Security doors and physical security in Liverpool

The Mersey waterfront now mixes arenas, universities and port logistics in a single regeneration zone. We supply and install rated security doors, gates, barriers and glazing protection across Liverpool for architects, contractors and consultants.

• PAS 68 / IWA 14-1 ratedVehicle impact tested
• SR2 to SR5 doorsetsLPS 1175 forced entry rated
• Blast ratings EXV45 to EXV10Tested to ISO 16933
• FB2-FB7 ballistic rangeFull EN 1522 scale covered

Waterfront regeneration and mixed-use development

The waterfront’s regenerated districts mix apartments, offices, hotels and leisure in converted and new buildings. Communal entrance doors take constant use and need a rating that resists both attack and daily abuse. Residential and housing developments specify these throughout.

Ground-floor commercial units need security shutters or retractable security grilles for overnight protection, while upper floors need little more than good locks. The specification follows the risk at each level of the building.

Port, logistics and distribution sites

Port and logistics areas need perimeter control first: sliding vehicle gates for HGV lanes, turnstiles for staff, and rated pedestrian doors on offices and control rooms.

High-value cargo stores and fuel or energy compounds take higher LPS 1175 ratings, sometimes combined with blast resistance where the risk assessment calls for it. SR3 and SR4 security doors and blast resistant doors cover these openings, and utilities and energy sites are typical users.

Security doors on control rooms and substations complete the perimeter, so the boundary is rated at every entry point.

Rating guide for Liverpool sites

The table gives typical answers. The threat assessment sets the rating opening by opening.

Port and waterfront sites often combine several ratings. The risk assessment decides each one, and we schedule the work compound by compound.

Arenas, universities and student housing

Arenas fall under Martyn’s Law, with the enhanced tier covering premises where 800 or more people may be present. Vehicle approaches get PAS 68 security bollards, while staff and service entrances get rated gates and doors.

Universities mix historic buildings, labs and student housing. Heritage facades suit security sash windows, while accommodation blocks need communal doors that survive student life.

Waterfront sites need the right finishes. We specify finishes suited to the exposed waterfront environment on external doorsets and barriers, so the rating lasts as long as the building.

Design support for developers

Waterfront and regeneration developers work from tight programmes. Our design service details rated doors, glazing and barriers from the architect’s drawings, producing a schedule the whole team can price and build from.

Where the planning authority asks for protective measures, we provide the technical information the application needs: test standards, rating classes and fixing details for each product. Security consultancy input at this stage keeps the specification proportionate.

Early involvement keeps the budget under control. When the security specification is set before tender, every bidder prices the same tested products and there are no late substitutions.

Installation is then programmed around the other trades, with commissioning and handover documents for the building operator.

Frequently asked questions