ACCESS CONTROL
As a heritage project , doors had to blend with the existing appearance of the environment . The design had to be carefully considered to also allow for the positioning of panic bars or electric locks while mirroring the doors already in place , without compromising safety considerations in terms of mounting heights and operation .
Doors requiring electric locking had to be manufactured to allow for electrical wiring from the Abloy lockcase through the centre of the door , into the concealed door loop and through the frame .
Although this is quite simple on a flush door , on a solid mortice and tenon door with joints and panels , quite a lot of detail and drawing is required ahead of manufacturing to ensure the longevity of the doorsets .
Working collaboratively Louie Woodland , Director at Johan Doors Ltd , explained : “ We all wanted to give the best result for the contractor and end client , so being open minded was essential to working collaboratively , and pulling together to ask , ‘ how do we get this done ?’
“ We have had great feedback from the Estates Project Manager in charge of the Younger Hall redevelopment . It ’ s a beautiful traditional building , and yet the heritage doors with modern technology does not look out of place . The need for heritage doors combined with technology has never been greater , so hopefully we can work with Aspex and Abloy again on similar projects in the future .”
Alan Thomson , Installation Manager at Aspex UK , added : “ Aspex has been installing access control for the University of St Andrews for decades , and in that time the company has become adept at understanding what type of locks are tailored for each individual building .
“ As Aspex currently have the maintenance contract for the access control and have had since 2007 , we can categorially state that the Abloy products are by far the most versatile and the most reliable locks on the market . Working with Johan Doors on the Younger Hall project has been a great success which we hope to repeat .”
Rory Grant , Regional Specification Manager at Abloy UK , said : “ Between the three companies and our extensive knowledge and experience , we were able to communicate and work out the best possible result . It gives us great pride to have been involved in this project , which can be seen every time you drive past the main entrance of Younger Hall .”
Pauline Brown , Associate Chief Information Officer , University of St Andrews , commented : “ The refurbishment of the impressive Younger
Hall was no ordinary capital project for the University . Maintaining the integrity and historic nature of the building were critical , right down to the detail of the ironmongery .
“ We ’ re so grateful to Aspex , Abloy UK and Johan Doors for working together to find appropriate solutions that continued to meet our requirements .”
For further information on products and services available from Abloy , visit https :// bit . ly / 3qYJ0jI , call 01902 364 500 , or email info @ abloy . co . uk .
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