Clearview National December 2016 - Issue 181 | Page 80

HARDWARE & SECURITY

CREATING OPPORTUNITIES

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ASSA ABLOY HAS ACQUIRED Trojan Holdings Limited , one of the UK ’ s leading suppliers of residential door and window hardware into the door and window fabricator market . Through this acquisition , ASSA ABLOY UK plans to further expand its product offering for its customers .
Given the strong commercial synergies between Trojan Holdings Limited and ASSA ABLOY Limited , in particular with the Yale Door and Windows Solutions business unit , the acquisition will create opportunities for both businesses to leverage their respective capabilities enabling them to service and
‘ further strengthen our team and businesses in the UK to the benefit of our customers ’
develop their combined customer base more effectively into the future .
Trojan Holdings Limited will continue to operate as an autonomous business unit , retaining the existing , strong commercial and operational team that has made the business successful today .
Announcing the acquisition , Neil Vann , Market Regional Manager of ASSA ABLOY UK , said : “ I am very pleased to welcome Trojan . They offer comprehensive ranges of door and window hardware which complement and extend the ASSA ABLOY offering and their wealth of experience in the residential market will further strengthen our team and businesses in the UK to the benefit of our customers .”
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Raising the stakes

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CALDWELL GROUP , THE global leader in specialist hardware , exhibited at GlassBuild America in October – the industry ’ s largest trade show – in Las Vegas .
Now in its 14th year , the event brought together the very best in glass and fenestration products , equipment , technologies and services from around the globe . Caldwell – which has its headquarters in Rochester , New York – promoted its complete
range of automated products at the show , which have gone down a storm in the US market .
On the Caldwell stand was a remote controlled parallel opening window that uses the company ’ s Sinidex stay , as well as Caldwell ’ s automated casement and VS windows systems .
Visitors also had the opportunity to speak to members of the Caldwell team including technical , production and electronics experts who are on
hand to discuss products in detail and answer any questions .
In attendance at the exhibition was members of Caldwell ’ s UK branch , including sales and marketing director , Tim Ferkin . “ The US was a litmus test for our automated products and we have had great success introducing
David Walker , MD ( left ) & Eric Mertz , CEO ( right )
them to , and gaining interest from , UK-based manufacturers ,” says Tim .
“ Automation is a hot topic in hardware and it was interesting to see what else is emerging in the industry .”
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