Edition 57 (Jan-Mar, 2020)

Personalities
Harish Sokhi – One of India’s first
architectural hardware specialists
from GAI
Provides Technical Expertise On All Aspects Of Architectural Ironmongery
With more than 20 years of experience in the building material industry mainly in architectural
ironmongery, Harish Sokhi is one of India’s first architectural hardware specialists from GAI -
Guild of Architectural Ironmongery UK.
Guild of Architectural
Ironmongers UK is considered
the world’s leading and most
professional institute in the field of
architectural ironmongery business.
Sokhi is a trained and qualified
professional who provides technical
expertise on all aspects of architectural
ironmongery.
Sokhi plays a critical role in
support of architects, contractors
“ Sokhi has worked
as a hardware
consultant for the
Delhi T3 Airport.
and multinational corporations who
demand the sophistication of quality
product in every corner of the globe.
He speaks for the industry at home
and abroad on committees concerned
with building regulations, European
Standards, legislation and the like.
Sokhi is also a member of the Indian
Buildings Congress (IBC). The affairs
of IBC are managed by a governing
council having representatives of
several central ministries, government
departments, and research
organizations.
Considering the size of the
Indian hardware industry which is
approximately USD 5 billion and
increasing, Sokhi is one of the very few
people who are trained to extend their
services to ensure all products are
tested and certified to internationally
accepted industry standards issued by
third party internationally recognized
testing houses.
Acknowledging the growing
popularity of the furniture and
architectural hardware market in
India, international brands like
CONSORT, IKEA, EVOC, HULSTA
and others are either franchising
their product overseas or tying a
firm business partnership with local
furniture suppliers in India.
Big project like airports, hotels,
hospitals, smart cities, Metros,
pharmaceuticals, IT companies &
OEM’s require certified range of
Mr. Harish Sokhi
hardware.
Upgraded National Building Codes
conform the requirement of the fire
rated products that help provide safety
to life and property and this is where
the role of a qualified ironmonger is
important.
Projects like airports and hotels
make it compulsory to have a qualified
ironmonger on the projects who can
confirm the conformity of the products
and specifications provided by the
various hardware companies.
Harish Sokhi, as an architectural
hardware consultant, boasts of an
impressive list of top manufacturing
companies in the door and hardware
industry to give customers a product
selection second to none.
Email: harishsokhi@rediffmail.com
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