NEW DHF WEBSITE IS A RICH RESOURCE FOR ALL THOSE IN THE DOOR AND HARDWARE SECTORS

Article first published 07/09/2009

The Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) has relaunched its website as a must-visit destination for specifiers, customers and end users wanting to access a wealth of industry news, resources and specialist advice.  
 
The website - www.dhfonline.org.uk - has been designed as an invaluable resource for all those operating within the industry sectors covering industrial and commercial doors and shutters, garage doors, building hardware and architectural ironmongery.  
 
Specifiers, contractors and end users can use the new site to find DHF member companies’ contact details and specialist offerings using a simple search tool. Members are listed by name and by product type. Website visitors can also use “find a supplier” links from every page on the site to allow them to make direct contact with relevant DHF members.  
 
Specifiers can also download the federation’s large library of technical publications, specification guides, codes of practice and codes of conduct which set out the standard of workmanship, quality assurance and business integrity of its members. These technical guides are easy to find as they are grouped under areas of interest such as Security, Fire, Architectural Ironmongery, Garage Doors, Repairs and Industrial Doors.  
 
The site also offers guidance on standards and legislation that impact on the specification of both doors and door hardware.  
 
The website incorporates the DHF’s unique matchmaker service to help specifiers choose the most suitable fire rated door hardware. Specifiers will be able to search the database for CE marked hardware products which offer the performance they need for particular applications. Once the specifier has drilled down to the most suitable product, he or she can then visit the producer’s own website with just one click to gather further product information.  
 
Said DHF chief executive officer Ian Wood: “The DHF site has always been a popular resource for specifiers and contractors - more than 2,000 documents a month were being downloaded, and the site achieved thousands of hits. Our new website is far more accessible and easy to use, so we are confident that visitor numbers will increase significantly now it is up and running.”

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