Doors and Hardware articles from March 2008

Doors and Hardware archives from March 2008

Calendar.(Conference news)(Calendar)
March 1, 2008... March 9-12 2008 2008 International Hardware Fair/Practical World Cologne, Germany www.ahma.org April 29,-May 2, 2008 SHDA 38th Annual Industry Advancement Summit Embassy Suites Chicago: Downtown/Lakefront,...

How to recruit the millennial generation.(in TOUCH)
March 1, 2008... I AM OFTEN REMINDED THAT WE MUST attract the next generation to our industry in order to secure our future. How difficult will this be to accomplish? What are those "20 something's" really like? I recently attended a seminar on generations and...

Taking security for granted no longer.(Life safety & security)
March 1, 2008... IF YOU ASKED A CHILD WHAT THEY were thinking in terms of their safety and security when they go out in public, what do you think most of them would say? When they go to a mall, a movie theater, a grocery store, their safety is probably...

Securing retail facilities: today's sophisticated electronic systems make it easy; From simple electronic locks to computer-managed standalones, hardwired or wireless technology systems, the right access control solution is available.(case STUDY)
March 1, 2008... CREATING A SECURITY SYSTEM FOR A RETAIL FACILITY IS, in many respects, just like creating a security system for any other building. Safety, ease of use, and cost are the primary factors. Yet special considerations such as shrinkage and loss...

Retail goes green from the ground up.(Reprint)
March 1, 2008... RANDY PEACOCK WAS JUST 15 YEARS OLD when he began working for the Melaver family in Savannah, Ga. He was a bag boy at the M & M Supermarket at Abercorn Plaza, a shopping center that was, as third generation CEO Martin Melaver calls it, "a real...

The technological evolution of the door & hardware industry ... & the agents that drive it.
March 1, 2008... IF A TIMELINE CAN BE DRAWN DEPICTING THE evolution of doors and locks, the first 3,000 or so years would look fairly staid with maybe a slight improvement occurring roughly every hundred years. Once the graph reaches the late twentieth century,...

Visual appeal for door controls.(case STUDY)
March 1, 2008... BUILDING OWNERS ARE DEMANDING more visual appeal throughout their buildings because they realize that the aesthetic design of an opening is a direct reflection of the entire building. As the first thing a person experiences when entering the...

50 years in business: this year Builders' Hardware & Supply Co., Inc. of Seattle, WA will celebrate our 50th anniversary.
March 1, 2008... TO UNDERSTAND OUR COMPANY, YOU NEED A LITTLE of the history prior to our start in January of 1958 by Tom Shannon and his daughter, Shirley Henry, AHC. Sometime in the late 1800's George Washington Shannon, Tom Shannon's great grandfather,...

Preventing school weapons assaults.(School SAFETY)
March 1, 2008... SHOOTINGS AT K-12 SCHOOLS in rural regions in Vermont, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Colorado and other states last year as well as the horrendous attack at Virginia Tech remind us that weapons assaults on occasion occur at schools. As each of these...

Glazed.
March 1, 2008... GLAZING MATERIALS INTENDED FOR USE IN FIRE-RATED construction have evolved more in the last 20 years than any other time in the history of its use for that purpose. From isinglass to float glass, and wire glass that is commonly known as safety...

Deterring terror by design: the new front lines for Homeland Security are in the private sector.(Reprint)
March 1, 2008... The U.S. government issues more "non-credible" terror alerts for shopping malls during the holiday season and proposes steep Homeland Security budget cuts while British Terrorism Minister Lord Alan west and Member of Parliament Patrick Mercer...

Foundation for the Advancement of Life Safety and Security.
March 1, 2008... DIAMOND PREMIER LEVEL DISTRIBUTOR ($10,000+) colorado DOORWAYS inc. $12,000 DIAMOND LEVEL MANUFACTURER ($25,000+) ASSA ABLOY The World's Leading Lock Group $35,000 HAGER[R] COMPANIES Ingersoll Rand...

Trade secrets in an era of employee mobility.(legal)
March 1, 2008... TRADE SECRETS ARE DIFFERent from other types of intellectual property. (1) Copyrights, trademarks and patents are rights that an employer claims against the whole world. Trade secrets are documents, methods, prototypes and other types of...

