Want to learn more about warehouse door installation? At Complete Access & Engineering Services, we’re proud to provide a wide range of industrial warehouse door installations for a range of applications and industries. In this ultimate guide, we provide a breakdown of different types of warehouse doors, highlighting how they can play a key role in your industry.
Types Of Warehouse Doors
Choosing the right door installation will come down to a number of important factors, depending on the type of industry or business you currently operate in. Below, we take a closer look at some of the common types of warehouse doors, outlining their applications and important benefits to help guide you on which may be best for your business.
Roller Shutter Doors
Designed to work as both an industrial warehouse door or as an additional protective cover for a shopfront or actual door to your warehouse, roller shutter doors pull down from overhead and provide extra security. Some roller shutters may also have a smaller door that can be opened for easy access in day-to-day operations. Roller shutters can be rolled up or down to whatever height is necessary and are an ideal solution for a protective warehouse door or protective shield for your business.
There are different types of roller shutter doors, with one of the most common among them being the roller grille. A roller grille is essentially the same thing, only with holes in the shutter door that allow for greater ventilation and visibility. These are typically used for shop fronts and car parks but are considered a less protective form of door installation for warehouse settings.
Warehouse Sliding Doors
Often used for large industrial-sized warehouses, as a simple method of opening and closing your warehouse doors, sliding doors open horizontally, skiing as they do so. Easy to move and maintain, yet incredibly durable and made from strong materials, sliding doors can be found on boatyards, farms, factories and even aircraft hangers.
Fire Doors
A highly important door installation to get absolutely right is your fire doors. Fire doors must be custom built and installed to fit specific spaces within your warehouse that will provide the best possible chance of reducing the spread of fire. Fire door installations require custom manufacturing in order to prevent smoke and fire from penetrating other areas of your warehouse and should be used alongside fire and emergency response plans for your company. Fire doors should provide a route of exit for your employees and customers alongside their fire reduction capabilities and, in conjunction with appropriate signage and planning, will prevent unnecessary damage or potential risk of life.
Sectional Doors
Designed to be highly energy efficient, sectional doors are ideal for warehouses that require consistent temperatures, often of the extreme degree. This can be aided further, should you opt to have insulated sectional doors, which offer greater control over your internal temperatures. Sectional doors can be adjusted as you wish, with windows able to be fitted, as well as smaller personal doors for ease of access.
High-Speed Doors
If you’re looking for warehouse door installations that will reduce the time spent waiting for your doors to open and close, you should consider high-speed doors as the option most suitable for you. Ideal for climate-controlled warehouses, as the speed of the doors can help maintain your temperatures, high-speed doors are also equipped with vital safety measures that prevent harm to those who need to go through the door at speed.
Steel-Hinged Doors
The perfect solution for warehouse doors that require additional layers of security, steel-hinged doors are strong, sturdy and prevent unwanted intruders from getting inside. Suitable for theft prevention, due to its strength and ability to perform as an important deterrent, steel-hinged doors are composed of steel doors and hinges that protect against both theft and extreme weather.
Warehouse Doors | Key Considerations
When thinking of warehouse door installation, there are a number of important considerations you will have to make in order to decide which type of warehouse door is best for your industry or business. If you rely heavily on the movement of lorries, loading and unloading goods day-in day-out, as an example, it’s likely that warehouse sliding doors or roller shutters are the appropriate choices. Below, we highlight some of the key considerations you should make when selecting your industrial door installation, noting the key benefits they provide.
Daily Traffic
Much like any door, an industrial warehouse door is designed as a specific place for all your comings and goings, only on a much greater scale. Warehouse doors must be able to handle multiple uses, up to one hundred in a single day, meaning they must be both heavy-duty and be able to work quickly and efficiently. Speed is important in the warehouse and helps to aid productivity, at least when the correct procedures are carried out, and with an industrial door that remains durable for the long term, you’ll be ensuring there are little to no unexpected delays. Instead, when the time comes, you can simply get in touch with the team at Complete Access Engineering and we can handle all your door maintenance or repair needs as and when they’re needed.
Safety
Safety, as we know, is of the utmost importance, and this is certainly the case when it comes to your industrial warehouse doors. With so much daily traffic, ensuring that your warehouse doors are safe, won’t slam shut on someone unexpectedly, and have the brake mechanisms required to prevent them from closing when open is essential. Warehouse sliding doors, as an example, will typically require clever sensors to prevent them from closing when they shouldn’t.
Size
When thinking of what warehouse doors are most suitable for your trade, it’s of course important to consider the size of your warehouse, and therefore the size of the warehouse doors you will need. When transporting your goods to and from your warehouse in a lorry, it’s important that the lorry can safely, quickly and responsibly drive in and out of your warehouse. On the other hand, if you are only expecting small vans and/or crates from entering the building, perhaps smaller warehouse doors would be the most appropriate and cost-effective option.
Cost
When thinking of your warehouse door installation, you’re always going to think hard about the costs. This won’t just include the cost of the door installation itself, but will of course involve the ongoing costs of running the door, carrying out maintenance and the potential costs of repairs. Utility costs must also be factored in, as the cost of the required to open and close the doors, as well as maintain temperatures in your warehouse, particularly those with cold rooms, could be extensive.
Features
When thinking of your door installation, think long and hard about how your warehouse is run and what features would be beneficial for your specific industry or application. Should you require your warehouse doors to remain open during the day, you’ll need a warehouse door that has an automatic opening and can hold its position in place, for instance. Other features could include windows, push bars or levers and other means of making the transport of goods even easier.
Complete Access Engineering Services – Door Installation Services Across The UK
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With over fifteen years as an active company serving the entirety of the UK, we’re proud to have handled a diverse selection of customer needs, rendering no problem or installation job too big or small. From industrial and warehouse doors to reinforced metal roller shutter doors ideal for retail units, we’re the team to contact. Get in touch today.
