DHF launches drive to raise industry standards
Door and Hardware Federation
commercial doors and shutters
The Door and Hardware Federation (DHF) has launched an initiative to improve quality standards in terms of competence, customer service and quality offered by its members.
The DHF has laid down minimum standards which apply to all its members involved in the manufacture, supply, installation and maintenance of its products.
Members must comply with the minimum standards by April 2012 but a strengthened Code of Conduct governing standards of workmanship, quality assurance, training, safety and business integrity has already been produced.
A number of minimum standards must be reached by members, depending on whether they are manufacturers, installers, service and repair companies or distributors.
These include having third party audited factory production control schemes in place, offering compliance with harmonised standards and making declarations under the Machinery Directive.
Other minimum levels to be attained by DHF members include being compliant with various repair, service and installation standards, fire door certification and demonstrating a commitment to training.
The DHF represents all the key players in industrial and commercial doors and shutters, garage doors, powered gates, metal and timber doorsets, locks and architectural ironmongery.
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