Impact traffic doors in Washington

The short version

Separate stockrooms, kitchens and production areas at premises in Washington (NE38) with traffic doors that need no power and close themselves after every trolley, keeping draughts, dust and noise contained.

Town: Washington
Postcode district: NE38
Area: Tyne and Wear
Survey: Free for new installations

Options that matter on site

Double-acting. Push through from either side and the leaves close themselves behind you.
Impact-tolerant. Built to take repeated knocks from roll cages and pallet trucks without damage.
Hygienic surfaces. Easy-clean surfaces that stand up to regular wash-downs in food areas.
Leaf choices. Choose a leaf for toughness, hygiene, insulation or appearance depending on where it hangs.
Hinge options. Gravity or spring closing, chosen to suit the weight of the leaves and the traffic.

Examples of work we can quote for

Replacing worn strip curtains with hygienic traffic doors in a food production area to make cleaning easier.
Fitting traffic doors at the entrance to a picking zone to keep dust out of the main warehouse.
Replacing single-swing kitchen doors with stainless-faced double-acting doors and vision panels at eye level.

Door rules for workplaces in England

Doors in Washington workplaces are covered by regulation 18 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992: a door that can be pushed open from either side must give, when closed, a clear view of the space close to both sides, which is why swing doors on traffic routes have vision panels. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, emergency exit doors must open easily and immediately in the direction of escape.

How the work is organised

For busy sites in Tyne and Wear the work can be split across visits — preparation and framing first, door installation and commissioning second — so the opening is only out of action for the shortest time.

Prices for impact traffic doors in Washington

Impact traffic doors guide prices
Item	Guide price (ex VAT)
Impact traffic doors, pair	£895 – £2,495
PVC strip curtain, per doorway	£175 – £895

Guide prices for supply and installation unless stated, excluding VAT, which is added at the current rate where it applies. Your fixed price is confirmed in writing after a survey, before any work starts.

Impact traffic doors in Washington: your questions

Will traffic doors in Washington help keep areas warm or cool?

They cut draughts and help separate temperature zones, particularly with insulated leaves. For chillers and freezers, a dedicated cold store door is needed, sometimes with traffic doors or strips used inside.

Are traffic doors suitable for forklift routes at our Washington warehouse?

Generally not. Forklifts are too heavy and fast for most traffic doors and quickly damage the leaves. For forklift routes we would usually recommend a high-speed door or a strip curtain instead.

Do you fit traffic doors in food premises around Tyne and Wear?

Yes. We fit hygienic polyethylene, insulated and stainless steel traffic doors in food production, catering and retail sites across Tyne and Wear, with the leaf material chosen to suit your cleaning regime, chemicals and audit requirements.

Impact traffic doors near Washington

Besides Washington, we can survey and quote for sites in Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring, Hebburn and the rest of Tyne and Wear.

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