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Ensuring compliance in door opening forces. As a designer and manufacturer of door closers, you might think that we’d be only concerned about the forces required...

Cut costs, but not safety, with the ITS.11204 Would you like to save money and time without cutting corners? If you are fitting 54mm fire doors purely to accommodate concealed...

What time should fire door closers be set to close in? It’s a question that we often get asked. The answer is not a straightforward one – there are lots of...

The weight of a fire door is a key factor in determining which closer will operate most effectively with it. If you are installing a door for the first time, you will probably be able...

Maintaining the ‘golden thread’ The Draft Building Safety Bill currently going through Parliament introduces the concept of the ‘golden thread’. The Bill...

Rutland’s TS.FIRETRAK.114 is a power size EN 2-4 electromagnetic closer.  When installed, it is hardwired to the fire alarm and is designed to hold the door open which...

Why we’re seeing more door closers mounted externally For the past year and more, councils/housing groups have increasingly been fitting door closers externally on their...

The Brexit transition period ends soon – let’s be ready for it! The final form of Brexit is yet to be settled (at early December 2020), but whatever the outcome, it...

Draft Building Safety Bill Published on 20 July 2020, the Draft Building Safety Bill is the Government’s response to the Grenfell fire. The Bill is designed to prevent such...

With the transition period following Brexit rapidly coming to an end, there may still be a lot to resolve, but what we know for sure is that new product marks will apply. While...

The Brexit transition period ends on the 31st of December 2020 and the UK Government have confirmed that there will be no extension to this. If a new deal cannot be agreed by the end...

IFC Certification carried out their annual audit of Rutland on Monday 24 th   August.  Another year with no ‘Non Conformances’ raised! ? Thank you team for...

During these difficult times, we know how important it is to stay connected. We are now set up to book video calls (Skype, Zoom and other video platforms) so we can directly help with...

Secretary of State, The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP pays tribute yesterday, “to all those who are working tirelessly within the construction industry”  which he includes...

Rutland UK are supporting NHS Charities supporting NHS staff and volunteers caring for COVID-19 patients.

Dates for your diary: Last day of Dispatch for delivery before Chrismas: Friday 20th December  Re-open on Monday 6th January 2019 has been an awesome...

The TS.9205- Designer Finishes…Made For You Did you know the TS.9205 is available in over 15 different finishes and available for next day delivery? The Rutland TS.9205...

The connection between a fire door being completely free of any control,  yet still connected to the fire alarm is a concept that can be difficult to explain.  Especially to...

How to choose the right door closer for a specific door type or situation can be a challenge?  Door closers are ‘controlled closing devices’.  They can be...

Here at Rutland, we believe in giving our clients the best care and advice possible to ensure that themselves and their own clients are kept safe.  This blog is to give you some...

Assuming fire safety has been proved questionable. When specifying fire doors it is advisable to work from successful fire tests, rather than relying purely on desk top...

Rutland is delighted to have gained the ISO 9001:2015 standard, as one of the great successes of 2018.  From this certificate, we are recognised for performing to the very latest...

Protecting you and your doors Wind can damage doors when using standard light-duty door restrictors.  Not only is the damage costly, there is also the health & safety risk...

The Rutland Electromagnetic Door Closer has an easy ordering system to eliminate mistakes….Check out the video above to find out how this works. Using the one code system...

  Make Creeping Doors a thing of the past! We know that many of the original electromagnetic door closers have been found not aligning or just looking...