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MAY 2015 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
www.proinstaller.co.uk
The Heat Is On!
With the race for market leadership hotting
up among the major Composite Door
suppliers in the industry, IG Doors Richard
Kirman - Sales and Marketing Manager
for Truedor, tells us why the company has
now added a fire door to its offering.
Strong
Message
from GGF
Counter Terror Expo 2015 proved a great
success for the GGF, with many visitors
to the Federation’s exhibition stand
and two expert seminars on window
film and safety and security glazing.
James Lee, Head of GGF
Group Marketing and Communications commented: “It
was a worthwhile exhibition
and one we hope to continue
partnership with in 2016.”
Steve Rice, GGF Director of
Glazing added: “It was a fantastic
show. The GGF’s stand looked
great and it not only raised the
Federation’s profile but really
highlighted the GGF’s specialist
groups and companies who operate in this industry sector.”
At the exhibition, the GGF delivered two strong presentations in
as part of the “Advanced Technology Stage” theatre. The programme
was aimed at end users, decision
makers, purchasers, influencers
and specifiers.
Ian Penfold, Chairman, GGF
Window Film Group started the
ball rolling on the first day of the
show with a presentation on ‘How
window film can enhance protection against terrorist attack’.
Ian demonstrated the value of
retrofitting window film to en-
hance glazing security with focus
on solutions to make glazing in
existing buildings attack resistant
and the dynamics that make enhancing glazing essential.
On Day 2 of the exhibition, Richard Kells, Chairman, GGF Special
Application Glass Group presented, ‘Technological advancements
that make glass and glazing more
resistant to terrorist attack’ covering how glass has been developed
to resist; attacks from ballistics, explosives and manual attack as well
as how EMI/RFI (Electro-magnetic
or Radio Frequency Interference)
shielding is now being produced
in glass to prevent terrorist attack
on electronic communications.
James Lee summarised: “This was
the fourth consecutive year that
the GGF has exhibited at Counter
Terror Expo and each year it just
seems to get bigger and better.
Though next year will be an extremely busy events schedule for
the GGF, we have already pencilled Counter Terror Expo 2016 in
the calendar.”
“The composite door sector
is a fantastic place to be
at the minute. The demand
for products has never been
higher and with that comes
an expectation that the leading companies in the sector
will continue to push the
boundaries and expand their
range.”
“IG Doors is in its 35th year of
making composite doors and the
logical step was a fire door, which
we have been manufacturing successfully for 25 years available to
the trade.”
“Our fire door comes with the
same great technical pedigree as
the rest of our products. It goes
without saying that it is fully certified by an independent body as a
FD30, which includes as standard
smoke seals and fire seals. It is
also an outstanding performer in
terms of sound insulation.”
“But what people perhaps don’t
realise is that it also comes with
many of the same features you
would expect on ‘standard’ composite doors. It can be fitted with
a letter plate, again fitted with
certified and appropriate seals, it
comes in a range of colours and
styles; there is a range of glazing
options, and it has fully matching top lights and side lights.”
“With more and more residential owners choosing flats
and apartments over traditional
homes the market for fire doors
is growing all the time. Consumers still want the same opportunity to enhance their homes as
people in traditional two storey
housing and a composite fire
door gives them the option. The
benefit for us that comes from
manufacturing and selling this
type of door for over 25 years
is that we know it works and
that it is proven in the market
place. For us, it is entirely the
right time to launch to the trade
market and support our customers.”
“It is the latest, but by no
means will it be the last product to be added to our range
and highlights the point that
demand and expectation since
we entered the trade market a
little under a year ago has been
phenomenal.”
All Truedor products are
available to order on-line via
www.truedor.co.uk