When searching for security options for your retail or parking facility that are still aesthetically pleasing, you’ll encounter a range of products—some better than others. But instead of opening 20 tabs and trying to compare choices with a multitude of clicks, we’ve made it easy by compiling our Grille Comparison Chart.

According to the U.S. Fire Administration, 16,6600 injuries were sustained and 14.8 billion dollars were lost due to fires in the United States in 2019. Fires in both residential and commercial buildings are unfortunately a prevalent issue. What if there was a way to possibly reduce the effects of fire in your building, slowing or even stopping the spread? Fire-rated products do their part to protect your building, but there’s also expectations on your end to ensure they’re working properly. This includes daily once overs to ensure nothing is amiss. You may also be familiar with periodic inspections, commonly referred to as drop testing your fire doors.

Have you worked on projects that called for doors or grilles that had specific wind load requirements? If you answered “yes,” you’re probably familiar with some of the basics, such as the difference between design and test wind load and how wind load is calculated. While understanding the basics is helpful, it is also beneficial to be aware of myths surrounding wind load requirements for rolling doors and grilles.

Keeping order and track of your security in a parking garage is akin to playing a real-world game of Tetris. Rearrange here and move this one there. Make sure this piece fits; why can’t I remove this one to create space?! Luckily, in this game, you have an advantage. We remove one piece of the puzzle, creating enhanced security with Electronic Autolock and its expanded availability for our Extreme 300 Series Grille.

When designing a commercial space or replacing an existing rolling door, architects, designers, contractors and other involved parties need to find a door that will fit the opening.

Just as a chef cooking with a scratched pan and worn out spatula won’t end his time in the kitchen with a culinary masterpiece, getting a fire door without a properly suited operator is a recipe for disaster. If the chef gets the right tools, cooking will be easier. If you arm yourself with knowledge about fire door operators, choosing the best one will lead to easier maintenance and a safer building.

All signs point to success in the cannabis industry, from booming business and increasing sales to ideally, a more relaxed public. But with all the benefits increasing, so do the risks, especially as marijuana is legalized across the U.S. (currently in 48 states for medical use and in 16 for recreational use), and more dispensaries propagate.

Security rolling doors are unsung heroes – securing building openings with their durable, customizable, and compact selves. Much like the stage crew dressed in black seamlessly sets up the next scene, rolling doors quietly go about their duties, smoothly running in the background. And that’s the main goal of a rolling door: to work so well and only need a daily once-over that it blends into the background.

When thinking about wind and grilles, maybe you’re picturing a piece of swiss cheese in all its hole-y glory: the wind comes in, goes through the holes, and is done, without damage or any other considerations needed. This metaphor couldn’t be more wrong. Instead, wind and grilles are more of a melty mozzarella situation: grilles catch things and don’t want to let go. In the case of the cheese, pepperoni or errant pieces of basil may get caught up. For the grille, air itself can be an issue if the grille isn’t wind loaded. Wind gusts can build in any area and negatively affect security grilles.