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22/07/2010 - Free 68-page 'book' with every Door-Stop door
Door-Stop's latest luxury 'book' is now delivered free with every one of its composite doors. This impressive guide is designed to help window and door companies sell more easily.

06/07/2010 - Door-Stop are giving away free doors
Everyone who buys a Door-Stop door between now and the end of July will get a Golden Ticket with a code on it.

30/06/2010 - Door-Stop doubles turnover on 2nd anniversary
Door-Stop International has just closed its second year with a turnover of over £13 million, up from £6 million in its first year.

14/06/2010 - Big and beautiful: new Door-Stop 68-page 'book'
"This isn't just another catalogue. Even the glossiest brochures pale in comparison. Door-Stop's new book is quite simply in a different league."

28/05/2010 - £10 off Door-Stop doors online
Door-Stop International is offering a discount of £10 on all doors ordered online from May.

26/05/2010 - Door-Stop supplies Yale
Door-Stop is supplying composite doors to Yale door, a joint initiative involving Yale and Evander, for repair and replacement in the insurance sector.

12/05/2010 - Rob Wilkinson joins Door-Stop as Operations Manager
Rob, a familiar figure in the industry, is delighted to be working with Gary and Nick Dutton and Malcolm Le Masurier again.

04/05/2010 - Affinity hardware on a 3 day door - free in May
All customers who place an order in May can specify the Affinity hardware package for free.

14/04/2010 - Affinity SBD hardware now available from Door-Stop
You can now opt for Affinity hardware on the online door configurator, upgrading each door to Secured By Design status in one click.

25/03/2010 - New Yale Keyfree digital door lock from Door-Stop
Composite door customers of Door-Stop International will have an exclusive advantage over their competitors from April with Yale's brand new Keyfree digital door lock. Yale's electronic keyless lock and handle gives homeowners flexibility and security, with a remote control fob or a personalised 4- 12 digit number to open their door.

22/03/2010 - Bye-bye Windows and Conservatories, Hello Composite Doors
Since 1980 the names Dutton and Synseal have been virtually interchangeable. But this February the industry woke up to the news that after 30 years Gary Dutton MBE, chairman, founder and sole shareholder of Synseal Extrusions Ltd sold his company to a management buyout team with lead finance provided by HIG Capital.

11/03/2010 - Door-Stop steps up to 400 doors a day
Door-Stop International customers have responded to the versatile side panel launched in January, with orders for doors breaking through the 400 a day ceiling during February. Most of the doors bought online are complete door sets.

02/02/2010 - Get five brochures free with every door ordered in February
To help you sell more doors we're giving away five brochures free with every door ordered in February. These booklets have been specifically designed to highlight the advantages of composite doors over ordinary PVC panels.

07/01/2010 - Door-Stop delivers every door on time despite the nationwide Big Freeze
Heavy snow and ice may have been causing chaos across the country, but for Door-Stop customers, it has been business as usual.

15/12/2009 - Beating Royal Mail with Christmas Deliveries
Good news for installers - there's another 2 days to order your Door-Stop door in time for Christmas!

08/12/2009 - GRP side panels launched
We're launching a new range of composite side panels to give you more choice, more choice in every way; more sizes, more colours and double the styles.

09/11/2009 - Celebrating our 2000th customer with 5 new door styles
We're celebrating our 2000th customer with the launch of 5 new door styles for all customers.

02/11/2009 - Door-Stop Wins a BEMA for Direct Marketing Success
Door-Stop has been announced winner of the Best Use of Direct Marketing category in the much coveted Built Environment Marketing Awards, previously known as the Construction Marketing Awards.

02/09/2009 - Buy Green from Door-Stop
Door-Stop proves there is more to "Green" than Window Energy Ratings with its green composite door offering - as standard.

21/07/2009 - Order Online and Save £5
When you place your order for a Door-Stop composite Door online, you will save £5.

09/07/2009 - 3 Day Doors lead to fleet expansion
Door-Stop has seen such success from our ever developing 3 day delivery service, we're buying more vehicles.

25/06/2009 - Door-Stop International Chosen by CWG Choices
Door-Stop is pleased to announce that CWG Choices has chosen Door-Stop for its composite door slabs.

11/06/2009 - A door to your door in 3 days
Yes, it's true. Many door-stop composite door options are available for delivery in just three days. We won't keep you hanging around for the others - seven days is the longest you'll have to wait.

18/05/2009 - Door-Stop Launches Book to Help Installers Sell
Door-Stop appreciates installers use brochures to help them sell. But we didn't want to create just any old brochure demonstrating our composite doors. We wanted to produce a professional, quality and detailed publication that does justice to our doors and the company selling our doors into the home.

21/04/2009 - Door-Stop's 1st Birthday celebrated with presents for customers!
Door-Stop is celebrating one year in business with a series of new product launches or enhancements for its installer customers. For over a year now we've been giving installers quality composite doors in a previously unheard of turnaround time of 3 days

08/04/2009 - Introducing the New 'Dark Wood' Door
Door-Stop has launched a new woodgrain product. Our 'Dark Wood', product has been designed to work with both the traditional mahogany and the cherrywood door frames.

