Cold Room Doors from MTCSS
Your cold room doors can quickly become an afterthought when you’re planning a cold room installation. However, your cold room door is actually a vital component of your cold room, and can have a major affect on the efficiency of your cold room if selected incorrectly.
The purpose of a cold room door is to provide effective thermal insulation of the doorway, through which access (including pedestrian) may be required or goods are loaded into or from the store.
Therefore, considering the different cold room door types is essential when deciding which is most suited to your cold room requirements, to allow you to select the most suitable one for your business.
What Type Of Cold Room Doors Are There?
There are various different types of door solutions available from MTCSS, whether that be a cold room door or an industrial door.
The different types of cold room doors available from MTCSS are:
- Hinged cold room doors
- Sliding cold room doors and vertical sliding doors
- High speed doors and roller shutter doors
1 – Hinged Cold Room Doors
Hinged cold room doors are the perfect cold room door solution for both chiller and freezer cold rooms, as they are CSI handle certified and suitable for temperatures down to -45 degrees C. This makes them ideal for use in a range of industries, from the food and drink industries to warehousing and more!
Our hinged cold room doors are manufactured by industry leaders MTH and are cost effective, simple to install and offer convenience to your employees to enter and leave your cold rooms easily.
2 – Sliding Cold Room Doors
Sliding cold room doors are also suitable for both chiller and freezer cold rooms (down to -45 degrees) and are perfect for cold rooms with larger openings with intensive usage.
A guide rail is fitted above and below the sliding cold room door, so that it can slide along on rollers. However, when the door is fully closed, it sits snugly by weight-bearing to form a tight seal to prevent the loss of temperature from your cold room.
They are a durable and reliable cold room door solution, making them ideal for intensive uses. They also provide an excellent thermal seal to reduce running costs and offer greater flexibility when a larger entry to the cold store is required – catering to a wide range of industries.
3 – Vertical Sliding Doors
If horizontal sliding cold room doors prove too inconvenient to install, vertical doors are a great option when the design of the cold room prevents other types from being installed. For example, when there is insufficient space to open sliding cold room doors.
Another benefit of using vertical sliding doors is that they provide easy access for forklifts and trolleys – ideal for food and drink or warehouse industries.
Vertical sliding doors require an automated opening, as a manual opening is challenging and impractical when you’re transporting goods! Consequently, vertical doors tend to be more expensive to install.
4 – High Speed Doors and Roller Shutter Doors
Nergeco high speed doors are a rapid-acting, automatic door to help streamline the day-to-day operation of your business. They operate incredibly quickly, minimising the amount of exposure your cold room has to external conditions as well as helping to maximise energy efficiency levels.
The fast-paced nature of a high-speed door allows your employees easy and safe access to your cold room, as opposed to trying to manually enter your cold room whilst transporting goods. They are reliable, safe and can even provide insulative qualities where required.
Roller shutter doors from MTCSS are perfect for both internal and external cold room applications and are low in maintenance – saving you money in the long run! They are ideal for businesses that require frequent access to their cold rooms and combine high speed and efficiency with high-quality insulation and security.
Are There Any Other Factors To Consider When Choosing A Cold Room Door?
In addition to the type of cold room door, you should consider how other features may be necessary for your business’s operation. For example, cold room door furniture or customisations.
You can customise your cold room doors depending on your size requirements, and the type of cold room door chosen. Hinged and sliding cold room doors can have automatic opening systems added, with or without vision panels, and even be manufactured in stainless steel!
High speed doors and roller shutter doors can also be customised – changing the size, colour and opening system to suit your bespoke cold room requirements.
Other cold room door customisations can include different sorts of locks, valves, and handles including pull handles or handles equipped with push buttons to open. Not only this, but accessories such as openings for hanging rails or hermetic sliding doors to reduce contamination can also be included.
Want to know more about cold room door customisations? Get in contact with our experts today!
Cold Room Door Spares
As well as understanding the importance of which cold room door to choose for your application, understanding the importance of stocking up on cold room spares is also paramount.
Cold room spares are a quick and cost-effective way of solving any issues you may have in your cold rooms – whether that’s a cold room door handle, a cold room entrapment alarm or a singular cold room door gasket.
One beneficial cold room door spare that MTCSS recommend is cold room insulated curtains, as they can help to improve the insulation levels of your cold room and prevent any warm air from entering and altering your cold room’s temperature.
We stock an array of cold room doors and cold room door spares over on our e-commerce shop, that are available with fast delivery* (*next day delivery is available on orders placed before 1pm, stock levels apply). Browse our cold room spares here.
At MTCSS, we can supply and install a variety of cold room doors and can advise on the best option for your business needs. For more information, or if you’d like to chat to one of our experts, please get in touch with one of our team today.
Call us on 01886 833381, email us at sales@mtcss.flywheelsites.com, or fill in an enquiry form here!
