Efficiency

High-speed doors are beneficial to any business that use regular deliveries or are used as a frequent entrance for staff. It’s important to ensure that they can enter and exit your business quickly. In a busy warehouse high-speed doors create efficiency for deliveries and drivers so they don’t have to get out of the vehicle to open and close the door manually that wastes time.

Reduces Energy Costs

These doors are a great solution when it comes to saving costs on energy. The speed of the doors means there is less chance of the controlled air temperature leaving the facility. This is important particularly when it comes to storing fresh produce as the space should be kept in a temperature-controlled environment with less environmental factors coming into contact with the produce. Larger buildings can struggle to maintain the desired temperatures in the freezers and coolrooms particularly with wider openings in between different sections of buildings. By using these efficient doors it will help keep the correct temperature as the doors won’t be open for long.

Refrigeration

High-speed doors ensure coolrooms and cold storage facilities where food and  and drinks are kept are able to maintain the correct temperature with speed and efficiency. The Movidor door is ideal when you need to move products in and out as it stops the heat transferring with its rapid automatic triggers that keep opening cycles efficient. Another solution for coolrooms and cold storage is the Movitherm door which brings the speed and efficiency of Movidor, with added insulation. A 4mm thick, insulated foam-backed curtain stops heat transfer, and when you need to move stock, our rapid action and automatic triggers keep opening cycles fast while also reducing heat leakage. The fast-moving nature of these doors means you can control the environment. 

Security

Security is extremely important when it comes to business. High-speed doors enhance your business security as they reduce the ease of tailgaters or intruders being able to enter the facility. As these doors are extremely durable and robust, they reduce the chances of potential break-ins making them the perfect choice for your business security. Movishutter is a great solution for any security concerns. This is fitted to the outside of the building and features high-speed aluminum slat shutters that stop intruders. The foam filled double wall slats provide the best insulation value. 

Stops Contamination

This fast door speed reduces the risk of vermin invading and contaminating your space. They also reduce the risk of airborne contaminants around the premises. By using your high-speed doors you can create an airlock of different temperatures and areas to prevent dust and dirt from moving from one area to another. We can Create Custom Airlocks where one door opens no one can pass through until the other is closed.

Reduces Noise

The accelerated speed of these doors is beneficial when it comes to noises from heavy machinery, vehicles, and general noise in the workplace. With the doors opening and closing efficiently there is less chance of loud noises infiltrating the space and will keep the building quieter for longer.

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For most building managers and architects, sustainability is all about energy efficiency and keeping a lid on costs. It’s about using quality products that do the job, stand up to wear and tear and last the distance.

Here’s just a few ways Carona helps you do just that.

1. Insulated doors for temperature control

In hospitals, factories and other temperature-sensitive environments, the right door can make all the difference.

To achieve peak energy efficiency, doors should feature insulating values of at least R2.5. The R-Value is a measure of how well an object resists heat travelling through it. The higher the R-Value the better the insulation.

So how do you get the right R-Value? Well-insulated doors like Carona’s 4500 Series feature a thick polyethylene shell, full santoprene rubber seals and a high-density, CFC-free urethane foam core. That means energy is saved ‘from the inside’.

2. PVC strip curtains that save on energy costs

It’s a simple idea. Strip curtains are a cost-effective thermal barrier between areas where you still want free movement.

We’ve customized our PVC strip curtains for a range of applications including:

• Specialist environments where maintaining hygiene is crucial, such as in laboratories or in temperature-sensitive packaging plants.
• Food storage, strip curtains help to stabilise room temperatures and prevent condensation, extending your stock’s shelf life.
• External doorways, where they give you another layer of thermal control that lets people in but keeps warm air out on hot days.

Outstanding energy efficiency – here’s the proof

Tests conducted by the University of New South Wales show that our strip curtains stop 93% of air movement and deliver energy savings of up to 24% per day – proof that they work to keep temperatures lower and steadier.

3. Air curtains: an efficient, invisible barrier

An air curtain blows a stream of air to stop air or contaminants passing from one open space to another.

Used everywhere from offices and shops to gyms, air curtains help maintain a comfortable, clean environment – and they help save energy.

How?

