Clearview National March 2020 - Issue 220 | Page 32

All Doors
New Trio of Products
are Tres Bon
» COMPOSITE DOOR
manufacturer Apeer is enjoying
success in the north of the
United Kingdom as new and
existing installer partners across
Scotland broaden their product
ranges.
The company has developed
a particularly exceptional
relationship with Aberdeen
based Bon Accord Glass
over recent years, who have
recently added three new
products to their showroom.
Commercial Manager Bryan
Kinghorn explained the reason
for expanding their Apeer
offering:
“Quite simply, they are the
best doors on the market, and
put us in a strong position with
customers” he said. “We sell
a high number of composite
doors and have a great
relationship with Mark and
Alex at Apeer, so after parting
ways with another supplier,
decided to allocate the free
space to the Lumi sliding patio
door.” In addition, Bon Accord
also now showcases a new
composite door and a Lumi
window. “We have watched the
trends and noticed that sliding
doors are coming back – taking
over the demand for PVC
bi-folds. Lumi, too, is growing
and we think that over time
the window products will be
equally popular.”
Bon Accord is in receipt
of weekly deliveries of Apeer
and Lumi products, not
surprising given the innovative
ways they are displayed in the
showroom. “The sliding patio
door is actually the entrance
to one of our internal offices,
so customers can glean a true
picture of how the doors look
in a real life setting. They’re a
simple way to unite indoors and
outdoors, and allow for masses
of natural light to pour in.”
Bryan finished “We definitely
think we’ve taken the product
on at the right time of year. As
customers start thinking about
home improvements for the
spring and summer, we have
trusted solutions for all areas of
their home.”
www.apeer.co.uk
36 » M AR 2020 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M
DOOR & HARDWARE
FEDERATION (DHF)
ANNOUNCES
UPCOMING FIRE DOOR
SAFETY SEMINARS
» DOOR & HARDWARE
Federation (DHF) has
announced it will be hosting
two free fire safety seminars in
the coming months. Taking
place on 11th February and 17th
March at DHF’s head office and
training academy in Tamworth,
the morning seminars will
primarily appeal
to those with
responsibility
for compliance,
fire safety, asset
management
and procurement
within local
authorities
and housing
associations in the
West Midlands area. DHF plans
to offer these seminars to those
beyond the immediate region,
later in the year.
The seminars, both of which
start at 09:30am and include
lunch, will comprise two
presentations. The first, delivered
by DHF’s General Manager
& Secretary Michael Skelding,
is entitled: ‘Fire Safety, some
comments on doors and hardware
after Grenfell’, and focuses on the
outcomes of the initial inquiry,
in addition to how the doors and
hardware performed.
This will be followed
by a second presentation
delivered by Gerda’s Head
of Communications, Fiona
Critchley, who is also the Chair of
DHF’s Timber Doorset Group.
This will focus on the guidance
document ‘A Guide for Selecting
Flat Entrance Doorsets’ and will
highlight the criteria to take into
account when specifying a flat
entrance doorset, in addition to
building regulations and industry
standards, referring to the most
recent recommendations from the
Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1
Report Overview.
Widely considered as the ‘go
to’ experts for technical advice,
training and raising industry
standards, and actively
involved in the
technical committees
of the Industry
Response Group,
formed in response to
Dame Judith Hackitt’s
Report: ‘Building a
Safer Future’, DHF
is well placed to offer
these seminars in
collaboration with Gerda. The
federation also works on BSI
Standards Committees, with
compliance authorities HSE and
Trading Standards as well as fire
safety organisations in the UK
and Europe.
“We are delighted to be
offering these free half-day
fire door safety seminars
for local authorities and
housing associations in the
West Midlands,” said DHF’s
Commercial Manager, Patricia
Sowsbery-Stevens. “Uptake
on both dates is already high,
but DHF has every intention
of rolling these out beyond the
region as the year progresses.
Gerda, which is based in Suffolk,
will also play host to the seminars
later in the year, but in the
meantime, we look forward to
welcoming people to Tamworth,
from the wider community.”
www.dhfonline.org.uk