Door closer meets social housing needs

Samuel Heath is reporting increased interest from refurbishment and retrofit projects in the social housing sector for its Powermatic concealed, controlled door closer thanks to ease of fitting and the safety, reliability and low maintenance benefits that the door closer delivers.

Specification sales manager, Dr Lloyd Blewett, explains, “Powermatic is straightforward to fit to existing doors, so is ideal for projects where social landlords wish to improve safety and reduce maintenance. The door closer boasts a plethora of national and European technical performance accreditations, including CE marking, fire testing on half-hour and one-hour fire doors to BS EN 1634, opening forces that comply with BS8300 and the ability to enable doors to meet the requirements of Approved Document M. However, our experience suggests that Powermatic is winning out in the social housing sector due to other, additional benefits that ensue from the fact that the closer is totally concealed when the door is closed and requires no maintenance after installation.”

Powermatic’s total concealment offers specifiers and property managers a number of benefits that make the closer particularly suitable for refurbishment and retrofit projects in social housing.

Powermatic is completely concealed when the door is closed, and not easily visible when open, significantly reducing the opportunity for the door closer to be vandalised. Together with the fact that the door closer is maintenance-free, this attribute can result in fewer call-outs and reduced maintenance costs.

Reduced risk of vandalism also provides significant safety benefits; a damaged door closer can prevent the door functioning altogether, not simply failing to close automatically, though this in itself can cause problems. Any door, especially a fire door, that fails to function is, at best, an inconvenience and, at worst, potentially fatal