April 2021

Hart Doors has recently installed a pair of its high-speed Speedor Storm doors at a major manufacturing/recycling plant in the Midlands. The plant, which annually supplies over 275,000 tonnes of polythene products, also recycles over 95,000 tonnes of UK waste from industrial, commercial, agricultural and domestic sources. “Together with the latest Speedor Storms we have nearly 30 Speedors on site,” says Melanie Rosby, marketing manager, Hart Doors. “The doors are a crucial part of an objective to improve energy efficiency, maintain a better working environment and temperatures within the building as well as reducing vermin access.” The new doors will form an automatic interlock so that the outer door will close allowing the inner door to open automatically and hold open while deliveries are made. Each Speedor has a clear vision panel. The doors are suitable for high usage of up to 1 million operations. Hart’s area salesman Peter Cairns says the customer has been a Hart client since 1990. “We have Speedor Supers still working from that time,” says Mr Cairns. “The 30 or so doors on site are a mix of Supers, Storms and Roller shutters and we also have the maintenance contract for site.” He adds: “The recent installation is two Storms in automatic airlock which is the first time we have done this with two Storms. The new airlock is designed to omit minimal heat loss from the factory whilst loading goods out of the factory into an annex, where goods are c ollected. “The heat loss affects the machinery as well as the work force. There is also a safety element which means one door cannot open until the other door is closed. Once the door is fully closed the other door opens automatically.” w | www.hartdoors.com RTITB reminds organisations that workplace safety should not be restricted by budget availability, as it introduces a cost-effective eLibrary of ready to go training materials for lift truck, plant and LGV. “Times are tough for many businesses at the moment and we understand that the cost of purchasing or developing training materials can soon add up,” says Laura Nelson, managing director for RTITB, leading workplace transport training accrediting body. “With limited budgets and significant time pressures to contend with, some organisations might be tempted to cut corners, but keeping people safe must always be a priority.” Accessed entirely online, the RTITB eLibrary contains a range of standardised forklift, plant and LGV courses for instructors to use when delivering training to operators and drivers, including trainers’ guides, presentations, videos, posters, safety codes, handouts, and more. t | 01952 520203 e | solutions@rtitb.com w | www.rtitb.com Workplace safety RENOVOTEC has announced it is introducing a competitive leasing scheme for its Honeywell ThermoRebellion rapid-alert warehouse staff temperature screening system, which delivers a fast return on investment as it increases warehouse productivity by up to 40%, detecting potential diseases amongst large numbers of warehouse workers early and reducing rates of transmission says Renovotec. The company says when positioned at the entrance to a larger warehouse or distribution centre the non-contact, AI- driven thermal imaging system detects above-normal temperatures within two seconds, providing a quick, early and accurate health alert for all potential temperature-related illnesses among incoming shift workers, including Coronavirus, colds and flu. The system uses a thermal image of the individual to determine skin temperature as they pass in front of its high-resolution camera. Visit www.pwemag.co.uk for full details of the scheme w | www.renovotec.com Warehouse temperature screening system Speedor Storms for major manufacturer One of the UK’s leading producers of quality pet food, GA Pet Food Partners (GA), has joined forces with specialist fast-action door suppliers and an automated vehicle manufacturer to meet a growing worldwide demand. GA relies upon a fleet of automated vehicles to safely transport dry ingredients between production, packaging and distribution areas within the company’s site. Designed, manufactured and installed by JBT Automated Systems, the automated vehicles feature Dynaco fast-action all-weather doors to simplify all loading and unloading operations. A total of 12 doors from the popular FlexiEdge range were supplied and installed by Stertil door products. “Working alongside Dynaco and JBT Automated Systems, we conceived an efficient and effective solution,” says Andy Georgiou, general manager of Stertil Door Products. t | 0870 770 0471 w | www.stertil-dockproducts.co.uk Specialist fast-action doors 36 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk April 2021 Handling, Storage, & Logistics