Commercial Storefront Hardware News:

Back By Popular Demand: Quietouch S101 Residential Screen Door Closer

2012-03-06T07:27:00.000-08:00

The residential door closer that everyone has been waiting for is finally on the way to our warehouse. We are expecting the Quietouch S101 residential door closer to arrive at our warehouse and ready for purchasing on April 26th 2012. For more information on the S101 please contact your local Quietouch sales representative.

Ingersoll Rand Price Increase: March 5th 2012

2012-02-03T09:16:00.000-08:00

It looks like the IR family of brands will be receiving their first price increase of 2012 on Monday, March 5th. If you find yourself in need of any IR product prior to the increase let us know, Sentinel Door will be taking orders using the old pricing structure up until Friday, March 2nd.

Sentinel's 2012 Inventory Cleanup Sale

2012-01-11T12:08:00.000-08:00

We spent some time last week meticulously going through our inventory trying to find those particular items that we could offer an extreme discount on. Behold above: Sentinel's 2012 Inventory Cleanup Sale, a lists of rock bottom pricing on those hard to find items that you have been looking for. For a complete list of the discounted products or if you have any questions please contact your local Sentinel sales Representative at 1-800-327-7848 or email sales@sentineldoor.com

Assa Abloy Price Increase: January 1st, 2012

2012-01-09T07:59:00.000-08:00

It looks like its that time of the year again. The cold weather will bring with it some snowfall, college bowl games, NFL playoffs, and of course door hardware manufacturers are starting with the annual hardware price increases. First up is Assa Abloy, this increase will affect the following brands:

Corbin Russwin - 4%

Norton - 3%

Rixson - 3%

Rockwood - 3%

Yale - 3.5%.

Happy New Year From Sentinel Door Controls

2011-12-30T07:07:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year from Sentinel Door Controls LLC.

Everyone at Sentinel Door Controls would like to wish you and those closest to you a happy new year. We are looking forward to 2012 and all of the future opportunities to help with your storefront hardware needs. Thanks for helping to making 2011 a very memorable year for us at Sentinel Door Controls LLC.

Assa Abloy University Training Center

2011-12-19T08:02:00.000-08:00

Looking for a quick recap on how to install a Low Energy Operator, or maybe your just starting out installing division 8 hardware and require a step by step, product specific tutorial. No matter what your situation is, if your interested in learning more about the hardware you work with, the best place on the net for product specific installation information is the Assa Abloy Americas University.

New Construction Value up 12% in October - Good Sign of Things to Come?

2011-12-05T13:50:00.001-08:00

October Construction Jumps 12 Percent

Bedford, MA - November 22, 2011 – The value of new construction starts advanced 12% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $469.8 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. Much of the upward push came from nonresidential building, which was lifted by the start of a massive manufacturing project as well as by broader strengthening across several structure types. Also contributing to the total construction gain in October was a slight increase for the housing sector. Meanwhile, nonbuilding construction in October stayed even with its elevated September amount, helped by the start of several large electric power plants. Through the first ten months of 2011, total construction on an unadjusted basis came in at $355.6 billion, down 3% from the same period a year ago.

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President Obama Anncounces Nearly $4 Billion in Energy Upgrades to Public Buildings

2011-12-05T13:49:00.001-08:00

We Can't Wait: President Obama Announces Nearly $4 Billion Investment in Energy Upgrades to Public and Private Buildings

Upgrades Will Create Tens of Thousands of Jobs and Save Billions

WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama today announced nearly $4 billion in combined federal and private sector energy upgrades to buildings over the next 2 years. These investments will save billions in energy costs, promote energy independence, and, according to independent estimates, create tens of thousands of jobs in the hard-hit construction sector. The $4 billion investment announced today includes a $2 billion commitment, made through the issuance of a Presidential Memorandum, to energy upgrades of federal buildings using long term energy savings to pay for up-front costs, at no cost to taxpayers. In addition, 60 CEOs, mayors, university presidents, and labor leaders today committed to invest nearly $2 billion of private capital into energy efficiency projects; and to upgrade energy performance by a minimum of 20% by 2020 in 1.6 billion square feet of office, industrial, municipal, hospital, university, community college and school buildings. This announcement builds on a commitment made by 14 partners at the Clinton Global Initiative America meeting in June to make energy upgrades across 300 million square feet, and to invest $500 million in private sector financing in energy efficiency projects.

