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Dec 10, 2024 11:53:33 AM < 1 min read

NHS Estates Fire Safety Forum 2025

Specialist Door Solutions is thrilled to be hosting the NHS Estates Fire Safety Forum at ...
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Dec 10, 2024 11:49:56 AM 1 min read

Specialist Door Solutions Becomes Architects for Health Gold Member

Specialist Door Solutions have been members of Architects for Health (AfH) since 2023 and ...
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Dec 4, 2024 3:27:12 PM 3 min read

Ageing Healthcare Estates: Making Strategic Choices for Long-Term Value

NHS waiting lists are at critical levels, and every minute of healthcare facility ...
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Dec 4, 2024 2:05:37 PM 4 min read

SDS Accessible Doorsets | Designing Inclusive Healthcare Facilities

The United Nations General Assembly established the International Day of Persons with ...
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Nov 22, 2024 8:12:01 AM 6 min read

Addressing the maintenance backlog in NHS hospitals

Across the NHS, a growing backlog of planned maintenance is significantly affecting the ...
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Oct 31, 2024 1:09:57 PM 1 min read

SDS Leadership Forum: Our In-Person Event

Imagine a healthcare environment where downtime is dramatically reduced, patient care ...
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Oct 29, 2024 9:00:00 AM 2 min read

Specialist Door Solutions launches The SDS Hub: a new collaborative event space.

Specialist Door Solutions (SDS) has unveiled The SDS Hub, a new events, demonstration and ...
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Oct 28, 2024 1:44:15 PM < 1 min read

Architects for Health Future Leaders: London

Architects for Health is hosting their third and final ‘Future Leaders’ event of the year ...
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Oct 25, 2024 10:03:34 AM 5 min read

The Significance of Intentional Design in Healthcare

Expansion and maintenance in healthcare facilities can lead to disruption and fragmented ...
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Oct 14, 2024 3:04:44 PM 5 min read

The importance of a collaborative approach to fire door safety in hospitals

This year’s Fire Door Safety Week - the 11th in its history - focused on the theme ‘A ...
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Oct 2, 2024 10:49:13 AM 4 min read

What can we learn from the Grenfell inquiry report?

In the last few weeks, we have been digesting the full weight of the recent Grenfell ...
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Oct 1, 2024 3:25:32 PM 1 min read

Meet SDS at Healthcare Estates 2024

Specialist Door Solutions (SDS) are excited to announce that we are attending the ...
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Sep 17, 2024 3:27:32 PM 5 min read

Transforming NHS Trust Facilities with Durable Doorsets

Decision-makers within NHS Trusts must ensure their facilities not only meet rigorous ...
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Sep 10, 2024 11:43:28 AM < 1 min read

Lifecycle Savings with Durable Doorsets in Acute Healthcare

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Sep 9, 2024 9:00:00 AM 2 min read

SDS on Track to Reduce GHG Emissions by 50% by 2025

SDS on Track to Reduce GHG Emissions by 50% by 2025 Specialist Door Solutions (SDS) has ...
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Sep 5, 2024 3:26:52 PM 2 min read

Grenfell Tower Inquiry Report: SDS Response

Yesterday the inquiry into the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower, a devastating incident in ...
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Sep 5, 2024 11:15:13 AM 5 min read

How PVC Post-formed Doorsets Improve Patient Safety and Hygiene in Healthcare Facilities

Balancing budget constraints with compliance needs and long-term investment value is a ...
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Aug 22, 2024 4:53:44 PM 3 min read

Longevity in the Healthcare Environment with PVC Post Formed Doorsets

In healthcare settings the importance of compliance, durability, and hygiene cannot be ...
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Aug 14, 2024 12:28:44 PM < 1 min read

Specialist Door Solutions is Now an Approved Constellia Supplier

Constellia offers an innovative procurement service designed to streamline the tender ...
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Aug 13, 2024 4:24:44 PM 3 min read

New Hospitals Programme team visits SDS

In our second NHS England visit in the last few months, we welcomed Rick Lennard, Emma ...
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Jul 25, 2024 12:34:07 PM 4 min read

How All-Glass Sliding Doors Can Improve Patient Recovery and Healing

Optimal hospital environments can enhance postoperative recovery and shorten a patient’s ...
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Jul 19, 2024 9:36:40 AM 3 min read

How Sliding Doors Facilitate Staff Well-Being in Healthcare Spaces

Hospital design practices are well-known for considering the impact a facility can have ...
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Jun 24, 2024 10:00:17 AM 5 min read

SDS launches Clariglide sliding door

Introducing Clariglide: The Sliding Door Solution for Hospitals and Healthcare
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Mar 6, 2024 11:43:04 AM 7 min read

Critical Role of Infection Control in Healthcare Doorset Specification

Securing Health and Wellness: SDS talks with Alyson Prince on the Critical Role of ...
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Feb 20, 2024 12:13:48 PM 1 min read

SDS Introduces Door Protection Boards

SDS Introduces Innovative Door Protection Boards as Standard on all Doorsets. A ...
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Feb 5, 2024 11:24:51 AM 3 min read

The Impact of Fire Safety Collaboration on Healthcare Architecture

The Anatomy of a Fire-Safe Hospital Ward: Revolutionising Healthcare Architecture and ...
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Jan 22, 2024 3:07:10 PM 1 min read

SDS Installer Training Programme for Fire Door Installers

Register Your Interest For Our One-Day Training Programme and Certification for BM Trada ...
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Jan 11, 2024 1:37:56 PM 3 min read

SDS talks to Alan Oliver at Golden Thread Fire Delay

Securing Healthcare: Navigating Fire Safety Challenges and Solutions
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Nov 23, 2023 10:24:33 AM 1 min read

