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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.

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.

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.

Zip Speed Door Installation for Worcestershire Hub

UK Rapid Doors are delighted to have completed a recent Zip Speed Door project for a nationally recognised client.

Our team installed a new application for Biffa Waste at one of their regional hubs based in Droitwich Spa, replacing an antiquated manual fold system that was no longer fit for purpose.

An unusual specification, the new shutters were installed within a temporary fabric building that is used to repair Biffa bins, meaning that the new shutters were installed within the existing structure.

The work was required in order to improve the speed with which the temporary building could be opened during busy working times and also to reduce exposure to poor weather and cold. Following an exploratory site visit our design team created the perfect solution for the client, before the manufacture of a bespoke installation just for this application was created.

The client was very impressed with the new door installation and the improved accessibility has been beneficial for day-to-day operations.

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About our Zip Speed Doors

UK Rapid Door System’s Zip Speed Doors offer an innovative and energy efficient fast acting door system that provides an ideal solution for commercial and industrial buildings. Each application is designed to improve the speed and efficiency at premises, especially those with a high traffic flow.

Our installations also help to reduce heat loss, noise contamination and airborne pollution.

Key Features:

Fabric ZIP curtain with or without vision windows
High level bottom safety edge detection
Safety photo cell
Inverter drive
Push button station
Break out system

Currently available in the following colours:

Yellow RAL 1003
Blue RAL 5002
Orange RAL 2008
Red RAL 3002
Grey RAL 7037
Black RAL 9005
White RAL 9016
Green RAL 6028

Find out more

At UK Rapid Door Systems we manufacture and supply a wide selection of bespoke Zip Speed doors and other industrial door systems, each designed and manufactured to meet the exact specifications 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.

Turning up the heat on our Rapid Action Doors and Shutters

As the UK weather continues to astound us with periods of prolonged sunshine and hot balmy days, most people are turning their attention to their summer holidays – but not us! Here at UK Rapid Doors, we continue to deliver a fast, competitive service, manufacturing and installing our rapid action doors quickly and efficiently no matter what the time of year.

Whilst our European competitors generally have a shutdown period from the end of July until early September, we keep our doors open, offering a super speedy two-week lead time as standard from when we have confirmation of drawings.

Not only can our customers benefit from our quick lead times, but they also have the added satisfaction of buying British as all of our doors are manufactured here in the UK.

To give you just an idea of what you can expect when ordering your industrial doors from UK Rapid Doors, here are a just a few examples of some of the trade projects we have completed in recent weeks.

Zip Fast Action Doors

This innovative door system provides the perfect solution to heat loss in busy industrial premises, as the doors open and close rapidly, helping you to maintain a constant temperature even with a lot of comings and goings. Find out more about our Zip Speed Doors.

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Turbo Fold Fast Action Doors

With our turbo fold doors, you don’t have to waste time waiting for doors to open or lose valuable heat in the process. Suitable for all industrial applications and in particular areas with high traffic flow, our turbo fold doors come in a range of RAL colours as you can see from the recent installations below:

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Retail Security Shutters

When it comes to retail, you can’t take any risks with the security of your premises and that’s why our security shutters are so great – because they offer durability and safety whilst still looking tidy and stylish. Available in a number of powder coated RAL colours, these shutters remain a popular product and are amongst our recent trade installations:

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Industrial Shutters

Shutters are a great way to secure your industrial and commercial premises, as well as protect it against the spread of fire, and remain a popular product with our customers as you can see from the recent installations below:

Insulated Shutters

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If it’s business as usual for you this summer, and you want to get new rapid action doors up and running quickly, call us now on 0121 565 6165 or email us with your requirements.

Cutting commercial energy costs with efficient door systems

A recent report has found that average electricity prices are 50% more expensive for small businesses than for much larger commercial consumers.

These worrying findings, underlined in Ofgem’s recent ‘State of the Energy Markets’ report, suggests that retail markets typically work well for larger businesses, but small and micro businesses can expect to pay far more on average.

