SEVENTHINGS...
7 things you didn’t
know about the Door
& Hardware Federation
DHF is the UK’s
oldest trade
association…
Longevity and sustainability
are two words most
associated with DHF.
Afterall, it is the UK’s oldest
trade association with a rich
history and heritage dating
back to 1897. It started life
as an employers’ association
named the Brass Masters’
Association, and was formed
in Birmingham to negotiate
pay and conditions with
the industry trade union,
the National Society of
Amalgamated Brassworkers
(later to become the
National Society of Metal
Mechanics). By 1943, the
association had come to
be known as the National
Brassfoundry Association
and by the early 1970s, had
established two sections,
one dealing with plumbers’
brassfoundry (which kept
the NBA name) and a
second, dealing with building
hardware which was known
as the Association of Building
Hardware Manufacturers
(ABHM).
Today, DHF continues its
valuable work as a not-forprofit
trade association for
companies associated with
Locks & Building Hardware;
Doorsets; Industrial Doors &
Shutters; Domestic Garage
Doors and Automated Gates.
It remains the ‘go to’ place
for technical advice and
training which lends itself to
raising standards across the
industry.
IT’S BEEN ALMOST
10 YEARS SINCE
DHF CREATED
TS 007…
In 2011, DHF, together
with the Glass and Glazing
Federation, created TS 007,
a technical specification
for the enhanced security
performance requirements
for replacement cylinders
and/or associated hardware.
The specification was
prepared following the
emergence of an attack
method focused on
cylinders used in
locks. In 2019, part two
of TS 007: TS 007 - 2:2019
- Enhanced security for
mechatronic cylinders and/
or associated hardware, was
created by DHF. It remains
one of the federation’s most
successful undertakings.
When it comes to training, DHF has much to ‘shout about’!
DHF leads the industry through its
exceptional training and is regarded as a
‘Centre of Excellence’, with a network of
professional staff members as well as external
consultants that can provide support in all
sectors. This makes them a single source for
technical expertise, information, knowledge,
advice, and practical help. In 2018, they moved
to premises in Tamworth with its own training
academy, demonstrating its commitment
in this area. A vocal ambassador for safe,
compliant products and installations, in 2019,
DHF trained almost 1000 people in the UK
and Ireland, with more than 3200 individuals
completing at least one of DHF’s safety
training courses, whether a diploma or Award
course. It was the UK’s very first organisation
to offer an official theory-based qualification
for those working in the automated gate,
industrial door and domestic garage door
sectors, and has recently launched a Distance
Learning Programme to enable trainees to
complete their qualifications, regardless of
their location.
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