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Panic Exit Door Hardware

To Sleep with the Angels: The Story of a Fire List Price: $14.95 Sale Price: $9.17

If burying a child has a special poignancy, the tragedy at a Catholic elementary school in Chicago almost forty years ago was an extraordinary moment of grief. One of the deadliest fires in American history, it took the lives of ninety-two children and three nuns at Our Lady of the Angels School, left many families physically and psychologically scarred for life, and destroyed a close-knit working-class neighborhood...

	When Not to Build: An Architect's Unconventional Wisdom for the Growing Church List Price: $16.00 Sale Price: $5.07
	Wise insight on building a church, growing a church, and keeping costs low. For pastors, leaders, and building committees.

	Architectural Graphic Standards Student Edition: An Abridgement of the 9th Edition List Price: $99.00 Sale Price: $73.99
	Prepared by the American Institute of ArchitectsBruce Bassler, Student Edition Editor, and John Ray Hoke, Jr., FAIA, Editor in Chief, Architectural Graphic StandardsArchitectural Graphic Standards has been the bedrock design reference for architects, builders, and engineers for almost seventy years...

Job Hazard Analysis: A guide for voluntary compliance and beyond List Price: $67.95 Sale Price: $46.21

A Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) identifies the basic job steps and tasks and their associated hazards and risks, and then develops safe operating procedures and hazard controls based on this analysis. In this book, James Roughton and Nathan Crutchfield argue that the JHA should be the centrepiece of any risk control and occupational safety and health program and a methodical analysis is required for the new American safety and health management standard ANSI/AIHA Z10...

	The Professional Practice of Architectural Detailing List Price: $115.00 Sale Price: $83.75
	This "bible" of architectural detailing promotes a comprehensive mastery of the subject, with everything required to communicate design ideas professionally and effectively.

	Global TH1100EDTBARAL Push Bar Panic Exit Device, Aluminum Finish List Price: $165.25 Sale Price: $93.02
	Global Series TH1100EDTBAR “touch bar” style panic exit device are suitable for all doors (aluminum, hollow metal, or wood) where there is no projection on the face. Manufactured of extruded anodized aluminum, the TH1100EDTBAR is durable enough for the most demanding applications...

	Corbin Russwin ED5600 Panic-Listed Mortise Exit Device Sale Price: $1,004.43
	Handing Device is non-handed. Mortise lock body is handed, but field reversible. Lever trim may be handed. Bar length Easily field cut to size. Standard: 36??? (914mm) bar fits 30???- 36??? (762mm-914mm) door...

	CRL/Jackson Hex Dogging Key Package with Full Loop for Use with CRL Jackson Exit Devices with Hex Dogging Feature by CR Laurence Sale Price: $18.08
	Fits All CRL Jackson Hex Key Dogging Exit Devices Loop at the Top for Use with a Key Ring CRL/Jackson Exit Devices are universally recognized as the standard for aluminum storefront hardware. This Hex Dogging Key Package contains two hex keys with a full loop at the top for use on a key ring...

	Global TH1100-LHEDAL-M Commercial Grade Entry Lock Lever, Exit Device Trim List Price: $98.46 Sale Price: $47.91
	Exit Device Trim Lever-Entry Function in Aluminum Finish

	CRL Dark Bronze Finish Touch Bar Rim Panic Exit Device Sale Price: $80.25
	The CRL Push Pad Rim Panic Device can be used in a wide range of applications since they are designed to fit all types of doors. Installation can be made on single or double doors when used with a mullion.

Door And Window Fittings Market - An Overview

Like most product sectors related to the construction sector, the UK market for door and window fittings has experienced particularly difficult conditions in the last four years. Although overall market growth levels disguise variations in performance between product sectors, conditions have been difficult in most market sectors, with most product areas now flat or in decline.

Market decline has been due to a number of key reasons, though perhaps the most important factors have been the downturn in the replacement window market in recent years and the growth of low-cost imports from Far East sources which have eroded price levels. In addition, several related markets have been affected negatively, including the replacement door sector and the conservatory market. Although the commercial market sector performed strongly in 2005/2007, this sector has more recently been affected by both recessionary factors and a switch to electronic security products, affecting sales of mechanical locking solutions.

The door and window fittings market is very fragmented in terms of product range, with major sectors including locks, handles, hinges, door closers, ventilators, tilt `n' turn gearing, emergency exit hardware, signs/letterplates, chains and other ancillary products. Locks represent the largest product sector, followed by handles, with each accounting for nearly a third of the hardware market by value. Multi-point locking systems are now virtually standard on most PVC-u, aluminium and composite doors and windows and, as a result, multi-point locks are now estimated to account for around 45% of the lock sector, in terms of value.

Door closers and hinges are also significant product sectors and are estimated to account for around 10% each of the market, in value terms. The door closer and panic exit device markets have been motivated by growth in the commercial sectors, whilst most other markets have been relatively flat.