• They help to make your air-conditioning and heating systems more efficient. We’ve seen Carona air curtains pay for themselves within one to two years.
• Many models have adjustable speed settings, so you can easily change the unit to suit the level of temperature control you need.

Contact us for information about our sustainable range of thermal traffic doors, strip curtains and air curtains or download our product catalogue.

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Whether you’re managing operations in healthcare, retail, mining or heavy industry, you’re always looking for ways to save.You want to lower spending where you can and increase what you’re making. Here are a few simple strategies where using barrier systems will help you do just that.

Reduce maintenance costs

With vehicles and people flying through doorways all day, accidents are bound to happen. Fixing accidents can cost a small fortune. Eventually, they ball up into a massive maintenance bill if they happen all the time. The trick is to spend a little more on solutions that can fix themselves or minimise damage. A high-speed roller door that can reset itself on it’s own tracks will save you from calling the repairman when the curtain comes undone. The right traffic doors or swing doors with sacrificial pivot points can keep damage to door frames and walls to a minimum.

Cut energy usage costs

 A lot of businesses put food and beverages in doorless refrigerators. They blast air conditioners at their top settings without sealing the room. And they leave freezers open letting the icy air rush out. Making these machines work this hard burns energy and increases your power costs. To save money, take the pressure off your refrigerators, air conditioners and freezers. Night blinds can keep food stock chilled and save power by keeping cool air from escaping. Glass doors on your fridges can do the same for your drinks. Thermal traffic doors can keep locked off areas at the temperatures you want. And the right high-speed roller door will keep freezer rooms and everything in them ice cold, even when people and vehicles pass through all the time.

Improve your customer’s experience

Making it easy for customers to decide what food and drink they want to buy will help with revenue right away. Food and drink just won’t sell if they’re stuck in boxes, or sitting in the storeroom behind doors and curtains. Transparent auto sliding doors or glass doors on your fridges can give your customers the line of sight they need to make buying decisions. Remember, customers always buy with their eyes!

Make it easy for staff to move around your workspace

If space in your business is limited, you’ve got to keep clear every inch you can. Blocked up pathways will have your people bumping into each other. If staff drop expensive stock or equipment they’re carrying, it’s your bottom line that drops. Glide-away doors and sliding access doors will help keep pathways open and clear. They don’t swing into the flow of traffic and make plenty of room for people to move. Making it easy for staff to move from A to B will prevent expensive accidents from happening and save you money.

Are you looking to save money and increase profit?

Carona offers a wide variety of solutions to help you raise your bottom line. We can help you reduce maintenance and energy costs, improve your customer’s experience and make it easier for staff to do what they need. Contact us for information about our products or download catalogue now.

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Whether you’re in healthcare, food processing, mining or research, one thing’s for sure. Pests like rats, birds and insects just aren’t welcome. They spread disease and damage expensive property.  They can even make your staff sick. You could keep spending money on pest exterminators.  Or you could fit the right doors and barrier systems and stop them altogether.  That’s the end goal, but first let’s deal with the pests you already have.

1. Identify the pests and where they came from

Start by identifying the pest problem. What kind of pest is it? Where are they getting into your building? If you don’t have the in-house staff for this, or you’ve got a large area, call in a pest control expert to identify those points of entry.

2. Exterminate

Now you can decide how to get rid of those pests. But factor in the knock-on effects of your extermination plan. For example, if you’re using poisonous gas, you’ll need to quarantine your worksite. You’ll need time for the poison to kill off the pests, time for it to settle and time to decontaminate your space. This may disrupt the flow of your business, but in the long-run, your business and your bottom line will be better off.

3. Record the results

When you re-enter your worksite, check it thoroughly.  Are the pests really gone? If the extermination worked, record what you did. What the pest was, where it came from and why it may have been there.  That way, you’re meeting your legal obligations but also controlling pests into the future.

4. Keeping unwanted pests and other contaminants out

Now we can stop the pests coming back. That means choosing the right doors and barriers. If rats are running through large open doorways, high-speed roller doors will help. These robust doors open as vehicles and people approach them. They shut fast, so there’s less chance that a rat will scurry through. If insects and birds are flying in, strip curtains or air curtains will do the trick. Both are strong enough to stop pests, but still making it easy for staff to move in and out. And there’s an extra benefit of Carona’s doors: they can also keep dust, leaves, smoke, dirt and other airborne annoyances out.

