Case Study: Support Services – Weston-super-Mare

The Situation

Recently a support services organization based in Weston-super-Mare temporarily closed down for a couple of months to allow for a long overdue renovation of their building. The three-storey building, which was built in 1958, was showing visible signs of dissipation. The close down period was very hard to schedule as the support services that are offered from this organization include housing, charitable works and health services for the local community as well as recovery programmes for individuals throughout Britain. Currently, the facility caters for hundreds of people every week.

There are several goals to be achieved in the renovation of the property, the main purpose however is to ensure that the building meets with all the modern day safety standards in order to protect the teams of individuals employed there as well as the people that they serve. In addition to this, it is a requirement that the regulations surrounding the DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) are in place. The support services are looking for the premises to be made comfortable, especially for those with disabilities and the elderly. The support services in Weston-super-Mare contracted ADSF UK LTD to work on their new automatic entrance door design and to ensure that the job is finished within the time period given for the closure of the premises.

Automatic Sliding Doors Solution:

To fully meet the everyday needs of the Support Services, ADSF UK LTD installed a new aluminium entrance with Premis Euroslide Bi-Part openers. The entire automatic door system was designed and customised to fit in with the existing structure. It was the perfect solution for the support services requirements for various reasons. One of the main reasons for this selection was to improve the external appearance of the property. The aluminium design and automatic sliding motion created a sleek and modern look. This delivered a major improvement to the architecture of this relatively old building that badly needed some loving care. The safety features that are associated with automatic sliding doors will ensure that people entering and exiting the building will be able to do so safely. The motion sensor that comes with the unit is highly reliable, hence, it will not move if anything or anyone is obstructing the space around it. This is extremely important in case children play around the entrance at any time.

Yet another advantage is that the door system will provide the utmost comfort and convenience to the service users, employees, and visitors of the building. Individuals with disabilities will gain more pride and independence as they no longer have to ask for assistance in opening the doors, as the automatic doors slide to let individuals in and out. This automatic function will also prevent congestion in entrances even at peak times of the day.

Automatic Sliding Doors Outcome:

After the major renovation, the Support Centre was really impressed by the efforts from all the parties involved in the improvement of the structure. The hard work paid off and all areas including the automatic entranceway were completed to a high standard within the deadlines given. Despite the huge number of people who come to the building to conduct their business with the organisation, there was no instance where the entrance became congested due to heavy pedestrian traffic. All population groups using the support centre were pleasantly surprised with all the alterations that were made; as it significantly improved their access to the building.

The materials used for manufacturing the automatic door were aluminium and toughened glass which are both durable and robust. The large glass panels increased visibility and therefore employees and users were able to see any unpleasant outside activity and react far quicker to an emergency situation resulting in an additional layer of security and safety being created at the building premises.

With all these recent improvements, the Support Centre is now more than ready to assist an increased number of users, employees, volunteers, and families whom they serve in their main base in Weston-super-Mare. ADSF UK LTD is proud to be associated with this project and can offer you the same assurance of quality and design. ADSF UK LTD is ready to provide bespoke automatic entrance solutions that are customised for your individual business. Call us on 01275 871787 to find out more about our automatic door systems, shop fronts, frameless glass automatic doors and frameless glass shop fronts.