ukrapiddoors, Author at UK Rapid Doors Blog

How Fire Shutters Can Help Protect Your Business

Installing fire rated shutters which are in line with safety regulations is a necessity in places of business to protect you, your team and customers. Fire shutters offer a physical barrier in wall openings to help prevent the spread of fire in case of an emergency.

Fire Shutter Types

At UK Rapid Door Systems, we have three types of fire shutter designs available:

Fire Stopper Insulated Fire Shutter provides 8 minutes insulation with 240 minutes integrity. Its design features a twin skin steel lath construction which allows up to a 96% radiant reduction, meaning combustible materials can be stored 500mm away from a fire of 1250 degrees.

Fire Stopper Industrial Fire Shutter has been designed with the aim to stop compartmental fire spreading up to 10m wide x 7m high maximum. This is alongside 240 minutes of fire integrity.

Fire Stopper Commercial Fire Shutter has been created with server, commercial and office applications in mind. Within its design, it features a compact bracket, side guide and canopy design for an unobtrusive fire barrier while closed and offers 240 minutes fire integrity.

Benefits of Fire Safety Shutters

Fire is a very powerful element, which can cause great risk to any properties, including warehouses, factories and retail units. While being a threat to your property, it is also a threat to people and very difficult to control without the right equipment. Fire safety shutters are designed to reduce the spread of fire, without compromising the shutter’s integrity. While fire shutters may look very similar to a standard roller shutter, they offer so much more.

Some fire safety shutters can be connected to local heat and smoke detectors or fire alarm systems, so that when a signal is sent the shutter knows to act. Depending on your control panel settings, the fire shutter should know whether to open or close as instructed.

When instructed to close, fire safety shutters can compartmentalise areas of large buildings to control the spread of the fire. By enclosing the hazard, this can allow people inside of the property additional time to evacuate safely.

Additional Fire Safety

In addition to fire rated shutters, there are several other ways to improve fire safety on your premises.

Fire exits should provide a clear pathway, not blocked from an overload of packages or equipment. Providing a clear route for the fire exit will allow people to evacuate without causing further panic or confusion. To assist your fire exits, your fire exit procedures should also be visibly displayed throughout your building so everyone is informed.

Fire alarms should undergo regular inspections to check they are working properly, as well as routine practice emergency evacuation drills to ensure that all employees and visitors confidently know what to do in the event of an emergency.

Fire extinguishers should be positioned within easy reach at prominent points in your building. Meanwhile they should be regularly maintained following recommendations from the manufacture and fire regulations.

Flammable materials most often provide storage and handling guidance from their manufacture, such as their temperature and ventilation requirements. However, you should also be aware of other flammable materials, including paper and cardboard.

By implementing the right fire safety procedures, in addition to your fire rated shutters, you can feel more confident in knowing how to conduct yourself in the event of an emergency. If you have any questions regarding your newly installed fire rated shutters, please ask our team who will be happy to guide you through the set up and management.

Working with UK Rapid Door Systems in 2021

Many businesses throughout the UK have taken a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, facing obstacles which have felt near impossible to overcome. Despite the challenges, many businesses have been able to adapt their operations to meet new guidelines of living and working to keep both employees and customers as safe as possible. With more people staying at home, many businesses have seen a change in demand and customer needs, including the warehousing, delivery and distribution industries.

As we enter the new year, businesses continue to work hard to stay safe while still offering the same high level of services. At UK Rapid Door Systems we are here to offer a helping hand to support fellow businesses in every way we possibly can. Our team is currently operating with safety precautions in place. We are available for supply and installations to businesses across the country with competitive industrial door prices.

Throughout this year, we hope to be able to continue offering our services while prioritising safety for your teams and ours. Currently, we are offering the following services in 2021:

Industrial Door Systems

At UK Rapid Door Systems we are still offering our full range of industrial door systems to industrial sites. All of our products are designed with health and safety regulations in mind and are CE marked.

Zip Speed Doors

Energy efficient and designed for sites with a high traffic flow, our Zip Speed Doors are fast acting to help reduce noise contamination, heat loss and airborne pollution as well as improving time efficiency.

Turbo Fold Doors

Featuring a fold up motion which collects a fabric curtain along the way, our Turbo Fold Doors also include a safety light curtain and are designed for large internal openings. They are also suitable for all applications with the exception of clean rooms.

Insulated Dual Door 1000

Designed with ribbed face panels and a high security double skin lath profile to reduce heat loss, our Insulated Dual Doors also provide an additional security measure.

