Infrastructure is often associated with roads, rail and bridges. For the door industry, much of the opportunity sits within the facilities that keep essential services running.
In the autumn issue of the Door Industry Journal (DIJ), we look at where the opportunity sits for door companies, and what it takes to meet the demands of critical sites.
We also showcase how our specialist drive and control portfolio, from ATEX-rated drives to our next-generation TS-C Control Panels, helps door companies meet the demands of critical sites, with one partner for every application.
Why Infrastructure Deserves Attention from the Door Industry
Across a cautious construction market, infrastructure continues to attract serious, long-term investment. For door companies, the opportunity extends well beyond a single installation.
In our latest featured article in the DIJ, GfA UK's Head of Commercial, Deighton Ridge, explores where that investment is creating work for door companies, and what it takes to win, deliver and support infrastructure projects over the long term.
Inside the feature:
- Learn where the opportunity really sits, from power facilities and water treatment works to battery plants and data centres, and why phased programmes can extend across multiple sites and several years.
- Discover why infrastructure clients prioritise reliability and certainty over cost, and why that puts greater weight on getting the initial specification right.
- Find out how connected control, through our TS-C Control Panel and evodo digital ecosystem, helps identify developing faults earlier and gives multi-site customers a clearer view of their doors across the estate.
- Understand why getting in early and holding the right accreditations matters, when many decisions are made long before a formal tender is published.
- See why the real value comes after installation, with service relationships that can continue for ten or twenty years.
Built for Critical Sites: How GfA Meets the Demands of Infrastructure
Few sectors ask as much of a door as infrastructure. Sites are often remote or safety critical, and downtime can carry consequences far beyond the cost of the equipment.
In our editorial, we show how the breadth of the GfA range, backed by the technical knowledge to specify and support each part correctly, makes us a natural fit for these projects.
Across the range:
- Rated for hazardous areas: ATEX drives and controls for potentially explosive atmospheres, to be wired and commissioned by a qualified ATEX electrician, with ATEX-accredited members of our team to support specification.
- Speed without compromise: Safedrive® FI (Frequency Inverter) drives provide fast, controlled operations for high-traffic areas and openings that cannot remain exposed for extended periods. Soft start and stop reduce wear and noise, and rapid, controlled closing enhances security and helps maintain the internal environment.
- Sealed against water and vapour: our IP65i drives, an enhanced IP65 model range, for waste, composting and other challenging environments, features totally encapsulated mechanical limits to stop condensate reaching the switches.
- Connected control across the site: the TS-C Control Panel and evodo digital ecosystem give remote visibility of installed doors, with up to five years of timestamped event history per door to support maintenance, compliance and site security.
Different applications across the same site, specified through one supplier, with one point of technical support. One partner. Every application.
Discover how we're Shaping the Future of Industrial Door Automation in the full features inside the autumn DIJ.
Supplying doors for a challenging infrastructure environment? Talk to our sales team on 01926 452 452 or sales@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk.