Axis Entrance Systems Ltd

Complete Internal Refurbishment of the existing High Dependency Unit at Altnagelvin Hospital.

10 Flo-Motion® doors for new build Accident and Emergency unit and Paediatric Unit for Frimley Health NHS Foundation 

The conversion and refurbishment of existing offices into a new interventional radiology department, consisting of; six enclosed recovery bays, a nurses’ station, and an accessible toilet.

To extend and refurbish the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital’s Emergency Department. This £14.5 million project included the creation of a new entrance into the healthcare facility to provide the local community with greater accessibility to quality care and critical services

To develop a new state-of-the-art Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) at Northampton General Hospital. Axis had a key role, devising a solution capable of providing flexible space with options of a light and open environment for better communication between staff to manage problems with patients more effectively, but also with the option to isolate spaces for patient privacy, when required

Frimley Health’s £100m planned care facility at Heatherwood Hospital, a new build centre of excellence for non-emergency patients, in Ascot, Berkshire. Axis’s brief for this exciting project was to supply and install doors to the 22 day care pods, designed for privacy and efficiency that would help deliver planned care in a much-improved patient environment, built for modern needs.

The refurbishment of the dementia ward at Leighton Hospital in Crewe to deliver a softer, friendlier, more relaxed and less clinical looking environment that patients will be able to move around more easily. Axis was asked to supply and install doors to four bed bays, in different colours and with contrasting-coloured handles, to support the care and therapy the hospital gives dementia patients.

PROJECT:The refurbishment and expansion of the Wensleydale Wardat Harrogate District Hospital, to enable the creation of a new dedicated cardiology and respiratory ward. Our brief for the project was to design, supply and fit the doors for the project.CHALLENGES: The main challenges for this project included: space-saving, to maximise usable areas for staff and patients; the adaptability of the doors to be able to easily flip between providing excellent two-way visibility for staff and patients and providing privacy, when required;and the ease of operation to assist staff in a busy environment.SOLUTION: Working with the architects and contractor, the solution specifiedwas seven door-sets from our award-winning Flo-Motion Manual Sliding Doors range. These included 4 or our Flo-Motion® F11 door type and 3 of our Flo-Motion® F12 door type – all glazed, and with manually operated interstitial blinds.Contrasting two-colour powder finishes were applied with RAL 7037 satin used for frames and fixed panels, and RAL 7038 satin used for sliding doors with the handles in stainless steel.OUTCOME: Our Flo-Motion® door-sets provide several significant benefits for patients and staff, which include:• Our Flo-Motion® Manual Sliding Doors has helped create adepartment with excellent light transfer and a feeling ofspaciousness.• Our doors provide clear visibility between patients and staff with the interstitial blinds open, or privacy, by closing them, as and when required.• The operation of our doors, which were force-tested with an average reading of 7.34N, makes life easier for staff.• The use of our Flo-Motion® Manual Sliding Doors has created an attractive, efficient, effective and improved working environment for staff, as well as an improved patient experience.

PROJECT:The new Urgent & Emergency Care Centre for Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, a £40m two-storey facility providing the Trust with 4,864m2 of additional clinical space.The specialised facilities, which include an Urgent Treatment Centre, a Paediatric Assessment Unit, an Acute Medical Unit and a Medical Ambulatory Unit, will help meet local demand, caring for up to 90,000 urgent admissions per year.Axis’s brief for this new, high-quality, modern development included providing doors to the Consulting Bays.CHALLENGES:Our main challenge for this project was the space constraints to maximise the space in the Consulting Bays and outer corridors.SOLUTION:For the Consulting Bays, we designed and installed 14 sets of our own, award-winning FLO-MOTION® Telescopic Manual Sliding Doors – Type T55. For this project, we finished the door sets in RAL 7024 satin with a brushed stainless-steel handle.Each set’s two sliding leaves are connected by a sequencingdevice so that the primary leaf (fast door) reaches the fullyopened or closed position at the same time as the secondary leaf (slow door) reaches its pre-set position.Our FLO-MOTION® Telescopic Manual Sliding Doors featurerecirculating ball guides on a special low resistance linear track with a damper mechanism. The 55mm stiles give these door sets their slim-line appearance.OUTCOME:The Consulting Bays at the brand new Urgent & Emergency Care Centre at Walsall Manor Hospital provides several significant benefits for patients and staff, including:• More efficient and effective working• A more spacious department• Improved patient experience• Improved working environment for staff