Ice Freezer Door

Manufactured using the latest technology these high speed doors are suitable for cold store applications. This includes cold rooms, chilled or frozen storage units, food and beverage process and distribution.

Turbo Roll High Speed Door

Installed with compact free standing side and head columns, our Turbo Roll High Speed doors are suitable for industrial, supermarket, warehouse, carwash, clean room and food preparation applications. Ideal for pest control and mild to moderate wind pressures.

Clean Room High Speed Door

The rapid roll up design of our Clean Room High Speed Doors saves time and energy in high traffic flow clean rooms, helping to maintain suitable temperatures in a cold store.

Fire Shutter Doors

We offer a range of insulated, industrial and commercial fire shutters, all offering their own features and benefits.

Competitive Industrial Door Prices

With a wide selection of industrial door systems at competitive prices to choose from, our team will help you to find a solution fit for purpose and within your budget. To discuss your requirements, please contact our team for more information.

Zip Door Installation at RS Autotechnik in Gloucestershire

Over the festive period, our skilled team carried out a first-class installation of two high-speed Zip Doors at RS Autotechnik in Gloucestershire.

Located in Dursley, RS Autotechnik is an independent Volkswagen and Audi Group specialist, who offer MOTs, repairs and services. Like most garages, RS Autotechnik’s performance workshop has an extremely high traffic flow, as cars are constantly going in and out of the workshop throughout the day.

Therefore, the client wanted us to supply and install two high-speed doors to improve their energy efficiency and reduce heat loss in the workshop. However, as the client wanted a very complex livery attached to the outside of the fabric curtains, our highly-experienced team had their work cut out with this Zip Door installation.

In addition to this, the client also wanted a large graphic of a car placing on the door. Although our team only had an RS air freshener to work from, they delivered an exceptional installation for the client, who was delighted with the quality of our work and our customer service.

Thanks to the hard work of our team, the Zip Door installation was completed in just 4 weeks, which is a great turnaround time considering the difficulty of the project. As you can see from the below before and after photos, we have replaced an old and slow door system with a much faster and efficient Zip Door system.

Our zip-up doors, which feature a speedy roll-up design, can bring great benefits to businesses who have busy industrial openings, like RS Autotechnik, and here’s why.

Benefits of Zip Door Installations

Save Energy and Time

Besides using a fast-acting system, our Zip Doors also feature head columns and compact free-standing sides, which reduce heat loss and provide an innovative energy-saving solution to environments with high traffic flow. These features also help to minimise delays and increase workflow, which is very important for a client like RS Autotechnik.

More Comfort for Customers and Personnel

In addition to saving energy, a reduction of heat loss also provides a more comfortable environment for customers and staff. Our Zip Doors are a very effective way of preventing cold draughts and maintaining temperatures within warehouses, sales floors and many other industrial environments.

Our high-speed Zip Doors also act as a defensive barrier against noise contamination, airborne pollution and vermin.

Enquire About a Zip Door Installation

At UK Rapid Doors, we supply and install a wide variety of innovative industrial door solutions, including high-speed doors and Retail Security Shutters, to a range of environments.

If you’re interested in having Zip Doors installed at your facility, or you want to learn more about our products, browse our door systems or contact us.

Industrial Door and Shutter Installation at Cotswold Airport

At the beginning of December, our skilled team completed a huge project at Cotswold Airport, which involved the installation of four industrial door systems, a large shutter installation and a cladding modification.

The famous airport, which was built for the RAF in 1936, has housed some of the most prestigious military divisions in the world, including the Red Arrows, the US Air Force and the British Army.

In recent times, the facility has been used for more commercial purposes, as its buildings are now home to many local businesses.

The airport has also featured on several popular TV programmes, including Top Gear, Casualty and Fifth Gear.

We were asked by Rapid Packing, who are one of the largest racking companies in the UK, to supply and install four high-speed doors to help improve their security and productivity.

Over a four-week period, we achieved this by installing three Turbo Fold doors, a Zip Speed door and a Tubular Shutter door.

Turbo Fold Doors

Turbo Fold doors were a great choice for this busy industrial environment, as they can open and close very quickly, allowing for a much higher level of traffic flow.

Besides being fast, rapid folding doors are also great for reducing heat loss, saving energy and managing noise contamination.

Zip Speed Doors

Similar to the Turbo Fold Doors, the installation of a Zip Speed door will significantly enhance the client’s efficiency and energy-saving capabilities.

Using a smart roll-up design, our Zip Speed doors will help to save vital time that was once lost waiting for slow, heavy roller shutter doors to open.

Additionally, they will act as a strong defence barrier against any airborne pollution that is created by military aircraft and vehicles that are outside.

