Interviews

    Access Control VS Cremone Bolts - 30-1 Years in...

    Louise Frost, Search Manager at Door Controls Direct, a trusted provider of comprehensive door control solutions, sits down to talk about all things safety and security with their MD, Gary Hewitt. This may be a little premature.  2025 will see Gary having been in the architectural ironmongery industry for 30 years. But why wait to hear his insights and perspective on a sector that’s becoming more dynamic and contentious with each passing month?  Exactly. There’s no time like the present. So, 30-1...
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    Past, Present, and Predictions – with Shaun Brown

    I’ve known Shaun since I started at Door Controls Direct in 2010. He reached out to support me through my Guild studies and learning what exactly architectural ironmongery was.  Door hardware has changed significantly over the last decade and more, and so has that person that I first met when David Cameron was leading the coalition government and Spain won the FIFA World Cup for the first time.  Recently, Shaun and I sat down in the Hinge Hideout to discuss his past, present, and predictions for 2024 and...
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    Made In Britain: Understanding the...

    In times of uncertainty, we look for security in something closer to home, something we can rely on, something that over the years has given us reason to trust, that has made us feel safe. Particularly within the hardware sector, we need look no further than our own doorstep at manufacturing, the birthplace of industry itself back in the late 1770s where we saw a major shift from traditional agriculture and handicrafts to an economy dominated by machine powered manufacturing. The mass production of goods became...
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