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Axis Case Study: Development of the new Urgent & Emergency Care Centre at Scarborough Hospital.

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INDUSTRY: Healthcare

CLIENT: York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CONTRACTOR: IHP (Vinci Construction & Sir Robert McAlpine)

ARCHITECT: Arcadis

INTRODUCTION

If you visited the Axis Entrance Systems stand at the recent Healthcare Estates Exhibition, you’ll have seen their multi-award-winning Flo-Motion® range of low friction, manual sliding doors in action.

This case study highlights, not only the excellence of the Flo-Motion® range that is now in 100+ hospitals across the UK and Ireland, but also the benefits of using Axis with their unrivalled technical experience and expertise, as innovators, designers, manufacturers and installers – the whole package from start to finish!

PROJECT

The £47 million transformation of the new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre (UECC) at Scarborough Hospital, for York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This was a significant project, as the investment in the new state-of-the-art UECC was the largest ever made in patient care, by UECC’s York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

For our part, working with main contractor, IHP (Integrated Health Projects) and architects, IBI Group – now Arcadis, our brief was to supply and fit 31 doors and glazed screens for the project.

CHALLENGES

Following the initial enquiry, which was for our Flo-Motion® B32 bi-parting and T100 telescopic doors, we noted during the design and pre-order stage that the doors would be sliding over timber glazed screens not walls, which wouldn’t be possible and required a rethink. As well as the challenge for this particular door set, there was the common challenge of space-saving for all door sets on the project.

SOLUTION

On our advice, Flo-Motion® B01 bi-parting door sets replaced the door sets originally specified. The reason for our recommendation was that the B01 doors would allow us to incorporate two glazed fixed panels to solve multiple issues, including shearing actions, location of supports and aesthetics.

Our ability and capability to manufacture five hybrid versions of our Flo-Motion® B011 door sets – each with one of the bi-parting doors sliding over the glazed screen and part of the wall, with the other sliding completely over a wall – enabled us to overcome all of the space saving issues too.

Overall, we manufactured, supplied and installed the following:

  • 7 Flo-Motion B32O (bi-parting doors sliding over a wall)
  • 18 Flo-Motion B01 (bi-parting doors sliding over glazed screens and walls)
  • 5 Flo-Motion B011 (bi-parting doors with one sliding over a glazed screen and wall, the other over a wall)
  • 1 Flo-Motion T100 (telescopic door)

OUTCOME:

Our Flo-Motion® door-sets and our glazed panels provide many significant benefits for patients, staff and visitors to the new UECC at Scarborough Hospital, including:

  • Excellent light transfer to maximise the feeling of spaciousness.
  • Flexibility for clear patient/staff visibility or patient privacy with the integrated blinds
  • An attractive, efficient, effective & improved environment for staff, patients & visitors.

EXPLORE MORE AXIS HEALTHCARE PROJECTS

View more Axis case studies of highly successful new build and refurbishment projects in the healthcare sector, here: https://axisentrances.com/case-studies/

CONTACT AXIS ENTRANCE SYSTEMS

T: 01604 212 500

E: sales@axisentrances.com

W: https://axisentrances.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axis-automatic-entrance-systems-ltd/

Axis Case Study: Development of the new Bigbury Orthopaedic Surgical Suite, at Derriford Hospital, in Plymouth.

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INDUSTRY:                         Healthcare

CLIENT:                                  University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

CONTRACTOR:                Nevada Construction

ARCHITECT:                       Stride Treglown

PROJECT

This award-winning scheme involved the full refurbishment of the existing hospital kitchens, to transform them into state-of-the-art, fully functional, clinical spaces.

The stunning outcome won the Refurbishment of the Year Award for Stride Treglown architects and University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, at last October’s Healthcare Estates ceremony.

The project was brilliantly led on-site by Nevada Construction and to help fulfil the overall vision for the scheme, Axis was asked to manufacture and install the door sets.

CHALLENGES

The biggest challenge for this project was ensuring we caused minimal disruption to essential hospital services, while working in and around a fully operational, high traffic environment, within one of the busiest parts of Derriford Hospital.

SOLUTION

Working with the architects Stride Treglown, and main contractor Nevada Construction, the solution specified was for Axis to manufacture, supply and fit nine door-sets from our award-winning Flo-Motion® range.

These included seven Flo-Motion® B01 bi-parting manual sliding door sets and two Flo-Motion® T100 telescopic door sets, with all units having clear, double-glazed glass.

A powder coat finish to RAL 7046 was applied to the door sets with all handles in a stainless steel finish.

FORCE TESTING

All doors were digitally force-tested, with each leaf of the bi-parting doors averaging 6.9N, and the larger heavier telescopic doors averaging 9.5N.

OUTCOME:

Our Flo-Motion® door-sets provide many significant benefits for patients and staff in the new Bigbury Orthopaedic Surgical Suite, including:

  • Enabling excellent light transfer for a feeling of spaciousness.
  • Providing clear visibility between patients and staff.
  • Allowing door operation with fingertip control making life easier for staff.
  • Contributing to an attractive and improved environment for staff and patients

HEALTHCARE ESTATES – SEE OUR DOORS IN ACTION!

This October, we’ll be exhibiting at the Healthcare Estates Exhibition, on 13-15 October, at Manchester Central.

On our Stand F20, we’ll be showcasing three fully operational Flo-Motion® doors from our award-winning range, as well as introducing the Manusa Viso+ 125, which enables remote door management, using built-in Internet of Things (IoT) technology!

