Enfield Doors > Student Accommodation > Bertrand Russell Towers

Overview

Enfield Speciality Doors was asked to create doors that would serve a 16 storey tower block that had been part of the Essex University landscape for half a century, thereby certain design considerations had to be factored into its complete refurbishment.

Student accommodation noise levels can be high with the hundreds of residents entering and exiting as part of their busy lives. The doors would need to have high acoustic properties to withstand the functional needs and provide security.

Considerations

Due to the tower block nature of the building design, there were logistical considerations to work around. The physical access was tight and the footprint was limited, particularly with existing student accommodation, lecture theatres, and a live university campus being in use.  Scaffolding surrounded the building due to the wider scale refurbishments.

Project details

We created and supplied over 1200 door sets towards the refurbishment. The works included 237 student bedrooms, 15 kitchens, communal WCs and showers.

Door surfaces: Ebony oak finish.

Areas: lift lobby doors, corridor doors, apartment entrance doors.

Health and safety: PAS24 FD30 and FD60 doors with 30dB acoustic values to ensure we met health and safety regulations which was part of their refurbishment requirement.

What Our Customers Say

I’ve worked with Enfield Speciality Doors on a number of projects. The team is always really responsive when I call for advice at the specification stage. We have to think about so many things when we specify fire and acoustic doors, from drop seals to floor sealant and other safety measures. So, when you find a company that’s easy to get hold of, with samples and good technical support, it makes a huge difference. It makes it easy to go back to them next time. And it’s nice to work with nice people! Christine Skaar from KVIST Architect and Interior Design
Enfield can deliver - the product is good, the quality reliable as well as the service. There will always be someone cheaper but that’s not always a good thing. With Enfield we could trust that the product would be delivered when we need it and that’s worth more to us. We’re really happy with how the project turned out, with relationships established and maintained’ Dan Murphy, Trabur Testimonial – Qube project
The level of service is good. We have a good working relationship that has developed over the last few years’ Dale Miller, Morgan Sindall
We use Enfield Speciality Doors a lot – it’s the service. There is a lot of trust both ways. You guys will commit to a date and do your utmost to deliver. There are lots of things I like about Enfield. Other door manufacturers; I know them, but I don’t have that rapport. When you’re dealing with doors it’s very detailed. With you guys, it’s a much more personalised approach. Enfield will know the deadline and you get the right info from us in time, so we hit our programme. Darren Lemaire - Buyer, Conamar Building Services Ltd.
I have always found Enfield Speciality Doors to be courteous, professional and knowledgeable about all aspects of door design. Neilcott Construction Ltd
"May Gurney have had a strong working relationship with Enfield for the past 5 years and on the back of many successful contracts we have now selected Enfield as our preferred supply chain partner for the supply of all internal Doorsets and Screens. We find that Enfield provide the best value for May Gurney in terms of commercial competitiveness, service levels and quality of product. Enfield have consistently given us good service and on many occasions have gone out of their way to help us out of some tight situation by improving delivery dates. May Gurney are happy to put Enfield forward to any of our Designers and Clients due their friendly and knowledgeable approach" May Gurney Limited
“We had an urgent order for 20 Fire doors that was going to place a contract in jeopardy. We called Enfield having found them on the internet and they delivered to our specification within 5 days whilst we were quoted six weeks by our normal large supplier! We thoroughly recommend Enfield and have used them again for both Express and Standard orders” Crownhall Developments
"I am pleased to report back that the school are pleased with the doorset that was changed last week during the school half-term. The delivery was made on the date agreed and at the time requested by the school during half-term. The installation went smoothly and was finished to a high standard as the school has high standards of workmanship.  Thank you for your time in ensuring that the process went well and we look forward to working with yourself in the future." Tasker Construction