urges revellers enjoying the summer’s extended party atmosphere to beware of putting themselves at risk of drink driving the following morning.

“We know that 51 per cent** of people have unintentionally drink driven the morning after and the police are catching 17.8 per cent*** the morning after – when they are not actively looking for drink drivers. People need to be especially careful over the holiday period and throughout this summer.”

IAM chief executive Simon Best said: “Enjoy a drink this summer, but don’t mix it with driving. And bear in mind that while you may not feel the effects the next day, your blood alcohol level could still be above the drink drive limit.”

AlcoSense manufactures and markets award-winning personal breathalysers which measure the amount of alcohol in your system and tells you when you are safe to drive. Priced between £24.99 and £59.99 they offer a quick, easy and accurate way to tell when you are under the limit and are available through Halfords stores nationwide, online at Boots.com or direct from AlcoSense at www.alcosense.co.uk . 

Sources

* Department for Transport statistics: Road Accidents and Safety Reports 2010

  RAS51012 Reported Drink Drive Accidents by time of day: GB 1999 and 2009

** AlcoSense consumer survey 2010

*** The TTC Group (the Government approved drink driving training centres) 




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Celebrating Sixty Years of America’s Sports Car

Through hundreds of rarely seen photos and an in depth text by renowned Corvette historian Randy Leffingwell, Corvette Sixty Years celebrates the first sixty years of America’s sports car, covering the revolution and evolution of America’s longest continuously produced nameplate from Harley Earl's initial concept to the latest 60th anniversary edition built to celebrate the Vette's sixtieth year.

Created in cooperation with General Motors, the book focuses as much on the Corvette’s place in popular culture as it does on the engineering and design history. This book offers something for everyone who has ever lusted after a Vette.

From the inaugural 1953 Corvette to today’s stunning sixth generation car, Corvette Sixty Years touches on all aspects of Chevrolet’s iconic sports car: history, racing, period advertisements, memorabilia, key designers like Bill Mitchell and engineers like the fabled Zora Arkus-Duntov  and celebrity Vette fans, and more. For Corvette fans, it’s an ultimate celebration of America’s most famous car.

About the Author: 

Randy Leffingwell (Santa Barbara, CA), best-selling author and top-notch photographer, has earned a reputation as one of the most thorough Corvette historians working today. He has written and photographed over two dozen books on topics ranging from tractors to motorcycles to cars to barns.

Corvette Sixty Years - Randy Leffingwell
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 978 0 7603 4231 2 ●  RRP: £35.00
Format: Hardback, Illustrations: 250 colour & 150 black and white photos

Corvette Sixty Years is available to order in UK from Grantham Book Services on T: 01476 541080
 


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CITATION URGES EMPLOYERS TO PREPARE FOR “SUMMER OF SICKIES”

Hangovers and dodging work following the Euro championships and the Olympics could spark a “summer of sickies “, an employment expert predicts.

Lindsay Hill, boss of Citation plc employment law specialists,  has issued advice to UK firms about minimising the impact of expected record sick leave during a bumper summer of events, and how to spot fakes.

With the Olympic Games starting in London just weeks after the UEFA European Championships in the Ukraine, UK industry is bracing itself for a wave of unauthorised absences.

Citation is advising employers to make sure they act to minimise the impact of employee absences, but urges caution so as to not overstep any legal boundaries that could see them end up in court.

Anticipated “sick” leave around key Euro 2012 games is compounded by a recent poll which revealed that 30% of employees plan to pull a sickie during the Olympics. Managing director, Lindsay said: “Many employers are fearing the worst about losing productivity during the summer months due to sickies. We are urging employers to take practical steps in order to mitigate this risk.”

Mr Hill says there are things employers can do, such as reminding staff of their sickness policy before major events or games. Conversely, if employers do think staff are not absent through genuine illness, disciplinary action taken in haste could backfire. Mr Hill continued: “Some people think going off sick is an easy way to recover from a night of celebration, particularly after staying up late watching sport. But evidence is needed that the illness isn’t genuine, and appropriate steps must be taken to ensure employers don’t fall foul of the law. We recommend taking steps to discourage staff from throwing sickies.

“For example, make sure the employee knows they have to speak to a line manager when calling in sick. This makes it much more difficult for staff, and one which tests the nerve as well as the acting skills of the most determined skiver. Insisting on a phone call to notify of sick leave, rather than text or email, is another useful deterrent - and it never hurts morale to provide access to TV coverage in the office at appropriate times.”

In a survey of all Citation customers, employers said that managing sickness was their biggest headache.

Citation plc is one of the UK’s largest Health & Safety and Employment Law firms, with over 6,500 UK businesses as clients. As a DHF preferred supplier of Health & Safety and Employment Law compliance solutions Citation offer preferential rates to DHF members. For further details call 0845 844 1111 or visit www.citation.co.uk/affinity/dhf.

 


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MUL-T-LOCK’S BREAK SECURE XP FIRST TO ACHIEVE TS007

Mul-T-Lock UK’s innovative new Break Secure XP cylinder has become the first retrofit anti-snap cylinder solution to achieve the coveted BSI Kitemark TS007 3* industry ratings.

Break Secure XP was the first to achieve the revised Diamond Level of Sold Secure SS312 Lock cylinder specification and has once again been independently tested and proven to exceed the brand new TS007 industry standards.

Introduced by the Door and Hardware Federation together with the Glass & Glazing Federation, TS007 is characterised by a star rating system where the cylinder alone, or with door furniture, must accumulate three star to achieve the maximum security requirements for a door.

Break Secure XP is currently the only cylinder to pass the rigorous industry tests to achieve the three star accreditation and kitemark standards, without the need for a high security handle.

Steve Ross, Managing Director of Mul-T-Lock said: “Mul-T-Lock has always aligned new product development with the leading industry bodies and latest standards to deliver solutions that address public and industry concerns over the evolution of attack methods to cylinders.

“Break Secure XP is testament to this, having consistently resisted intensive and prolonged attack methods in testing. 

“Following on from achieving the revised Diamond Level of Sold Secure SS312, Break Secure XP with the TS007 stamp of approval is a proven industry leading product, which enables locksmiths to offer customers complete peace of mind and protection, with a truly retro-fit cylinder only solution.” 

Break Secure XP incorporates four individual high security innovations, incorporating patent pending technology, designed to work together to provide complete anti-snap protection. 

In addition to these new lines of security, the Break Secure XP cylinder has the same great features that you would expect from our market leading original Break Secure cylinder, including anti-drill, anti-screw, anti-bump and anti-pick protection.

For further information on Break Secure XP, please visit www.breaksecurexp.co.uk. 




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