DORMA aids DDA compliance at Everton Football Club
 All entrance and exit points, together with hospitality suites and corporate facilities at Everton FC meet the requirements of the DDA (Disability Discrimination Act). To help meet these Regulations, the club has installed DORMA ED200 and ES200 automatics in hospitality areas, entrances and exits at Goodison Park, in a move which will dramatically improve accessibility.
Supply and installation of the units was a joint venture between DORMA and Liverpool based architectural ironmongery specialists PSL (Weir) Ltd, starting in October 2006 through to 2007. Most of the initial work was completed in just over two weeks and installation was kept on schedule, despite having to be organised around match days – including an unexpected cup replay.
Alan Bowen, the Everton FC Stadium Manager, comments: “We have had a good working relationship with PSL (Weir) Ltd, and now the different divisions of DORMA, due to the various projects they have carried out around the ground. The relationship is a continuous one, as there is always another project that DORMA can be specified for. This is evident in another ES 200 being installed in February 2008 to the "Football in the Community Office" entrance”.
The ED200 fully automatic, electro-hydraulic swing door operators, installed to single doors at Goodison Park, offer a powerful and dependable means of safe access and egress for visitors. The ED200 is a fire rated product, making it particularly appropriate for internal door applications. Should there be an emergency, the doors will continue to open for people to exit, but close firmly to prevent the fire or smoke spreading.
The ED200’s unique package of safety, security and interfacing features makes it ideal for demanding high traffic applications – when the fire alarm is actuated, or when the power is cut, the closer will revert from an automatic door to manual operation with a hydraulically dampened spring close action.
Complementing the ED200 units are a combination of single and bi-parting ES200 sliding door operators, which are designed to meet the requirements of every automatic sliding door application.
They feature a new energy saving motor which ensures virtually silent operation, and for total safety the opening and closing speeds of the door are automatically controlled by the latest microprocessor. An electric lock with a self-testing function ensures the doors are always secure, and the programming functions allow for fast installation, set-up and maintenance.
These are elegant and functional units with a stylish and modern cleanly contoured cover design and perforated end caps that complement any design scheme.
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