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How to Check if Your Retail Outlet’s Door is Ready for the Festive Rush

At a Glance With the festive season retail surge looming, early preparation is key. Beyond pricing and staffing, you’ll need to maintain your commercial doors to prevent safety, security, and compliance risks. Check your doors’ structure, sensors, weatherstripping, and fire safety to make sure they can perform efficiently and allow for a safe customer experience. …

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Could Faulty Doors Invalidate Your Business Insurance?

At a Glance Faulty doors can directly invalidate your business insurance if they compromise site security, breach fire safety regulations, or fail to meet policy requirements. Insurers may reject claims where poor door maintenance contributed to damage or theft. Regular inspections, proper locks, and up-to-date documentation are essential to keeping your policy valid. The Overlooked …

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Business Security: 4 Strategies for Protecting Your Assets

At a Glance Keeping your premises secure is about more than just locking the doors; it’s about protecting your people, property, and peace of mind. In this guide, we break down four essential business security strategies to help with protecting business assets, from installing commercial security doors to using access control, alarms, and surveillance. Regardless …

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What to Look for in Modern Automatic Sliding Door Systems

Table of Contents What to Look for in Modern Automatic Sliding Door Systems At a Glance Applications & Design Overview Triggering & Activation Methods Key Components: Operators, Sensors & Control Systems Standards, Regulations & Compliance Energy Efficiency & Thermal Performance Maintenance & Longevity Doorway Services Helps Businesses Choose the Right Automatic Door Systems At a …

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7 Reasons Your Swing Door Isn’t Closing Properly (And What to Do About It)

In a commercial property, doorways play a very important role. They serve as the entry point for your patrons and employees, while also playing an important role in ensuring energy efficiency and compliance with safety regulations. This means that when you’re experiencing a door closing problem, it becomes more than a minor inconvenience. If your …

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5 Ways to Maintain Manual Doors in High-Traffic Commercial Environments

When it comes to a property’s functionality, efficiency, safety, and security, commercial doors play a key role. Whether it’s a fire exit, automatic, sliding, or manual door, it needs to be properly maintained with commercial door servicing. Manual industrial doors are meant to withstand heavy traffic and rough use, but that doesn’t mean they’re without …

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4 Environmental Benefits of Aluminium Doors

When you consider how to make your commercial properties more eco-friendly, you might think of installing solar panels, insulating the building, and double-glazing your windows. But one thing many people miss is how their choice of door impacts the eco-friendliness of their property.  Sustainable door materials like aluminium have grown in popularity over the last …

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5 Common Sliding Door Problems and How To Fix Them

If your sliding doors are getting jammed or no longer opening smoothly, you’re probably looking for ways to fix them. A sliding door problem can rob you of the benefits that these doors offer in the first place, such as easy access, traffic flow and aesthetics.  With constant usage, just like with other doors and …

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Fire Safety Regulations To Be Followed By Schools in the UK

Each year, one in eight schools in Britain experiences an arson attack, with an estimated 90,000 school-going children having their education interrupted because of school fires. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has estimated that school fires cost  £100 million annually.  When fire regulations in schools aren’t followed, their impact can be extensive; children who …

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Emergency Exit Routes for Businesses

Workplace fires are more common than you’d think. During 2023-24, there were over 7000 instances of workplace fires in the UK. Although there has been a considerable improvement over the past decade (9458 workplace fire outbreaks recorded 2013-2014), this figure is still unacceptably high. Businesses must work proactively to implement safety measures that adhere to …