Need help keeping unwanted pests out of your business?

 Keeping pests out of your business is a must. We’ve highlighted some of the ways you can get rid of them, but stopping pests from getting in will always be easier than trying to get rid of them. Carona’s doors and barrier systems will help you stop pests from getting into your operation and keep it clean of disease and in good order. Contact us for information about our high-speed roller doors, strip curtains and air curtains or download our product catalogue now.

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If you want food stock to move faster, you need customers to see, touch and feel the stock.When customers can interact with the product, it’s easier to get them in a buying frame of mind. So how can your stock display make that happen?Read on to discover how you can ensure your food stock flies off the shelves.

1. Keep your stock in sight

Out of sight, out of mind. Stock that’s shoved to the back of the shelf won’t catch customers eyes, so they won’t even register it as a possible purchase. It might even frustrate customers who actually want to buy what’s hidden away.To catch your customers’ attention, always display your stock in a well-lit, easy to access and openly visible area. And stay out of their way. Instead of blocking the aisle with shelf-stackers, choose a unit that allows loading stock from the back end of your refrigerators or shelving units where possible.Remember, very often customers buy with their eyes. Keep stock in sight and stay out of the customers way!

2. Keep your shelves well stocked

Customers seek novelty. They’ll be drawn to new stock, or surprising placement. And the opposite effect? How do you feel when you walk into a supermarket and see a blank space where the item should be?Restocking and rotating stock is vital to maintaining interest. When you walk into a nice deli, a transparent refrigerator wall full of delicious smoked meats makes them all the more appetising.Or when you walk into a supermarket on a hot summer’s day, brightly lit glass refrigerator units packed with drinks beg you to grab and guzzle them down.Stay well stocked at all times, and you’ll keep sales up.

3. Keep your stock refrigerated

In peak periods, it’s easy to leave perishable stock out in the storeroom for just that bit too long. The stock starts to degrade before it’s even reached the shelves.And when it does, it might not meet the customer’s expectations. To the consumer, an ice cold temperature implies freshness. Lukewarm milk doesn’t just put the customer off the product — it sends the wrong signal about your store.Keep your stock refrigerated and in plain view at all times and you’ll ensure your refrigerated products always get snapped up.Need help with your food stock turnover? If you do, we can recommend storage solutions that keep your food stock in prime condition.Contact us for information about our Vision Panels, Deli Walls and Alpha Glass Doors, or download our product catalogue.

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Strip curtains, also known as PVC dividers, vinyl strips or plastic strip curtains: these simple strips of plastic tackle a big spread of business challenges.Here are five reasons why your business needs Flexible PVC strip curtains.

Keep energy costs down

Fitting strip curtains to your doorways gives your business more control over energy costs. With plastic strip curtains, your staff can move between rooms without needing to fiddle with locks and handles. But because strip curtains stop airflow, they also help control room temperatures. If your staff are working in refrigerated areas, PVC curtains will keep those areas cool. And if the room is meant to be warm, it will help keep it that way too. Strip curtains cut refrigeration and air-conditioning costs, saving your business a small fortune year round.

Keep pests out

Working with food or sensitive equipment? Pests such as insects, birds and vermin just aren’t welcome. If a bird gets into your factory or manufacturing plant it could peck away at your stock or foul equipment. Strip curtains keep these pests and their bacteria out, eliminating disruption.

A cleaner workplace

PVC strip doors cover doorway openings large and small. They keep dust, smoke, dirt and fumes out while making it easy for people and vehicles like forklifts to pass through. Strip curtains also help keep your work environment clean. With staff breathing easier in a cleaner environment, your workplace will be more efficient and productive too. 

More comfortable staff

PVC strip curtains strike that balance between protecting your workplace — while being easy to use. When your staff are moving heavy stock, they won’t want to keep opening doors every time.  For high-traffic areas, strip curtains make it easy to move in and out — while still giving you that temperature control. And when your staff can do their job quicker, while staying cooler, it’s going to help your bottom line.

