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n automatic swing door operator that is completely hidden from view has been introduced by GEZE UK. The UFO NT is the new underfloor automatic swing door drive. It boasts a much wider range of capabilities and features than its predecessor including manual use via the Smart swing function.


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Providing maximum transparency and aesthetic


and access demands


the UFO NT is hidden in the floor and so overcomes the problem of a limited area at the top of the door frame, perfect for use with glass facades or listed or historical buildings with structural limitations,


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where automatic doors are required but with an operator that is not visible.


The UFO NT can be used on any type of door – glass, wood or metal and is especially suitable for use where vandalism could be a problem as the operator is fully concealed. It is also suitable for retrofitting.


It provides compliance with the demands of the Equality Act and the building standard BS EN 8300. Developed from the robust and efficient GEZE Powerturn operator the UFO


NT has a higher IP rating (IP 67) making it suitable for external doors, and a higher closing force than its predecessor size EN1 – EN4. In addition, it can operate leaf widths up to 1,250 mm on external doors and 1,600 mm on internal doors, and leaf weights up to 125 kg, surpassing the older unit in all areas of performance.


The Smart swing function enables large


doors to be operated manually with ease, though if the door is manually opened at high speed the operator will apply motor resistance to slow it down. Using a redundant spring system, the Smart swing function allows the operator to be fully motor-controlled until power failure or fire alarm activation. The versatile UFO NT underfloor operator


is suitable for use with GEZE Cockpit and building management systems. Andy


Howland, sales and marketing


director of GEZE UK, said: “The aesthetically pleasing UFO NT is perfect for use in all types of buildings. Its versatility as an automatic swing door provides safe, efficient and convenient means of opening and closing a door yet the Smart swing allows it to be


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used manually with ease, its location in the floor makes for an attractive, unhindered door set.” To find out more about the UFO NT email GEZE UK, or for more information about the company’s comprehensive range of automatic and manual door closers visit the website.


info.uk@geze.com www.geze.co.uk


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Senior’s tall order in Bristol


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enior Architectural Systems, the UK’s largest privately owned aluminium fenestration solutions manufacturer, has supplied the fenestration package for use on the tallest residential building in Bristol. At 26 storeys high, the residential tower block


forms part of the wider Castle Park View scheme, which is the largest Urban Green Space in the city. The development also features a main block and a 10-storey tower, creating in total 375 new one and two bedroom apartments. Senior has supplied its slimline SF52 aluminium curtain wall system and patented low U-value PURe® aluminium windows and doors for use across the scheme, working alongside specialist installers Denval, architects Chapman Taylor, contractors Bouygues UK. Created following the extensive regeneration


of a brownfi eld area and built on the former site of an ambulance station, sustainability is a key part of the design of the Castle Park View and the residential scheme has achieved a level


four standard in the Code for Sustainable Homes certifi cation. Both Senior’s thermally-effi cient SF52 aluminium curtain wall system and Part L compliant PURe® aluminium windows and doors are highly durable and fully recyclable, making them the ideal choice for a modern development that is also striving to help reduce the energy bills of its residents. The


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thermal performance of the aluminium fenestration system complements the other sustainable features including the use of the UK’s largest water source heat pump, the nearby Castle Park Energy Centre, as the development’s main heat source.


01709 772600 www.seniorarchitectural.co.uk


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