New industrial doors up and running? Then it’s time to think about how you plan to maintain them. Whatever type of industrial door you’ve chosen to install, it’s important to arrange a regular industrial door service.
Here we’re going to take a look at what a service involves, why good industrial door maintenance is so important to your business – and how often you should be servicing your doors.
What is an industrial door service?
An industrial door service is pretty similar to a car service. It’s a way to ensure your industrial doors keep operating properly, avoiding part failures and sudden breakdowns.
As part of an industrial door service, a trained technician visits your premises. They inspect your doors, testing, maintaining and repairing parts wherever necessary.
Once the service is complete, a technician usually provides you with a record of the service. This record logs details of the service and any repair work undertaken.
How regularly should you get your industrial doors serviced?
HSE regulations state that employers have to properly maintain all work equipment, including doors. The frequency and nature of that maintenance should be determined by:
- The manufacturer’s recommendations
- The intensity of use
- The operating environment
- User knowledge and experience
- The risk to health and safety if the equipment was to fail or malfunction
HSE also recommends that you keep a maintenance log for high risk equipment, such as powered doors.
Benefits of an industrial door service
So why is industrial door servicing so important? Here are a number of very good reasons why regular maintenance is well worth the time, effort and investment.
You maintain team efficiency
When you’ve had industrial doors for a while, you may find that they take longer to open and close. Maybe the track is out of alignment. Or your controls have stopped working.
Whilst you may be able to find quick workarounds for these problems, those extra seconds add up. Your team becomes less efficient because they can’t move between doors as easily as they once could.
With a regular industrial door service, you ensure that your doors continue to work as well as they can do. They do their job, supporting the operations of your business – rather than slowing things down.
Improved security
If your industrial doors aren’t working properly, there’s a chance that security will be compromised. Your business becomes more vulnerable to theft and break-ins.
Again, a service helps to ensure that every security feature of your door is working properly. And you get to maintain the same top level of security that the best industrial doors provide.
You avoid down time
A service schedule helps to prevent industrial door breakdowns. That’s because parts are repaired and replaced before they completely give out.
By committing to regular industrial door servicing, you’re much less likely to experience the disruption and downtime that a breakdown inevitably causes.
Your industrial doors last longer
The better care you take of your industrial doors, the longer they’ll last.
Servicing increases the lifespan of your doors, which means you spread their cost over a greater number of years – and you won’t find yourself forking out for new industrial doors ahead of time.
It’s cheaper
An industrial door service obviously costs money. But regular maintenance means you could actually end up spending less in the long run.
That’s because maintaining existing parts and mechanisms is cheaper than buying new ones. And because problems are spotted early – before they become more difficult and more costly to fix.
What’s more, because servicing helps you to avoid industrial door breakdowns, you spend less on expensive last minute repairs and call out charges too.
You ensure the health and safety of your team
Faulty doors can have catastrophic consequences. A regular industrial door service puts your mind at rest. You know that your doors – and any safety devices they use – are in tip top working condition.
You meet all legal HSE requirements
As an employer you have a legal responsibility to ensure safe conditions for staff and visitors when they’re on site at your business.
Whether you have roller shutter doors, high-speed doors, sectional overhead doors or any other type of industrial door, they should comply with workplace regulations.
An industrial door service, conducted by certified technicians, helps you meet all of your legal obligations and stands you in good stead should a health and safety issue arise.
Why book an industrial door service with SDS?
Here at SDS, we provide a range of comprehensive service packages, tailored to the needs of your business.
Whether we installed your industrial doors for you, or you purchased them from another firm, we can help keep them in the best possible condition.
For an annual fee you get:
- An agreed number of industrial door service visits per year, conducted by technicians who are certified and trained to the latest industry standards
- A compliance service report submitted within 24 hours after the service has been completed
- All required repairs for automatic doors, roller shutters, gates or barriers at discounted prices
- Priority service for emergency call-outs
With one of our industrial door service packages in place, you get total peace of mind, knowing that your industrial doors continue to be as safe, secure and efficient as the day you bought them.
Want to find out more about SDS service packages? Then just get in touch with our team to discuss your requirements.