A key factor that has affected the majority of product sectors has been the growth in own brand and imported products, with manufacturers in low-cost countries increasing their market shares in low price segments of the market. Over the last five years years, this has been particularly significant in the handles, hinges and other fittings sectors, with friction hinges also affected but to a lesser extent. The lock sector has also been less affected by low cost imports due to higher levels of brand awareness and the fact that products are more complex in this sector. In general, however, UK suppliers have responded to growing margin erosion by continuing to move their manufacturing operations abroad.

A key driver for growth in recent years have been legislation and standards - for example, the DDA continuing to have an impact in the handles and hinges sectors in particular. However, margins in this sector have been under severe pressure for a number of years, due to significant levels of price competition, the growth in low cost imports and recently also substantial rises in raw material prices, which in many cases have been difficult to pass down the supply chain. As a result, many companies have diversified into, or invested in, higher growth and margin markets such as electronic security and overseas hardware markets.

Although the market remains fragmented overall, a number of acquisitions have taken place in recent years, and there has been a continuing trend towards consolidation in many sectors of the market. In addition, companies which previously had focused on one or two products are now increasingly diversifying their ranges in order to increase opportunities for cross-selling.

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Baldwin 85350.150.LENT Manchester Emergency Exit Handleset with Wave Lever, Satin Nickel $367.5 Baldwin 85350.150.LENT Manchester Emergency Exit Handleset with Wave Lever, Satin Nickel Baldwin Manchester Emergency Exit Handleset with Wave Lever, Satin Nickel #85350.150.LENT. Single cylinder entry handleset with a single lever for a left handed door. Key operates deadbolt from outside; turn piece operates deadbolt from the inside. Inside lever retracts latch and deadbolt simultaneously for quick exit. Homeowners will add a touch of elegance and distinction to their residence with our premium door hardware. Our hardware begins at the front door and carries its grand style throughout the home with entrance handlesets, keyed entry locksets, interior latchsets and deadbolts. This fine hardware features highly-crafted, rich finishes, available in a variety of inspired designs that respond to individual decor preferences and tastes. Baldwin locks are highly durable and strong, providing maximum security that will last for generations. Baldwin 85350.150.LENT Manchester Emergency Exit Handleset with Wave Lever, Satin Nickel Features: Single cylinder Wave lever Fits 2-3/8" or 2-3/4" backsets For use on 1-3/4" thick doors Left handling

Baldwin 85350.150.RENT Manchester Emergency Exit Handleset with Wave Lever, Satin Nickel $367.5 Baldwin 85350.150.RENT Manchester Emergency Exit Handleset with Wave Lever, Satin Nickel Baldwin Manchester Emergency Exit Handleset with Wave Lever, Satin Nickel #85350.150.RENT. Single cylinder entry handleset with a single lever for a right handed door. Key operates deadbolt from outside; turn piece operates deadbolt from the inside. Inside lever retracts latch and deadbolt simultaneously for quick exit. Homeowners will add a touch of elegance and distinction to their residence with our premium door hardware. Our hardware begins at the front door and carries its grand style throughout the home with entrance handlesets, keyed entry locksets, interior latchsets and deadbolts. This fine hardware features highly-crafted, rich finishes, available in a variety of inspired designs that respond to individual decor preferences and tastes. Baldwin locks are highly durable and strong, providing maximum security that will last for generations. Baldwin 85350.150.RENT Manchester Emergency Exit Handleset with Wave Lever, Satin Nickel Features: Single cylinder Wave lever Fits 2-3/8" or 2-3/4" backsets For use on 1-3/4" thick doors Right handling

Baldwin 85360.112.ENTR Blakely Emergency Exit Handleset with Egg Knob, Venetian Bronze $367.5 Baldwin 85360.112.ENTR Blakely Emergency Exit Handleset with Egg Knob, Venetian Bronze Baldwin Blakely Emergency Exit Handleset with Egg Knob, Venetian Bronze #85360.112.ENTR. Single cylinder entry handleset with a knob on the interior. Key operates deadbolt from outside; turn piece operates deadbolt from the inside. Inside lever retracts latch and deadbolt simultaneously for quick exit. Product Description Homeowners will add a touch of elegance and distinction to their residence with our premium door hardware. Our hardware begins at the front door and carries its grand style throughout the home with entrance handlesets, keyed entry locksets, interior latchsets and deadbolts. This fine hardware features highly-crafted, rich finishes, available in a variety of inspired designs that respond to individual decor preferences and tastes. Baldwin locks are highly durable and strong, providing maximum security that will last for generations. Baldwin 85360.112.ENTR Blakely Emergency Exit Handleset with Egg Knob, Venetian Bronze Features: Single cylinder Egg knob Fits 2-3/8" or 2-3/4" backsets For use on 1-3/4" thick doors Handle CTC: 6-1/2"

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