Clearview National June 2019 - Issue 211 | Page 51

SECURITY
of new designs. In order to achieve this,
new design technology is constantly being
introduced such as clever touch screens
for design reviews and specialist video
conferencing facilities for product reviews
with our manufacturing teams.
Fabricators and installers need to know that
their hardware supplier is not only providing
solutions for today’s market, but that it is
keeping a close eye on that of the future.
Future-proofing fabricators’ and installers’
business means being able to identify coming
market trends and being agile enough to
respond to them in a timely fashion. This
is why being in contact with all relevant
regulatory bodies is so important, and not
only being in contact with them, but also
having members of staff who actually sit
on the bodies’ committees too. This results
in prior knowledge of what is going to be
required when pulling together a new product
specification, and is also invaluable when
enhancing new products.
In the current financial climate, value
for money is important for fabricators and
installers. Here at ERA we are continually
looking at ways to modify and enhance our
10,000 product lines to try to offer improved
value for money and ways in which our
customers can find positive differentials. All of
which is certainly keeping those of us involved
in product development on our toes.
COLLABORATION WITH
DECEUNINCK BRINGS INNOVATION
TO FLUSH DOOR MARKET
A great example of ERA’s UKAS accredited
testing laboratory and R&D design team
together playing an integral role in the
company’s new product development is a
recent collaborative project for Deceuninck.
This saw the development of bespoke
hardware for a new Deceuninck PVCu
Flush Door. The initiative demonstrates how
collaboration between ERA and its customers
facilitates product innovation with great
results.
ERA’s bespoke solution includes door
locks, keeps, hinges and an opening restrictor,
and is the result of an eighteen month close
partnership between Deceuninck’s and ERA’s
teams. The new hardware is to become
part of Deceuninck’s own product offering.
However, ERA’s Fab&Fix range will continue
to complement the Deceuninck range of
windows and doors.
Rob McGlennon, MD of Deceuninck
comments:
“Having experienced at first hand ERA’s
UKAS accredited testing laboratory at work
in tandem with its R&D operation, I can
say we have full confidence in the company’s
team of engineers and in its state-of-the-art
facilities. ERA gave us the benefit of their
considerable expertise, and we are confident
that the excellent results will help us to grow
our business in the Flush Doors market.”
ERA’s testing laboratory is completely
autonomous, and is fully equipped to test
windows and doors to the most stringent
and up to date industry standards, providing
accurate data on window and door
endurance and lifespan. The company can
test casement windows, sash windows; and
single or double doors to British Standards,
providing full UKAS accredited reports or
an initial indicative report, depending on
requirements.
For further information on ERA’s wide
range of security products, including its
innovative smart home security suite, visit
www.eraeverywhere.com or contact the
sales team on 01922 490 000 or by emailing
[e-mail].
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