Our Full Guide To The Different Types of Roll Up Doors

At UK Rapid Door Systems, we know that a facility’s success starts at the entrance with access features that overcome the daily pitfalls of busy industrial operations. In our considerable experience, this requires moving beyond conventional doors and opting for one of the many different types of roll up doors that we manufacture in-house, right here in the heart of the Midlands.

Key Points:  

  • Space-Saving: All our types of roll up doors are stored in compact head columns.
  • Fast-Acting: The speeds offered range from 800mm to 2000mm per second.  
  • Made-to-Order: Our doors are custom-made to your exact measurements and requirements.

Types of Roll Up Doors 

Manufactured with either a galvanised double skin lath or a fabric ZIP curtain, these space-saving systems offer optimal operational efficiency by rolling up and out of the way at rapid speeds. Each door operates with a fold-up motion which automatically collects the curtain as it rises, before storing it in the compact head column – out of sight, and out of the way.

Complete with an inverter drive, push button station, and even a self-repairing system (we’ll explore this in more detail later), there is no better choice than a roll up door from UK Rapid Door Systems, but which option is the right choice for your premises?

Let’s find out together.

Zip Speed Door

First up, our Zip Speed Door. A popular choice owing to its ability to reduce wait times at key access points, this curtain system has also been designed to provide protection against wind pressures up to Category 5 and reduce draughts for stable internal temperatures.

Like all our roll up doors, it is available in a range of RAL colours, with special colours available upon request.

Operating Speed: Up to 1 metre per second.

Recommended For: Industrial and commercial premises, including sales floors and warehouses.

Insulated Dual Door

Whilst little time is lost waiting for our Insulated Dual Door to open and close, its insulation value of 4.8W/m2K ensures that only the minimum amount of heat is lost whilst the door is open. The system is also a highly effective security measure, with 95mm deep insulated lath that (unlike conventional doors that swing outwards and get in the way) is easily stored in the head column.

Operating Speed: 800mm to 1000mm per second.

Recommended For: Premises with high traffic flow across their temperature-controlled areas.

Turbo Fold Door

With a maximum width of 12000mm, and a maximum height of 10000mm, the Turbo Fold Door is designed for large industrial openings. Despite its size, it operates just like any other roll up door, with a fold-up motion and a vertical frame to let forklifts, pallet stackers, and even delivery vehicles pass through without any obstructions.

Operating Speed: 1 metre per second.

Recommended For: All external and internal openings, with the exception of clean rooms and other sterile areas.

Turbo Roll Door

Offering even faster speeds of up to 1.5 metres per second, the Turbo Roll Door minimises drafts, prevents airborne pollution, and reduces heat loss, but don’t let these rapid speeds be a cause for concern. Our innovative self-repairing system activates upon impact and automatically resets the door within just one cycle to protect your goods from all external conditions.

Operating Speed: Up to 1.5 metres per second.

Recommended For: Industrial applications including clean rooms and food preparation units.

Ice Freezer Door

Our Ice Freezer Door offers the operating speeds required to maintain temperatures between +70 °C and -30°C, ensuring that it is only ever open for as long as is absolutely necessary. An integral heating system, twin skin construction, and (of course) self-repairing system all come as standard to further guarantee consistent temperatures and ongoing performance.

Operating Speed: Up to 1500mm per second (available upon request).

Recommended For: All cold store applications, such as chilled or frozen storage units.

Clean Room Door

The fastest door system available in our range, the Clean Room Door is designed to meet all your clean room storage needs. From its stainless steel side and head columns to its IP65 control equipment, every design decision has been made to provide a secure barrier against contamination and maintain the required conditions for your facility.

Operating Speed: Up to 2 metres per second.

Recommended For: Clean rooms, controlled storage facilities, and cold stores.

Custom Made Roll Up Doors

All of the doors that we manufacture, including the different types of roll up doors listed above, are made-to-order.

To find out more, please contact our sales team on 0121 565 6165 or email enquiries@ukrapiddoorsystems.co.uk.

Your Guide to Industrial Doors

Here at UK Rapid Doors, we’re proud to say that we offer a huge range of industrial doors, from Turbo folding doors to insulated dual doors, we can provide an ideal solution. Read on if you want to learn more about our extensive range of doors that we manufacture in-house and supply throughout the UK.

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Turbo Fold High Speed Doors

These doors are fast door systems ideal for busy industrial openings and are idea for reducing heat loss, noise contamination and airborne pollution. Check out this video to see how quickly the doors open and close.

Insulated Dual Doors

As the name suggests, insulated dual doors are perfect for an environment where heat loss needs to be carefully controlled. The high security double skin lath profile provides effective insulation and prevents heat loss, but also acts as an effective level of security. As well as this, it operates at a speed of 800mm to 1000mm per second which means that it’s ideal for areas with high traffic flow and can be opened for the minimal amount of time to prevent heat loss. To see it in action, press play on the video below.

 

Zip Speed Door

Avoid noise contamination, heat loss, airborne pollution and wasting time with the zip speed door. It’s an innovative way and energy saving solution for industrial doors to open and close in high-traffic areas. These doors are ideal for retail sales floors, busy warehouses, clean rooms, cold stores, car wash areas and food preparation units. Check out the video below to see how they work.

Turbo Roller Door

The turbo roller door is a very popular choice. Rather than waiting for a conventional roller shutter, the turbo roller door provides a much faster alternative with great advantages like noise reducing, heat loss and time saving qualities.




As well as the above, we also provide a wide range of other industrial door solutions, including ice freezer doors, clean room high speed doors, fire shutter doors and retail security doors. All our doors are manufactured in the West Midlands and we are able to fast track your order to 5 days.

To discuss your industrial door requirements, call us today on 0121 565 6165 or email us a enquiries@ukrapiddoorsystems.co.uk. Our experienced team of advisors will be happy to talk about devising a bespoke solution.