Case Study : St John Ambulance - Stroud

St John Ambulance is the nation’s leading first aid charity.

Every year, more than 400,000 people learn how to save a life through their training programmes, including hundreds of thousands of young people.

St John ambulance volunteers provide first aid in their communities, keeping people safe at events, and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls. They are also always campaigning to raise awareness of first aid and directly educate the public.

St John Ambulance: The Situation

One of the St John Ambulance Centres in Stroud is housed in a rather old community building and the decision was made to actually close the centre down for 12 weeks in order to carry out essential works and an upgrade to this old dreary building. The two-storey building, which was built in the 1950's, needed a re-vamp as it was now at the stage where visible signs of wear and tear were apparent. St John Ambulance is just one but certainly the largest of the many groups that use the building to host their activities. The building itself is the venue for parent and toddler clubs, sports clubs and adult learning classes, therefore the pedestrian traffic is high on a daily basis.

One of the main objectives of the renovation is to ensure that the building meets modern building and safety standards in order to protect the users and of course the service providers. In addition to this it was deemed the right time to ensure that the access into and out of the building was DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) compliant and to create a comfortable environment for all population groups. An added goal is to make the premises comfortable, especially for individuals with disabilities, children and the elderly.

To create and design their new automatic entrance door, St John Ambulance contracted ADSF LTD who they had used before on similar projects and locations throughout Great Britain. One of the stipulations was that the works would be finished within the period that it was temporarily closed.

Automatic Sliding Doors Solution:

To meet the requirements stated by St John Ambulance, ADSF UK LTD installed a new aluminium entrance with Premis Euroslide Bi-Part openers.

The entire automatic door system was designed and tailor made to fit in with the existing structure. It was the perfect solution for requirements for various reasons. Primarily, the aluminium design and automatic sliding motion transformed the exterior of the building creating a sleek, stylish and modern look. This delivered a major improvement to the architecture of this relatively old building that was so badly in need of a facelift.

In addition to the new contemporary visual, the safety features of the automatic sliding doors will ensure that the users coming in and out of the building will be safe. The motion sensor that comes with the Premis Euroslide unit is highly reliable, hence, it will not move if anything or anyone is obstructing the space around it. This was of particular importance for this location as many groups of children use the building on a daily basis.

The new automatic door system will provide convenience to all the population groups that use the building. Individuals with disabilities, the elderly and children will no longer have to ask for assistance in opening the doors, as they will automatically slide to let people in and out. This automatic function will also prevent overcrowding at the entrance/exit in cases when one group of people leave at the same time as another group arrives.

St John Ambulance Outcome:

After the major renovation, St John Ambulance members were pleased to see that all the work that had been done to improve the structure met their goals, and that included the automatic entrance solution.

Despite the large number of people who used the building, there was no instance where the entrance became congested due to heavy traffic. People with disabilities, the elderly and infirm, commended the changes made as it significantly improved their access to the building.

With the great improvements, St John Ambulance is now more than ready to receive an increased number of members, volunteers, and people whom they help in their Stroud location.

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