DORMA products for Dorset's first "Modernising Schools Project"

Selecting the optimum mix of door controls to ensure safe access and egress throughout a school environment is a complex task these days, and Holy Trinity Primary School in Weymouth found DORMA’s experience and advice invaluable. Holy Trinity is a 630 pupil new build school and the first project to be built as part of Dorset's new "Modernising Schools Project". The internal and exterior door closers had to meet security, health & safety requirements, compliance with parts 3 and 4 of the SENDA (the equivalent of the Disability Discrimination Act for the education sector), and of course endure tough wear and tear.

DORMA is the world market leader in door controls and automatic doors and is able to select from a huge range of options. Six different product types were selected to meet the requirements at Holy Trinity; and almost inevitably the first two installed throughout the school were the TS92 and TS93 cam-action closers – which cannot be bettered in this type of environment in order to comply with BS8300 and Approved Document M. They feature a unique linear drive mechanism and heart-shaped cam, and operate quite differently to conventional rack and pinion closers. The clever design means that when the door is opened the opening force falls away rapidly after the first few degrees, resulting in little resistance throughout the opening cycle – and the same happens on closing. more…

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