So, it's time for your business to install a rolling shutter door. You know that these doors are more than just a means of entrance or exit, and that they represent extra security for your premises. What you may not know is that there is a wide variety of rolling shutter doors available, each with different characteristics to meet the needs of different businesses. That being the case, how do you choose the right door for you?
The first thing you need to consider is, of course, just how secure you need your premises to be. This will help you decide on the material for your rolling shutter door. Your main choice is between aluminium and steel. Aluminium doors are lighter and require less head and side room, which contributes to their more discreet, stylish appearance. While slightly less resilient than steel doors, they still provide a reasonable level of security and might be best suited to the task of guarding high-street shop-fronts. Steel rolling shutter doors, by comparison, are both much tougher and noticeably bulkier. Their more obtrusive appearance might render them unsuitable for high-street, customer-facing premises, but their additional security makes them ideal for warehouses or, indeed, anywhere your business uses to store valuable equipment or large amounts of stock.
Secondly, you should think about whether you need any additional features. Insulated rolling shutter doors and fire-rated rolling shutter doors are available to meet specific needs. Insulated doors are immensely helpful in enabling your premises to meet current building regulations pertaining to insulation and heat loss. In the long run, they could also save you money on heating your building and might therefore be suitable for premises that use a large workforce who need to be kept warm. Meanwhile, fire-rated doors can help fireproof your building. They can even be linked to electronic fire alarms to ensure that they descend when they're needed, and could be used internally within your premises to isolate an area in the event of fire. These doors are definitely worth contemplating if you have to store any flammable substances or materials on-site.
You final consideration is a simple one: do you want need manually-operated or electronically-operated rolling shutter doors? Personal preference may play a part in this decision, but it's also worth noting that the more times the doors have to be opened and closed during the course of day, the more efficient it becomes to use electronic doors. For example, while a rolling shutter door over a shop-front will only be opened and closed once throughout the day, making manual operation a viable option, a door in a warehouse may need to be opened many times to send out stock, making an electronic option a better fit as it uses up less of your employees' time.
Once you've considered everything you need from your rolling shutter door, then all that's left to do is find the best fit for your needs. Having a specific idea of what you're looking for will help immeasurably.