Hörmann UK, market leaders in the design and supply of industrial doors and loading systems, have introduced a new, innovative movable centre support for its industrial sectional doors. The centre support can be used to connect up to three industrial sectional doors, providing a flexible option to create large openings of up to 30m. The new centre support is robust yet lightweight and can be quickly and easily pushed to the side on a low-friction track which is installed behind the lintel.
This article was first published in the January 15th 2024 issue of Warehouse & Logistics News, subscribe to the magazine by clicking here.
BID Group prides itself on providing industrial door repair and maintenance services across the UK. The company’s services go beyond just fixing your doors when they break down. Its preventive maintenance service includes routine inspections and regular maintenance tasks to detect and resolve issues before they escalate into major problems.
Union Industries has once again demonstrated the robust design and manufacture of its Ramdoor by helping BSW Timber overcome extreme weather challenges through the installation of two high-speed doors. Having installed a Bulldoor at BSW Timber’s sawmill in Newbridge on Wye, Wales, in 2021, Union Industries has returned to tackle the site’s challenging location with two of its hard-working Ramdoors. Each of the Ramdoors have been engineered to achieve a Class 5 wind resistance rating, making them able to withstand strong winds, and to remain operational even during severe weather conditions.
The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022, which received Royal Assent on 6th December 2022, will come into force on 29th April 2024. British companies have had a period of a year to implement the necessary changes put forth in the legislation. The Door & Hardware Federation is keen to assert its full support for the changes and is encouraging its members to take action ahead of the deadline.
With opening speeds of up to 4 metres per second, EFAFLEX doors vastly reduce the ‘keep open’ time needed for goods, machinery, or people to pass through the industrial door. These speed up logistics but, more importantly, from an energy-saving perspective, can reduce the escape of heated or chilled air, saving energy costs by as much as 50%. Quality fast action doors can incorporate insulated door laths in their structure – the EFAFLEX SST high-speed spiral door, for instance, incorporates EFA-THERM® laths to improve insulation.
It is encouraging to see high-speed doors helping warehouses become more energy efficient.
George Simpson
Features Editor
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