One-off Shutter Installation

Besides installing new industrial doors, Rapid Packing also wanted us to replace their existing hangar doors, which were extremely thick and heavy and were a struggle to open and close daily.

Following the instructions of our client, we designed a new, more secure entrance to the hangar, along with supporting steelwork.

This new design included the installation of a one-off Premier 3 Phase Shutter and a single steel door set with cladded sheet infill, which we produced at our manufacturing facility in Smethwick.

Thanks to our installation, the team at Rapid Packing, who were very happy with our work and service, are now able to operate a lot more efficiently.

Get in Touch

At UK Rapid Doors, we have extensive experience in carrying out major industrial door installations like the one completed at Cotswold Airport. Based in the West Midlands, we manufacture and install a wide range of industrial door systems, from Fire Shutter Doors to Security Shutters, for a variety of sectors.

If you feel that your business could benefit from the installation of high-speed industrial door systems, please get in touch with our team on 0121 565 6165.

Reflecting on Rapid Door Installations in 2019

As 2019 draws to a close, we reflect on our work from this past year. We have worked with many clients throughout the UK, from a variety of industries with differing requirements. Our engineers have been a credit to UK Rapid Doors, completing each project with precision, professionalism and quality care.

Retail Security Shutter Installation

We began the year with a trip to South London to complete a Security Shutter installation for a local convenience store. With a bespoke, high-performance shutter, the retailer can now trade with improved safety, insulation and protection.

Retail Security Shutter Installation

High Speed Doors for Engineering Firm

Guhring Limited in Birmingham contacted UK Rapid Doors for a High Speed Door Installation to reduce the productivity problems they were experiencing. After a site survey, we recommended a tailored solution to Guhring Limited.

High Speed Doors for Engineering Firm Rapid Door Installations

Turbo Fold High Speed Door Installation

A trip to Derbyshire was required to install Turbo Fold High Speed Doors, for one of the UK’s leading masonry support and product manufacturers. They required fast action doors to improve traffic flow, minimise delays and provide temperature control in their warehouse.

Turbo Fold High Speed Rapid Door Installations

Zip Speed Door Installation for Regional Hub

For Biffa Waste we installed Zip Speed Doors to replace their old manual fold system inside of a temporary fabric building. This was a very different setting compared to what we usually work in, but our team still executed the job to a very high standard.

Zip Speed Door Installation for Regional Hub

High Speed Door Installation for Food Manufacturer

We travelled down to London to meet with D.S.I. Foods Ltd to install a fast action door system as requested. These High Speed Doors were complete with radar motion sensors to automatically open for those moving towards it. This is especially helpful in busy warehouse environments where productivity needs to keep moving.

High Speed Door Installation for Food Manufacturer

Large Scale Roller Shutter Door Installation

For a customer’s processing building in Bristol, we installed two large scale Roller Shutter Doors with identical openings. This helped to meet the client’s requirements for a fast speed solution to improve work efficiency.

Large Scale Roller Shutter Door Installation

Rapid Door System Warehouse Installation

Later in the year, we completed an installation of Zip Speed Doors in Shrewsbury warehouse. This provided a fast and energy efficient solution for their high traffic setting. We also installed Fire Shutter Doors in Tunstall in co-operation with a project management company. These insulated shutters lower the risk of compartmental fire spread and provide a 96% radiant reduction.

Warehouse Rapid Door Installations

Zip Speed Door Installation for Cosmetics Giant

In August, we worked with international cosmetics giant, Estee Lauder, in South England to install Zip Speed Doors. To minimise disruption to production, the installations were phased over a six-month period. As a result, their production centre can benefit from improved efficiency with a controlled air flow and high-speed doors.

Zip Speed Door Installation for Cosmetics Giant

Superstore Electric Roller Shutter Installation

The following month, our team installed Electric Roller Shutters for an ASDA superstore in Barking. Electric Roller Shutters are a great resource for security protection, fire safety and encouraging more efficient operations in a busy working environment.

Superstore Electric Roller Shutter Installation

Zip Door Installation for Supply Chain Specialists

Finally, in October, we visited Oakland International in Redditch for a Zip Door Installation. This will help them to improve their time efficiency and temperature control in the warehouse, leaving them with minimal distractions and less need for maintenance.

Zip Door Installation for Supply Chain Specialists

Rapid Door Installations for 2020

If you are aiming to upgrade your premises’ security and production efficiency in the new year, get in touch with our team at UK Rapid Doors for quality solutions. To find out more, browse our products or call 0121 565 6165 today.

