With some 20 projects completed in Hong Kong, Hart Door Systems arranged a visit to its head office and its production facility in Newcastle upon Tyne for staff from its Hong Kong distributor, AUB, which provides door access solutions for commercial, institutional and residential projects in south east China, in particular Hong Kong and Macau.
Hart’s export manager, John Loftus, says AUB’s experienced team’s in-depth market knowledge and product know-how “has been invaluable in the development of this part of the Far East as an important export destination for Hart”.
With Hart’s continuing development of new products “we felt it was timely to host a visit to Newcastle to learn more about Hart and its products,” says Mr Loftus.
He adds: “Hong Kong is a very interesting location given the extreme climate challenges and the restricted land availability which means many buildings have to be high-rise. As an example we recently completed the installation of Typhoon resistant shutters on an 18 storey building.”
Typical Hart products include its Terror Screen LPS1175 SR rated shutters for high security and its Typhoon-grade roller shutter which withstands the extreme weather conditions. Examples of successful Hart contracts include 21 typhoon resistant shutters for the Terminal 1 Remote Transfer Facility and Midfield Baggage Hall for Hong Kong International Airport.
“Further orders include steel shutters for the Hong Kong Central Government and for the Hong Kong Palace Museum, the HK$3.5 billion replica of the capital’s celebrated Palace Museum at the West Kowloon Cultural District which opened last year,” adds Mr Loftus.
“By giving consultancy, design, manufacture, shipping and offering installation and maintenance training from a single source, Hart Doors simplifies project management and helps customers like AUB to feel confident in their industrial door purchase wherever they are in the World.
“To be able to offer knowledge, advice and cradle to grave support is crucial when working on export projects.”
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