Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk THE door industry journal spring 2025 Industrial Doors & Shutters Hörmann Industrial Doors Installed at British Army Vehicle Storage Depot Hörmann UK is working with Skanska UK on a £259 million Ministry of Defence contract to deliver the Vehicle Storage Support Programme (VSSP) at Ashchurch in Tewkesbury. The VSSP will provide modern, sustainable and effective storage and maintenance for the British Army’s land equipment fleet. The overall project consists of the construction, mechanical and electrical engineering for a complex programme that will see the demolition of 58 buildings, the construction of 12 new buildings the refurbishment of one existing facility and the renewal of the site’s wide infrastructure. On completion, it will provide a centralised facility that will ensure the operational readiness of the Army’s vehicles by minimising the need for maintenance. The updated facilities will provide Controlled Humidity Environment (CHE) storage, aimed at reducing maintenance costs and any unnecessary deterioration caused by extreme drops or rises in temperature, ensuring that the vehicles are operationally ready at all times. As part of this key requirement, Hörmann UK is supplying a total of 226 of their SPU F42 fully automated Industrial Sectional Doors, which are split between the 12 new warehouse units and represent one of the largest ‘door only’ projects that the company has undertaken. Hörmann SPU F42 double-skinned industrial sectional doors are well known within the marketplace and recognised for their good thermal efficiency and air-tightness properties - key factors in this major project. The doors specified can achieve an impressive U-value of 1.2 W/m2k for doors, including vision panels and a value of 0.9 W/m2k for solid doors. All of the doors supplied provide Class 3 air permeability. This has been achieved with enhanced sealing of the door, an improved bottom seal and corner seals which improve the tightness between the door frame and lintel, together with infill seals between the ribbing in each section. All doors are finished in RAL 7016 Anthracite grey externally and Hörmann’s standard RAL 9002 Grey white internally and provide a minimum clear opening of 5000mm x 5000mm. Phil Thorpe, Industrial Projects Manager for Hörmann UK, comments, “We are delighted to work with Skanska on such an important and prestigious project. The selection of our industrial sectional doors was due to their ability to meet the very specific performance criteria to achieve the CHE storage requirements. This was coupled with our ability to work collaboratively with Skanska on what is a complicated industrial scheme with multiple interfaces and trades involved, requiring a high degree of coordination and communication. “In addition, our after-sales service and the availability of comprehensive service and maintenance capabilities through our sister company, FBS Hörmann, played a key role in securing the contract.” The first doors were installed in October 2023 and the project is expected to be completed by June 2026. To learn more about Hörmann industrial doors, visit the dedicated section at hormann.co.uk or call 01530 516868. 70
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