Doors and Hardware articles from February 2002

Doors and Hardware archives from February 2002

Getting to the next level. (In Touch).
February 1, 2002... EVER HAVE THAT FEELING THAT DESPITE WHAT the facts say, it's time to look closely at the business for potential changes or re-engineering? I don't mean small differences here or there, but rather some major changes. One would be foolish to...

The Re-education of a hardware professional: Learning about protection against forced entry: Architectural hardware, electrified hardware and multi-point locking all play a role in providing a total security solution for your next project.
February 1, 2002... I STARTED IN THE DOOR AND HARD ware industry 15 years ago as a sales trainee with a major manufacturer in Berlin, Connecticut. As an industry newcomer at that time, I read catalogs and magazines, attended DHI classes and tradeshows, and asked...

Decorative door hardware: The details make the difference.
February 1, 2002... Denyse Comini Becker AS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH, we are different people. We are choosing to stay close to home and family, to neighbors and friends, to surroundings that are comforting and familiar. Increasingly, Americans are investing more...

Those Marvelous Mullions!; Mullion: A fixed or removable post dividing an opening vertically.
February 1, 2002... The vertical centerpiece of a wooden door that separates the decorative wooden panels or the glass on a door is called a mullion (it is also sometimes called a muntin). The vertical piece or pieces between the hanging stiles on a window are...

New residence hall at Saint Xavier University takes security to a higher level. (Case Study).
February 1, 2002... A NEW RESIDENCE BUILDING AT SAINT XAVIER University provides a higher level of security for student apartments by using interchangeable core (IC) locks with a patented Schlage[R] Everest[R] Primus[R] cylinder on each apartment door. The front...

Exit devices: Avoiding problems through correct application and Installation.
February 1, 2002... SECURITY IS ON EVERYONE'S MIND THESE DAYS. Most of us believe that when we lock a door, we are secured. If only it were that simple. I could walk around the perimeter of most buildings today and find one or more doors that are locked but not...

How to get more ink from your news releases.
February 1, 2002... TOSS. KEEP. TOSS. TOSS. KEEP. TOSS. A SERIES OF FOOTBALL PLAYS? HARDLY. Rather, it is a ritual that occurs in newsrooms large and small every day: the unceremonious opening, reading and sorting of news releases. Editors and reporters...

An industry reflects.
February 1, 2002... Comments from the 2001 Forum for the Future concerning the September 11TH attack on America I DID NOT MAKE IT TO CHICAGO IN THE AFTERNOON OF September 11. Instead I spent the day in Brooklyn looking more at the smoke developing to the west...

People.
February 1, 2002... Outwater Plastics Industries Moe Kessler, founder, president and CEO of Outwater Plastics Industries and Architectural Products by Outwater, died on December 4, 2001 in Manhattan. Outwater Plastics Industries, Inc., 4 Passaic St.,...

Intelligent lock cylinder. (Products).
February 1, 2002... Videx announces CyberLook, a fast-growing family of access control products. CyberLock is an intelligent lock cylinder designer to convert existing mechanical locks into full-functioning access control systems without hardwiring. It permits...

Self-cleaning glass. (Products).
February 1, 2002... AFG Industries announces the introduction of Radiance Ti[TM], a revolutionary new self-cleaning glass that uses the power of the sun to keep windows clean, It works by using the sun's ultraviolet energy to break down dirt and other particles....

Electric locksets. (Products).
February 1, 2002... SDC HiTower electric mortise and cylindrical locksets provide locking and latching features required for fire rated doors to meet security needs and fi fire/life safety code requirements. With access control capability, the door stays latched...

Heavy-duty doors. (Products).
February 1, 2002... EFCO[R] heavy-duty D318 DuraStile[TM] doors provide durability and security in an attractive package for heavy-use environments. These 2" thick doors utilize 3/16" extrusion walls and deep-penetration welded corner-bracket construction....

