Commercial Aluminium Doors for schools.

Professional Windows are experts in the installation of doors for schools.  However, many make the mistake of installing a pvc door in a high traffic environment and by design, pvc doors are not suitable as school entrance doors or fire exit doors.  Professional Windows in Surrey do of course, provide pvc entrance doors as well as aluminium doors but we know which product is suitable for which installation.  

Many people are unaware of the advantages of aluminium doors for schools, thinking entrance doors are only available in pvc because that is what they may have in their house.  As a general rule, a pvc door is really only ever suited to a dwelling.  Any alternative installation should have an aluminium commercial door fitted.  

Our pvc doors at home will rarely be used more than 10 or 20 times a day and essentially their hardware is designed to keep the door locked and secure but not really designed for the demands of a high traffic environment.  

No matter how high the quality of a pvc door, once installed in a non-dwelling application such as a school, office building or to a shop is is likely that the door will in a short period of time either drop, require constant adjustment and the typical lever/lever handles on the door will also not withstand the rigours of a high traffic school environment.  

Whilst it may be very appealing due to cost to have a pvc door installed, in the long term this is false economy.  

If you are looking for a reliable, trusted commercial door which will give your building long service, able to meet your requirements for fire exit, access control, disability discrimination act compliant and much more, please contact us.  

Commercial aluminium doors offer many benefits and advantages:

• Commercial doors are specifically specifically designed for high traffic use.
• Door closers and locks used with commercial doors have been tested to hundreds of thousands of cycles for heavy duty use.
• Commercial doors are available with integrated anti finger trap hinge stiles – a vital safety feature which prevents fingers or hands being trapped when the door is opened or closed.
• Centre hung doors have the facility to swing both in and out.
• Commercial doors offer slimmer profiles and sight lines
• The widest range of locks and handles can be fitted – pvc doors are limited by their profile and the eurogroove.
• With the correct hardware and specification, commercial doors meet the requirements for disabled access, fire escape and controlled access and exit – PVCu and residential doors do not.
• Commercial doors feature low thresholds meeting the current Building Regulations (Part M) and the Disability Discrimination Act.
• Commercial doors can accept the widest variety of buzz entry systems, access control, keypad locks, swipe card entry systems, exit devices and automatic operation, whether sliding or swing. PVCu and residential doors do not.
• Aluminium is widely accepted for its strength and low maintenance properties.

Commercial Doors are available either single or double action, centre hung, rebated or anti-fingertrap,  with a variety of threshold, framing, stile and rail options available.  The comprehensive choice of hardware available with these doors makes them ideal for every type of installation and most requirements can be met.

• A proven, successful, top quality product
• Slim, aesthetically pleasing profiles.
• Low Maintenance.
• Double woolpile draught proofing for improved weather performance.
• Supplied fully fabricated and assembled with all hardware fitted.
• Wide midrails and deep bottom rails are available.
• Extensive lock and hardware options available, including exit devices, access control systems and architectural ironmongery.
• Available as either standard centre hung, rebated or with anti finger trap hinge stiles.
• Security beading.
• Suitable for automatic swing or sliding operation.
• A wide choice of colours and finishes.

source: www.aluminiumtradesupply.co.uk