5 Benefits of Having an Automatic Door for Your Business

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For any flourishing business, success is tightly connected to continuous care for all details, in all areas, from administrative aspects to technical ones. The end goal is both the company’s ease and customer satisfaction. One common technical feature that makes quite the difference, is the use of automatic doors.

There are multiple benefits, even if not all of them are obvious. Benefits also depend on each type of automatic door. Here are some of the benefits you should consider when deciding on renovating your entrance and looking for commercial door services. 

1. Clients Prefer Them

According to market researches, automatic doors are at the top of customer’s preferences. Around 90% of them say they prefer this type of door. The reason being that visiting your headquarters, or any of your premises endowed with this automatic system, requires zero effort from customers to enter. Currently, only around 50% of the buildings hosting stores, public offices, institutions, shopping malls, etc., have automatic doors.

2. Cost-Effective Solutions

Any building that brings in a high flow of visitors experiences difficulties in maintaining a steady indoor temperature. It is because opening doors numerous times in a row will influence your HVAC system, resulting in energy waste. This will take more money out of your business pocket. On the other hand, automatic doors keep the temperature steady, for a long time. They remain open for shorter periods, and only if necessary.

3. Easier Access

Automatic doors provide ease for disabled people. In the countries where providing facilities for people with disabilities is compulsory, implementing automatic systems is the most popular way of complying. Even if you are not obliged by law, you can still install automatic doors within your facility, which will encourage disabled people to become your customers, and feel that you secure a safe environment for them. This can be a double win. Both helping your local community and increasing your revenue.

4. Boosted Reputation

There are several categories of potential customers that might be thankful for your business having automatic doors. Besides the people with disabilities, there are parents with push chairs, children of all ages, and old people. If you give them the option of using automatic doors whenever entering and exiting your spaces, it will increase the business reputation.

Then there is also the fact that many clients of all ages highly appreciate the modern, classy aspect and feel of your business. However, keep in mind that not all types of buildings fit well with a modern automatic door. For the old architectural-style buildings, you need to find another better option or an appropriate type of automatic door.

5. Good for Emergency Situations

We do not wish you to experience emergencies. However, any business takes them into account. Automatic doors provide safer and faster evacuation ways in case of panic and trouble inside your premises. In case of an emergency exit, visitors will not have to wait in line, the evacuation capacity being higher. The opposite situation is also applicable. If there is trouble on the streets, the automatic doors can be immediately and tightly shut.

The Bottom Line

We recommend you analyze all the advantages that your specific business has to gain from installing automatic doors. It will help you make the best decision for your particular need.