Rapid Action Doors
High speed industrial doors for temperature-controlled, hygiene-sensitive and high-traffic environments. On average four times faster than conventional alternatives.
Call or email us to discuss rapid action door supply, installation and maintenance.
Rapid Action Doors
Rapid action doors - also known as high speed doors or fast action doors - are designed for situations where speed of operation is critical. They open and close far faster than conventional industrial doors, reducing the time any opening is left unsecured or exposed to the external environment.
They are ideally suited to temperature-controlled environments such as cold stores and freezer rooms, hygiene-sensitive areas like food production and pharmaceutical facilities, and high-traffic locations such as distribution centres and logistics hubs where conventional doors would create costly bottlenecks.
At PGE, we supply and install rapid action doors from leading manufacturers, and provide full ongoing maintenance and repair services to keep your doors performing at their best.
Key Specifications
Benefits of Rapid Action Doors
Energy Savings
Maintaining the temperature of your unit and preventing unnecessary heat loss from opened doors can help to cut your energy bills.
Increased Productivity
When your team is busy, constant interruptions from doors opening and closing can affect productivity. Help to maintain a steady workflow with automated doors.
Low Maintenance and Long-Lasting
Thanks to robust motors which can easily cope with the additional demands in power from a rapid action door. All our doors are constructed from hardwearing materials which are easy to maintain - all available in a wide range of colours, sizes and designs.
Flexibility of Design
Choose from vertical or horizontal openings according to the style of your building. All our doors are available with or without vision panels and can be subdivided according to your specification.
Access Control
There is a range of access control options as with all industrial doors, including automatic detection systems and switches including motion detectors, magnetic induction loops and infrared photo cells.
Motion Detectors
When movement, within a specified area, is detected, the doors will open. They also close automatically once there has been no movement for a specified period of time.
Magnetic Induction Loops
Wire induction loops installed beneath the floor can detect metallic or conductive objects in the vicinity. When an object is detected, a door opening mechanism is activated. As with motion detectors, if no additional objects are detected within a set time period, the door closes.
Infrared Photo Cells
A continual infrared beam shines across the door and the area surrounding it. If the beam is broken, the door opening mechanism activates. This type of access control is ideal for human traffic as well as vehicles.
Typical Applications
Rapid action doors are used across a wide range of industries and environments:
Cold Stores & Freezer Rooms
Maintain temperature integrity with minimal open time.
Food & Beverage Production
Hygiene-compliant fast doors for HACCP environments.
Pharmaceutical & Clean Rooms
Prevent contamination with rapid, controlled access.
Distribution & Logistics
Keep forklift traffic moving without delay.
Automotive Manufacturing
High-cycle doors for production line environments.
Warehousing & Storage
Secure, fast access for busy loading bays.
Maintenance & Repair
Rapid action doors are high-cycle products - they can open and close thousands of times per day. That level of use demands a proactive maintenance programme to keep them operating safely and efficiently.
PGE offers planned preventative maintenance contracts tailored to your usage levels, as well as reactive repair services when issues arise. Our engineers are experienced across a wide range of rapid action door manufacturers and models.
Planned Preventative Maintenance
Regular scheduled visits to inspect, lubricate and adjust your rapid action doors - catching issues before they cause downtime.
Reactive Repairs
Fast response when something goes wrong. We understand that a door out of action in a busy facility is a serious operational problem.
Safety Inspections
Thorough safety checks to ensure your doors comply with current health and safety legislation and manufacturer requirements.
"We recently contacted PGE with regards to an industrial door that needed repair at our West London Volvo dealership. The door had stopped working which was causing us huge problems in getting vehicles in and out of the workshop. Whilst PGE had not originally installed the door they were more than happy to help. They responded promptly and within a matter of hours of making the call they arrived, identified the issue and speedily made the repair."Chief Executive, Endeavour Automotive
Ready to Discuss Your Requirements?
Call or email us to discuss rapid action door supply, installation and maintenance. We believe you'll struggle to find a more professional service anywhere else.