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Yale Introduces the new 1100 Series Industrial Door Closer

2011-11-30T08:00:00.000-08:00

Today Yale Manufacturing, an Assa Abloy Group brand, announced their new 1100 series industrial door closer. With this new product line Yale is offering distributors and installers an economical value along with industry trusted manfaturing quality. Follow the link for the offical literature from Assa Abloy online.

The new LCN 4040 Series: XP Quality Now Standard on Every 4040 Closer

2011-11-21T09:16:00.000-08:00

LCN has done the unthinkable, they have improved upon their top performing heavy duty storefront closer by adding the advanced abilities of the 4040XP series as standard equipment on every 4040 series closer. By doing away with the separate XP closer and making its advanced features standard on all 4040 series closers LCN now gives you the benefit of having eXtra Protection(XP) at no additional cost. If you would like any additional information on the advantages of the new 4040 series, please contact your local Sentinel Door Controls representative.

Phone: 800-327-7848 Fax: 888-412-3667 Email: sales@sentineldoor.com

Manufacturers 2011 - 2012 Holiday Schedule

2011-11-18T12:46:00.000-08:00

The winter holiday's are just around the corner, below is a list of manufacturers holiday vacation schedules:

(List will be updated as information is obtained)

The following manufacturers will be closed on the following day(s) for holiday observation:

Dorma Architectural Hardware - Questions? Contact Dorma @ 800-523-8483 or 800-451-0649
Thanksgiving:   November 24th - 25th (Thursday and Friday)
Christmass :      December 23rd & 26th (Friday and Monday)
New Years:        January 2nd 2012 (Monday)

Sentinel Door Controls: Questions? Contact Sentinel @ 800-327-7848
Thanksgiving:    November 24th - 25th (Thursday and Friday)
Christmas:         December 26th (Monday)
New Years:        January 2nd 2012 (Monday

Sentinel Door Controls 2011 - 2012 Line Card

2011-11-18T12:28:00.000-08:00

At Sentinel we are proud to offer a multitude of commercial manufacturers of door hardware. Providing the highest quality customer service and products along with the best prices in the industry is our focus. Check out the line card image above to view all of the manufacturers that we currently provide. Please let us know how we can help you with your next project. Whether it is line item quoting, technical assistance, or just a random question, Sentinel Door Controls will always be happy to help you with your bottom line, just give us a call, fax, or email.

Sentinel's New and Improved Website

2011-11-17T09:13:00.000-08:00

Have you seen the newest additions to the Sentinel website? If you haven't stopped by in a while, take a look: http://www.sentineldoor.com/ and see how we can help you and your company today. If you find something that we have overlooked on the website let us know: web@sentineldoor.com

Not Sure What You Need, Use Our Anatomy of a Door

2011-11-17T07:52:00.000-08:00

Can't find what you need for your commercial door? At Sentinel Door Controls we offer our "anatomy of a door" interactive diagram in order to help you in those situations. Simply choose the specific hardware set you are looking for on the interactive diagram and you are on your way to selecting the perfect hardware for your specific installation requirements. Once you decide on the product(s) that suites your installation needs, simply add it to your quoting cart. Once the request for quote is submitted, a Sentinel Door Controls sales manager will contact you with your current pricing and lead time. Let us help you with your commercial door hardware needs. At Sentinel Door we make it easy!

Welcome to our new blog

2011-11-16T09:09:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the new Sentinel Door Controls blog page. Our goal for this new blog is to develop an aggregator of information for not only whats new at Sentinel Door, but also what is currently happening in the Architectural Division 8 hardware industry. If you have any questions or if there is a particular topic you would like us to follow, please let us know: web@sentineldoor.com