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New Doors & Automation at The Parlour, Bishopsgate
A new aluminium double door set and a full EN16005 automatic swing package, supplied and installed at The Parlour, Bishopsgate Institute.
Case study
A renewed entrance for The Parlour
The Parlour at the Bishopsgate Institute, an ice cream parlour on Bishopsgate, EC2M, needed its entrance renewed and its automation replaced. Avanti Doors removed the existing double door set and frame, cemented in the existing in-floor operators and laid a wide double-ramped threshold over the old floor plates for a smooth, trip-free entrance, then supplied and installed a new aluminium double door set. On a separate visit our engineers replaced a faulty pair of swing operators with a full EN16005 automatic swing package. Completed in March 2026, working within normal hours.
- Installed
- March 2026
- Location
- Bishopsgate, London (EC2M)
- Work
- New aluminium doors + EN16005 swing automation
Scope of works
What we supplied and installed
New aluminium double door set
- Existing double door set and frame removed, two engineers on site within normal working hours
- Existing in-floor operators cemented in and a wide double-ramped threshold laid over the old floor plates, for a smooth, non-trip entrance
- New aluminium double door set and frame, non-thermal, with a standard-height mid-rail, double-glazed units and pad handles
- One hook lock to the master leaf and two flush bolts to the slave leaf, with the doors aligned and locking tested
- Sealed with appropriate sealant, internals trimmed as needed, set up, tested and left in good working order (RAL colour confirmed with the client)
EN16005 automatic swing package
- One faulty pair of swing operators removed and replaced with a complete EN16005 swing double package
- A pair of automatic swing operators with SSA standard silver covers, a centre cover section and drive arms
- Activation devices and a 3-position key switch, so the doors can be held open through summer
- Flatscan 3D on-door safety sensors with laser technology, removing the need for separate key switches or finger guards
- Wired, tested and commissioned to EN16005, with all waste removed on completion
How it was done
The installation process
- 1Removed the existing double door set and frame, two engineers within normal working hours.
- 2Cemented in the existing in-floor operators and laid a wide double-ramped threshold over the old floor plates.
- 3Supplied and installed the new aluminium double door set, mid-rail, double glazing, pad handles, hook lock and flush bolts, then aligned, sealed and tested it.
- 4On a separate visit, removed a faulty pair of swing operators and fitted a complete EN16005 swing double package with Flatscan 3D laser safety.
- 5Wired, tested and commissioned the automation to EN16005 and left everything in good working order.
The outcome
Results & benefits
New aluminium double entrance doors at The Parlour, Bishopsgate.
Smooth double-ramped threshold over the existing in-floor operators, no trip step.
Faulty swing operators replaced with a full EN16005 automatic swing package.
Flatscan 3D laser safety sensing fitted to the automated doors.
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We supply, install and automate aluminium entrance doors for retail and hospitality, thresholds, locking and an EN16005 safety package specified around how your entrance really gets used.
- Entrance proof
- New aluminium double entrance doors at The Parlour, Bishopsgate.
- Smooth double-ramped threshold over the existing in-floor operators, no trip step.
- Faulty swing operators replaced with a full EN16005 automatic swing package.
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