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 | | STEEL DOORS TOUGH IT OUT IN THE ANTARCTIC | | | Ingersoll Rand | | 12/06/2008 | | | Martin Roberts steel doors have been specified for the new £22 million Halley VI research station in Antarctica. Due to the remote and hostile location, 10,000 miles from the UK and 400 miles from the South Pole, it is essential that only the most robust and highest performing components are used. The steel doorsets are currently being installed on all the plant and boiler rooms. They will provide strength, durability, low maintenance and long life cycle performance.
The module-based facility is being built at British Antarctic Survey’s Halley station. The purpose is long term research on global change at the site where the ozone hole was first discovered. Designed by Faber Maunsell and Hugh Broughton Architects, the science-fiction like complex will take three years to complete as work can only take place during December to March when there is 24-hour daylight. Temperatures can be -25°C in the austral winter
The stunning aluminium-framed complex consists of eight modules which are future-proofed which means they can be extended as required. The structure is carried on adjustable legs and skis so it can be raised or lowered, as well as being moved periodically.
The Martin Roberts steel doors have been deemed suitable for this type of heavy duty application. For example, the pressed metal doorset was successfully tested for strength and durability to one million cycles at the Chiltern Dynamics Laboratory. This is believed to be the first time a steel doorset, with honeycomb infill, has achieved such a high and impressive number of cycles. This resulted in the doorset being awarded the highest possible 'Severe Duty' classification in accordance with the new European pedestrian door standard BS EN 12400. | |
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