Zip Door Installation for Supply Chain Specialists

Our team recently travelled to Redditch to visit Oakland International, a company specialising in multi temperature storage and logistics. They enquired about Zip Door Installation to reduce heat loss, airborne pollution and noise contamination throughout their premises. The UK Rapid Doors team provided fast installation, to ensure there was minimal disturbance to the workflow.

With contract packing, tempering and distress load management, it is expectedly a busy environment with a lot of traffic. Therefore, this client will benefit greatly from their Zip Door installation.

Each of our Zip Speed Doors are manufactured as a fabric zip door with your choice of a vision window. They offer high level bottom safety edge detection and a safety photo cell for safe practices. In addition, you can benefit from an inverter drive, break out system and push button station.

Zip Door Benefits for Your Team

Time Efficiency

Our Zip Speed doors feature a fast action roll up design, with head columns and compact free standing. The time efficiency of a speedy roll up can help to minimise delays in employee workflow around the warehouse.

Temperature Control

The fast action of Zip Speed Doors is also great for keeping distractions out. They will reduce draughts and help to keep the warehouse temperature consistent. This is effective for different working environments, including clean rooms, cold stores, car wash, food preparation and retail floors. In addition, they are designed for vermin and pest control and will offer effective protection during high wind pressures.

Easily Repairable

If the Zip Door is accidentally dislodged, a self-repairing system will activate. Then, the door will return to its original position within one open and closing cycle. This is an effective tool for reducing repair costs and delays so operations can continue to run.

Minimal Distractions

As well as reducing distractions by having a speedy Zip Door, it can also cut down on noise pollution. This will eliminate outside distractions for their team, as well as harsh weather conditions. If there is anything outside creating airborne pollution, a Zip Door can also provide a barrier, so employees are unaffected.

Enquiring for a Zip Door Installation

At UK Rapid Doors we provide effective door solutions, to benefit warehouse, retail and industrial environments. All of our door systems are able to contribute to time efficient operations, busy workflows and heavy traffic environments. For more information, browse our door systems or call 0121 565 6165 to enquire.

Installing Electric Roller Shutters for Barking Superstore

At UK Rapid Door Systems, we promote security and safety with our high performing shutter doors. With a range of systems to choose from, you can find what best fits your business requirements. Most recently we have installed Electric Roller Shutters at the ASDA Superstore in Barking. This is the second out of five ASDA stores in the process of organising their system upgrades.

Regardless of your business size, security and protection should be a priority. Many businesses invest in security upgrades to protect cash and property, to prevent unauthorised access or for health and safety purposes. Electric Shutter Doors can play a major role in your premise’s security, which is why ASDA has requested for a total of 7nr shutters to be installed.

Fire Safety

Each panel on the installed Roller Shutters is connected to ASDA’s fire alarms. Then, during a fire alarm the Roller Shutter doors will automatically open to create an accessible fire exit. During an emergency, this will provide a clear exit for staff and visitors to approach for their safety.

If fire safety is a high priority for your business, we also offer a range of Fire Shutter Doors. From Fire Exit Shutters providing clear fire exits for staff and customers to Fire Rated shutters which help contain a fire in one part of the building preventing it from spreading throughout the building these can be from Single skin shutters to insulated shutters with up to 240 minutes integrity.

Security Protection

To keep unauthorised visitors away our Retail Security Doors offer varying levels of security. They are designed using steel or aluminium for integral strength to block forcible entry attempts. Retail Security Doors are also suitable for internal or external operation, with remote operation available. Thereby providing ASDA stores with stronger security, to only allow staff with permission access behind the shutters.

Efficient Operations

All of our high performing door systems are quick and efficient to operate, so they run smoothly in busy environments. Being electric means you don’t need to manually open and close doors every time. Therefore, saving your team time and minimising distractions.

Enquiring for Electric Roller Shutters

At UK Rapid Doors we offer both manual and electric Shutter Doors. Both offering a variety of curtain slat type options to suit your security, installation and finish requirements. Suitable for both small commercial and large industrial sites, you can also have them punched for increased visibility.

To enquire about Electric Roller Shutters, please contact our team at enquiries@ukrapiddoorsystems.co.uk or alternatively call 0121 565 6165.

Zip Speed Doors Installation for International Cosmetics Giant

The team at UK Rapid Doors are delighted to have completed a recent project for Estée Lauder at one of their key production centres in the south of England. A large-scale installation of five new high-speed clean room Zip Speed Doors was provided for Whitman Laboratories, part of the Estée Lauder group, at their laboratories based in Petersfield, Hampshire.

