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Woodwood shows
its strength
Woodwood Door Controls have
provided efficient, safe and userfriendly
controls for exceptionally
large and heavy external doors
installed at the re-developed
Treasury building in Whitehall
(designed by Sir Norman Foster &
Partners). The impressive bronzeeffect
doors, which open onto a
large internal courtyard, measure
3 .6m by 1 .2m and weigh 250kg.
Powerful controls were necessary
to ensure that they could not be
inadvertently slammed or caught
by strong winds.
The formerly unused courtyard has
been landscaped to create an
internal garden and is a key feature
of the new building, with the doors
in constant use by Treasury personnel.
Ease of use was therefore also
an important requirement, as was
DDA compliance.
Cannon Textile Care
supports fitness trends
With recent trends in healthy living
and fitness programmes,
experts predict that workouts and
exercise programs that incorporate
mind and body techniques
will be among the top fitness
trends for the next few years.
Together with an increasing focus
on Britain’s issue of obesity, these
trends are set to change the way
we look at exercise.
One company to take this change in
culture to heart is Cannon Textile
Care, previously known as Smarts.
Cannon Textile Care is one of the
leading companies in this field, and
is expanding its existing client base
in the leisure market by providing
Woodwood Door Controls, a leading
designer and manufacturer of
Macwood lowenergy, air-powered
door controls, designed a concealed,
floor-mounted operator
which successfully achieves all
these requirements without
impacting on the aesthetics of the
entrance.
The operator incorporates a powerful,
fully-adjustable backcheck
which prevents the doors from
slamming should they be pushed
violently or be caught by a powerful
gust of wind. The operator also
incorporates independent closing
and latching speed controls which
ensure that the doors will always
close slowly and safely. Powerassisted
opening, initiated by contact
with the door handle, allows
the doors to be opened with minimal
effort. Reader Reply No.: 84034
high-quality gym towels and robes.
Supplied on a rental basis Cannon
Textile Care launder towels and
ensure that stocks are maintained
at client’s locations.
In London and increasingly in other
areas of the UK, gym and leisure
club goers now expect towels to be
provided at their gyms, adding
extra benefits to their membership
and avoiding the problem of having
to take wet towels home with
them.
Oliver Weisflog, Cannon’s managing
director says “The further development
of our leisure sector packages
has received a boost in the last few
years; and this is set to expand further
with trends evolving continuously,
giving customer’s confidence
in what we offer.
“The services that we provide take
away the hassle when going to the
gym and give customers peace of
mind by providing clean towels on a
regular basis.”
With accommodating packages
Cannon Textile Care offers customers
peace of mind by working
on the basis of quality and consistency,
giving the flexibility to order
stock at very short notice and
building up working relationships
that are made to last.
Reader Reply No.: 84041
Yorkshire firms team
up to keep Black
Sheep cool
Two well-known
Yorkshire businesses
have
teamed up to keep
one of the country’s
most famous
beers cool.
Leeds-based Union
Industries has
installed a Bulldoor,
from their
Matadoor range of
Hi Speed Doors, at
the Black Sheep
B r e w e r y ’ s
Distribution Centre
near Masham,
North Yorkshire
where its fast-acting
operation is
helping to maintain
a constant temperature in its store
area.
The door’s 1.5 metre per second
opening and closing speed prevents
outside elements affecting the
building’s interior despite being in
constant use from vehicles and
employees.
Black Sheep Brewery is particularly
keen on the Bulldoor’s quick action
to increase hygiene control by preventing
the ingress of airborne particles
and vermin as well as bol-
Tensator Innovations
take off at Inter
airport EUROPE 2005
stering its security
measures by lessening
the opportunity for
people to see inside
the store area.
Union, which designs,
builds, installs and
maintains the
Matadoor range of Hi
Speed Doors, has built
up a considerable reputation
as an innovative
manufacturer,
able to provide
bespoke solutions to its
customers.
The Bulldoor, which is
from the Matadoor
range, boasts the
unique Crash-out and
Auto-reset facility,
which is one of the factors responsible
for Union’s enviable reputation
of producing the most reliable,
trouble free and easily maintained
Hi Speed Doors in the world.
Apart from its simplicity of design
and excellence of manufacture,
the Matadoor range benefits from
fire retardant and anti-static door
blades and are supplied as standard
with no fewer than twelve safety
devices and five Food and Hygiene
features. Reader Reply No.: 84132
Tensator, the world’s leading customer
guidance specialist, will be
exhibiting a range of it’s very latest
product innovations at Inter
Airport Munich 11-14 October
2005.
On Stand P40 Hall 4A, amongst the
highlights will be the company’s
newly expanded Tensaguide(tm)
plus system - a complete queuing,
space division and furniture solution
for airport terminals and all
types of interior public space.
Amongst the products of special
interest to the buyers and specifiers
in the airport sector will be
the company’s range of alarmed
Tensabarrier(r) posts and alarmed
wall units. These alarmed security
units are visual and physical
reminders not to enter a restricted
area; if the unit is moved, the
webbing activates the alarm and
alerts staff of an intruder. Ideal for
temporarily closing an area or
keeping people clear of equipment
or cleaning work in progress.
Also on show will be Tensator’s
state-of-the-art electronic queue
management and information display
system eQ which has been
completely re-designed and
upgraded. Now featuring larger and
clearer display units. Screens are
available in LED or LCD versions for
full, multimedia presentations. The
system effectively communicates
information and instructions to
waiting customers and is particularly
suitable for busy environments
such as crowded airport
check-in desks. RR No.: 84039
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