The New BS EN16005 standard has now been in place since April. The feed back from industry sources are suggesting that many of the major automatic door manufacturers have not been implementing the new standards.

  The last couple of years have not been an easy time for traditional retailers. Several household names have ceased trading, and many others had brushes with death, being saved at the last minute by wealthy investors.

  In theory, every disabled person should have the rights and means to access the same services and facilities as everybody else. In reality, this isn’t always the case. Despite disability access laws, many companies aren’t entirely equal when it comes to what they offer and to whom.

Depending on the type of business you have, whether it be a hotel, shop or head office, if your business involves a steady stream of customers and clients coming in and out of your building, automatic doors may well be a worthwhile upgrade for your premises.

On April 10th, after a six-month transition period, new EN 16005 regulations come into force. EN 16005 has consequences for the entire automatic door industry.

Industrial software is meant to help businesses and factories manage their supply chain and production facilities, and to make administration more streamlined. Advances in technology (such as higher-speed Internet connections) and the globalisation of the financial markets have resulted in new challenges, which this innovative software can solve. If your business is experiencing difficulties in […]

The past couple of years have been difficult for the global economy, but we are gradually seeing improvements. Some of these improvements are due to the construction industry.  An increased focus on new green housing developments, and bringing existing homes up to modern standards, has had a positive knock-on effect on the rest of the […]

In an environment where fuel prices and COs emissions are soaring, every business has a responsibility to conserve as much energy as possible, whilst aiming to reduce their carbon footprint.  Many of the changes that an organisation can make are relatively easy to put in place, and should not cost the earth.

The average office is an inferno waiting to happen.  Collections of paper, soft furnishings, and huge stacks of electrical equipment all in close proximity is the sort of stuff that gives the fire department nightmares. If you don’t have a good, regularly updated fire safety plan in place, you should definitely start working on one […]