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If you manage a facility, school, university, shop, commercial building, industrial building or leisure centre automatic door troubleshooting is one of those tasks you don’t think about—until your door stands open during a storm, closes too quickly near a customer, or...

Pocket doors aren't installed on automatic sliding doors; rather, they are an alternative system that enhances safety by eliminating entrapment hazards associated with conventional automatic sliding doors. By sliding into a "pocket" within the wall, pocket doors...

When installing or servicing an automatic swing door, it is a requirement that a risk assessment has taken place and one of the biggest risk factors is crushing, mainly with the fingers at the pivot or hinge point of the door. Due to the design of the door, they may...

Barriers are installed on automatic swing doors primarily for safety and regulatory compliance, to prevent people from entering the door's swing path and getting hit by the moving door, especially in busy public areas. They also help to direct foot traffic, preventing...

A conditional report of an asset is a document that provides an independent assessment of the current state of an asset. It's used to evaluate the asset's condition, identify potential problems, and assess its remaining useful life. What is the purpose of a...

Whether you have automatic doors, aluminium doors, glass doors, acoustic movable walls or fire escapes, regular inspections and maintenance are essential to keeping them running efficiently and to avoiding costly downtime or regulatory compliance penalties. Calling...

When it comes to fire safety, fire doors play a crucial role in preventing the spread of fire, smoke, and toxic fumes in buildings. However, it’s important to understand that there are different types of fire doors designed for specific purposes. In this news article,...

Providing disabled access is a legal requirement in the UK and it is important for businesses to ensure that they are doing everything possible to accommodate customers with disabilities. One way to achieve this is through a disabled access audit. In this article, we...

Where do we start? With BH Doors, it’s in our DNA. ‘Our aim is to provide a first-class service and to ensure that all of our customers have the same experience at a consistently high level. Our ethos is that we care about our customers, have pride in the work we...

How Automatic Commercial Doors Can Improve Your Customer Experience? As a business owner, you know that providing a positive customer experience is essential to building a loyal customer base. One way to improve the customer experience is by installing automatic...

Automatic doors are an ideal solution for both commercial and public sector buildings including shopping centres, hospitals, and offices that are likely to involve either a large number or variety of users (able bodied, disabled, young and old). It is important to...

“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.” - JFK While JFK may not have had planned maintenance in mind when he made this comment, his words still have a resonance within the commercial property sector, where everything – especially maintenance – is...

Why should you adopt Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) on your doors? A property is more often than not the most valuable asset an individual, company or organisation will own. Consistent planned preventative maintenance (PPM) is key to ensuring the asset holds...

Reactive maintenance isn’t cost-effective as an all-in-one strategy. The inconsistent nature of equipment downtime often results in unplanned expenses. Reactive facilities don’t just lose money on faulty equipment—they waste capital on costs associated with lost...

During the process of tendering for a Service Contract for an NHS Trust, we found that it was stipulated that all servicing and maintenance was carried out and compliant with SFG20. This was the first time that we had seen a specific schedule and had to investigate as...

Surveying is very important to any quotation or perceived problem with a door as there are some many variables as well as personal interpretation. A list of possible requirements is – Customer requires comparable quotation Customer needs to have 3 quotations as part...

Following on from our ‘Preparing for Brexit’ we would like to update on the impact a year on for BH Doors. Currently the UK is experiencing issues with sourcing stock, consumables and sundries for businesses to be able to provide products and services to their...

‘The price is a financial reward for providing the product or service. the value is what a customer believes the product or service is worth to them’ In the door industry it is common for customers to look for cost savings as their budgets are shrinking or their...