Doorstuff

Doorstuff: door hardware and ironmongery from Devon

Doorstuff Limited is an ecommerce business based in Devon that supplies door hardware and door accessories to both the general public and contractors. Its range is presented under the phrase "everything but the door", covering the fittings and components that complete a door rather than the door itself. The company describes itself as a family business established in 2006 and reports more than 60 years of cumulative experience in the door hardware industry.

Orders are handled through two websites, doorstuff.co.uk and sliding-doorstuff.co.uk, alongside an eBay shop. The company states that it aims to hold everything in stock except customised items, so that orders are usually dispatched or put into production the day they are received, with next working day delivery for stocked products.

Product range

The catalogue is organised through a product selector that narrows the choice by kit type before presenting options. The main categories listed are:

• Door lever handles for timber doors across a variety of applications.
• Hinges, including fire-rated, brass, stainless steel and HI-LOAD models.
• Door closers from GEZE, DORMA, EUROSPEC, EXIDOR and JEBRON, plus spares.
• Sliding door kits for timber doors, frameless glass and pocket sliding doors, with accessories.
• Push bars and panic hardware, including British-made EXIDOR products for fire escape doors.
• Mortice locks, digital locks, commercial locks and cylinders for timber doors.
• Pull handles for timber and frameless glass doors, in bolt-through or back-to-back sets.
• Euro profile cylinder lock barrels, standard differs and master-keyed suites.
• Spares and repairs for uPVC and composite doors and windows.

Sliding and pocket door gear is a particular specialism, with systems in stock up to 6 metres for express delivery. A wider selection of sliding and pocket door products is directed to the sister company Sliding Doorstuff.

Compliance and technical support

The company presents its product information as a way to remove guesswork from meeting current fire, disability and building regulations. Technical assistance is offered by staff described as GAI trained, and the technical department is qualified to BEng and professional diploma level. Doorstuff also reports having sponsored three students through their Guild Diploma Qualification, one of them with a Silver Award, with another student in progress.

Brands distributed

Doorstuff describes itself as a trusted distributor of GEZE, Exidor, Dorma, Briton, Eurospec, Carlisle Brass, Saheco, PC Henderson, Coburn, Tigris, Brio, Croft Architectural, Imperial Locks, Hoppe, Hewi, Gridlock, Karcher Design, Primera, Royde and Tucker, among others.

Customers and sectors

The customer base is described as expanding and regular, located throughout the UK, and includes care homes, business and property owners, locksmiths, building contractors, schools, banks and utility companies. The company also notes experience supplying schools and hospitals in the South West. Its team comprises 10 staff members.

Spare parts and product approach

According to the company, products are chosen so that replacements or additional components can usually be bought later. It states that it does not stock cheaply made items simply to undercut competitors, and that each product carries a personal recommendation based on the founder's testing of its design. Pricing is described as highly competitive and kept under ongoing review.

Media and technical enquiries

Doorstuff invites technical enquiries from researchers, production companies and the media on meeting fire, building and disability regulations in relation to door furniture, and offers expert comment and background briefing for press covering regulatory implications and guideline developments. Media enquiries are directed to Helen Butland.