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News Release from: Gretsch-Unitas | Subject: Entrance system
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 31 August 2007
New door means monkey business for G-U
Gretsch-Unitas has just completed work on its most unusual entrance system to date - a sliding doors arrangement at the Monkey House in Twycross Zoo.
G-U had been called to the zoo to provide a new entrance system for the Monkey House after a recent renovation This had involved the building of an extension which provided a new entrance hall to the attraction
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 18 Jun 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Paul Lewis, sales and marketing manager for the door division, said: "The main criterion of Twycross was to ensure that the entrance system complemented the stylish design of the new building".
"To meet their requirements we installed a CompactMaster sliding door system featuring two frameless glass doors that had the Twycross Zoo monkey logo etched across the panes of glass - giving the zoo a practical and stylish entrance system." The CompactMaster installed by G-U provides architects with a user friendly and energy efficient bi-parting sliding door.
The frameless glass system and compact and slim design gives the zoo an elegant and modern entrance.
An added benefit of the CompactMaster is the slim design of the drive unit.
This has a vertical dimension of only 100mm, which allows the unit to easily fit into the architecture of the monkey house.
G-U's automatic entrance systems and doors includes sliding doors, swing doors, revolving doors, security and access control doors and all glass systems.
These provide a wide range of access solutions such as DDA and fire regulation compliance including use in historical and listed buildings.
The automatic door side of G-U has seen demand increase greatly in 2007 and Twycross Zoo is one of the latest in a long line of projects.
Detailed information about G-U products is available at the company's website or by contacting G-U direct on 02476 217 900.
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