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| Raynor Academy |
| 01 Jul, 2008 |
| The industry's premier training facility
The pace of business today makes keeping up with your customers service and instatllation needs more challenging than ever before. Training has taken on an even greater importance. That's why we send our service technicians to Raynor Academy. It's the industry's first comprehensive, state-of-the-art training program created for Raynor distributors, Raynor employees and specifying architects.
Raynor Academy delivers world-class technical and professional training to answer the demands of an ever-changing market. From installation to business management, Academy-trained graduates will be prepared to contribute immediately to our customers needs and our company's success.
Troy Kilpatrick
Commercial Operator Training 08/30/2002,
Mark Yordy
Residential Door & Operator Training 09/20/2002,
Jim Cote
Residential Door & Operator Training 02/01/2008,
Josh Hibbard
Commercial Sectional Door 06/06/2008.
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| IDA EXPO 2008 |
| 22 Apr, 2008 |
| Childers Door Service of Central Illinois, LLC attends the International Garage Door Exposition, the premiere educational event in the door and access systems industry. Education. Exhibits. Golf. Motorcycle Poker Run. Spouse’s Activities. 2008 EXPO was April 23 - 26 and took place in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The official count of attendees for the 2008 Exposition was 4,817, and the number of people attending the educational programs established an all time record of 3,188! It seems that the desire to learn, visit with exhibitors, and spend time with others in the door business was high on the priority list for numbers of dealers from throughout the world.
In addition to the records set for educational programming attendance, a record number of 183 exhibitors were on hand to show dealers their new products and services.
Expo 2008 was a resounding success!
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| IDEA Certified Residential Door Systems Technician |
| 01 Apr, 2008 |
| Congrats! to Troy Kilpatrick and Mark Yordy. They successfully took and passed the examination at the Spring 2008 CSDDA session in Joliet, IL.
Residential Installer Certification represents an independent, third party validation of an individual’s professional status. This program is available to installers with two or more years of experience in residential installation, and who have been verified as being fully and fundamentally trained by an IDEA-Sanctioned Trainer.
Certification is earned by passing a comprehensive written examination based on the IDEA Residential Installer Certification Study Guide. Those who pass the written examination with a score of 70% or higher will earn the designation: Certified Residential Door Systems Technician
Upon completing
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| IDEA Commercial Sectional Door Systems Certificate |
| 01 Apr, 2008 |
| Troy Kilpatrick becomes IDEA Certified Commercial Sectional Door Systems Technician. IDEA Commercial Sectional Door Systems Technician Certification is available for qualified individuals. The designation is earned by demonstrating a high level of expertise regarding the products, accessories, installation and servicing methods associated with commercial sectional door systems.
Commercial Sectional Door Systems Technician Certification is met by successfully completing a 200-question written examination based on a comprehensive Study Guide developed by the IDEA Board of Directors during a three-year period. In addition to serving as an examination textbook, the Study Guide will also expand the scope of expertise among even the most experienced technicians.
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| International Door Dealer Member |
| 03 Dec, 2007 |
| Childers Door Service of Central Illinois, LLC becomes a member of the IDA November 2007. The International Door Association (IDA) primary mission is to provide programs and services to door and access systems dealers, for the express purpose of enhancing their value and professionalism. Door and access systems dealers sell, install and service a vast array of products including:
Residential Doors and Operators
Commercial Doors and Operators
Fire Doors
Gates . Founded in 1995, the trade association (501 c 6):
Produces an annual trade show and exposition (the International Garage Door Exposition)
Publishes the industry’s leading trade journal (International Door & Operator Industry)
Facilitates the creation and production of educational, accreditation, and certification programs through its partnership with the Institute of Door Dealer Education and Accreditation
Provides educational scholarships to IDA members via the IDA Scholarship Foundation.
Enforces a Code of Business Conduct equally important to ethical door dealers and consumers.
The association is headquartered in West Milton, Ohio USA. It operates 11 Regions with a national director representing each one. Long & Associates, Inc., provides professional management services via a team of association specialists.
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| CSDDA Membership |
| 03 Dec, 2007 |
| Childers Door Service of Central Illinois, LLC becomes a meber of the Central States Door Dealer Association (CSDDA), an affiliate of the International Door Association (IDA). We are an Association made up of the local retail garage door dealers providing products and services to the local retail and commercial marketplaces and national suppliers and professional groups providing products and services to the local dealers. The local retail dealers are located throughout the state of Illinois and in the St. Louis area of Missouri, and soon to expand to Iowa and Wisconsin. The national suppliers and professional groups range from Pennsylvania and Ohio to Illinois and Kansas.
