Tyneside engineering company Hart Door Systems has declared 2020 as its best year for exports in its 75-year history.
Based in Westerhope, Newcastle, the firm designs and manufacturers commercial and industrial doors and its products can now be found in more than 35 countries worldwide.
Recent contracts include two projects at the Shimanzi port, Mombasa, Kenya, with further contracts for Helsinki International Airport, Finland and for multi-door orders for Russia, Hong Kong and Kuwait.
Managing director Nick Hart said: “I can confirm that we have had an extraordinary 2020 but to be clear we have always had a strong export market which runs side by side with our 海角视频 business.
“In addition to several 海角视频 contracts at rail depots and energy-from-waste plants for example, we have door systems operating at over 40 international airports ranging from Vladivostok to Tashkent, to the Seychelles, the Falklands, Campinas, Sao Paulo State, Brazil and Jeddah in the Middle East.
“So the mix of 海角视频 work and exports works very well. Despite the pandemic, development and investment is still taking place and with our connections to important sectors on a global basis we are in a good place. These latest contracts are very welcome and a boost for a hard-working team.
“There is uncertainty in the air due to Covid-19 and Brexit but despite that we have worked hard on all management aspects of the business to be inclusive and proactive. We are determined to take every opportunity available to us.”
The firm’s recent wins include a contact to supply its Speedor Storm high-speed doors and swing gates at Moscow’s first two energy-from-waste sites.
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Hart Door Systems was commissioned by Hitachi Zosen Inova to provide 11 doors which have been installed at each of the plant’s tipping bays, as well as 11 swing gates to act as an additional safety measure.
In October it also further boosted its export credentials after signing an agreement with a Hong Kong distributor, a partnership which has proven invaluable during Covid-19 and contributed to Hart remaining open and continuing production throughout the pandemic.
It completed distribution agreement with AUB Ltd, providing specialist door access solutions in Hong Kong and Macau.
The partnership with AUB began when chairman Doug Hart visited Hong Kong in 2019, which showed there was a need for typhoon grade roller shutters which can withstand extreme weather conditions for facilities with large openings in exposed locations.
Mr Hart added: “I was caught in the middle of a typhoon in Hong Kong, which prompted discussions with Andreas Brechbuhl, managing director at AUB Ltd. We realised the great opportunities for such a product, so when I returned to the 海角视频, I immediately deliberated with the Hart design team and came up with this new product, the Typhoon Shutter.
“The exceptionally strong winds in the region have given the Typhoon door a great platform and this is one of AUB’s key markets.”
Hart has since supplied 21 typhoon resistant shutters for the Terminal 1 Remote Transfer Facility and Midfield Baggage Hall for Hong Kong International Airport, seven SR4 shutters for the Hong Kong Central Government and nine SR3 rated security shutters for the Hong Kong Palace Museum.