Security doors and physical security in Sheffield

Sheffield still makes things, and its advanced manufacturing plants set the tone for the city’s security needs, alongside hospitals, universities and regeneration projects. We supply and install rated security doors, fire doors and industrial security across Sheffield for architects, contractors and consultants.

• Attack rated SR2 to SR5LPS 1175 doorsets
• EI rated fire doorsEI 30 to EI 120 to EN 1634-1
• Crash tested barriersPAS 68 and IWA 14-1
• Stealth attack SRA and SRBRatings to LPS 2081

Advanced manufacturing and research facilities

Advanced manufacturing sites combine production halls, research labs and prototype stores. Ventilated plant areas need steel louvred doors that keep airflow without giving up the security rating.

Architectural metalwork on these projects often needs bespoke finishing: shot blasting before coating, powder coating in specified colours, and waterjet cutting for panels and screens. These fabrication services for architectural and security metalwork can be ordered with the doorsets.

High-value stores and test areas take SR3 and SR4 security doors, while offices and welfare areas need only standard commercial doors. The rating follows the contents of each room.

Hospitals and universities

Hospital estates run on fire separation: EI rated fire rated steel doors on corridors, stairs and service risers, alongside security doors on pharmacies, records stores and plant rooms. Healthcare work is phased around clinical operations.

MRI shielded rooms need RF shielding, and RF shielding is different from magnetic shielding: many suites need both, verified after installation.

University campuses mix old and new buildings. Dual rated fire and security doors suit accommodation stairs, while labs take LPS 1175 to match their contents. Education estates are specified building by building.

Rating guide for Sheffield sites

Consider this table a starting guide. The threat assessment has the final word on every rating.

Industrial, health and campus estates each need their own schedule. We build the specification opening by opening, from the production hall to the ward corridor.

City centre regeneration and public realm

Regeneration schemes are remaking the city centre with new public squares, markets and leisure buildings. Crowded places fall under Martyn’s Law: the standard tier covers premises where 200 to 799 people may be present.

Vehicle mitigation is designed into the street furniture from the start: PAS 68 tested security bollards and planters that protect without blocking the space. Public spaces guidance covers the approach.

Production cannot stop for installation. We phase works around shifts and schedule noisy tasks out of production hours, agreed with the site team before we start.

Security consultancy for complex estates

Manufacturing, health and campus estates each have their own threat picture. Our security consultancy service reviews the estate with the owner, then sets a rating for every building type on it.

The review covers every building type: production, storage, offices, welfare and public-facing areas. Each gets a rating matched to its contents and its hours of use.

The design service turns those ratings into detailed drawings, and installation is phased around production, clinical work or term times as the site requires. Every drawing is checked against the rating before manufacture begins.

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