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London based architectural, Wimshurst Pelleriti, has recently specified P C Henderson's Straight Sliding 301 industrial door hardware for a unique Boathouse project on the River Yealm in Devon.

Requirements

The architecture practice was provided with a challenging brief to design a boathouse which could be sensitvely built into the steep sided estuary of the river. The new structure would be small in size but used to store a wealth of waterside equipment and water craft, including a 14 foot speedboat.

Solution

The result was an innovation and sophisticated infrastructure built with galvanized steel and untreated Siberian larch to reflect the woodland setting. To meet design requirements for optimum storage using minimal space, a series of sliding doors were installed on the ground level of the boathouse to enable easy access from both the surrounding land and water. P C Henderson's Straight Sliding 301 was identified as the best system for the project.

Director of Wimhurst Pelleriti commented "Our aim was to not only design a solution which was innovative and aesthetically pleasing but one whih could also deliver considerable social benefits to our client. By incorporating seven different sliding door systems throughout the boathouse, we were able to maximise both internal and external space whilst also ensuring easy access to the quayside and slipway." 

The project also benefited from a number of other design elements including a hosit so that the heavy yet delicate speedboat could be stored 10ft high in the eaves and easily lowered into the water when required.

Why P C Henderson?

"The doors on some of the systems were extremely heavy so it was important that the specified hardware could cater for the additional weight. Due to the surrounding marine enviroment, it was also important that the material used was highly corrosion resistant without affecting performance." continued Director from Wimhurt Pelleriti.

P C Henderson's industrial Straight Sliding door hardware caters for anything from light commercial doors right up to heavy industrial doors weighing up to 2000kg.

Our Technical Development Manager at P C Henderson commented, "Due to being able to be specified as indvidual components for varying weights and environments-our Straight Sliding industrial hardware is one of our most versatile systems. The boathouse project is a great example of what can be acheived with this system."

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