Membership Benefits

DHF, an active member of EDSF (the European Door & Shutter Federation), offers significant benefits to its member companies in four distinct areas:

1. Technical
   We have information about:
   • CE marking
   • European standards
   • health & safety legislation
   • building regulations
   • Machinery Directive
   • Construction Products Directive
   We represent the industry on:
   • standards committees
   • government bodies
   • other trade bodies, eg Passive Fire Protection Federation, Construction Products Association, National Building Specification Limited
2. Commercial
   • codes of practice for products and services
   • specially negotiated membership fee to Confederation of Construction Specialists
   • credit control checks via Experian
   • cost effective DHF member insurance scheme, including employees liability of risks and public & product liability
   • internal newsletter
   • group membership of Construction Products Association
   • free telephone advice & guidance across a broad range of business issues & problems from the Croner Consulting Business Support Helpline
3. Promotion of members' interests
   • use of DHF, DSMA & ABHM logos (as appropriate)
   • training and professional development for architects and specifiers
   • promotion of installation NVQ
   • site safety recommendations
   • to promote the benefits of doing business with a DHF member to purchasers & specifiers
   • membership of European Door & Shutter Federation (EDSF)
   • hot links from the DHF website to members' own sites
   • hot links from DHF and EDSF website to company websites
   • promotion of Federation through press releases
4. Focus Groups
   In business, you need to speculate in order to accumulate. For a small investment of time, members of DHF can gain maximum benefits. All members are recommended to join whichever of the six DHF focus groups are appropriate to their business:
   • Industrial Door Group
   • Metal Doorset Forum
   • Garage Door Group
   • Motor Group
   • Repair & Service Group
   • Building Hardware Group
   All groups consider technical, commercial and promotional matters specific to the particular products at each quarterly meeting.

Telephone: + 44 (0) 1827 52337 - Email: info@dhfonline.org.uk

Incorporating:
Door & Shutter Manufacturers Assn. (DSMA)
Assn. Building Hardware Manufacturers (ABHM)