Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) News

Gateway Automation has been named the winner of the Gate and Barrier Contractor of the Year award at the 2025 Association of Fencing Industries UK Fencing Awards. The category was sponsored for the third consecutive year by the Door & Hardware Federation (DHF), with the ceremony taking place on Thursday, 13th November at Mercedes-Benz World. The event brought together voices from across the fencing and automation sector. Overall category winner The Gate and Barrier Contractor of the Yea...

The Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) is pleased to announce its participation in two of the UK’s most significant security and safety industry events this October: Fencex 2025 and MLA Expo 2025.  On 15th October 2025, DHF will exhibit at Fencex, the UK’s only exhibition dedicated to perimeter security, fencing, and access control.  Taking place at NAEC Stoneleigh Exhibition Park in Warwickshire, the biennial event brings together professionals, contractors, specifier...

Tamworth-based trade association, the Door & Hardware Federation (DHF), has announced that from 1st April 2024, it will be subsidising ABBE Accreditation fees for all courses, with Level 2 Awards costing £40 instead of £50, and Level 4 Awards costing £50, reduced from £60. As the Building Safety Act comes into effect, and the demand for a skilled workforce increases, individuals will be required to prove that they are competent to do their job on-site. DHF is urgin...

Tamworth-based trade association, the Door & Hardware Federation (DHF), has announced that it will be exhibiting at the Security Event 2024. The organisation will be situated on stand 5/L24 and available to discuss membership and provide information on its training, including the programme of one-day theory-based awareness training courses offered in collaboration with BRE that cover fire door safety, inspection, installation, and the ongoing maintenance of fire doorsets. The Security Even...