The reports states that smaller business pay more for electricity bills because, unlike their larger counterparts, they are unable to negotiate good deals with suppliers and very rarely choose to switch to alternative providers.

Indeed, more than half (58%) of smaller companies have never switched suppliers or have moved on just a single occasion.

Cost effectiveness

With more than 60% of small business customers on poor value deals, which can be around £300 more expensive each year than the cheapest fixed term deals, it’s important to look at alternative ways to drive down energy costs for your business.

For businesses that require fast access to their working premises, conventional doors can prove effective but expensive to run, so upgrading to efficient door systems offers a great way to lower electricity costs for your business.

At UK Rapid Doors we offer energy efficient fast acting door systems which provide a fantastic solution for busy industrial premises. Suitable for high traffic flow, these fast action systems dramatically reduce running costs, heat loss and the working time lost whilst waiting for antiquated roller shutter doors to open.

Because modern automated commercial doors benefit from a high level of technical design and are made from resilient, first-rate materials, they also offer far greater longevity that older installations and a significantly lower requirement for replacements and repairs, saving even more money in the long-run!

UK Rapid Door Systems offer a wide range of bespoke efficient door systems, click here to find out more.

How a Zip Speed Door Can Improve Your Workflow

Within every industrial and commercial sector, whether logistics, retail, food, automotive or storage, it’s essential that an optimised workflow around entries and openings, or an efficient loading and unloading of goods is maintained.

High speed doors, such as a zip speed door, are valuable for efficient operations, as operating a slow door at crucial areas of traffic, can lead to a bottleneck and a slowed down workflow. Equally, if an obstruction should occur in or around the opening, a fast acting door would be able to easily and quickly recover and minimise disruption. Although a relatively new industrial and commercial door to the market, Zip Speed doors are seeing an increased uptake for usage across a range of environments – factories, warehouses, distribution centres, and cold storage facilities. Zip Speed doors provide a highly durable, resilient and efficient solution to enhance a fluid workflow across these different environments and ease pressure from high-traffic areas.

How does a Zip Speed door system work?

Zip, high speed doors can be used to optimise both exterior and interior openings, as they can tightly seal off your vicinity from harsh outdoor conditions and hygienically separate different sections within. Using latest technologies, Zip Speed doors feature an automated roll up design, simply slotting into compact free-standing side and head columns.

With a push of a button, either mounted beside the door or through a handheld remote device, the door will initiate, acting with a high speed for ease of use and efficiency. Zip Speed doors include options for motion detectors, to effectively respond to moving objects within or outside of the opening in all weather conditions. Additionally, induction loop detectors can be fitted so that the zip door reacts to stationary or moving vehicles. It will ignore pedestrians, so that inbound or outbound deliveries or goods can be transported smoothly and without stopping.

Boosting work performance

With increased efficiency, a Zip Speed door is an ideal system for busy industrial and commercial facilities, where time is valuable. In the event of an accident, where the door is dislodged on impact, an intelligently designed self-repairing system will be activated. The flexible zip, high speed door will recover its position with just one open and closing cycle, without damaging any obstructions. This makes them a reliable solution to minimise the impact of problems with workflow and the build-up of traffic.

As a strong, fast and durable door, Zip Speed doors reduce draughts and heat loss, so that desired temperatures can be maintained and energy savings can be made. This is why they are ideal for cold storage, clean room or food operations, where regulated temperatures and hygiene are critical to business. The Zip Speed doors will effectively keep out pests and vermin or dirt, as they are heavy-duty and have minimal opening time. As a highly resilient door, they are also wind load tested to category 5, providing greater protection for personnel and goods from extreme weather.

To find out how Zip Speed doors can improve your logistics and productivity, or to see our range of industrial high speed doors, please call us on 0121 565 6165, or email enquiries@ukrapiddoorsystems.co.uk.