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| IDEA Certified Rolling Steel Fire Door Techinican |
| 01 Nov, 2007 |
| Troy Kilpatrick recieves Rollling Steel Fire Door Certificate. Fire doors are an important component to public safety. These products are specifically designed to protect property and minimize damage resulting from accidental fires. This essential safety feature, when properly installed and maintained, not only reduces financial loss in the event of a fire emergency, it also protects lives.
There are no restrictions on who may install or service a fire door. That does not mean that technician expertise isn’t an essential element of a safely and properly functioning fire door. The Institute of Door Dealer Education and Accreditation* has established a program to validate the credentials of individuals who have experience and skills in the installation and service of Rolling Steel Fire Doors.
Eligible technicians are those who:
Have two or more years field experience installing and servicing rolling steel fire doors
Are verified by an IDEA-Sanctioned Trainer to be qualified to install and service rolling steel fire doors
Can meet a points-based system for documenting field experience requirements
In addition to meeting the qualifying criteria, applicants must successfully pass a written examination based on a comprehensive study guide published by IDEA. Applicants should be advised that the Rolling Steel Fire Door Technician Certification examination is based on a high degree of difficulty and is designed to validate exceptional expertise rather than fundamental knowledge. Upon completing all of these steps and passing the written examination, the applicant is awarded the designation Certified Rolling Steel Fire Door Technician.
Certification is earned by completing all of the steps and meeting the eligibility criteria established by the IDEA Board of Directors.
The first step is to complete an application for Rolling Steel Fire Door Technician Certification and return it to IDEA. A completed application is required for each individual seeking certification.
Candidates for certification must provide documentation of two or more years field experience involving the installation and/or service of rolling steel fire doors. This can be provided in the form of notarized statements by current or previous employers, customers, or others with personal knowledge of the candidate’s background. Another option is to provide drop test forms signed by the candidate, dated more than two years prior to the time of application.
In addition to the two-year field experience requirement, each applicant must be verified as being fully trained in the installation and service of rolling steel fire doors by an IDEASanctioned Trainer.*
Applicants must submit drop test forms on a points-earned basis. One point will be granted for unique new installation and 1/2 point for each annual drop test or other drop test of a previously installed rolling steel fire door. Up to two applicants may earn points based on a single drop test form. Applicants must submit forms earning a minimum of 10 points.
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| Childers Door Becomes Clopay Entry Door Dealer |
| 09 Agu, 2007 |
| Childers Door Service of Central Illinois, LLC becomes the first downstate Clopay Entry Door Dealer. Clopay continues its unprecedented innovation with the introduction of handcrafted entry door systems. Constructed with only the finest materials, our entry doors are as beautiful as they are durable. Offering numerous decorative glass styles with complementary sidelight and transom combinations, Clopay entry doors systems wil capture the essence of any home. |
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| Childers adds Clopay Garage Doors |
| 01 Agu, 2007 |
| Childers Door of Central Illinois adds the Clopay Garage Door line to meet customers needs. Clopay is America’s leading garage door manufacturer, offering a complete line of residential garage doors that are not only an integral part of your home’s style, but are durable and reliable too. Whether you are looking for carriage style garage doors in wood or steel, or a fully insulated traditional raised panel steel garage door, we have the product for you.
Our Portfolio™ Line offers a choice of unique designs to enhance your home’s curb appeal. Choose either wood or steel carriage style garage doors from our Reserve™ or Coachman® Collections. Our Gallery™ Collection offers the carriage style look at a more affordable price. For the less traditional look, choose from our Avante™ Collection which combines contemporary aluminum and glass in sleek modern designs.
Our popular Classic™ Line of steel raised and flush panel garage doors will complement the look of most home styles. Add one of our many window choices to create a custom design for your home.
Clopay is the preferred manufacturer and supplier of commercial overhead and upward acting sectional garage doors among architects, specifiers and building professionals.
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| Industrial Truck Operator Forklift Certificate |
| 14 Apr, 2007 |
| Kevin Childers and Troy Kilpatrick successfully completed the safety training program in Orlando, FL. |
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