Door Industry Journal - Spring 2017

Bespoke Profile’ Sliding Folding Door Expertly Designed and Installed Profile, the specialist Folding Shutter Door division of Alliance Door Engineering Ltd, designed a bespoke door to overcome a vehicle access issue. Profile doors, acquired by Alliance Door Engineering Ltd in 2007, have been supplying their in-house manufactured range of Folding Shutter Doors to the trade for over 25 years, specialising in the larger applications which require cost effective and high security solutions. Alliance were approached by McAleer & Rushe for the student accommodation project at Angel Lane, Stratford E16, to design a door that could be hung from a stepped ceiling and maintain enough clear side room for disabled car parking spaces and maintain enough headroom for the refuse collection vehicle. This particular project represented quite a challenge, as the door would be required to open and close automatically, have safety devices, incorporate a keypad and be accessible by the Fire Brigade via a fireman’s switch. Profile Doors put together a package that suited the requirements of McAleer & Rushe and allowed them to complete the £30M project. Following the initial contact from McAleer & Rushe, the project was managed by Alliance Door Engineering’s Managing Director John Hare, who not only quoted the work, but surveyed, specified electrical requirements and liaised with the site. The specific nature of the site required the doors to be bi-parting, driven by motors on both sides which were linked together to operate simultaneously, 70% of the door had to bunch on one side and 30% bunch on the other. The door was operated by digital keypad and had safety detectors in the top corner of each side of the door. These detectors spanned a light grid across the opening front and back, if the grid was broken at any point, the door would stop immediately. A fireman’s switch was also fitted that would allow the Fire Brigade to open the door in case of emergency. The works have now ensured Unite Student Accommodation have a reliable and secure access and egress system, fully compliant with the latest health and safety legislation, enabling them to meet the demands for accommodation. A Profile’ manufactured sliding folding door was also recently installed at RAF Brize Norton after being specified due to its robust specification and renowned longevity. A video of the installation - https://goo.gl/lhOcqx - is featured on the YouTube video channel: AllianceDoors. For more information on the comprehensive range of doors Alliance Door Engineering supply to the trade, please visit www.alliancedoors.co.uk or call 01942 683601 / email: info@alliancedoors.co.uk . 68 THE door industry journal spring 2017 Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk industrial doors