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News Release from: FAAC (UK) | Subject: 844 sliding gate operators
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 03 January 2008
FAAC automatic sliding gate operators at
the zoo
All gates to elephant enclosure at Howletts Wild Animal Park can now be operated remotely following installation of FAAC automatic sliding gate operators and a customised access control device.
844 sliding gate operators installed at Howletts Wild Animal Park The new system was specified by wild animal park owners, the Aspinall Foundation, following the successful implementation of a similar gate automation programme at nearby Port Lympne elephant enclosure the previous year
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 29 Nov 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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FAAC 930 or 940 automatic sliding door system was specified after impressive trial results gave Alfred McAlpine the confidence to replace all the existing operators.
The system was designed and installed by leading FAAC approved installers, Sevenoaks-based Securigate .
844 sliding gate operators from FAAC have been fitted to all twelve gates within the elephant enclosure and a custom-designed wire-free portable remote control programmable transmitter based on FAAC's 868 radio control unit enables each gate to be opened remotely at the touch of a button.
Working with keepers at the wild animal park, Securigate and FAAC engineers developed a unique rechargeable long range radio signalling device that can be carried on a strap around the keepers' bodies as they move about their work.
Gates can be opened and closed remotely, safely controlling the movement of elephants within the enclosure.
The system has been carefully designed to be completely safe in operation, both for the keepers, and for the animals.
The 844 operator was chosen as it features a non-reversing worm screw gear motor, ensuring that the elephants cannot push the gate back once the motor has stopped.
Suitable for single gates up to 40m long and weighing up to 1800kg, 844 operators can be specified for use with both rack and chain applications.
Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks were set up by the late John Aspinall with the aim of protecting and breeding rare and endangered species and returning them to safe areas in their native homeland.
World leaders in conservation, the parks have so far returned to the wild Przewalski's horses, Black rhino, Sumatran rhino, Cape buffalo, ocelots, pythons and gorillas.
With more than 40 year's experience, FAAC is a world leader in gate and door automation.
The company has manufacturing and development facilities in Italy and Ireland and distributes its products in more than 90 countries.
Within the UK, FAAC (UK) based in Basingstoke is the market leader in residential and commercial markets, which it serves through a national network of 800 approved installers, all trained to FAAC's high standards.
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