Installation of High Speed Doors at London City Airport fire station

The specification

JLC Group quoted to supply 4 x 'Turbo Fold High Speed Doors', with low level chain drive manual override and to a wind rating of 5.

• All doors raise on remote crash alarm, initiated by the Terminal Operations, Airfield Operations. As the alarm come into the fire station it automatically triggers all four doors to raise.
• All doors raise on crash system buttons located within the fire station.
• All doors raise, one touch on each control panel individually.
• All doors lower, one touch on each control panel individually.
• All doors have a manual override and local low level chain drive.
• All doors installed by fully certified JLC installations engineers to manufacturers guidelines.
• All doors are wind rated 5 the highest.

Bespoke features

JLC Installed additional rubber foam seal to the inside of all doors to eliminate excessive noise created during wind weathering, and also installed a weather brush strip externally to full height of structural opening to provide additional weather seal. Both these resolves do not come as part the standard package from the supplier/manufacture or as an option but engineered by JLC to provide additional quality of installation.

Management & Aftercare

JLC provided full management of the works involved including fitting the doors, adhering to Health and Safety with Covid-19 processes, and all logistics including organising airside vehicles permits and the plant required.

JLC also have an ongoing service contract in place with London City Airport.