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New: twist 350 rapido
18.11.2020
Our new twist 350 rapido swing gate operator combines two things: All the advantages of the "twist 350" series, plus up to 30 % higher feed speed. In other words, our new swing gate operator is perfect for all customers who like their gates to open and close particularly quickly. Our patented braking system, optimal application of force even in soft run and the tried-and-tested SOMloq2 radio control system ensure high operational reliability.
The twist 350 rapido can be mounted universally with a right or left stop and used in 1-wing or 2-wing operation. And it can move gates with a wing width of up to 3 m or a gate weight of 300 kg.
Postponed: R+T trade fair
30.07.2020 - R+T 2021 postponed by one year
Messe Stuttgart has postponed the next R+T, the world's leading trade show for roller shutters, doors/gates and sun protection, to 21 to 25 February 2022.
We look forward to 2022 and hope to welcome you at our booth in Stuttgart.
Postponed: Light + Building
28.02.2020
Light + Building to be held in September 2020
In view of the increasing spread of the coronavirus in Europe and after intensive consultations, Messe Frankfurt has decided to postpone Light + Building. The world’s leading trade fair for lighting and building-services technology will take place from 27. September to 2. October 2020 at the Frankfurt exhibition center.
Holidays and closing days
29.01.2020 - SOMMER DOCO UK
- 10.04.2020 Good Friday
- 13.04.2020 Easter Monday
- 08.05.2020 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25.05.2010 Spring Bank Holiday
- 31.08.2020 Summer Bank holiday
- 25.12.2020 - 02.01.2021 Christmas & New Year
Company holidays 2019/2020
18.11.2019
SOMMER UK close at 1400 on 24th December, and will remain closed between Christmas and New Year, reopening on 2nd January.
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2020 and hope you have some time to relax and to recharge your batteries for new challenges. Thank you very much for a successful year together. We look forward to continuing the successful collaboration with you in 2020.
The new ENTRA series
01.09.2019
The products in our ENTRA series make doors and gates even more secure against break-ins. You can choose be-tween the ENTRAsys+ and the ENTRAcode+, both of which are availa-ble in different mounting versions.
SOMMERZEITung 2019
28.08.2019
A new issue of the SOMMERZEITung is online now. Learn more about the new ENTRA series, RDC Vision+, SOMweb, Groke Türen und Tore GmbH und DOCO International B.V.
New Sales Manager: Dominic Jardine
25.01.2019
SOMMER / DOCO UK are pleased to welcome our new sales manager for the south, Dominic Jardine, who started with us this New Year. Dominic is looking forward to meeting customers old and new and demonstrating the advantages of the SOMMER and DOCO ranges.
To contact Dominic please call 07395 797304, d.jardine@sommeruk.com or for our northern sales manager, please contact Neil Small on 07918 764394, n.small@sommeruk.com
Dominic is pictured holding copies of the brand-new SOMMER UK 2019 Price List and a copy of the newly updated DOCO Pocket Guide. The SOMMER price list and DOCO guide are dealer-publications, aimed to ease product selection and quoting for our trade customers. Please contact marketing@sommeruk.com for your copy.
Catalogues 2018
28.06.2018
Our new main catalogue and catalogue of industrial door operators are available now at the
download area
Discontinued models
13.06.2018
Roller door control unit
Roller door control units RDC Vision and RDC 800 will be discontinued as of 31.03.2019 and can be supplied as long as stocks last. The successor model, the RDC Vision+, features numerous innovations and will be available from the second quarter of 2019.
Barrier systems
The ASB-5014A, ASB-5507A, ASB-6010A and ASB-6010 barrier will be discontinued as of 31.12.2018 and can be supplied as long as stocks last. The new generation of barrier arms, equipped with our bidirectional SOMloq2 radio system, will be available from the first quarter of 2019.
Further development of the base+ ceiling control unit
11.04.2018
In pursuit of our goal of constantly improving our products, the design of the base+ ceiling control unit has been further optimised.
The upper housing section is now fixed in place with two snap-in hooks and one screw, which is firmly attached to the housing and therefore cannot be lost. This makes overhead installation much easier.
Impressions of the R+T 2018
New Technical Manager: Robert Pearce
14.02.2018
"I joined SOMMER at the beginning of October 2017 as the Technical Manager for the UK subsidiary.
I received training on the SOMMER product range and technical information from SOMMER Germany’s technical trainer Holger Beer, who shared with me his extensive knowledge, giving me a great start at SOMMER.
My background is in electronics, television repair, audio and video switching equipment and home automation devices.
I have always had a passion for electronics and working at SOMMER continues this.
I perform testing and repairs on returned SOMMER operators and equipment. I also pre-wire and test all GIGA industrial motors and controllers before they are shipped to customers, as an additional level of quality control.
At SOMMER I have a more customer facing role. I am the first point of contact for technical advice, assisting customers with everything SOMMER, from coding in a remote, to talking engineers through fault finding, over the phone. I also visit site if a customer needs technical assistance, to ensure that we rectify any problems as efficiently as possible, minimising operator down time for our customers and the end user.
My duties here are very varied, as well as the above, I also organise the SOMMER spare parts stock, arrange delivery of warranty replacement parts for our customers and return tested faulty equipment to Germany. No two days are the same here at SOMMER.
I often take customer sales calls and my aim here, at SOMMER, is to deliver great customer service and technical assistance to all SOMMER customers."
Company holidays & stocktaking 2017/2018
04.12.2017
SOMMER UK are closed from 2pm on Friday 22nd December and re-open on Tuesday 2nd January at 8am.
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2018 and some time to relax and to recharge your batteries for new challenges. Thank you very much for a successful year 2017 together. We look forward to continuing the successful cooperative collaboration with you in 2018.
SOMlink Serviceinterface software update
18/04/2017 - New software update for SOMlink Serviceinterface available
You can easily update your SOMlink with the SOMlink updater.
Firmware 03.05.35 / App version 2.2.15.171421