We’ll be running demonstrations of this innovative, state-of-the-art Manusa automatic door, across the two days – we hope to see you there!

EXPLORE MORE AXIS HEALTHCARE PROJECTS

View more Axis case studies of highly successful new build and refurbishment projects in the healthcare sector, here: https://axisentrances.com/case-studies/

CONTACT AXIS ENTRANCE SYSTEMS

T: 01604 212 500

E: sales@axisentrances.com

W: https://axisentrances.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axis-automatic-entrance-systems-ltd/

Behind the Doors: The New State-of-the-Art Surgical Centre at Musgrove Park Hospital

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In this case study, we take a detailed look at the role of Axis Entrance Systems in the development of the stunning new Surgical Centre at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

PROJECT:

The new build Surgical Centre is not only to be used for operations and endoscopies but also replaces the old critical care unit. It comprises six endoscopy rooms, patient recovery and clinical support areas, eight operating theatres and 22 critical care beds for level two and three critical care patients.

The brief for Axis Entrance Systems, from the project’s architects BDP (Building Design Partnership) and main contractor Kier was to manufacture, supply and install 24 door sets and multiple fixed glazed screens – with all door sets specified from Axis’ own multi-award-winning Flo-motion® range of low-friction manual sliding doors.

CHALLENGES:

With the project brilliantly run by BDP and Kier Construction and having worked with both companies before, the challenges Axis had were minimal and restricted to the variety of clear-opening widths required, which ranged from 1550mm up to 1895mm.

SOLUTION:

As the innovators and manufacturers of Flo-Motion® doors, developed specifically for healthcare settings and first installed at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in 2015, Axis’ experience and technical ability to adapt hybrid versions of each door type ensured all aspects of our brief could be fulfilled.

Overall, Axis manufactured, supplied and installed these door sets:

  • 2 x Flo-Motion® E32 (single door, sliding over a wall) with a clear opening width of 1895mm
  • 5 x Flo-Motion® F12 (single door, sliding over a glazed screen) with a clear opening of 1550mm
  • 8 x Flo-Motion® F11 (single door, sliding over a glazed screen) with a clear opening width of 1550mm
  • 1 x Flo-Motion® F11 (single door, sliding over a glazed screen) with a clear opening width of 1745mm
  • 5 x Flo-Motion® F01 (single door, sliding over a glazed screen and a wall) with a clear opening width of 1550mm
  • 3 x Flo-Motion® F01 (single door, sliding over a glazed screen and a wall) with a clear opening width of 1745mm

FORCE TESTING:

Once installed, all door sets were force tested three times and certificates produced with the mean average reading for the 24 doors being 10.74N. Notably, the heaviest doors, which were the E32 type with 1895mm clear opening widths were tested at 8.3N and 11.8N.

OUTCOME:

The Axis Flo-Motion® door sets and glazed panels provide many significant benefits for patients, staff and visitors to the new Surgical Centre at Musgrove Park Hospital, including:

  • Large sliding doors that are easy to open and close for users of all strengths and abilities
  • Excellent light transfer that also maximises the feeling of spaciousness
  • An attractive, efficient & effective environment for staff, patients & visitors

TALKING ABOUT AXIS:

Paul Ingram, Senior Project Manager at Kier:

“Throughout design and installation, Axis were very professional, pro-active, and excellent communicators – a pleasure to work with!

“Their installation was of a very high standard and completed within our agreed timescale.

“We happily recommend Axis and will use them again on our future projects.”

EXPLORE MORE AXIS HEALTHCARE PROJECTS:

View more Axis case studies of highly successful new build and refurbishment projects in the healthcare sector, here: https://axisentrances.com/case-studies/

CONTACT AXIS ENTRANCE SYSTEMS:

T: 01604 212 500

E: sales@axisentrances.com

W: https://axisentrances.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axis-automatic-entrance-systems-ltd/

Axis at Healthcare Estates 2018 and on BIMobject®

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IMG_3083lrAxis Automatic Entrance Systems exhibited at this year’s Healthcare Estates exhibition in Manchester. Axis are regular attendees at HCE since 2015 when they won the IHEEM Product Innovation Award for their Flo-Motion® Manual Sliding Doors.

 

 

BCH - MANUSA (1)Flo-Motion® doors again featured on the stand showcasing their unique, fingertip control now available in single sliding, bi-parting and telescopic formats. Axis also promoted the availability of BIM files for the Flo-Motion® range now available on BIMobject® either directly from the BIMobject® site or accessed via the Axisautomatic.com website.

 
The Flo-Motion® range of manual sliding doors is part of the Axis Healthcare Door range which includes manual doors, automatic doors and hermetically sealed doors for wards, intensive care units, critical care units, clean rooms, isolation rooms and other healthcare requirements. Doors are manufactured by market leading companies such as Stanley and Manusa or have been developed and manufactured by Axis themselves.

Since their original development for the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Axis Flo-Motion® doors have been installed in a number of hospitals throughout the UK including Omagh, Enniskillen and Altnagelvin hospitals in Northern Ireland, Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland and numerous hospitals in England including the Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The new Telescopic format doors have already been installed at the Royal Blackburn Hospital and Wexham Park in Slough.

Information on the full range of Axis Door products is available by calling 01604 212500, emailing sales@axisautomatic.com, or visiting www.axisautomatic.com