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Allegion UK, alongside its family of pioneering door hardware brands, is set to present a complete fire door solution at The Fire Safety Event, taking place between the 8th and 10th April at the NEC, Birmingham. With a focus on keeping people safe where they live, learn, work and connect, Allegion’s team of experts will be on hand with specification, installation and maintenance advice at this year’s event, and will showcase a flagship range of fire door solutions, including archite...

Safe and seamless movement in our built environment hinges on accurately specified and installed door hardware, explains Russell Marks, managing director of Boss Door Controls. With millions of doors used each and every day, it’s important to recognize the details behind effective access and egress. Whether it’s the regular composite doors found in our homes, the electromechanical access points located in public settings, or the emergency exit fire doors that keep us safe in our wor...

The latest innovation from Label brings to the UK an automatic door operator so small that it has reset the bar in aesthetic and design engineering for door automation. Label NEXT range of operators are only 6 cm high, giving a new, extra compact solution for automation for interior swing doors, including commercial fire doors. Installation and commissioning service At Boss Door Controls, they specialize in providing swing door automation through a network of distributors. By partnering with...

Certifire is an independent third-party certification scheme that assures performance, quality, reliability, and traceability of products and systems. The Certifire brand is recognized by regulatory authorities worldwide as an international mark of fire safety across a diverse range of products, including hardware. The benefit of Certifire Choosing a product that carries the mark of a reputable third-party certification body gives assurance as to the performance of the product. Using certifi...

Open plan living has been a trend in home design for many years now. Partition walls knocked down, light and air flow in and, in some cases, privacy and flexibility flows out. Especially now, when homes are becoming offices, school rooms and exercise spaces as well as living spaces, does open plan living always work? Many homeowners have missed the ability to close off a space to provide privacy, some peace, and flexibility in their living arrangements. Building’s layout That’s wh...

At Boss Door Controls, they believe that the Scrignokit is simply the easiest sliding pocket door kit to install on the market. It comes in kit form, with a minimum number of parts and fixings and snaps and slides together in double quick time for ingenious one-man installation. Four sizes of Scrignokit The kits come with all of the fixings, hangers, and brackets needed for a fast and foolproof installation Scrignokit sliding door frame has, remarkably, just seven core parts, so it is quick...

Leicester City’s new training facilities feature hotel-style accommodation that would not be out of place in a five-star resort. Each ensuite bedroom features a Scrigno pocket door from Boss Door Controls. Leicester City’s new training facilities near Seagrave is a state-of-the-art sports science resource. As well as pitches and sports facilities, it features hotel-style accommodation that would not be out of place in a five-star resort. Each ensuite bedroom features a Scrigno pocke...

Even the most minimalist sliding pocket door can achieve an impressive FD 30 fire rating now that Scrigno has extended the fire resistance characteristics to its Essential sliding door models, without compromising their sleek aesthetics. The Scrigno EI30 from Boss Door Control is a 30-minute rated FD30 sliding door kit. It features all of the time-saving pre-assembly characteristics of the Scrigno Essential range but can be used with fire doors up to 120kg in weight/44mm thickness. Scrigno FD3...

Since 2020, Boss Door Controls has been Scrigno's strategic partner in the UK for pocket sliding door systems. But who are Scrigno? The answers might surprise them – Scrigno is a substantial company, perhaps the largest producer of sliding door cassette systems in Europe.  A historic town near Rimini, Italy may not seem like the obvious place for a powerhouse of the European sliding door market, but Sant'Ermete has been home to Scrigno since it was founded by businessman Giuseppe Ber...