INGERSOLL Rand has launched in the Middle East an innovative range of cast-iron and high efficiency overhead door closers, which are designed to make opening of fire doors a lot easier.

The Briton 2700 Series is a precision-manufactured cam-action, slide channel door closer in a compact, overhead surface fixed unit that combines easy opening with safe, reliable closing.

Designed specifically to protect buildings against fire and smoke whilst providing ease of accessibility, the new range enables the disabled, children and particularly the elderly to overcome the problem of not having sufficient strength to open a fire door. It bridges the gap between the conflicting demands of Part B (fire) and Part M (accessibility) of the Building Regulations as it provides sufficient closing force to comply with the requirement of EN1154 and CE marking for fire door controls – yet, it is suitable for use on access routes that require ease of opening to help building owners meet Part M and BS8300 (DDA) requirements.

“The new closer incorporates the innovative and unique Fast PowerAdjust function that provides installers and maintenance engineers with a visual guide to the strength of the closer, resulting in a more accurate power setting for a door,” says John Diedam, vice-president of sales.

“This allows installers to quickly identify and adjust spring power, which helps solve the problem of determining the correct door closer spring adjustment for the size of door being used and in doing so provides a convenient solution to one of the key problems highlighted by installers,” he adds.

The launch of the 2700 Series in the Middle East also heralds the introduction of the new ‘A-line’ door closer cover. This new fully-enclosed, all-over architectural cover is manufactured in corrosion-resistant die cast metal, incorporating a unique, unobtrusive clip fastening, which can be finished in a wide range of metallic and powder-coated colours.

Briton is a brand of Ingersoll Rand, a $14-billion global business committed to a world of sustainable and is working to create market-leading products. Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies’ products include electronic and biometric access control systems; time-and-attendance and personnel scheduling systems; mechanical locks; portable security; door closers, exit devices, architectural hardware, and steel doors and frames; and other technologies and services for global security markets.

Ingersoll Rand has been operating in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region for more than 30 years and established its security technologies regional headquarters in Dubai, UAE, in 2006. Since then, it has added a list of high-profile transportation projects to its portfolio, such as Dubai International Airport in the UAE, Cairo International Airport in Egypt, Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport in Lebanon, and Larnaca Airport in Cyprus.

Its hospitality projects include Madinah Hilton hotel in Saudi Arabia, while commercial and residential projects include Kingdom Centre, also in Saudi Arabia.

Other projects include the Grand Egyptian Museum in Egypt and King Abdullah Training Centre in Jordan, the Specialised Cardiac Hospital in Kuwait, the University of Sharjah Teaching Hospital and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in the UAE, and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia.