Hotels

Automatic doors for hotels are simple, helpful and safe. Popular in the hospitality industry, they’re even expected by guests ensuring ease of access for those carrying luggage, using wheelchairs and walking aids or pushing trolleys and prams. They therefore maximise convenience and accessibility for all users, ensuring a welcoming experience and a reassuring first impression.

Automatic doors in rooms and communal areas also contribute to the accessibility of the hotel for guests with reduced mobility, such as disabled and elderly. It has become increasingly popular for kitchen doors to be automated so that employees can safely perform their tasks. Providing a smooth, safe and effortless service, staff no longer worry about the operation of opening and closing doors when their hands are full. This is one sector that automatic doors are appreciated by guests and benefit employees.

Aside from addressing the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 formerly the Disability Discrimination Act, a further benefit to having an automatic door installed is that; as automatic doors are required to be installed to a European standard known as BS EN 16005 Power Operated Pedestrian Doors Safety in Use, having an automatic door fitted means that the door is likely to sustain less wear and tear than the existing manual door. This is due to the safety sensors required to be fitted which are designed to prevent the door coming into contact with users and therefore luggage etc. An automatic door will likely reduce the heat loss from the building as the door has programmed opening times and users are less likely to try and hold doors open for longer periods.

For more information on the functionality and benefits of automatic doors please contact our sales team by emailing sales@automaticaccess.co.uk.