08/04/2009 - A Second Shift Added to Stay Ahead of Demand
Door-Stop has added another shift to our Nottingham facility to ensure we continue to deliver on promises to existing customers in addition to servicing growing demand.

27/02/2009 - Gain time by Ordering Online
Door-Stop's already easy to use online ordering facility has just got even better with extended ordering hours for your three day delivery promise.

27/02/2009 - Matching Oak
Our new Oak door slab is now available and being phased into stock. Designed to match the colour of the Oak foil on window and door profile, the new doors will give an even better look.

24/02/2009 - Reglazable cassette system
The new, patented, reglazable cassette system allows the glass to be removed without damage to the door or even the cassette

24/02/2009 - Door-Stop delivers straight to site
Order online and Door-Stop can now deliver your door direct to site using our own transport, saving you the time and hassle of delivering it yourself.

26/01/2009 - Door-Stop Makes SBD Easy as Over 2 in 3 Burglaries Are Through the Door
A massive 67% of burglaries are attempted through a door, so how confident are you that the doors you're selling can withstand such a statistic? Security and energy efficiency are two of the biggest selling points for our industry. That is why Door-Stop makes it easy to achieve Secured By Design - from as little as ?11 - and continually adds the latest security updates its doors to ensure you have confidence in the product you are selling.

20/01/2009 - Softview Commits to Composites with Door-Stop
Softview Windows, Doors and Conservatories is committing to Door-Stop's composite door, confident in the knowledge that the time is right to push this high end product.

12/01/2009 - CFS offer Door-Stop composite doors
When CFS, part of the specialist building material supplier group SIG, looked to extend their range to include a composite door, they chose was the market leading supplier, Door-Stop International.

09/01/2009 - Yale Electronic Door Viewer
Installers wanting further differentiation on their composite doors can now offer Yale's Electronic Viewer with Door-Stop. The Yale electronic door viewer is now available and is incorporated within our on-line ordering facility.

05/12/2008 - More Sales Tools to Sell With
Door-Stop is supporting our customers with a real results website offering - the latest addition to our already vast range of consumer marketing materials.

24/11/2008 - Door-Stop's Double Whammy at Interbuild!
Door-Stop's inaugural presence at Interbuild 2008 was an all round success with huge visitor interest in the composite door supplier's three day direct to site delivery guarantee and Yale hardware as standard on every door. But to top it off, the stand has also been shortlisted for the Construction Marketing Award's Best Interbuild Stand!

17/10/2008 - Yale furniture - now as standard
Every door with Yale hardware as standard. This is a massive boon for our 1000+ customers who can now offer doors made secure with one of the most trusted consumer brands.

17/10/2008 - Door-Stop at Interbuild
Door-Stop is to supply every door with Yale hardware as standard. We are using Interbuild as the platform to launch this upgrade, and the roll out date will be announced at the show. Our stand is alongside B&Q in hall 5.

14/10/2008 - 1000th Customer for Door-Stop in 133 Days
Door-Stop International Ltd, the composite door supplier taking the panel market by storm, has taken an order from its 1000th customer in just 133 days of trading.

25/09/2008 - Free Door Stop Drop Cards now available to help installers sell!
Door-Stop is giving installers 10 drop cards free of charge with every single door delivered.

25/09/2008 - Radway Choose Door-Stop for Quick Delivery
When the Fenestration Division of the Radway Group needed 96 composite doors delivered quickly they decided to approach Door-Stop.

15/09/2008 - Door-Stop does it in house with its own slab manufacture
Door Stop announces the launch of its own unique door slab. This latest development is further proof of the company's commitment to this fast growing sector.

02/09/2008 - Composite V's Panels - New sales aids
We have launched a whole suite of marketing materials to help our customers convert more panel orders to composite orders. A large part of Door-Stop's success has been through our customers dropping panel doors in favour of composites - the narrowing cost differential and improved lead times have made Door-Stop doors the obvious choice.

14/08/2008 - Door-Stop make Secured By Design Easy
Door-Stop can now provide Secured By Design doors. But whats more is, like everything Door-Stop do, we have made it simple. You can now simply click one button on line and your door is automatically upgraded to suit this standard.

08/07/2008 - Get your delivery time texted to you the day before delivery - only 2 days after you ordered!
Door-Stop can now text or email you with the scheduled time of delivery, the day before delivery. If you want to register for this time saving new service then enter your preferred contact details in the new DoorVault section of this website.

05/07/2008 - Colour matched door drips
Colour matched door drips are now fitted as standard on every Door-Stop composite door - colour matched to the actual GRP skin of the door

09/06/2008 - Nick Dutton moves to Door-Stop
The phenomenal shift from door panels to composite doors has seen Nick Dutton leave Synseal after 18 years and take up the helm at Door-Stop

02/05/2008 - What's in the Door-Stop case?
When Door-Stop created a new sample case for its composite door range, we wanted to show all the key benefits quickly and easily.

08/04/2008 - Door-Stop is set up to be UK's largest composite door manufacturer
Door-Stop International has moved into new premises. The new factory is over 100,000 square feet and there are nearly 10,000 of office space.