Door Industry Journal - Summer 2018

111 THE door industry journal summer 2018 Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk Fire & Security Teckentrup Steel Doors reduce overall life cost at West Burton Power Station Client: West Burton Gas Turbine Power Station Facilities Management The newly built West Burton Gas Turbine Power Station was experiencing maintenance issues with its existing doors. Doors we’re not meeting lifespan expectations and failing at a high frequency. The site is very exposed and a typical failure was of doors on stairwells being caught by winds and going out of service. Attention to detail Teckentrup was approached by West Burton Facilities Management and surveyed the whole site with the client, identifying the issues at each door location. The doors all needed specific certified performance capabilities, fire, acoustics etc., however the survey also recognised the type use the doors were expected to handle. Office staff taking their time and some care over opening a door will require a very different level of performance compared to maintenance crews bashing through a door at the top of a stairwell 20 times a day onto a windswept yard. Reduced overall life cost Teckentrup’s solution included suitably rated closers, doors with certified cycle values and a build quality appropriate for the environment and use characteristics. Although a higher cost product, the inherently higher quality that resolved the maintenance issues resulted in a reduced overall life cost – a significant result for the client. One door was supplied for test and after a two-month test period the Teckentrup product was adopted and is now installed as existing doors require replacement. Solutions based approach leads to more opportunities Teckentrup’s solution based approach quickly saw invitations to provide doors for the sites very specialist requirements. Very large doors, doors with double closers, folding doors, specialty locking for chemical areas, etc. “Naturally Teckentrup spends some of its time talking doors, but our reputation is best explained by our exploration of solutions that include the people, places and the real-world situation that doors will find themselves installed.” Commented Jim Rodger, Teckentrup’s Managing Director. For more details of Teckentrup’s range call Jim Rodger at Teckentrup UK Limited on 01925 924050, email sales@teckentrup.co.uk or visit www.teckentrupdepot.co.uk