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“ When we launched our first garage door, way back in the1950s, it incorporated a concrete counterbalance and some of those doors are still in garages today,” begins Jon Watson, Managing Director, indicating the longevity and reliability the business has become known for.“ Innovation wise, we were the first garage door manufacturer to produce a range of garage doors that achieved Secured by Design( SBD) accreditation. SBD is the official police security initiative that works to improve the security of buildings and their immediate surroundings. This important accreditation also reflects the quality of our products and demonstrates their safety and reliability.
“ In 2014,” he continues,“ we launched Door Builder to make choosing a garage door even more simple. It is a straightforward six-stage online process: customers enter their opening dimensions, select the door type and then the actual door from our huge range of styles.
The Door Builder only showcases available products and allows customers to choose from a range of options, colours and handles. We’ ve recently added a feature that enables prospective customers to see how their choice looks on their house,” he explains.“ Over the years, we’ ve invested heavily to bring our manufacturing plant into the 21st century. For example, we collaborated with Nordson Industrial Coating Solutions to replace one of our original powder coating booths with a new one featuring robotic touch-up for challenging areas. Combining the higher level of automation with the latest spray system technology significantly improved our process control, efficiency and productivity.
“ This paint system was a significant investment of several million pounds, and we developed it with Nordson,” Jon continues.“ It’ s a fully automated plant with robots. As you can imagine, a garage door is a large item to spray, so we spent 12-to-18 months
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