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Guide To Industrial Door Maintenance & Servicing
When running a business it is all too easy to push some things to push to the back of your mind. One such example is the maintenance and servicing of your industrial doors. Of course, like most things, time and use can lead to disrepair of your doors which can have bad implications for your premises and business. If you were to change this by regularly servicing and maintaining your industrial doors you could benefit your business and buildings in ways you would not imagine.
The legal obligation
As a business owner you are obligated to make sure that all of your premises are kept safe for your employees, to help mitigate against work related accidents for your staff. If this obligation is not fulfilled then you could be faced with compensation costs – leading to insurance hikes as a result. Doubly worse would be the result of your door causing an accident if it had not been subjected to the regular maintenance as recommended by the HSE Workplace Regulations act of 1992. In such circumstances you could face severe punishment. Why take the risk? Ensuring that regular maintenance and servicing is carried out by professionals will dramatically reduce the risk of you being found culpable should anything happen.
Durability
One serious implication of letting any fixture deteriorate over time is the prospect of a costly refit. Regularly servicing and maintaining your expensive industrial doors will extend its life substantially. Qualified professionals are able to identify any minor issues with your door before they escalate, rendering repairs far more expensive. They will also be able to help prevent faults from reoccurring. The cost of replacing industrial doors is not to be scoffed at and regular servicing and maintenance is definitely worth its weight in gold.
Cut out malfunctions
Regular servicing and maintenance of your industrial doors will help to keep it in optimal working order and reduce the risk of costly downtime. If your industrial doors were to malfunction then the security of the building could be compromised, necessitating expensive manned security and putting your building at risk from burglars. You could even be forced to close down some of your operations should some key industrial doors malfunction. This is never a welcome event and could cost your business a great deal of money, not to mention the stress and anxiety that can result.
What can I do?
In addition to the maintenance and servicing that will be carried out by the specialists, there are a few things you can do in between services to help reduce the risk of problems:
You should ensure that:
- There is no visible damage to any parts of the door.
- Users do not exert excessive force when operating the door.
- Any damage is immediately dealt with, by reporting to your maintenance contractor.
- The door and its components are kept clean, well-oiled and free from dust.
- Your industrial doors comply with all of the safety requirements laid down by law.
John Hinds
"Industrial Door Solutions have been our approved contractor for the last 6 years. Over that period, we have always found their services of a very high standard on both reactive and planned works. As a growing FM company, we need constant reliability to which Industrial Door Solutions provide time after time. We would highly recommend their services. "
Phosters FM
"IDS have serviced Renault’s company owned workshop and auto doors for the last 8 years - they provide competitive cost & good quality in agreed timescales, innovative ideas, H&S compliance, knowledge of door legislation and most importantly they care about satisfying the customer"
Chris - Group Building Property Manager Renault
"Selby College has used Industrial door solutions for several years now to maintain all of their automatic doors, shutters and barriers. IDS have consistently provided a very good service and have remained competitive during that time. All of their engineers are smart, courteous and professional and the level of service they provide is worthy of recommendation."
Mark Gent
"We employ Industrial Door Solutions on our Liverpool Schools Contract. They complete the planned maintenance on Internal, External, Auto doors and Roller shutters. IDS are very responsive and along with their expertise and quality of workmanship they do deliver an exceptional service. IDS also provide a reactive service for day to day door failures again no job is too small and we always find there engineers helpful and professional…Thank you."
