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sara Loading Bay Specialists supply, install and maintain loading bay equipment for manufacturing, warehouse loading and distribution networks, and high speed doors and roller shutter doors for industrial, production line, cleanroom and food processing applications. Its high speed range of ‘Sprint’ fast action doors offer quick opening speeds and improved safety for internal and external applications.
sara LBS is a total package provider and can design and install loading bay solutions, from single products such as dock levellers, scissor lifts and loading doors, through to complete loading docks, as well as dedicated after sales support thanks to its nationwide repair and maintenance network.
We have provided high quality product solutions, outstanding customer service and industry-leading repair and maintenance services for all our high speed roller shutter doors and loading bay equipment since we were founded over 30 years ago and this remains our sole focus.
Our ‘Sprint’ rapid roll, high-speed doors have many unique features and our range includes specialist solutions for different sectors.
Including insulated sectional overhead, insulated & standard roller shutters, fire roller shutters & steel hinged fire exit, security & personnel doors.
We design, supply and install tailored and high quality loading bay solutions, either individually or as part of multiple applications.
It seems obvious – doors are an integral part of the operation of any commercial building. That is why choosing the most suitable doors needs very careful consideration and expert help. A good door is one that combines...
Loading bays are hard working environments. Equipment and machinery should be properly maintained and regularly serviced to ensure safety, reliability and efficiency. Steve Abrahams, a service surveyor with loading bay specialist sara...
If you are greener or trying to run a profitable business – or both – you might like to look at the latest in thermal management for roller shutter doors. Most industrial and warehouse buildings have at least one level access door for...
Efficient loading bays can be built in less than ideal locations if the needs of the operating processes are properly analysed and the full range of equipment is explored. Kevan Anderson, an area sales manager with sara LBS, is...
sara LBS has supplied all the loading bay equipment for the new £6million Dalcross Distribution Centre at Inverness Airport Business Park (IABP). The centre is part of a sustained process of expansion and renewal for the Co-op’s...
The increasing pressure on the retail industry that’s created by the rise of internet shopping means efficiencies have to be driven into every stage of the operational supply chain. Alan Ryder of loading bay specialists sara LBS...
For warehouse and factory operators who want to combine the highest levels of insulation with the greatest speed and reliability, insulated roller shutter doors are quickly becoming the technology of choice. Nick Cox of sara LBS...
Global warming is leading to more violent winter weather. In Britain we are now used to trees being uprooted, garden sheds blowing over and coastal waters whipping up into a frenzy. Louise Nurse, Sales & Marketing Manager of sara LBS...
The run up to Christmas is critical for many retailers. To service the public demand for their products, such retailers need excellent supply and logistics back up. Louise Nurse, Sales and Marketing Manager, sara Loading Bay...
Two giant high speed roller doors have been installed at a bus chassis works in Lancashire to help retain heat and reduce energy bills. The doors were fitted behind existing roller shutters that remain in place to provide overnight...
Any product can be damaged or devalued if it is handled inappropriately while in transit; that is particularly true for food products. Louise Nurse, Sales and Marketing Manager for sara LBS, explains how expertise and experience can be...
An airlock famously saved the life of astronaut Tim Kopra. Here on Earth the same concept is used on loading bays when there is a compelling need to isolate the internal atmosphere from the outside. Alan Ryder, Areas Sales Manager with...
Is it always necessary to fit a dock shelter to every loading bay, or can you do without and save the costs of both installation and maintenance? Nick Cox, Area Sales Manager with loading bay specialist sara LBS, looks at various...
Crawley-based Elekta used its renowned ability to innovate by finding new solutions when it came to replacing a 20-plus year-old roller shutter door that was beyond repair, serving the company since installation in the 1990s. Rather...
A perfect solution was found for a difficult fire door problem when a warehouse and office building in Maidenhead was being refitted for a new occupant. While the door’s main role was as a fire escape, sara LBS proposed fitting a...
Hygiene, temperature control and process efficiency are all watch words in the food processing and food distribution industries. Guy Windle, Area Sales Manager of sara LBS, says high speed roller shutter doors can be essential in...
Loading bays often need to be heated (or cooled), either to protect stored goods or to provide a comfortable working environment, but with large doors open for significant periods of time heating costs can be high. Louise Nurse of...
Energy costs have skyrocketed in recent years, so business owners and managers are keen to cut avoidable heat losses. Nick Cox, Area Sales Manager for sara LBS (Loading Bay Specialists), explains how industrial doors are continuing to...
sara LBS has installed two new dock levellers at one of the UK’s largest food production facilities, replacing older units that were approaching the end of their design life and ensuring that demanding supermarket delivery schedules...
The disruption of having to build new loading bays can be a daunting prospect for some owners and operators of logistics centres and manufacturing plants. An option that may be an attractive alternative is precast concrete loading...
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