As the colder months rapidly approach, businesses across the industrial and commercial sectors are looking for ways to winterise their facilities and control rising energy costs. One of the biggest culprits for energy waste in any busy workspace is an open doorway.
Leaving large industrial doors, loading bays, or internal factory entryways completely open acts as a massive drain on your heating system. Every minute a door remains open, expensive heated air escapes, and freezing draughts roll in. This continuous heat loss forces your heating systems to work overtime, significantly driving up your operational costs and leaving your staff working in uncomfortable, cold conditions.
The ideal solution needs to strike a balance: locking the heat inside without slowing down your daily operations. That is exactly where PVC strip curtains come in.
Why Use PVC Strip Curtains?
PVC strip curtains are an exceptionally cost-effective barrier. They act as a flexible thermal wall that keeps the warmth inside and the harsh winter weather out, instantly reducing your energy bills. Because the heavy-duty plastic strips simply part to let traffic through and immediately fall back into place, they allow personnel, pallet trucks, and forklifts to pass through effortlessly without the need to manually open and close heavy doors.
Beyond heat retention, installing a PVC curtain provides several operational benefits:
- Energy Savings: Rapidly pays for itself by dramatically cutting heating costs.
- Draught & Weather Protection: Blocks cold winds, rain, and snow from entering the workspace.
- Pest & Dust Control: Keeps debris, dust, and birds out of clean manufacturing or storage areas.
- Noise Reduction: Acts as a sound barrier between loud machinery areas and quiet zones.
- Improved Workflow: Offers high visibility and seamless access, maintaining fast, safe traffic flow.
Ideal Locations for Installation
PVC strip curtains are incredibly versatile and can be tailored to almost any environment where temperature control and accessibility are priorities:
- Warehouses & Distribution Centres: Perfect for loading bays and external shutter doors.
- Manufacturing Facilities: Separating production lines from storage or dispatch areas.
- Cold Storage & Refrigeration: Keeping cold air in walk-in freezers and chillers.
- Retail & Supermarkets: Stockroom doors where staff are constantly moving goods to the shop floor.
- Garages & Workshops: Protecting mechanics and technicians from the outside elements.
Choosing the Right Size for Your Doorway
Selecting the correct strip width and thickness is vital for ensuring the curtain performs perfectly. The ideal size depends on the height of the door opening and the type of traffic passing through it:
- 200mm x 2mm: Best suited for standard internal doorways up to about 3 metres high. This lighter, narrower grade is incredibly easy for pedestrians to push through, making it perfect for personnel doors, clean rooms, and retail stockrooms.
- 300mm x 3mm: The versatile middle ground. This size is ideal for medium-sized external doorways or larger internal partitions (around 3 to 5 metres high). It easily withstands mixed traffic, including pedestrians, pallet trucks, and light forklift use, without tangling or blowing open in a breeze.
- 400mm x 4mm: Engineered for heavy industrial use. This thick, heavy-duty grade is necessary for large external roller shutter doors exposed to high winds and extreme weather. It is designed to handle constant, heavy vehicle traffic like large forklifts and lorries.
Tailored Purchasing Options
Whether you need to replace a few worn strips or install a brand-new system from scratch, Camthorne offers flexible purchasing options to suit your exact requirements:
- Bulk PVC on the Roll: Ideal for facilities managers or contractors who want to cut their own strips to size on-site. Available in 50-metre rolls across all width and thickness profiles.
- Pre-Cut Replacement Strips: If your existing rail system is perfectly fine but a few strips have become damaged or opaque over time, you can order individual strips pre-cut to your exact drop length, complete with hanging plates attached.
- Complete Ready-to-Fit Door Kits: The ultimate hassle-free solution. Simply provide your doorway dimensions, and you will receive a complete kit. This includes the durable stainless steel hanging rails and fully assembled, pre-cut strips with the fixed hanging plates already riveted on. It arrives ready to be bolted directly above your doorway for immediate winter protection.
