With winter just around the corner, now’s time to make sure your doors and curtains are in good shape, as ‘down time’ can have a huge impact. Dock Solutions offer Planned Maintenance Service Agreements to help reduce the need for expensive emergency call-outs. Their service and call-out department ensure customers are operational for the maximum time, by offering both a planned and a reactive service. Dock Solutions’ engineers work from fully stocked mobile workshops and offer a 90% first fix rate.
Leading European door manufacturer, Hörmann UK also offers a 24-hour service, helping customers stay operational around the clock. Industrial door makers need to be in as good shape as their products, when it comes to the environment. Hörmann is committed to sustainability and recently implemented a number of green initiatives to significantly reduce the environmental impact of its manufacturing and packaging processes. These activities have resulted in the company achieving a 98.7% recycling rate and becoming ISO 50001:2018 certified.
Energy saving is another key requirement for doors and curtains. EFAFLEX have been designing high-speed industrial doors for nearly half a century. High-speed opening and closing coupled with built in insulation mean EFAFLEX customers experience energy savings of up to 50%. EFAFLEX’s spiral, roll-up and folding doors are suitable for warehouses, logistics, cleanrooms, food prep and machine protection.
Stertil Door Products supply probably the UK’s widest range of high-quality industrial doors. Their Thermadoors are suitable for all industrial applications and their robust construction and heavy-duty hardware are designed to give a long trouble-free working life in rigorous conditions. Stertil’s dock products also include FlexiEdge fast-action industrial doors, which offer exceptional safety and resistance to wind, weather and impact damage. Suitable for any high-frequency application for all vehicles including fork lifts and pedestrian access, FlexiEdge doors have been installed throughout Europe in warehousing, storage and logistics operations.
Internal doors are also important for segregating different areas in the food industry. Union Industries recently supported BAKO, a leading food service company, with its energy efficiency policy, following the installation of one of its market-leading high-speed roller doors. The specially designed Eiger Door was mounted on the Non-Frozen side in an airlock between the warehouse and the freezer, with one of Union’s E1000 dehumidifiers installed within the freezer above the airlock ceiling, to minimise the amount of ambient air making its way into the facility’s freezer area.
Finally, doors are crucial for dustfree conditions. KLIMATE High Speed Doors recently proved the best choice to prevent airborne contamination for a leading manufacturer in Cheshire. The site required replacement doors to help to control the warehouse environment, where high quality welding is carried out. The area had to be kept free from contamination and with the greatest entry of airborne contaminants through doorways, the less time doors are open, the less opportunity there is for contaminants to enter.
Have a good winter and keep warm and dry!
Charles Smith
Feature Writer
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