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Beautiful and Functional Automatic Hospitality Doors

First impressions are everything when it comes to running a business. This is especially true in the hospitality industry. The doors to your building make the first impression, and Door Controls ensures the best guest experience from the moment they reach your entrance.

We provide solutions for any opening or space that will impress your patrons while offering a practical, reliable door. You can expect our doors to meet both your guests’ needs and your own requirements, including safety, security, dependability, and beauty. 

Door Controls has the hardware and doors for practically every application in the hotel industry. The doors are attractive and secure and will please hotel management with total cost of operation. 

Why Door Controls for your Hospitality Doors?

Door Controls uses automated door systems by Horton that are unmatched in value, design, and safety. 

• Pleasing Aesthetics Horton door systems may be specified with custom finishes in a wide range of colors and wood grains with superior durability and color retention.
• User Friendly Easy hands-free operation helps patrons with luggage or baby strollers, and makes deliveries efficient and fast.
• Low Cost of Operation Our robust door design stands up to the highest traffic conditions at low maintenance costs. Strong weather seals lead to substantial energy savings.
• Virus Prevention Harmful viruses can be spread by touching contaminated door handles. Automatic Doors keep your guests healthy!

Revolving Doors for Hotel Entrances

At Door Controls we install, maintain and repair several automatic, revolving door systems that are perfect for any space that would benefit from the grandeur and improved traffic flow of a revolving door. Our doors can handle any amount of traffic and provide energy-efficient operation. 

There are different models of automatic revolving doors and manual revolving doors, which can be installed with a center shaft or center core vestibule design.

We also offer Security Revolving Door Systems including options such as bullet-resistant glass and tailgating prevention.

Automatic Sliding Doors

Door Controls offers a wide variety of sliding door systems in hotels and restaurants. We allow no compromises to quality and usability in the construction, installation and maintenance of our sliding doors, to make sure that your opening will retain its beauty and operate flawlessly in service of your patrons. 

Automatic Swing Doors

We provide a full range of automatic swing door systems for your establishment, with adjustable opening and closing speeds, obstruction sensing, Push-N-Go activation and other usability and safety features. 

Our doors are available as single, pair or double doors with a choice of in-swing or out-swing and left- or right-handed operation. They are offered as Manual, ADA Low Energy and Full Power swing doors.

Finally, they can be offered as Fire Doors and installed as part of your overall fire protection plan.

Access Control Systems

Our hospitality door offering integrates well with a large variety of access control systems. This allows us to provide a complete service offering including:

• Electronic locking systems
• Mobile key solutions
• Hotel room door locking

Controlling the spread of germs is very important in any medical setting.  To minimize the risk of contaminants and airborne particles, hospitals and clinics need cleanroom doors with airtight seals that open and close at high speed without having to touch the door. Reliable doors play a critical role in the protection of your patients, your healthcare professionals and your visitors.

Door Controls is a leader in the specialty doors and cleanroom doors market. We offer medical automatic sliding doors in a range of configurations. All our doors meet stringent medical-application requirements and can be applied in the most demanding environments, e.g. self-closing smoke-rated ICU doors and airborne infection isolation room doors that don’t require power.

These doors are not only for medical facilities but for any controlled environment such as the chemical, pharmaceutical, and micro-electronics industries. 

Features of Cleanroom Doors

Clean room doors by Horton Automatics are specially designed for the critical care environment of ICUs. The Horton automatic sliding clean room door comes in two-and three-panel configurations with a trackless design for better mobility and hygiene. All are available as manual and self-closing automatic doors. 

Patients are in full view when the doors are closed, and the full breakaway option of the panels allows you to move patients efficiently. 

The Horton UltraClean Sterile door is a high performance door for very low particulate applications such as food preparation facilities and includes flush stainless steel panels.

No matter what type of business you run, you want to feel safe and secure and have a competitive edge at the entrance to your building. We outfit all types of businesses and help improve their structural integrity, physical appearance, and functionality just with a new storefront installation or service. 

What Is a Commercial Storefront Door?

Commercial doors occupy the front entrance to any retail establishment. When properly outfitted, they are functional (to facilitate safety requirements and heavy foot traffic) and aesthetically pleasing (they keep front entrances attractive).

How Wide Are Storefront Doors? 

Storefront, commercial door sizes vary based on the type of door. For example, revolving storefront doors typically range anywhere from 6 to 16 feet  in diameter. Doors with diameters fewer than nine feet are typically reserved for security and controlled access applications. Doors more than 10 feet in diameter,  can serve places like airports where there is very heavy foot traffic.

