Brewing up an energy efficient solution
September 1st 2011 Door technology from sara LBS plays an
important role in reducing overall costs
in a number of eco-brewery applications
Often overlooked, door technology can play an important
role in reducing the overall costs of many industrial
locations including warehouses, storage cellars and
loading areas. A well installed door can provide excellent
thermal insulation, saving large amounts on thermal regulation
each year. sara LBS has worked with a number of customers to
achieve this goal – most notable are recent eco-brewery
applications.
To combat rising energy costs a number of breweries in the
UK have built naturally cooled distribution centres for storing
their products. They use low carbon insulations and natural
cooling systems, which only work with adequate isolation from
outside air temperatures, making the doors' thermal efficiency of
utmost importance.
Inefficient door systems are notoriously damaging to
controlled environments, especially when there are no air
conditioning systems in place.When employees are regularly
passing through the doors, it is important that door systems can
maintain insulation under frequent use. sara understands this
need and, in the case of the eco-breweries, designed a bespoke
two door sequential locking system. Using two low-energy, high
speed doors, the system ensures one door is always closed.
Ed Wilks, operations manager for sara LBS, comments:
"Depending on the type of application there are a number of
door options available, each with their own benefits and average
life costs.We like to work as partners, rather than suppliers to
our customers to make sure that they are equipped with the ideal
solution.We can provide a long term view of energy saving and
maintenance costs as well as
providing after sales support." More articles from Sara LBS Limited: | 