Preserve stock

If you’re in the food sector, preserving and extending the shelf life of your stock top priority. Strip curtains give you that control. The thermal barrier stops temperature fluctuations as warm air flows in – or out. And that’s going to cut condensation too; another cause of stock spoilage. For high-traffic areas in temperature-controlled areas, it’s worth adding plastic strip curtains to the mix.

Does your business need strip curtains?

When you need temperature control and free movement, Carona’s strip curtains are the smart choice. They’ll help you save energy, maintain cleanliness, improve staff comfort and preserve food stock. As a result, they’ll help your business save money and increase your profit margins. Contact us for information about our PVC strip curtains or download our product catalogue.

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Winter is finally over. Before we know it, we’ll all be sweltering in the summer heat — and sweating over the spike in business energy costs.

Whether you’re in retail, food processing or pharmacy, if you need to keep cold things cold, now’s the time to start thinking about insulating your profits from summer heat. Because once the temperature starts creeping up, you’re already losing money.

When most businesses tackle this problem, they jump straight to installing another appliance: beefing up the air conditioning, or installing fans. That’s just adding to your power bill. It’s not solving the underlying problem, because the warm air is still leaching into your cold storage.

You can get ahead by using insulated doors and barrier systems as the first line of defence against heat transfer.

Here’s why it’s worth opening the door to better temperature control.

1. Reduce costs

Think of all that extra power required to keep your cool room, freezer or laboratory at optimum temperature. All that time, warm air is seeping in and cold air is seeping out. That means you’re paying far more than you need to in both heating and cooling. Address those sneaky leaks and you’ll reduce power bill shock, and keep your operating budget under control.

2. Save hassles

There are also hidden costs of not effectively sealing against air leakage. We’re talking wear-and-tear on your motors and switches. Coil icing and condensation. Why replace equipment sooner than you need to?

And let’s not forget the quality and safety of your products. Tackle those hassles (and the flow-on costs) with insulated doors to get value from your whole system for longer.

3. Help the environment

Reduced energy use means a reduced carbon footprint. Research from independent engineer Leroy Palmer shows that using barriers such as Carona Group strip barriers can result in a massive 24% energy saving in chillers and an 11% energy saving in freezers.

Boost your green credentials further and invest in protective devices that are certified sustainable. Carona Group’s thermal traffic doors, personnel access doors and PVC swing doors, for example, are all listed on Ecospecifier Global as ecologically sustainable and green-building friendly.

So stop sweating!

Whether your business is a simple cool room or an entire industrial warehouse, it’s easy to cut energy bills and save on running costs. Contact us to find out which solution best fits your business needs.

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Look no further than Carona!

These days, bollards are everywhere. From docks and marinas, where these strong and durable posts are used to moor boats, to sidewalks and storefronts, where they are used to block automobile traffic and provide security, bollards have become commonplace in a wide range of different scenarios.

Bollards from Carona: No-Frills, but Effective

At Carona, we provide commercial and industrial businesses with a place to buy bollards online. Our bollards are not like the ones you typically see on sidewalks or at storefronts, though. Some bollards are outfitted with lamps to help illuminate a sidewalk, or bear sleek chrome designs to blend well into the architecture of a modern business building.

When you buy bollards from Carona, you will get a more no-frills design. Our bollards don’t include lamps or other similar special features, and they weren’t designed with aesthetics as a top priority. Instead, the bollards available online from Carona are manufactured from high-density polyethylene and come in simple yellow, red or blue designs. These bollards are designed with strength and visibility in mind, and can’t be missed or ignored out on your factory or warehouse floor.

What you lose in aesthetics and special features with Carona’s bollards, you gain back elsewhere. We seek to be a bollard supplier for companies who are looking to prevent damage to the walls, garage doors, crates and other parts of their warehouses or factories. With forklifts, trolleys and other vehicles going every which way on a warehouse floor, accidents are bound to happen every once in a while. Unfortunately, these accidents often prove costly to the building owner, who has to pay to repair walls, doors and other structures repeatedly.

Carona bollards are great because they are visible and incredibly strong. Your drivers will see these bright coloured posts and remember to be careful in avoiding walls and doors while moving around the facility. And if a trolley or forklift does crash or bump into one of our bollards, it hardly matters: the durable polyethylene design acts as a failsafe to prevent your vehicles from denting or marking up the walls while galvanised steel inserts are available for every bollard to provide even more strength.

