Expertise in hardware

Press, 24 March 1988, Page 44

Expertise in hardware

! A fejw months ago.three well-known hardware and building : | supply firms; John Burns, Jy-B. Ferguson and [ Ashby Bergh, came ! under 1 the one riamej John Edmond, at 322 Manchester Street. P I An | Architectural jhardware division was,formed which] is rim by three men representing the three firms] mentioned. This)

means that [today’s John j Edmond staff have been involved in supplying ] about 90 per cent of the hardware for ] jCprist- ] church’s comi-nercial and architecturally - designed j buildings. j ’] i j John Edmond staff describe this hardware (work as,, “the art of accurately supplying the lock ] sets, closers, floqr springs.

handles and hinges to the sophisticated requirement of each Contract.” ] ; . One lof ] the many tasks is||to interpret the master key requirements' designed tiy the architect. One master key can unlock evjery door in a building.] (Each floor also has its (own sub master key, and j every door an individual] key. I j

John Edmond’s ] staff are involved in many of the new building projects which I are being constructed in the city. These include the Parkroyal, new law courts, the Clarendon Hotel, Chateau Regency extension and the, works deparment of the Canterbury Hospital Board.| ] | |_|. ]