Door Industry Journal - Summer 2014

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk TATE SOLUTIONS PROVIDES SAFE ACCESS TO RETIREMENT HOME With thirty two apartments and several cottages and bungalows in its complex, when pedestrian access became a serious problem at Beech Court Retirement Home in Solihull, Warwickshire, the residents and their facilities committee called in access control experts Tate Solutions to resolve the unreliable and hazardous condition of their main entrance doors. Once the Tate engineers had carried out a detailed risk and hazard assessment of the doors, the levels of pedestrian traffic and the environment around the entrance area, the recommendation by the experts at Tate was to supply and install automatic doors that fully complied with BS7036 and BSEN16005. The final specification included Tate EMD operators, because of their ability to be programmed for any situation, their durability and longevity. Activation was via motion radars fitted with external weather shrouds. Both doors were fitted with on-door safety devices to stop the doors closing and opening on users who may be in the way of the opening/closing cycle of the doors. As the doors were centre hung and the gap between the frame and doors was approximately 50mm, which would cause a problem with finger/hand entrapment. Safety and injury prevention is paramount, therefore in order to assist with compliance to BS7036 and BSEN16005 a pivot safe anti-finger trap system was used, which ensures continual safe and virtually maintenance-free operation. A key switch at a safe working high of 1500mm was fitted to enable the Facilities Team to turn the units on/off or put the automatic units into the hold open position, thus allowing the residents to move large bulky equipment or furniture through the doors safely. The whole installation, including the removal of the doors, commissioning and training the staff was completed in one day causing a minimum amount of disturbance to staff and residence. Since the installation was completed the positive feedback both from the retirement home management and its residents is one of complete satisfaction, with one resident stated “It’s the first time in 3 years that I have been able to use the main entrance doors without assistance, from either carers or staff. Commenting on the Beech Court project Tate Solutions Sales Director Keith Clare-Brown said “our nationwide team of door specialists are regularly called in to replace worn out or dangerous installations such as Beech Court. At Tate we have built a solid reputation for delivering the complete access control solution, whatever the circumstances we pride ourselves for always providing the highest standard of products and service.” 61 THE door industry journal summer 2013 entrance doors NEW HÖRMANN HINGED DOORS Two new hinged doors have been added to the Hörmann range, the multi- purpose MZ Thermo and the KSI Thermo security door. These models offer insulation levels comparable to entrance doors and are ideal as back doors or external garage access doors. Both the KSI Thermo and MZ Thermo have a 46mm door leaf, filed with rigid PU insulating foam, have double seals on all four sides and include thermal breaks in the door leaf, frame and threshold. Provided as ready-to-fit door sets, they are extremely robust and feature three way adjustable guide rollers to ensure the perfect fit. The MZ Thermo is offered in two styles, a solid panel (TPS 01) or with a central glazed panel (TPS 02). Double glazing helps to retain the high insulation properties of the door when this option is selected. The KSI Thermo is a solid panelled door designed to be particularly secure in addition to its insulating properties. Security is provided by conical swing bolts, security bolts and a lock bolt in the frames lock plate, plus security bolts and guide rollers on the hinged side, making it practically impossible to force the door open. When it comes to colour choice, both are offered in 12 standard colours plus the almost unlimited RAL to choose option. Additionally there are six wood effect decor surfaces. White Ash, Light Oak and Beech are suitable for interior use only, whereas Golden Oak, Dark Oak and Titan Metallic CH 703 are suitable for both internal and external applications. The new doors are included in the Doors for Your Home brochure, available online or from your Hörmann representative.