Every frightening second counts when a door is under attack

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) requires strength testing of entrance systems to protect our overseas American embassies. The longer you deter an angry mob or intruders from entering a building, the more time military or security forces have to respond to keep embassy occupants safe. DOS awarded SELECT geared continuous hinges with its longest protection level certification — 60 minutes — for forced entry and ballistic resistance. Nobody messes with SELECT hinges.

The #1 choice for longer-lasting hinges arrives faster!

Entrances take brutal abuse in athletic buildings, hospitals, restaurants, hotels, airports and high-traffic stores. Hard pushes, forceful slams, banging carts and luggage, jamming objects to prop doors open and other abuses have a costly toll on most hinges and maintenance budgets.

Ever watch a high school football team go through the school’s back door to reach the practice field? Those young players don’t care about the door, its hinges or hardware. All they care about is getting outside as fast as they can, punishing anything in their path.

Florida Building Code is one of the most rigorous in the U.S.

When Hurricane Andrew devastated Florida in August 1992, it did $23.4 billion of damage. As this Category 5 storm hit landfall, it had 1-minute sustained wind speeds as high as 165 mph and a gust as high as 174 mph. Andrew caused more structural damage and destruction than any other hurricane in Florida’s history and broke all insurance loss records.

Publications

A list of publications that we recommend

Authors

Bob-200pxl

Bob Cronk
Former Leader and Really Nice Guy

Steve-200pxl

Stephen Pyatte
Vice President of Sales & Marketing

McElrath

Aaron McElrath
Eastern Regional Sales Manager

Chris Orme

Chris Orme
Midwest Regional Sales Manager

Frank Garza

Frank Garza
Regional Sales Manager for Illinois

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