Automatic School Doors
We know that reliable, secure doors are essential in any educational setting. Dasco’s automatic school doors help keep students and staff safe without compromising accessibility.
Integrate our doors with your school’s existing access control technology to improve safety. Request a quote for entrance systems tailored to your school.
About Our Automated Entry Systems for Educational Institutions
At Dasco, we manufacture, supply and install specialised manual and automatic doors for the education sector, including:
Early learning and childcare centres
Primary schools
Secondary schools
Colleges and universities
Our range of offerings also features security doors and fire doors. With versatile designs, we tailor your solution to cover all your priorities.
Our entrance technology supports accessibility for all, including people with mobility challenges, like wheelchair users. We engineer our systems for consistent convenience, even in high-traffic areas during peak times.
Our automatic doors for schools can be integrated with fire alarm systems to enable immediate responses and help maintain safety in emergencies. Additionally, our steel fire doors are rigorously tested to guarantee two hours of protection against gas, heat radiation and fire.
In schools where higher security measures are required, our secondary doors with electronic interlocking technology assist security staff in managing access. This user-friendly solution ensures that only one entrance operates at a time, helping keep potential intruders at bay.
Our steel security doors can restrict access, with varying levels of protection and different lock types to suit your requirements, helping prevent unauthorised entry.
Our Automatic Door Solutions for the Education Sector
Our automatic entrance systems blend durability, energy efficiency and improved hygiene with user-friendly designs. The materials to choose from are:
Our automated doors are engineered for energy efficiency, giving you systems that are cost-effective in the long run. You’ll select an operation style that’s practical for your school grounds from our available options, including:
Sliding doors: Their quiet operation is ideal for managing high-traffic areas.
Swing doors: Complement your space with single or double-leaf doors.
Bi-folding doors: Compact folding design for buildings that require minimal structural alterations.
Telescopic doors: Create a spacious opening within confined entrance areas.
Revolving doors: Maintain indoor climate by reducing heat loss while managing foot traffic.
To complete your door or entryway design, you can select various finishes, safety glazing options and accessories like locks, handles and door closers.
Why Choose Dasco Doors for Schools?
Benefits of choosing our energy-efficient automatic doors for your school building access solutions include:
Trusted provider: Proven quality and service from a leading Scottish door specialist.
Over five decades of expertise: Benefit from our team’s extensive industry knowledge.
Energy-conscious: Lower carbon footprint with our thermally efficient systems.
Custom designs: Configurations engineered for your school’s unique requirements.
System integration: Connect doors to your access control system.
Your School Door Entry Systems Project Journey
Our streamlined process makes upgrading manual doors and automatic doors for schools smooth and straightforward:
Enquiry: Share your school layout and requirements so we can discuss suitable solutions.
Quote: We’ll send you a transparent quotation based on your particular needs.
Onboarding: We prepare everything for the seamless running of your project.
Site Survey: Our technicians visit your campus for precise, tailored planning.
Component Sourcing: We source high-quality materials for bespoke fabrication at our Glasgow facility.
Manufacture: Your school entry system is expertly constructed to your specifications.
Delivery: We transport the finished product to the site, scheduling around term times where possible.
Installation: Our engineers do the fitting and commissioning over weekends or school holidays to avoid disrupting learning.
Testing and Handover: Once the fitted systems have passed all relevant tests, we send a clearly itemised invoice.
Key Features to Help Maintain Safety on School Grounds
Optimal safety measures on school premises require efficiency to strike a good balance between security and easy access for daily operations. Our automatic school doors integrate seamlessly with access control systems, enabling schools to:
Assess visitor credentials via keycards and key fobs before allowing building access.
Secure perimeter entry points while preserving emergency exit routes.
Control access to restricted areas reserved for authorised personnel, such as server rooms and storerooms.
Manage student movement on the premises during designated times.
Enable temporary access for contractors, substitute teachers and event attendees.
FAQs About Our Automatic School Doors
Yes. Our school entry systems are child-friendly. They’re designed around your school’s specific requirements and building compliance standards. So, we’ll consider all relevant information to identify the most suitable solution for you.
Whether you’re looking for automatic doors for universities, early learning and childcare settings or something in between, our doors help to create a nurturing environment in which students can thrive. We offer tailored solutions based on:
Your specific vulnerabilities and support for your existing security systems
Student and parent flow
Building layout and area-specific requirements
Yes. We can link all our automatic sliding doors, swing doors, bi-folding doors, telescopic and revolving doors to fire detection systems. Our automatic doors are configured to respond according to your evacuation strategy. Escape routes are determined during the planning stage with building control and the school’s leadership for efficient evacuation.
Yes. Regular maintenance is essential to keep your automatic school doors functional, safe and performing efficiently over time. Our services include routine inspection, cleaning, lubrication of moving parts and component replacement where needed.
Well-maintained doors consume less energy, as worn components can increase energy consumption over time. We offer flexible maintenance contracts to suit your school, college or university’s schedule and budget.
Not necessarily. When installed correctly, automatic sliding doors are designed to manage high volumes of foot traffic without creating bottlenecks. Easy opening and closing speeds can be configured during installation to suit your school’s peak flow times.
Our team assesses your entry points as part of the on-site survey process and recommends the right door type, size and operation settings to keep movement safe and efficient throughout the school day.
We also provide full support and guidance services to ensure your system continues to perform as intended long after installation is complete.
Boost operational efficiency and accessibility in your educational institution with professionally designed automated doors.
Contact us to discuss upgrading your school’s existing doors.
Don’t keep your questions to yourself!
If you’re unsure about something or interested in our service, we’re eager to hear from you!
Dasco: High-Quality Shopfront Doors
Your shopfront is often the first thing customers and visitors see. With over a decade of experience, Dasco Entrance Technology helps businesses create entrances that combine security and style. We supply, install, and maintain aluminium shopfronts at competitive prices across Scotland.
At Dasco, we:
Supply UK-manufactured aluminium doors for shopfronts
Hold accreditations, including Safecontractor and ADSA
Strive to deliver services that combine reliability with quality
From initial survey through to installation, our team’s commitment ensures every detail is covered. This way, your custom shopfront doors meet the highest standards of safety, performance, and visual appeal.
Contact us to speak to a professional shopfront installer today and benefit from our expertise.
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Typical door size
1150mm (Not PAS24 Compliant)
