Building Maintenance, Refurbishment & Grounds
First fully automatic sliding partition for school
Style installs a rapid reconfigured solution at Scottish primary school
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uccessfully allowing the assembly hall at St Joseph’s Primary School in Dundee to be divided into two discrete areas, partitioning experts Style recently installed a technologically advanced fully automatic, horizontally sliding wall system. A first for UK education establishments, the revolutionary DORMA Moveo Comfortdrive is operated using a simple LCD control panel, allowing panels to be moved along a ceiling track before locking into position without any manual input from staff.
As the partition is over 5000mm in height, a conventional moveable wall would require panels weighing up to 450kg which it was felt would pose significant manual handling risks to staff. Working with main contractor Robertson Central, Style proposed the Comfortdrive as the most suitable retrofit solution. As Duncan Myers, senior architect for Dundee City Council explains, “The panels weigh 50% less than their manual equivalent and the automatic operation saves set up time and removes risk of injury. We are delighted with Style’s installation and have incorporated the same system into designs for another school.”
Style has particular expertise working within the education sector but this is the first time they recommended a fully automatic, horizontally sliding partitioning system. “As the sole UK distributor for DORMA we have installed Moveo Comfortdrive moveable walls into a number of prestigious commercial settings,” explains Julian Sargent MD for Style. “But with schools having to work harder than ever to maximise the use of space this system offers significant advantages, improving flexibility by allowing rooms to be rapidly reconfigured, literally at the touch of a button.”
As well as being easy to use, this fully automatic system is computer controlled, negating the risk of the operator failing to close the wall correctly. Users can be assured that the seals are properly extended or retracted through each stage of the operating cycle, avoiding potential damage caused by mishandling of large, over-sized partitioning panels.
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February 2013
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