Case Study: Wood Lane Medical Centre: Ruslip

Wood Lane Medical Centre in Ruslip provides quality healthcare to a large number of patients in the area. The doctors, nurses and the rest of the team are dedicated to offering a professional service.

Wood Lane Medical Centre Situation:

A few months ago, The Wood Lane Medical Centre in Ruslip contacted ADSF UK LTD for assistance in automating the Medical Centres entrance way into the premises. The main objective of automating the doors was to not only be DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) compliant but also to reduce energy costs and provide a comfortable lobby/reception area for their patients. The practice at Wood Lane has experienced a growing number of new patients over the last 12 months and with talk of a new housing development on the outskirts of this area it is expected that the number of new patients will continue to increase year on year.

The manual doors currently in use are heavy and present difficulties for a great many of the users especially the disabled and the elderly who may be using mobility aides. Holding open a cumbersome, heavy door whilst trying to manoeuvre safely through it is nigh on impossible and very often assistance from the reception staff is needed.

Wood Lane Medical Centre Solution:

In order to meet the needs of the client in their entirety, ADSF UK Ltd fitted 2 no Premis 120 automatic door closers with full safety which consisted of safety sensors, 3 position key switches, push arms and receivers along with finger guards. The automatic door system was designed by installing the automatic swing door operators to the existing aluminium framed manual doors providing both security and energy efficiency to the Medical Centre. The doors are manufactured from aluminium which is a light yet durable material that is resilient to rust, easy to keep clean and therefore offers the ideal solution for Wood Lane Medical Centre.

The automatic doors assisted with significantly reducing energy costs at the Medical Centre. On too many occasions the manual doors were left open by patients and delivery drivers which meant that expensive heat could escape from the building and out into the street. The automatic doors cannot be inadvertently left open and therefore, an effective temperature control of the building can be maintained.

These automatic doors provided a cost effective, attractive and efficient solution which was suitable to the Medical Centres requirements. With the successful retaining of heat and increased security, the automatic swing doors installed at the Medical Centre proved to be immensely advantageous to the client.

The feedback from the patients, staff and visitors using the Medical Centre was very pleasing indeed, now all the patients who access the practice can do so independently. The Medical Centres practitioners were delighted that their premises now conform to the regulations governed by the DDA and that their premises were now modern and contemporary.

Since ADSF UK LTD successfully automated the doors at Wood Lane Medical Centre, ADSF UK LTD have received several other enquiries from local businesses in the surrounding areas for assistance in replacing their manual doors. ADSF UK LTD can be contacted on 01275 871787.