INDUSTRYNEWS
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CONSISTENTLY GOOD VALUE FROM HOPPE
Enhancements to HOPPE’S interior duranorm® door range are set to increase its popularity. Andy Matthews of HOPPE says: “ Always popular due to the perfect combination of style and substance, our interior door range comprising Seattle, Ibiza, Dubayy, Dublin and Maribor has recently undergone some product enhancements, and as a result, this specialist part of our duranorm® range now offers even better value for money. While HOPPE never sets out to be the cheapest, we do understand the market requirement for competitively priced products, and that’s just what we have achieved. “While designing-out cost to the range, we’ve also designedin more appealing features with a fresh approach to shapes and finishes. Suitable for residential applications, the duranorm® range of interior handles is supplied with wood screw and bolt through fixings, solid spindle, choice of backplate and matching escutcheons, indicators and turns. Included on a successful fire test to BS EN1634, the range has been assessed for use on FD30 and FD60 fire doors. Supported with a five year mechanical and operational guarantee, each one is available in polished brass effect, polished chrome effect or anodised silver finishes.”
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TAYLOR-MADE SOLUTION TO PADLOCK THEFTS
Westminster City Council is rolling out a new waste bin container-locking device across the borough this summer following successful security trials earlier this year.
The patented b in container locking device from Taylor, Slam-Lock, has been developed in conjunction with the council and waste contractor Veolia Environmental Services Designed to deter metal theft in the borough, it will support the council in its waste reduction efforts. “We have 160 bring sites across the city for local engagement on top of our doorstep collection service and were using standard brass padlocks,” Westminster Council’s waste & recycling manager Philip Robson said. “We were losing 70-80 padlocks overnight through metal theft.” Padlock theft on existing bins across the borough has been driven by the rising market value of brass. Veolia, which provides a daily waste management collection service for Westminster, estimates that the criminal activity is costing it £500 a week in replacement locks. Missing padlocks also led to an increase in cross-contamination with residents depositing waste indiscriminately. The Slam-Lock system was successfully trialled earlier this year to resolve the problems and it is now being installed borough-wide.
‘We were losing 70-80 padlocks overnight’
IronmongeryDirect takes on new apprentices
IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s largest online and mail order supplier of ironmongery products to the trade, has started a new apprenticeship scheme. Two new apprentices have started at the Basildon HQ, with Ben Lake and Rebecca Weston taking up positions in the contact centre training for an NVQ in customer service. Their apprenticeships will run for 12 months where they will learn all aspects of the business. Raye Rowland and Matt Whitehead will be working towards a City & Guilds in Warehousing based in the distribution centre. With over 14,000 products in the range, there is a requirement for continual education, training and product awareness sessions across the whole team. Already the company invests in training staff to GAI (Guild of Architectural Ironmongers) Standards. The passion, commitment and knowledge the supplier provides to its trade customer base for projects large or small, commercial or self-build, makes IronmongeryDirect the face of the modern day ironmonger and masters of their trade.
L-r: Matt Whitehead, Rebecca Weston, Ben Lake and Raye Rowland.
IronmongeryDirect relocated to its current 50,000 ft² Basildon premises two years ago and has increased staff numbers by 15 percent since.
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THE JUL/AUG 2013 ISSUE SPONSORED BY ALDRIDGE
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