What Makes an Ideal Storefront Entrance Door? 

Usually made of metal or steel, these doors entice customers to enter your establishment. Therefore, they should be aesthetically pleasing, maximally functional (whether automatic or revolving), and have enough design edge to make your business feel compelling just by looking at its entrance.

Types of Storefront Doors

Storefront doors are chosen by taking several factors into account. Some of them are location, average foot traffic, safety, type of business and associated costs. Making a decision on what door will work best for your facility is a big decision. The doors should be aesthetically pleasing, maximally functional and have enough design edge to make your business feel compelling just by looking at its entrance. 

There are a few different storefront doors that can serve different purposes. 

Sliding Doors

A retail store that is bound to see heavy traffic will benefit most from an automatic sliding door. The automatic sliding doors are typically glass doors which also allow customers to see the interior of your store before even entering. Seeing what is inside the store can motivate shoppers to come in and take a closer look.

Sliding doors are the perfect solution for storefronts that want quick and easy access. Sliding doors reduce wait times at the store, which means higher customer satisfaction. They can be installed on both the inside and outside of a storefront, allowing customers to quickly enter and exit without having to manually open a door.

Large offices may also opt for an automatic sliding glass door, not only to make entry and exit easier, but to let natural light through at the same time.

New! Horton Automatics® has partnered with Anthony to create an all-new Automatic Beer Cave Door for Walk-In Cooler applications. The automatic door for walk-in cooler applications features a motion sensor on the interior and exterior of the door, allowing for easy two-way traffic. Learn more about these doors, here. 

Swing Doors

Swing doors are one of the most popular types of automatic doors for retail applications. They are typically used to provide access control and detect unauthorized entry, as well as streamline traffic flow in and out of a store or building.

Automatic swing doors can be fitted with sensors that detect movement or body heat and open when triggered. These sensors allow passageways to remain open while customers move through them but close quickly once they have passed, increasing safety and security. In addition, some models are equipped with an emergency “break-away” feature that allows for a much larger opening for foot traffic,  in case of fire or other emergency.

Furthermore, these types of doors can be programmed with different speeds depending on customer needs and offer the added benefit of low energy consumption due to their efficient motors and small  power consumption. With great design flexibility, it’s easy to see why automatic swing doors for retail applications are increasingly popular!

Revolving Doors

Revolving doors are ideal for high-traffic retail applications. They’re designed to provide customers with an effortless and safe entrance and exit experience by revolving in one direction. Since they are see-through, you can see who is entering and exiting the building at all times, which is a nice safety feature.front entrance of a store with an elegant revolving door

Unlike sliding doors or other types of automatic entrance systems, revolving doors provide better weather control, reduce energy loss from drafts or climate change through the storefront and eliminate the possibility of the door being blocked open by a breeze. Revolving doors provide bi-directional operation for both entry and exit into your facility. They can also offer significant cost savings by minimizing air conditioning and heat loss. Compared to swing doors, revolving doors reduce over 500% of unwanted air from infiltrating the inside of a building. 

Revolving doors are also preferred over sliding abilities because they significantly reduce street noise and don’t require extra space for their operation. 

If you’re looking for an efficient door system for your retail business that provides both convenience and aesthetics then revolving doors are an excellent option to consider!

Are Storefront Doors ADA Compliant?

As these doors are the front and main entry points to your business, they must be ADA Compliant for accessibility. 

If your business uses a revolving door, you’ll need another entrance, according to the ADA Compliance laws: “Revolving doors shall not be the only means of passage at an accessible entrance or along an accessible route. An accessible gate or door shall be provided adjacent to the revolving door and shall be so designed as to facilitate the same use pattern.”

Automatic sliding doors also have width stipulations. The clear width of the doors, measured from the face of the automatic sliding door to the doorstop, must be a minimum of 32 inches. 

Swing doors must also meet minimum width requirements for accessibility.

What Users Want in Storefront Entry Systems

Users want aesthetically-pleasing designs, easy entry and exit, and a window into the essence of your business and what it sells. Most businesses concerned with these central factors are successful because they care about the entirety of the customers’ sensory and perceptual experiences. They want a tactile connection to your products, so help them make that come alive with an attractive storefront!

Need Help Finding the Right Door Solution

At Door Controls, we are here for your business as your premier automatic door retailer. From automatic door installation to 24-hour emergency service, we can meet your facility’s automatic door needs.  We have highly adept, trained workers guaranteed to make your storefront commercial doors a welcoming first step into your facility.