Archetech Issue 20 2015 | Page 57

ZERO TO OVER 90 AND STILL GOING STRONG Zero International was established in the USA in 1924 by two Hungarian immigrants who, starting out with ‘nothing’, named their new company ‘Zero’. For more than 90 years, Zero has been designing and manufacturing door and window sealing systems, and is known worldwide for its acoustic ‘Soundtrap’ systems. Zero Seal Systems Ltd was formed in the UK in 1997, and has rapidly become known as a reliable supplier of quality products to the architectural hardware, door and partitioning industries. As the company has grown, so we have added specialist products designed specifically for these markets. Today, the ZEROplus range is exactly what it says - Zero products plus other products that are specified by architects and used for door openings. Our product range now extends to virtually any item of hardware that can be fitted to a door; in fact we sell everything except the door! Not just door seals to seal it, but hinges to hang it, stays to limit it, bolts to bolt it, intumescent to fireproof it, panic bolts to exit it, louvres to ventilate it, windows, vision frames and porthole windows to let light through it, closers and floor-springs to close it, and door handles to operate it. Ancillary products now include finger protection strips, letter plates, door viewers, sliding door gear, door selectors, g