Doug Hart , Chairman , Hart Door Systems
Climate Change and the high-speed door
The symptoms of Climate Change are now very apparent with increases in global temperatures , more frequent storms and flooding where they are not expected and overall changing weather patterns being some of the noticeable warning signs .
Can industry help asks Doug Hart , chairman , Hart Door Systems . Clearly industry , from manufacturing to storage across the globe , can assess the efficiency of the premises they occupy with the ever open door being the most obvious area of wastefulness . In busy and intense warehouse or production facilities , leaving doors open is generally seen as acceptable .
The result is costly heated air escapes , the temperature within the building drops and heating struggles to get back to an acceptable level . More often than not when the door is opened again it is possibly left open because operatives find it much more convenient .
For temperature control and energy management , the automatic door such as Hart ’ s Speedor is the solution . Speedor ’ s fast-action is the perfect answer . With quality
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engineering and durability , Speedor high-speed doors will maintain temperatures within a building while keeping energy costs at an acceptable level .
No matter the industrial classification , Hart can manufacture industrial door systems customised to meet specific needs . As an example the Speedor Storm variant is ready for anything the weather can throw at it . Be it a factory , warehouse , storage facility or any kind of plant operation , where doors must be open frequently for people and traffic the Speedor Storm can withstand wind up to ‘ wind class 5 ’ as defined by DIN EN 12424 .
Whether it ’ s access for deliveries , forklifts or people , there are far too many businesses that leave major entrances open for an unnecessary amount of time . The knock-on effect is wasted heating , higher costs and a less than optimal working environment .
Speedor Storm is designed specifically to take care of this . It can help with productivity because entering and leaving can be done more rapidly than non-automatic doors . Further it enhances the working environment because the high-speed operation , even on large doors , means there are no unnecessary open stages .
In turn this lowers energy consumption , important at a time when the cost of energy shows little sign of improving and of course reduced energy use has a positive impact on Climate Change .
In conclusion Hart Door Systems ’ Speedor range can make a very significant contribution to energy conservation and a carbon footprint . The combination of automation and high speed operation prevents the passage of heated or cooled air escaping from a building only to heat the car park for instance .
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