The new installations had been phased over a period of six months in order to minimise the effect on productivity, with the new systems providing controlled air flow between the varied departmental areas within the production facility.

Each of the high-speed doors installed were designed as per the exact requirement of the client and manufactured at our specialist facility in Smethwick, Birmingham. As always, installations were performed by our expert engineers on site.

Mr Will Cantlon, the Project Site Manager signed off the door installation earlier this month, stating that the project was as a ‘huge success’. He also commented that the UK Rapid door engineers had been a credit to the company.

Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of prestige skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products and we are pleased to be associated with this great and innovative company.

Zip Speed Doors

UK Rapid Door’s Zip Speed doors offer an innovative and energy efficient fast acting door system that provides the perfect solution for commercial and industrial buildings.

Our Zip Speed doors feature a speedy roll up design with compact free-standing side and head columns. If the curtain is dislodged accidently by impact, then a specially designed self-repairing system will be activated. The door will recover its position with just one open and closing cycle.

Find Out More

UK Rapid Door Systems design and manufacture a wide selection of Zip Speed doors and other industrial door systems, each designed and manufactured to meet the tailored needs of our clients.

To find out more about our range and how an installation can benefit your business, please call our friendly and experienced team on 0121 5656165.

Recent Rapid Door System Installation in Shrewsbury

In busy industrial environments, health and safety is key. With high traffic flows, heavy machinery and the workforce needing to get through their workload, anything you can do to ensure the smooth running of your workplace will contribute to improved performance and employee safety. Rapid Door Systems can help to reduce workplace risk and assist your daily operations.

Fire Shutter Doors in Tunstall

Over recent weeks, the UK Rapid Doors team have been keeping busy with a number of projects. For example, we were called to assist at an ASDA Superstore in Tunstall, on behalf of a project management company.

As part of the project, we manufactured and installed electrically operated Fire Rated Roller Shutters. Our “Fire Stopper” Insulated Shutters are developed using twin skin steel lath construction, which provides 96% radiant reduction. For warehouses storing combustible materials this is ideal and as they also increase the floor space available this further lowers your risk of compartmental fire spread.

To assist the emergency services in the outbreak of a fire, safe access is allowed within six metres from the fire’s source. Thereby assisting firefighters when they need to access compact areas surrounding the closed Fire Shutter barrier.

Zip Speed Doors in Shrewsbury

We were also recently called to Shrewsbury to manufacture and install two Zip Speed Doors with internal and external induction ground loops. For busy industrial openings, this door system is energy efficient, fast acting and appropriate for high traffic flows. The opening and closing speed allow Zip Doors to reduce heat loss, noise, airborne pollution and waiting times. Therefore, contributing to smooth operations and a structured routine.

It took two days to complete the installation and now the property can benefit from the features offered by our zip speed doors – including a high level bottom safety edge detection, push button station, breakout system, inverter drive and a safety photocell.

Enquiring for Rapid Door Systems

At UK Rapid Doors we aim to provide first class safety and security door systems. With a dedicated, experienced team we can have your rapid door systems manufactured and installed securely and quickly. With a range of rapid door systems to choose from, you will find exactly what your business is looking for.

For additional information on our services, or to enquire, call a member of our friendly team on 0121 565 6165.

Roller Shutter doors installed at Bristol Facility

Our team are pleased to have completed a large-scale installation of Roller Shutter doors for a client in the South West of England, one of the most significantly sized operations we have performed in recent years.

Two huge Roller Shutter doors were supplied and installed at the customers’ processing building in Bristol, with identical openings required at 12,000mm wide and 6,200mm high

The client approached us with a clear requirement for fast-acting shutter solutions that would improve the efficiency of the facility. Both shutters were designed and manufactured with just a three-week turnover period, all at our specialist manufacturing facility in Smethwick, West Midlands.

Due to the sheer scale of the job, installation of each shutter took four days and required machinery required for working safely at height. Our team of skilled site engineers successfully performed all implementation and testing to ensure the best possible performance for a highly satisfied client.

Roller Shutter Doors

As one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and installers of rapid acting doors, we can guarantee that our tailored industrial door systems offer superior standards in quality and design.

Each of our high performing industrial doors are manufactured in the West Midlands, providing businesses throughout the UK with exceptionally strong, long-lasting, resilient, safe and functional solutions to their operational needs.

Find out more

Based in the West Midlands, UK Rapid Door Systems design and manufacture a wide range of bespoke industrial and commercial Turbo Fold doors built to the exact specifications of our clients.

To find out more about our roller shutter doors and door servicing packages, please contact our friendly and experienced team today on 0121 5656165.