On May 19th, 2010 Rod Bordelon of the Texas Department of Insurance, Worker’s Compensation (TDI-DWC) presented Detex with our sixth consecutive Certificate of Achievement at the Texas Safety Summit in Austin Texas.

In his presentation, attended by safety professionals from all over the state, he gave an excellent overview of the company and in his announcement noted, “Detex Corporation has shown overwhelming evidence that the safety and health of its employees is a priority.”

Detex is one of only two companies in Texas to receive the award this year.

The Certificate of Achievement was formally presented to Bob Nester, Manufacturing Engineer; Gene Boratko, Director of Manufacturing and John Blodgett, President were also in attendance.

For more than a century, Detex has earned the trust of architects and owners who rely on Detex products for the safety and security of people and property. A USA company, Detex designs, manufactures, markets and ships products around the world from New Braunfels, Texas. Detex is known internationally for life safety and security door hardware, loss prevention and architectural hardware, integrated door security systems and guard tour verification.

For more information, visit www.detex.com or email marketing@detex.com.

Detex Corporation has reached an agreement with Lockman Peck LLC to purchase the intellectual property and all exclusive rights related to their Model 2000 automatic door operator product line.

During the last eighteen months, this product line has been offered by Detex under the AO19 private label and has been manufactured by Lockman Peck at South Bend, Indiana. Production of the automatic operator product line will transition to Detex in New Braunfels, Texas by year end.

John Blodgett, President of Detex, has also announced the appointment of Scott Peck as Sales Engineer, Detex Products.  Peck’s role will be to assure a smooth integration of the automatic operator product line into the Detex brand from the customer service and technical sales perspectives.  Ed Lockman will continue to provide sales and marketing support on the automatic operator product line with a focus on the sales channel, sales representatives and end user customers.

“Our automatic door customers will now have the benefit of a single integrated product line that will perform all the desired functions seamlessly and conveniently,” said Blodgett.  “We are pleased to add this high-quality line to the Detex brand, as well as to have the continuing benefit of Lockman Peck’s expertise on these products.”

For more than a century, Detex has earned the trust of architects and owners who rely on Detex products for the safety and security of people and property. A USA company, Detex designs, manufactures, markets and ships products around the world from New Braunfels, Texas. Detex is known internationally for life safety and security door hardware, loss prevention and architectural hardware, integrated door security systems and guard tour verification.

For more information, visit www.detex.com or email marketing@detex.com.

Detex Corporation, an American owned company with a history exceeding 100 years,  is now an authorized organization and program provider at the Passport level.

“We see this service as another way to pay back the country, the industry and the customers that have been so good to Detex for so long”, said Carl Dean, National Training Manager.

Detex’s first registered  program is a comprehensive session on doors and hardware code related applications. While Detex primarily focuses on Grade 1 latching products such as exit devices, alarmed exit locks and electrical security products including low energy operators and electrical door monitors; this session covers much more. Topics include basic products like coordinators, flushbolts, and astragals.

This lively session provides nuts and bolts information about the selection of types of doors, frames and hardware to make openings code compliant. The complications, conflicts and numerous exceptions of various codes as well as deciphering manufacturers’ catalogs add to the designer’s dilemma in selecting the right combination of these products. This session uses three decades of experience in working with all phases of construction from owner’s wish list right down to the trades people who install the products. This class is suitable for the recent graduate as well as the veteran who has been away from academia for some time.

This session is for both the design professional who has no door and hardware experience as well as those seasoned veterans who still have that eerie feeling when they see a hardware schedule or a pair of RHR double egress doors. If you don’t know the problem with the last item this is a must attend program.

All that is required on your part is pad of paper and a No. 2 pencil.

For more than a century, Detex has earned the trust of architects and owners who rely on Detex products for the safety and security of people and property. A USA company, Detex designs, manufactures, markets and ships products around the world from New Braunfels, Texas. Detex is known internationally for life safety and security door hardware, loss prevention and architectural hardware, integrated door security systems and guard tour verification.

For more information, visit www.detex.com or email marketing@detex.com.

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) recognized DETEX Corporation for its exemplary safety program  during its 12th Annual Safety and Health Conference, The Texas Safety Summit, in Austin.  Detex was 1 of only 2 companies in the state to receive this honor.

As a five-time recipient of this award, DETEX Corporation has an outstanding safety culture in which its employees are encouraged to participate in hazard reporting and on safety committees. The company also participates in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s OSHCON (Occupational Safety and Health Consultation Program) Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP).

The TDI-DWC Peer Review Safety Award Program recognizes Texas employers that have comprehensive safety programs. Once approved, these programs can serve as models or standards of comparison for employers developing or reviewing their own workplace safety programs.

For more than a century, Detex has earned the trust of architects and owners who rely on Detex products for the safety and security of people and property. A USA company, Detex designs, manufactures, markets and ships products around the world from New Braunfels, Texas. Detex is known internationally for life safety and security door hardware, loss prevention and architectural hardware, integrated door security systems and guard tour verification.

For more information, visit www.detex.com or email marketing@detex.com.

Detex Corporation is pleased to announce Carl Dean, AHC, CDT of Callen & Cahill, LLC., has joined the Detex team as the National Training Manager for the Life Safety, Security Door Hardware and Integrated Door Security Systems product lines.

Carl, one of the best-known names and customer advocates in our industry, has more than a quarter of a century of broad industry experience.  Carl’s focus will be training Detex customers, channel partners, and others on Life Safety Codes, Security Door Hardware, and electrified product applications.

“This is a great opportunity for our distribution network, and others, to take advantage of Carl’s wealth of knowledge; he is an outstanding training resource for Detex products, services, life safety codes and other industry matters”, says John Blodgett, President, Detex Corporation.

For more than a century, Detex has earned the trust of architects and owners who rely on Detex products for the safety and security of people and property. A USA company, Detex designs, manufactures, markets and ships products around the world from New Braunfels, Texas. Detex is known internationally for life safety and security door hardware, loss prevention and architectural hardware, integrated door security systems and guard tour verification.

For more information, visit www.detex.com or email marketing@detex.com.

Detex Corporation announces Limited Warranty improvements to the following products:

ECL-230D, ECL-600, F90KR, ADVANTEX & VALUE SERIES panic hardware and other door hardware products not specifically noted below.

• For the ECL-230, ECL-600 and F90KR the warranty period has been increased to 10 years from the date of purchase.
• For Advantex and Value Series exit hardware, the warranty period has been increased to 10 years from the date of purchase for mechanical defects and 3 years for electrical component defects.
• For all other Hardware Products, the warranty period has been increased to 3 years from the date of purchase.

For more than a century, Detex has earned the trust of architects and owners who rely on Detex products for the safety and security of people and property. A USA company, Detex designs, manufactures, markets and ships products around the world from New Braunfels, Texas. Detex is known internationally for life safety and security door hardware, loss prevention and architectural hardware, integrated door security systems and guard tour verification.

For more information, visit www.detex.com or email marketing@detex.com.