The Importance of Maintaining your Security Shutters

Security shutter doors are on the rise in terms of their adoption by a wide range of businesses with commercial or industrial buildings. Security shutters provide great security and allow for smooth operation with the capacity to swiftly open and close access points. Industrial roller shutter doors can be fitted to exacting specifications ensuring they are the perfect fit for your space and do the exact job your business requires of them. However, nothing with moving parts will stay in its day one state without a bit of TLC, which means that properly maintaining and servicing your security shutters is absolutely vital to their day-to-day effectiveness and longevity.

There are some key tips you can follow to help with the maintenance and longevity of your security shutters, but nothing is an adequate substitute for enlisting the help of a specialist provider to regularly service your equipment. By signing a security shutter service agreement you will ensure that you keep your equipment working to its potential despite daily wear and tear. In terms of options you can go with service contracts offered by the manufacturer or independent companies. As a rule of thumb, security shutters should be serviced at least every six months.

Keeping people, property and inventory safe

Security shutters help to ensure security and safety for those on site as well as proving a strong deterrent for theft and intruders. Forced entry, using the likes of power tools, is made much more difficult thanks to security shutters. If these shutters were to fail, this safeguarding is gone. The security shutter itself, should it malfunction, could also cause harm. If a shutter were to break down mid-function you could end up with someone getting hurt.

Tips for good maintenance

Cleaning regime

Cleaning your security shutters regularly not only removes dirt and dust from the all important areas like the tracks and bottom bars, which will help prevent malfunction but it also gets you up close and personal with the shutters, which helps you to get accustomed with what they should look like and you can notice when anything starts to look wrong.

Balancing

This is something that needs a qualified professional. Ideally roller shutters should be check for balancing every month. Without such a check your security shutters will be in danger of getting out of sync and stop running. It also increases the likelihood of catastrophic failure.

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