Automatic Doors can help with your conversion of existing pedestrian doors to fully automatic operation.

Business owners should be aware that it is now a legal requirement that all commercial premises accessible to the general public must cater for the disabled and that failure to do so can result in heavy penalties.

See below for details or go to http://scaleplus.law.gov.au/html/pasteact/0/311/top.htm.

Premises that fall within the compliance requirements include, but are not limited to shops, offices, toilets, cinemas, sporting facilities, stadiums and venues, anywhere in fact that an able bodied persons can gain access must be made equally accessible to the disabled.

One of the most efficient ways of ensuring compliance is to convert existing manual sliding or hinged doors to automatic operation as the collateral benefits include significant savings in heating and cooling bills.

Doors left open allow expensive heated or cooled air to escape to atmosphere adding to global warming and power bills. Automatic doors not only save money but are good for the environment, which in the end is good for all of us; in fact the automating of access doors will over a period of time pay for itself in energy cost savings. Obviously cost is a consideration and the regulations allow that, should compliance cause "unjustifiable hardship" then there is a right of appeal, however it would be difficult to prove in the case of a going concern such as a shop, office or entertainment venue.

Automatic Doors Pty Ltd are the sole agents for the Ditec www.ditec.it range of sliding and hinged door operators and by cutting out the reseller are able to considerably reduce the cost of conversion to the end user.

If compliance is on your agenda, please contact us for a free quotation.