Building Fire Safety into the UK’s Largest Infrastructure Project – HS2

As the UK’s most ambitious infrastructure project, HS2 demands the highest standards of safety and compliance. With HS2’s 20+ active sites across the Midlands and thousands of people working daily, ensuring fire safety is essential. That’s where Doorfit came in — a trusted fire safety partner with more than 70 years of experience in keeping buildings safe, compliant, and operational. Project Scope HS2 needed a partner who could deliver fire safety expertise at scale across multiple, fast-moving construction sites. Their key requirements included: • Portacabin…

How Do Fire Doors Work ?

If your property is a business, commercial premises, public building or multi-occupancy dwelling, depending on the size of your property, the installation of fire doors is required by law to help ensure the safety of your building’s occupants in the event of a fire. What Do Fire Doors Do? A passive element of fire protection, fire doors are (when installed correctly) designed to slow and stop the spread of fire; withstanding it for (most commonly) 30 minutes or 60 minutes, depending upon the certified rating…

Why You Should Choose A DHF Member

When it comes to upgrading your garage door you want to feel reassured that you have chosen the right company to complete the job! But with so many options on the market, how do you know who to choose? Discover all the reasons why you should choose us, Doorfit, as a Door & Hardware Federation member to install, supply and maintain your garage door! What Is The DHF Garage Door Group? The DHF Garage Door Group represents reputable companies that supply, install and maintain…

What To Expect From A Doorfit Site Survey

The Doorfit team is full of highly knowledgeable professionals whose aim is to supply everything from high-quality garage doors to reliable security fittings. To achieve this understanding your garage door requirements is key for our experts and the best way to do this is by completing a free, no obligation site survey! Discover the benefits of a Doorfit free site survey and how to conduct one for yourself. Free Site Survey A site survey has many advantages for us and for you as a customer….

Doorfit Shortlisted For ‘Dealer Of The Year’ Award

Doorfit have been shortlisted in the blue-ribbon category ‘Dealer of the Year’ at the Hörmann Partner Standard Awards 2022. Doorfit are proud to be one of the original members of the Partner Standard programme. The programme, created by Hörmann UK, acknowledges expert knowledge, profound customer service and experience in dealing with the full range of Hörmann garage doors. Director, David Close said “we are proud to be a Hörmann Partner Standard dealer. Being shortlisted for such a prestigious award is a testament to our hard…

Doorfit & The Door and Hardware Federation

Doorfit are proud members of the Door and Hardware Federation (DHF). Formed in 1897, the DHF has over 500 members and prides itself on raising the standards of our industry. The DHF liaises with compliance authorities such as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Trading Standards to ensure its members have an exact understanding of their commitments when dealing with customers. All members are inspected by the DHF to ensure they meet the required criteria. What does a DHF member offer?…

Doorfit Receive SafeContractor Gold Sustainability Verification

Doorfit are delighted to announce that we have received a Gold Sustainability Verification from independent industry accreditors, SafeContractor. This means that we have been found to be fully compliant in all areas of health and safety, are financially secure, meet environmental obligations and have demonstrated a company-wide commitment to sustainable and ethical practices. SafeContractor Explained Alcumus SafeContractor is a trusted third-party accreditation scheme that has been created to assess the qualifications, policies and health and safety standards of those involved in construction and…

Sliding Pocket Doors: A Complete Guide

When attempting to introduce sliding pocket doors in the home, there are a number of things to consider. If you are on the verge of making the leap (committing to integrating pocket doors) we encourage you to read on. Aesthetics We will start the post by outline why you may opt to integrate a sliding pocket door system in your home. Plain and simply, they look fantastic. If you are attempting to divide up an open plan space without forfeiting a lot of that space,…

Additional Security Measures You Can Implement To Make Your Garage Doors More Secure

Owning good quality, high functioning garage doors is one of the most important home security features you can implement. Garage doors act as a barrier between you, your belongings and any potential thieves. There are a number of garage doors on the market today that offer varying levels of protection. Sectional and roller doors, for example, have limited external access and some have electronic locking mechanisms. These would be considered more secure than, say, traditional up and over doors. In this article we have compiled…

Doorfit aid local authorities in battle against graffiti

As a company who works with a number of local authorities on the supply and fit of their garage doors, we have recently seen a significant increase in this type of customer moving away from the standard white door and opting for something a little more colourful in their battle against graffiti. By removing what is essentially a blank canvas, it is hoped that the introduction of new coloured doors will help to reduce the amount of graffiti – something that continues to be a…

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