The Crucial Role of Primary Testing in Ensuring Fire Safety in Healthcare Environments

SDS Achieves FD60 Pass for Healthcare Fire Doors
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Nov 6, 2023 12:33:45 PM 2 min read

Ensuring Fire Safety with Factory Prepared Morticing

Ensuring Fire Safety
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Nov 6, 2023 11:24:08 AM 3 min read

The Role of PVC Doorsets in Infection Control in Healthcare Environments

Infection Control
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Nov 3, 2023 10:31:48 AM 2 min read

Lord Markham's Visit to SDS

Lord Markham's Visit
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Sep 26, 2023 11:26:30 AM 3 min read

Fire Door Safety Week - Protecting Lives and Healthcare Environments

Fire Door Safety Week
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Sep 11, 2023 9:28:34 AM 3 min read

Preventing Infections in Healthcare Environments: The Importance of Hygienic Ironmongery

Preventing infection in demanding healthcare environments
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Aug 11, 2023 12:39:02 PM 1 min read

Enhancing Hospital Safety with Complete Doorsets

Introduction
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Jul 13, 2023 10:36:45 AM 1 min read

SDS announces launch of Refinedoor™

We are delighted to announce the launch of our Refinedoor™ doorset range.
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Jun 29, 2023 12:22:07 PM 1 min read

Fire doors – making the right decision

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Jun 6, 2023 11:10:17 AM 3 min read

SDS in conversation with Neil Orpwood, HLM Architects

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Jun 1, 2023 10:13:30 AM 2 min read

Advocating for standardisation in healthcare building design

In a recent announcement from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the ...
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May 30, 2023 10:49:02 AM 3 min read

SDS in conversation with Mel Jacobsen Cox, HLM Architects

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Mar 21, 2023 10:30:44 AM 3 min read

Standardisation is key for the future of healthcare construction

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Mar 16, 2023 12:48:17 PM 5 min read

Never Compromise on Quality

Caring for the bottom line
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Feb 6, 2023 9:25:36 AM 1 min read

SDS launches Shieldoor® lead-lined, x-ray doors for healthcare

Shielding patients and healthcare professionals from x-ray radiation
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Dec 13, 2022 12:00:00 AM 1 min read

SDS 300 fire doors for Cancer Centre

We are delighted to have been selected to supply over 300 fire door sets to the RUH Bath ...
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Nov 7, 2022 12:00:00 AM 1 min read

The Importance of NBS in Healthcare Construction: Enhancing Compliance and Efficiency

In the healthcare industry, where precision, compliance, and adherence to standards are ...
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Nov 2, 2022 12:00:00 AM 1 min read

SDS and our role in Future Healthspaces

The future of the healthcare industry will undoubtedly involve healthcare professionals, ...
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Oct 26, 2022 12:00:00 AM 5 min read

What are Intumescent Strips?

Out of all the measures in place to protect a building from fire, fire doors are among ...
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Oct 17, 2022 12:00:00 AM 1 min read

But surely, a door is just a door, right?...

The answer is yes and no. We get this comment all the time, and the most important things ...
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Oct 13, 2022 12:00:00 AM 1 min read

What is Fire Testing?

Following on from the tragic events of the Grenfell Fire in 2017; the Grenfell Tower ...
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Oct 10, 2022 12:00:00 AM < 1 min read

SDS at Healthcare Estates 2022

Specialist Door Solutions are delighted that for the second year running, we have ...
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Sep 26, 2022 12:00:00 AM 2 min read

What are Vision Panels?

Vision Panels are the small window in a door, allowing people to clearly see through ...
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Sep 21, 2022 12:00:00 AM 2 min read

How PVC hospital Doors are Helping Futureproof NHS Estates

With the constant need to remain fire and infection control compliant, we’re helping ...
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Dec 3, 2021 12:00:00 AM 1 min read

An Introduction to Future Healthspaces

Who are Future Healthspaces? Future Healthspaces is a collaborative program between ...
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Nov 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM < 1 min read

Specialist Door Solutions FD60 Fire Test

Having successfully passed a smoke test last week, this doorset has now passed an FD60 ...
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Oct 27, 2021 12:00:00 AM < 1 min read

Specialist Door Solutions at Healthcare Estates 2021

Specialist Door Solutions are delighted to report that our first ever trade show was an ...
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Aug 3, 2021 12:00:00 AM 11 min read

Response to Independent Review of Building Regulations & Fire Safety

Introduction
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Feb 22, 2021 12:00:00 AM 1 min read

The Plastic Conundrum

There is a growing movement to minimise and eliminate plastics due to the damage being ...
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Dec 11, 2020 12:00:00 AM 1 min read

Taking Care of The Team

We are all to aware of how the lifestyle landscape has altered this year but ever the ...
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Nov 26, 2020 12:00:00 AM 2 min read

It's Getting Hot In Here

Our Compliance Manager Alex Motley talks Fire Doors It is a well known fact that after ...
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Nov 13, 2020 12:00:00 AM < 1 min read

We Are On The Move

To further our commitment to our customers as leaders in the specialist door market we ...
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Nov 4, 2020 12:00:00 AM < 1 min read

Building smarter for a more sustainable future

LAST MONTH CAME THE WELCOME NEWS OF £3.7BN AGREED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO FUND A PROGRAM OF ...
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Nov 4, 2020 12:00:00 AM < 1 min read

Putting the NHS rainbow to work. How colour coding could stop cross contamination in healthcare environments.

The use of colour-coded products for cleaning and processing a healthcare facility has ...
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Nov 2, 2020 12:00:00 AM 1 min read

The correlation between hospital cleanliness and patient experience.

Along with patient care, aftercare and a reduced risk of infection, a visually beautiful ...
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