Choose the Best Door Handles & Locking Systems for your Property
Regardless of the size of your project, it’s the finer details and finishing touches which really make your doors stand out. Whether this is due to a fantastic visual design or excellent usability and functions, choosing the right door handles, locks and other door furniture is just as important as your overall door!
Even top end designers are spending their time focusing on the latest beautiful door handles with integrated lighting and smart entry systems.
At Love Handles, we pride ourselves on being an independent specialist in all thing’s door furniture. We work with several brands to make sure we can offer the very best products and solutions direct to our customers. This is true whether your buying handles for your own property, as part of a larger commercial building project or even as a property manager within a rental or lettings company.
Alexander & Wilkes Door Handles
Our best-selling product range is Alexander & Wilkes, a UK design and manufacturing company who provide a huge range of door handles and other door furniture.
They have a long history and strong reputation for providing high quality ironmongery across their range of products, including their extensive selection of door handles and locks to suit all building styles - from traditional to the latest modern properties. The brand was inspired by two prominent historic British designers, who created the icon Spitfire plane and Mini Cooper rally car.
Whether being used in your home or a commercial property, Alexander & Wilkes provide several product benefits which make them an excellent choice.
Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) Coated Handles
Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) is a special coating which is unique to all Alexander & Wilkes door furniture. A thin coating or film is added as the final layer of the product, providing many benefits which are design to increase your product’s lifespan. These include:
Protected from wear & tear
The PVD coating stops direct contact with the metal elements of your door handles, much like a paper document lamented in plastic! Although the film to too thin to notice, it can still provide a great level of additional protection against wear & tear. This means that your metal product stays like new, for as long as possible.
Suitable for outdoor use
The additional layer is also able to protect your door handles from the elements if you’re using them on your external doors or other outdoor areas. PVD coatings have been developed to withstand the additional levels of acidity and moisture which can be found in a outdoor environment, causing corrosion to metals over time.
Lower maintenance
Because the metallic elements of your door handle are not being directly touched or exposed to the elements, your overall door maintenance costs can be reduced. There are also no specific cleaning requirements and a simple wipe with warm, soapy water is all that’s needed to keep your product clean.
All Alexander & Wilkes products are sold with a 25-year finish guarantee to back up this claim and demonstrate to quality of their unique PVD coating.
Reduced costs
In turn, lower maintenance and less frequent product replacement saves you money. If you’re working on a commercial project this can add up to a significant saving when you consider the total number of doors in your properties.
Regardless of the range or style you pick, all Alexander & Wilkes products are highly polished and manufactured with the latest technologies - meaning you’ll get a superior product every time.
Other Popular Door Furniture Collections
There are also several other brands we work with due to the high levels of quality and value associated with their door handle and locking products. Some even have additional clever features to capitalise on the latest technologies around remote entry and access control.
Carlisle Brass Door Handles
Carlisle Brass is also amongst our most popular product lines, providing an extensive range of door handles, knobs, locks, hinges, and latches to suit all budgets and styles. They have been manufacturing since 1986, achieving numerous awards and accreditations in this time. As such, they are well versed in creating high quality door furniture products.
For commercial customers, one particularly strong benefit is their dedicated lock cylinder shop, which can also be directly accessed as a Love Handles customer and allowing us to provide you with the parts you need to quickly replace and upgrade the locks and handles on your properties.
Door Furniture Fitting & Aftercare
Carlisle brass also place a big focus on product aftercare providing customers with detailed guidance on fitting your products, along with ongoing maintenance to help maximise the lifespan of your door handles and other door furniture.
There are a range of guides available to download online, all of which can also be provided to customers by our team of highly knowledgeable, product experts.
Smart Locks & your Door Handles
In recent months, more customers are looking to factor a smart locking system into their overall door furniture setup. If you’re unsure on what is a smartlock and the benefits they can bring, we’ve put together a detailed overview too.
Smart lock access control systems work with nearly all brands of door handles, meaning you can fully automate your door entry process whilst still selecting the overall style you desire for your wider door handles.
Once installed, you can provide remote access to users and monitor who is entering a property - particularly useful in commercial settings or if you’re operation a property management business.
A Door Handle for Everyone
We currently have over 10,000 products in our extensive and varied collection! This means that we really do have something suited to all projects regardless of size and overall budgets. However, there are numerous variations and styles to navigate so we’d always encourage you to do your research across brands and use a trusted, official supplier to purchase your products.
We are an official supplier of several major door handle furniture brands and would encourage you to speak to an expert if you’re still deciding which is the best one for you.