Avoid hiring the evil twin: six strategies to hire right the first time.(management)
March 1, 2008... WHEN ROB EXTENDED the offer to Kyle, he was sure he had hired the best candidate for the position. Rob had checked all of Kyle's references and previous employment records, and based on this information along with his interviewing skills, Rob...

Communication tips to click with your client.(marketing)
March 1, 2008... PROSPECTS SIZE YOU UP personally while making their buying decision. "Are you credible?" "Competent?" "Interested in their situation?" The following tips will help you avoid the blank stare of disengagement. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1...

Six business trends every salesperson must know.(sales)
March 1, 2008... EVERY INDUSTRY AND profession goes through changes, and the sales profession is no different. Just because a certain sales technique or mindset worked in the past doesn't mean it'll work today. To be a top performing salesperson, today and in...

Working with distributors: knowing names.(shelf life)
March 1, 2008... IN A BIT OF A DEVIATION from my normal subject matter, I want to talk about a concept that will help any sales rep understand their distribution customer better. Less of a concept, but more of a best practice. When you add the word consultant...

Bill Bowdren joins Marshfield Door as Territory Sales Manager.(PEOPLE)
March 1, 2008... Bill Bowdren will be joining the Marshfield DoorSystems sales team as Territory Sales Manager--New England, Commercial Door Division on April 1st, 2008. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bill has an impressive background that spans more than 20...

Amesbury Door Hardware expands with new business unit, Amesbury Locca.(PEOPLE)
March 1, 2008... Dan Raap, Vice President of Amesbury Door Hardware, is pleased to announce Amber Grayson to the position of Sales and Marketing Director for the new Amesbury Locca business unit of Amesbury Group in Sioux Falls, SD. In her new role, Amber is...

Alarm Lock's trilogy DL3200 (T3) keyless access lock.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... Alarm Lock Systems, Inc. is continuing to push its T3 high capacity audit trail lock. This enhanced version of the original DL3200 grants access for up to 2000 users. Whether you are a manager, supervisor, or basic user, our DL3200 (T3) can...

Continental's Super-Two I/O Combo supervised alarm/relay/Expander delivers state-of-the-art access control.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... Continental Access, a division of Napco Security Group and leader in access control, has been delivering state-of-the-art access control units for more than 40 years. Most recently, our engineers and designers have come together to create the...

Marshfield DoorSystems[R] introduces Carte Blanche[TM] product line.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... The architectural door industry leader, Marshfield DoorSystems[R] is pleased to introduce Carte Blanche[TM]. Carte Blanche[TM] is a new product line made of one-piece, composite wood then routered based on the specified design for commercial...

Adchem develops Low Surface Energy SDL muntin tapes.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... Adchem Corporation has developed a second-generation muntin bar tape for low surface energy materials. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The new LSE SDL (Low Surface Energy Simulated Divided Light) tape system is designed for use with Kynar...

New TSM washroom accessory catalog and price list.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... Tubular Specialties Manufacturing has published an updated washroom accessory catalog and price list. Catalog 825 features an expanded product line, including more towel/waste units, partition combo units and security accessories. Also new are...

Return to pocket doors with Futura from hafele.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... Hafele's state-of-the-art FUTURA pocket door framing kit is designed for installation of the popular HAWA Junior 40/Z and 80/Z sliding hardware. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The cold formed, zinc-plated steel studs ensure a stronger pocket...

New BrightBlue by Schlage web-based access control system extremely easy to use created expressly for 1-32 door applications/plug-and-play/no special software or dedicated PC.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies announced that it will launch its new BrightBlue by Schlage web-based access control system at the ISC West Conference in April. Uniquely, BrightBlue lets users access, monitor and manage their system...

Door closer gets ANSI/BHMA approval.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... PERKO POWER[TM], Samuel Heath's controlled, concealed door closer, has received further affirmation of its performance capabilities with the announcement that it has achieved accreditation to the ANSI/BHMA A156.4-2000 standard for door closers....

Door frame & hardware installation.(do you know?)
March 1, 2008... A Pre Installation Meeting provides the opportunity for installers to be prepared to accurately follow the specifications and ensure that the referenced standards are satisfied. For example, NFPA 80 Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening...