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Introduction to Hardware

Congratulations on your decision to undertake this training programme – The Foundation in Hardware.

You are now starting with an...

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Handing of Hardware

Before we introduce you to any products you should understand why some items of hardware are handed. This means that certain products will not...

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Hinges

Following the Introduction to this section we will look at basic hinge terminology and provide some background to the sizes, materials and...

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Door Closing Devices

Welcome to the fourth section of this Foundation Module which is looking at door closing devices.

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Locks and Latches

Locks and latches is the fifth section of the Foundation module. Although this is a complex subject we will only cover the most common and...

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Door Furniture

This is section six of the Foundation Module where we will look at the fittings that most people are familiar with, namely the handles and...

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Door Bolts

The subjects that we have looked at so far have been to do with products that are to be found on almost every door. The remaining topics are...

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Fire and Escape Doors

Here we take a step away from products that are fitted to doors to look at doors themselves. In particular, we want you to understand the...

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Escape Hardware

Here we return to products that are fitted to doors rather than doors themselves. In particular, we want you to really understand the...

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Signage

Signs are sometimes perceived as an additional extra when it comes to the hardware on a door. As architectural ironmongers we should consider...

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The Basics of Access Control

Access control can be an extremely complex subject. However, in this penultimate section of The Foundation in Hardware we would still like to...

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Standards

In a brief introduction to standards we will explain what they are, who needs them and what they do. Following this we will run through some of...

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Foundation in Hardware - an overview

To access your GAI Foundation in Hardware learning material, please click the 'Login' button at the top of the screen. Kindly note that you...

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