Why Businesses Install Fire Resistant Roller Shutter Doors In Their Premises

Fire resistant roller shutter doors are becoming an increasingly popular preference for both industrial and commercial use. Fire resistant shutters can ensure that businesses can protect their goods, premises, and most importantly; their employees from threats related to fire.

Fire stopper roller shutter doors are specially designed to offer protection from fire for up to 4 hours more than a standard roller shutter door would be capable of. As they are able to withstand very high temperatures for a long period of time, fire shutters can be used to considerably delay the spread of fire throughout a building. They can be used to section off parts of a building into compartments; containing fire in a particular area and protecting the building as a whole.

By compartmentalising a building and preventing the natural spread of fire, fire stopper roller shutter doors can help people to evacuate the building safely and rapidly. This helps make the work of emergency services much easier and focus on fighting the fire before it is able to spread.

At the present time, fire shutters are regularly a part of most business’s building fire safety strategies. Understandably, business owners must take the safety and security of their company, properties and their workforce seriously and comply with government health and safety regulations. By installing fire resistant shutters in their premises, businesses can not only protect their assets and staff, but also meet building regulations and be protected in the case of having to make an insurance claim in relation to fire related incidents.

At MDS Industries, as a business’s assets and the health of employees may depend on them, our range of fire resistant roller shutter doors have been fully tested and fire rated. All fire shutters are tested for up to 4 hours fire resistance to suit maximum opening sizes of 7 meters by 7 meters. It is crucial that when installing fire stopper doors into your business premises that the structure to which the shutter is fitted must have the appropriate fire rating.

For more information about fire shutter doors, or guidance about fire ratings, you can contact us now on 0870 444 6780 or visit the MDSIndustries website.

Using High Speed Doors To Save Your Business Money

We’re all aware of the huge increases in fuel costs - heating bills are not only rocketing for people’s homes, but business premises too.  Those businesses which have a warehouse or large storage units which are accessed regularly may find they can make savings in their heating bills by installing an energy saving high speed door. 

An energy saving high speed door will open and close up to three times quicker than a standard industrial door – so over a period of time this can dramatically help to reduce the amount of heat lost by having doors open for longer than necessary.  Of course, this should then mean that fuel bills will be reduced as heat is contained in the building and not allowed to escape.  Many businesses find their doors are having to open and close several times a day in order to let fork lift trucks or pedestrians in and out, but by having a high speed door installed, the amount of heat lost through the open door can be reduced to a minimum. 

High speed doors may cost a little more to buy and install than a standard door, but as long as a high quality door is installed, it should last for a number of years.  The amount of money saved on heating bills should soon mean that the door has paid for itself which makes economic sense.  Some door manufacturers will supply the doors in a choice of colours, so many businesses choose a door which matches their corporate colours.

Of course, a high speed door won’t only help to conserve energy, but it is also a highly effective security method and can help to deter unwanted visitors.  Manufactured from steel, these doors are hardy and robust and will withstand high force. 

Having a door which opens and closes quickly also means that workers are not having to hang around waiting for conventional doors to open – which means that they can be far more productive!  Fully working equipment can help workers to work more efficiently therefore helping to increase business production.

Inevitably most high speed doors will include safety features such as bottom safety edges and photo cells which will detect if something is obstructing the path of the door.   

Here at MDS we manufacture energy saving high speed doors in the West Midlands and can install them at locations all over the UK.  To find out more about our high speed doors feel free to visit our website or contact us on 0870 444 6780.

Welcome to the MDS Blog

Welcome to the MDS blog where we hope to share our top tips and news with you.  We manufacture, install and repair many different kinds of industrial roller shutter doors to customers across the West Midlands and beyond but we also have a wealth of knowledge in door maintenance and best practice which we would like to share with you.

If there are any roller shutter related topics which you would like us to address in our new blog please do get in touch and we'll do our best to cover it.

Please stay tuned for our expert insight and advice on looking after and choosing the best kinds of doors for your industrial premises.

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