Bottom line, when you choose Carona as your bollard supplier in Australia, you get a product that works. By cutting out the lights and chrome designs, we are able to offer bollard deliveries and installations with unrivalled speed and efficiency—providing extra protection to your warehouse or factory sooner. The speed has another benefit, too: if a bollard is damaged during a crash, you can easily work with Carona to order another bollard online. You’ll find that replacing your bollards is far faster (and less expensive) than constantly having the walls or doors of your facility repaired.

Buy Bollards from Carona Today

Are you tired of repairing the walls of your factory or warehouse? If so, get your bollards on the web today at https://www.carona.com.au/shop.

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Whether you are looking to establish a safer workplace, discourage trespassing or minimise damage to walls and doors, safety bollards are a worthwhile investment for your warehouse, factory or business headquarters. Bollards are becoming more and more common in everything from street design and urban planning to commercial or industrial architecture, and with the range of benefits they bring to the table; it isn’t difficult to see why. Here are the top five advantages of installing bollards.

The Top Five Benefits of Safety Bollards

Damage Prevention: At Carona, we are one of Australia’s top suppliers for safety bollards. Our goal as a company is to help businesses manage traffic and construct barriers to keep their buildings safe. Bollards can prevent damage to your building, either by keeping conventional warehouse vehicles—forklifts, trolleys, etc.—away from doors and walls. Since many commercial or industrial businesses actually spend a lot of money each year repairing damage from such incidents, safety bollards can be a smart money-saving investment.

Security: Believe it or not, bollards can act as an impediment to vandalism, theft and other crimes. By putting bollards in front of glass doors or entryways, you cut down on the likelihood of someone trying to ram the door. Bollards also send a somewhat subconscious signal that other barriers and security features exist to protect the building.

Pedestrian Safety: In urban planning, safety bollards will often be used to form barriers between street traffic and pedestrians on the sidewalk. Companies can employ a similar system in parking garages, warehouses or factories to ensure that employees feel safe walking around the premises.

Traffic Direction: In your day-to-day life, you’ve probably seen bollards preventing motor vehicles from accessing trails, walking paths or other pedestrian areas, or marking off certain spots to prevent drivers from parking there. You can use bollards for similar purposes around your business whether to discourage unauthorised parking near a loading zone, or to route your forklift drivers to where they are supposed to go.

Aesthetics: Gates, walls, fences and railings can often be unsightly, impairing the aesthetics of a park, street or business. Safety bollards are simplistic and clean in design, serving a similar purpose to all of the barriers mentioned above, but doing so in a more aesthetically-pleasing fashion. At Carona, we offer bollards in a variety of different colours to help our clients get the look they want.

Shop for Bollards with Carona

Does your business have a use for bollards, whether for safety, security or logistical purposes? Carona can provide a flexible and customisable bollard or barrier solution for clients in and around the Sydney area. Continue to browse this website to learn more about our company, or call us on (02) 4702 6655 to enquire about ordering our safety bollards and other customised barrier equipment.

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If you want to contain an area in your facility, but want to avoid doors or permanent walls so that your staff can still move around freely, PVC dividers might be the perfect solution. Not only are PVC dividers less expensive than erecting permanent dividers like walls, but they can also seal off or mark off areas almost as effectively.

For instance, say that you are adding a welding bay to your facility. You want to make sure that you are protecting the workers outside the bar from sparks, glare and any other safety hazards, but you don’t want to force staff into having to open a door every time they want to enter the welding bay. In such a situation, PVC dividers are a great way to ensure staff safety without limiting manoeuvrability throughout the space. Similarly, in a high-traffic freezer or coolroom, you might use PVC dividers to allow easy traffic through without allowing outside heat to seep into the cool room.

Essentially, PVC dividers give you more control over your space and provide great opportunities for establishing multi-purpose areas throughout your facility. At Carona, we will work with you to understand your needs and determine what type of PVC divider is right for you. From choosing exactly the right thickness and type of PVC, to custom-manufacturing dividers to suit your space perfect, we will help you through every step of the process.

Are you interested in learning more about PVC dividers from Carona? Call us on (02) 4702 6655, or email us at sales@carona.com.au to get started.

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