Contract distribution software. (Products).
February 1, 2002... Access IT launched the next generation of its contract distribution software, Navision Attain for Contract Distributors, at DHI's Annual Convention in Baltimore in October 2001. Now, all of the critical business information and processing flows...

Adams rite chooses door components as manufacturing source. (Updates).
February 1, 2002... Adams Rite Manufacturing Co. has selected Door Components, Inc., of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, as a manufacturing source for Rite Door[R] frames. To ensure consistent quality and to complete its integrated door system package, Adams Rite will refer...

Zero appoints sales reps. (Updates).
February 1, 2002... Zero International has appointed Security Hardware Group of Farmington Hills, MI as its sales representative in Michigan. In addition, Morgan Daniels of Petaluma, CA is now representing Zero in northern California, Northern Nevada and Hawaii.

Access Hardware offers Sargent electrified hardware. (Updates).
February 1, 2002... Access Hardware Supply stocks the complete line of electronic hardware from Sargent, which makes a wide range of products for access and egress control. Access Hardware is currently featuring Sargent's Electrified Locksets and Electrified Exit...

Door components Interior Systems open for business. (Updates).
February 1, 2002... The partners of Door Components, Inc. have teamed up with Bill Orr, Jr. to form Door Components Interior Systems (DCIS), a new aluminum door frame and window system manufacturing company. The emphasis is on new because the company is offering...

Certified protection professional designation awarded. (Updates).
February 1, 2002... The Professional Certification Board of the American Society for Industrial Security has announced that 147 security professionals have been awarded the Certified Protection Professional (CPP) designation during the second and third quarters of...

CDS appoints new rep. (Updates).
February 1, 2002... Commercial Door Systems has appointed Brownell & Associates as its sales rep for Southern California; Arizona; Clark County, NV; and Hawaii.

Chicago metallic appoints sales reps. (Updates).
February 1, 2002... Chicago Metallic Corp. announces the appointment of two manufacturers' representative agencies to handle the promotion and sale of its door/frame systems. The Budd Group will handle the state of Michigan; and Maurice Scott and Associates will...

G-U breaks ground for new headquarters. (Updates).
February 1, 2002... Construction has begun on the new headquarters, distribution center and assembly facility for G-U Hardware, Inc. The new facility, located in Hatrick Henry Commerce Center, will nearly double the workspace and is expected to be occupied by...

Rixson begins new and campaign. (Updates).
February 1, 2002... In a move to rekindle awareness of an 101-year-old brand, Rixson Specialty Door Controls is launching an ad campaign aimed at architects, construction specifiers and key designers. The three ads, entitled "engineered solution," are designed to...

The Blue Book announces and held wireless technology capabilities. (Updates).
February 1, 2002... Now construction professionals can access The Blue Book from any web-enabled wireless phone or Palm pilot and take the power of the construction industry's leading information source on the road. The Blue Book is paving the way for the...

ASSA ABLOY completes acquisition of TESA. (Acquisitions).
February 1, 2002... ASSA ABLOY has completed the acquisition of TESA, a leading Spanish lock company. TESA, originally part of the Yale Intruder acquisition in 2000, was deferred due to pending regulatory approval in the U.S. After close down of the subcontracted...

www.securitron.com. (E-News).
February 1, 2002... Securitron announces its new and improved website. The site now offers a powerful search capability for the company's entire product line by name or by part number, links to its sister ASSA ABLOY Group companies, its extensive distributor...

Correction notice from Detroit Door & Hardware Company.
February 1, 2002... In December, Doors and Hardware magazine ran a press release from Detroit Door & Hardware Company stating that company's exclusive Michigan distributorship of Dor-O-Matic Automated Entrance Door Systems. This was incorrect and should have read...

Correction.
February 1, 2002... In the January issue of Doors and Hardware, the first "Locking Back--Moving Forward" column appeared, featuring an article from April 1975 by Russell K. Bass. Mr. Bass had written the article under the employ of Master Door Company of Orlando,...