How Often Should Industrial Doors be Serviced?

Having your industrial doors serviced regularly is an essential part of keeping your business safe and operations  flowing smoothly. In this guide, we’ll be looking at why having your industrial doors serviced is so important and how often you should have them checked. .

Why is it Important to Service Industrial Doors?

Meet Health and Safety Regulations

By having your industrial doors serviced and maintained regularly, you can make sure your company is meeting its obligations under various legislation, including the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, improve fire safety under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. 

Failure to comply with these regulations can have serious consequences for you and your business such as fines, imprisonment, and disqualification as well as the risk of an accident causing serious injury.

Further details and legislation can be found on the HSE website www.hse.gov.uk.

Avoid Costly Breakdowns

Keeping your industrial doors well maintained minimises the risk of large and serious breakdowns which are often very expensive to repair and lead to significant downtime. Regular servicing means any potential smaller issues can be identified early on and fixed before they can develop into much more serious problems.

Reduced Downtime

When such crucial components of the production workflow like industrial doors break down, numerous operations can be interrupted and have to stop working until the doors are back up and running again. Such long periods of downtime can be detrimental to a company, resulting in late deliveries and financial losses. 

By mitigating the risk of more serious breakdowns through regular servicing, you can prevent costly and inconvenient downtime and keep your operations running smoothly.

Improved Security

When your industrial doors aren’t maintained properly, your company becomes more vulnerable to security breaches such as break-ins. The best way to avoid malfunctions that put your business at risk is to have your equipment maintained regularly, keeping your employees and assets safe and secure and your insurance company happy.

Longer Lasting Equipment

Businesses that don’t take care of their equipment properly often find themselves having to replace assets within just a few years as a result of frequent breakdowns and costly issues. The cost of replacing industrial doors can be expensive if you’re doing it more often than you need to.

By maintaining and servicing your assets properly instead, you can prolong their lifespan and save thousands of pounds.

Maintain Energy Efficiency and Reduce Costs

Some industrial doors such as our high speed doors help to maintain energy efficiency within the building as they minimise the amount of time the door is open and let out heat or chilled air. 

If your high speed door were to break down in an open position, your building could waste a lot of energy, increasing your energy bills. Similarly, if your high speed doors aren’t quite running as they should, they could be letting out more air than necessary. 

Preventative maintenance and servicing can help to avoid this, potentially saving your business money on your energy bills.

Prevent Contamination and Pollution

High speed industrial doors are also very effective at keeping out pollution, dust, and dirt, helping to minimise the risk of contamination which can be absolutely essential in highly sensitive and environmentally controlled premises. 

Should your high speed doors ever have a serious breakdown, your workplace is at risk of contamination which could be detrimental to some businesses. Preventative maintenance and servicing can help to avoid this, ensuring your workplace is as contamination-free as possible.

How Often Do Industrial Doors Need to be Serviced?

When it comes to servicing industrial doors, many businesses forget or simply don’t think it is important until their door finally ceases to work properly, by which point, the issue is a lot more serious and potentially much more expensive to fix.

In line with the Machinery Directive and HSE regulations, you should have your electrically operated doors serviced at least once every 12 months. This will help limit the amount of downtime you experience from either jammed or broken industrial doors.

Industrial Door Servicing and Maintenance with BID Group Ltd

At BID Group Ltd, we have a network of qualified engineers strategically located across the UK, ensuring any emergency callout can be attended to as quickly as possible, 24/7, 365 days a year, no matter the type or brand.

Our service desk is the contact point for emergency call outs and repairs during normal office hours. Out of hours we operate a call out service, ensuring qualified and equipped engineers are on hand whenever you need. 

For more information on our service maintenance and repair contracts visit our website or call 0870 607 5050.