Hardware Extra
Weather report: One Year, 28 Days On…
» IN 2018, BRISANT-SECURE
surprised the industry by
announcing that one of its Sweet
door handles had managed
survive in a salt spray chamber
for 8,056 hours. The surprise was
because the standard is only 240
hours.
Twelve months on, Brisant
put a Sweet letterplate into the
same accredited test chamber and
waited. And waited. Even though
the letterbox had not failed it
was taken out of the salt spray
chamber as it has been there for
one year and 28 days. A standard
requirement is for only 10 days
and enhanced is twice that at 20
days.
Sweet achieves this
unprecedented performance in
two ways. Firstly, its shape is
completely rounded and without
edges and so water runs off it
quickly. Secondly, there is the
bathroom grade coating and the
same six coat plating process is
used on Sweet as you will` find
on bathroom products. These are
designed from the outset to be
submerged in water yet never pit
or corrode.
This improved performance is
what drove Brisant to double the
direct-to-homeowner corrosion
guarantee to 20 years. Sweet.
www.brisant-secure.com
‘BUSINESS AS USUAL’ FOR DHF
AMID COVID-19 CHALLENGE
» DOOR & HARDWARE FEDERATION
(DHF) is keen to reiterate to its members and
the wider industry that, despite the challenges
faced by the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s very
much ‘business as usual’. In mid-April, the
proactive Tamworth-based trade association
successfully launched its online training
facility, and in so doing, responded swiftly to
the continuing need to provide online training
courses for its members and the industry as a
whole. Although not a complete substitute
for the face-to-face training courses, initial
feedback has been positive.
In addition to digital learning, DHF
has initiated its back-to-work phase, with
staff members returning to the office, albeit
continuing to adhere to social distancing rules.
In this way, employees can continue to offer
potential and existing members the complete
benefits of a fully functioning office. With
much of the UK starting to consider a return
to work, DHF has also reported that a number
of its members have returned to their offices
this week. In the wider construction industry,
Redrow, Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey have
all announced plans to return to work.
www.dhfonline.org.uk
£1K DIRECTS SUPPORT TO WOMENS REFUGE
» A LOCAL DOMESTIC ABUSE
charity working in South and South West
Essex, has received a £1,000 cheque from local
merchant and online ironmongery supplier,
IronmongeryDirect.
Working across the South Essex and
Thurrock, Changing Pathways provides free
and confidential support and services to
women subjected to domestic abuse and other
forms of inter-personal violence.
The money was raised from a staff raffle at
IronmongeryDirect, following its donation of
food and gifts at Christmas to the charity.
Managing Director, Marco Verdonkschot
said: “We are a national supplier, but our heart
is very much in Essex. Changing Pathways
offers so much to the local community,
working tirelessly to protect, save and rebuild
the lives of women and children in the area.”
If you feel unsafe or are
suffering from physical, sexual,
psychological, emotional
and/or financial/economic
abuse, or are being threatened,
intimidated or stalked by a
current or previous partner or close
family member, call Changing Pathway’s
confidential advice line: 01268 729 707.
For more information on how to help the
charity, visit www.changingpathways.org
For more information on IronmongeryDirect,
visit www.IronmongeryDirect.co.uk
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