This is an opinion piece by DGB The door hardware sector is a battlefield right now. A battle which has been years in the making, thanks to the ever irritating problem of pitting. That universal problem for all installers and fabricators taking more than just the shine off a door purchase. Speaking of which, [...]
After much teasing a drip feeding of information about their new product offering, Brisant have officially launched their new product range called Sweet Doors. Following on from their rampantly successful LockLock door handle, the company has taken their un-pitable formula and applied it to a number of other door hardware areas to expand their [...]
The issue of our industry's hardware, specifically door handles and letter boxes, is a subject that appears as if it will never go away. The complaints about pitting and general poor quality are weekly. And complaints are justified. When a door being marketed as a premium option, with the premium price tag, has handles that [...]
I've written before on DGB about the need to sell sexy in our industry. Funky door designs, colours and glass all help to peak the interest of the homeowner far more that discussions about PAS 23/24 and internal beads do. But perhaps one area that our industry has missed a trick on completely is the [...]
SFS Intec, the hardware specialists, brought up an interesting idea on Friday, with the suggestion that hardware could be judged on an A-G rating, similar to how white goods and indeed windows are judged on their efficiency. The idea being that an A would mean highest security, with G being the least. You can read [...]
Over the last few weeks there have been more and more reports about supply problems at Yale. More specifically, supply problems with their door handles and letter plates. As a company we have spoken to Yale a couple of weeks ago and confirmed that they have had problems with their letter plates as they were [...]
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