Tuesday 31 March 2015

Amber Doors Successfully Refurbish Horizontal Sliding Folding Door for Imperial Commercials



Amber Doors recently carried out a refurbishment project for Imperial Commercials in Derby, helping them to save a considerable amount of money.


We were able to replace the top and bottom tracks for a horizontal sliding folding door, as well as refurbishing the door itself. Before approaching Amber Doors, the customer had been wrongly advised that refurbishment would not be possible and they would require a complete replacement door. This would have cost the customer in excess of £15,000! However, our experienced team quickly advised that the existing door could be repaired and new top and bottom tracks could be installed, allowing the door to function as it should.



At Amber Doors, we understand the importance of causing as little disruption as possible to our customers as any downtime can potentially be extremely costly. In order to allow Imperial Commercials to continue trading throughout the refurbishment project, we were able to carry out the necessary repairs in two phases. 



As 50% of the 10m wide X 6m high folding door was open at all times, we were able to complete all work whilst causing only the absolute minimal amount of disruption to the customer.
In order to install new bottom tracks for the sliding folding door, we first had to remove the existing concrete holding the tracks in place using a breaker. The replacement tracks were then set in new concrete.

At Amber Doors, as well as manufacturing a wide range of industrial doors and loading bay equipment, we can also provide repair, refurbishment and maintenance services, whether on a planned or reactive maintenance basis.

Monday 2 March 2015

Another Successful New Retail Door Installation

For any retail building, it’s of paramount importance that doors and entrance units are safe, secure and meet legal opening requirements. Amber Doors were recently able to supply and fit a new entrance unit within an existing shop, with specifications to improve the shop’s security as well as bring all safety and legal requirements up to date.

aluminum door
Before
One of the main concerns with the original entrance unit was that the aperture of the active door did not meet with the minimum legal opening requirements for a retail premises. In installing a new aluminium door, we increased the aperture, ensuring that the new entrance unit would be in legal compliance.

As well as increasing the opening of the door, we also replaced the existing troublesome floor springs with hold open transom closers, and fitted the new doors with anti- finger trap door stiles bringing the shop entrance unit up to date with the latest anti finger-trap safety requirements. By making these changes, we helped to save the client thousands of pounds by not having to replace the complete shop front façade.

shopfront
After
In addition to improving the locking system, the new door unit features 6.4mm clear laminate, laminated glass is safety and security glass.

There are a number of benefits to using laminated glass rather than toughened glass in replacement retail security doors:

  • It remains intact or breaks safely on impact rather than breaking into large pieces
  • It can withstand repeated blows from heavy objects
  • Even once glass is broken, the layers of PVB remain as a barrier to intruders

As well as bringing the shop front up to date with all legal requirements and successfully increasing safety and security, we also provided the new door in a silver anodised finish, ensuring that the aesthetics of the updated entrance unit are in keeping with the rest of the shop front.