Every construction project will need to consider the doors to be used for the building – and there are many advantages to utilising complete pre-hung doorsets for your project. Apart from their primary function of providing access to and from different rooms and areas of a building, the doors can also be a vital part of the health and safety, and security of the building.
Read MoreHow To Choose The Right Fire Doors Supplier
When it comes to building fire safety, it is important to ensure that you choose the most effective and relevant fire doors for that environment and development. Those responsible for the procurement of the fire doors should make an informed decision regarding their chosen supplier using an evidence-based approach.
Read MoreChoosing The Right Doors For Healthcare
Health and safety are of paramount importance in every public building – there are mandatory rules and regulations that must be met in these environments with regards to fire safety and general well-being.
Read MoreTHE IMPORTANCE OF OFFICE FIRE DOORS
In any building, office or industrial premises, one of the major considerations is fire safety. In any work environment, there is a responsibility of the building owners and/or managers to ensure that every precaution is taken to protect the people within, in the event of a fire outbreak.
Read MoreSilencing Noise With Acoustic Doors
In the busy modern world, noise – or rather excess noise – can be a significant factor in our everyday health! Indeed, recent reports show that exposure to road traffic noise considerably increases the risk of stroke in older people, whilst for children, prolonged exposure to excess noise has been proven to impair long term memory, reading and speech perception! Getting the required amount of sleep and rest is important to everyone’s health and wellbeing – so being disturbed at home by other people watching TV or playing music whilst you are trying to sleep can be a real nuisance!
Read MoreFinger Safe Doors To Keep Your Loved Ones Protected
People have accidents either at home or in work, every day – and one of the most common – and painful accidents, is getting our fingers caught or trapped in a closing door! Children are especially prone to these painful events – indeed, official research figures state that approximately 40,000 children trap and injure their fingers in a door every year in the UK!
Read MoreAcoustic Studio Doors: Choosing The Right Ones
Most people would automatically associate acoustic soundproof doors with specific environments and types of buildings – the most obvious, of course, being a recording studio or such! Establishments such as nightclubs, theatres, and cinemas need to have doors where loud music or other excessive noise can be inhibited so as not to disturb adjoining rooms or spaces.
Read MoreChoosing The Perfect Doors For Your Commercial Buildings
Choosing the perfect doors for your commercial building needs careful considerations on different levels – whilst you want your premises to look as appealing and attractive as possible, you must always remember the security and fire safety aspects for the protection of your buildings’ occupants and users. It is both a mandatory and legal requirement for many public, commercial, and residential buildings to have installed certificated and approved fire doors – failure to comply with these specifications can have serious consequences resulting in criminal prosecution or more tragic human consequences.
Read MoreThe Importance Of 30 Minute Fire Doors
Anybody occupying a building either for work, or in our homes, should expect that all possible steps have been taken to protect us from any fire outbreak that may occur. This is not, tragically, always proven to be the case – but there are stringent legislation and guidelines in place to help prevent any fire outbreaks and ensure people’s safety if one should occur – here is some information about fire doors and their importance in the role they play:
Read MoreWhen Is Fire Door Replacement Needed
Those responsible for any building that houses fire doors – and especially those buildings for which the installation and presence of fire doors is legally mandatory – needs to be aware of the need for regular inspection of the doors to ensure that they are always ‘fit for purpose’! Building owners, managers, or landlords will want to ensure that they are spared the expense and inconvenience of having to replace these doors at any stage, and that the scheduled fire risk assessments do not reveal substandard or ineffective fire doors
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