Sports Hall Doors

Sports Hall Doors Built to Withstand Impact

Maintenance-Free Aluminium Sports Hall Doorsets with Specialist Rebound Plates designed to comply with Sport England guidelines

Sports halls present unique challenges for doorsets. Repeated impact from footballs, basketballs, hockey balls and other sports equipment can quickly damage conventional doors, leading to costly repairs, ongoing maintenance and premature replacement.

TS Designs PA1 Sports Hall Doorsets have been specifically developed to provide a durable, long-term solution for schools, colleges, universities, leisure centres and community sports facilities. Combining our proven PA1 aluminium doorset with specially designed rebound plates, they deliver exceptional durability, improved safety and reduced whole-life costs.

Designed Specifically for Sports Halls

Unlike standard doorsets, the PA1 Sports Hall Doorset incorporates a purpose-designed rebound plate system engineered to withstand accidental impact from sports equipment and people while protecting the door hardware behind.

Manufactured from heavy-duty 3mm aluminium, the rebound plates feature internal reinforcement structures to help prevent deformation from repeated impact. They are designed to provide full protection to panic hardware and can be manufactured to suit uneven surfaces, ensuring they are flush with internal walls to protect against harm to people if they collide with the door.   

Panic bars are recessed to prevent accidental activation by impact from sports equipment and people.

Designed in line with Sport England guidance, the rebound plate system helps create a safer and more durable sports environment while extending the lifespan of the doorset.

Built for Long-Term Performance

Traditional timber and steel sports hall doors can become damaged through repeated impact, resulting in denting, warping, corrosion, repainting requirements and ongoing maintenance costs.

The TS Designs PA1 Sports Hall Doorset eliminates these concerns.

Manufactured from heavy-duty aluminium, our doors:

• Will not rust, rot or warp
• Require no ongoing maintenance
• Resist damage from demanding sports environments
• Deliver long-term reliability
• Reduce repair and replacement costs
• Provide a virtually limitless lifespan
• Are backed by a 20-year warranty

The result is a true fit-and-forget solution designed to perform for the lifetime of the building.

Engineered for Schools and Leisure Facilities

Whether you're constructing a new sports hall or replacing existing doors that have reached the end of their service life, TS Designs can provide a bespoke solution tailored to your project.

Our sports hall doorsets are available as:

• Single-leaf outward opening doorsets
• Double-leaf outward opening doorsets
• Doorsets with side panels
• Doorsets with over panels
• Bespoke configurations to suit existing openings

All doorsets are manufactured in the UK and can be supplied in a wide range of colours, finishes and textures to complement the surrounding building design.

Reduced Whole-Life Costs

The true cost of a sports hall door is rarely the initial purchase price. Ongoing maintenance, repairs, redecorating and replacement can significantly increase ownership costs over time.

By specifying TS Designs PA1 Sports Hall Doorsets, facility owners benefit from:

• No repainting requirements
• Reduced maintenance budgets
• Fewer repair call-outs
• Improved durability in high-impact environments
• Long-term operational reliability
• Lower whole-life costs

Manufactured in the UK

TS Designs manufactures high-performance aluminium doorsets from our facility in High Wycombe, supporting projects throughout the UK.

We work closely with architects, contractors, local authorities, education providers and leisure operators to deliver durable sports hall door solutions that provide outstanding long-term value.

The Last Sports Hall Door You'll Ever Need

Purpose-designed rebound plates. Maintenance-free aluminium construction. Outstanding durability.

When your project demands a sports hall door that can withstand years of impact without compromising performance, TS Designs delivers a solution built to last.

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Specifications

Market Leading Features

• Contains no organic materials, no ferrous components, and no painted parts. eliminating traditional issues associated with timber doorsets, including rot, warping, twisting, and sticking doors
• Removes the problem of rust associated with steel doorsets.
• Being essentially a modular system, the PA1 is available in virtually limitless configurations.
• In addition to single and double leaf doorsets, we offer a wide range of mullions, transoms, and removable solid or louvred panels to suit almost any application.
• The GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic) faces are pigmented throughout their full thickness
• If surface damage occurs, the same colour remains visible beneath.
• The pigments used are UV stable for maximum longevity.
• Available in a range of surface textures, the most common specification is our "cracked ice" anti-vandal finish
• Absorbs high levels of vandalism, abuse and everyday wear and tear without visible impact.
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Options

• The door core is constructed from two interlocking trays of 3mm aluminium sheet filled with inert polyurethane foam.

• This closed-cell, non-hygroscopic foam provides excellent thermal performance, delivering the compressive strength required to withstand significant impact and attack

• Every door leaf is mounted on a full-length heavy-duty continuous stainless-steel hinge, providing exceptional durability and long-term reliability.
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Configurations

• Single leaf outward opening security doorsets with or without side/over panels
• Double leaf outward opening security doorsets with or without side/over panels

Options

• Hinged or removable over panels, with removable transoms
• Hinged or removable side panels, with removable mullions

Leaf Construction

• Leaf thickness: 44mm
• Leaf construction: two 3mm aluminium interlocking trays
• See Finishes Section - Finishes for facing materials
• Core material: non-hygroscopic polyurethane foam or impact resistant honeycomb
• Heavy duty anodised aluminium door edgings c/w integrated astragal to leading edge
• Leaf weight with polyurethane infill: approx. 24 kg/m² excluding hardware

Frame Construction

• Frame profile: single rebate c/w integrated jacking channels
• Frame profile size: 100mm x 67mm
• Frame material: heavy duty extruded aluminium sections
• Assembly method: butt jointed corners
• Threshold: stainless steel plate with or without extruded low-profile aluminium upstand
• Weather seal: integral polyurethane foam gasket 

Rebound Plate

• Manufactured from 3mm aluminium
• Variable depth to allow doors to finish flush with internal sports hall walls
• Internal reinforcement structures to prevent defamation on impact
• Offering full protection from accidental contact with panic plate
• Designed in line with Sport England guidelines

Fixing Method

• 2nd fix between structural opening reveals
• Integrated and adjustable jacking channel frame fixing system
• Suitable wall construction materials: brickwork, blockwork, concrete, steel or timber

Hardware

• Heavy duty stainless steel continuous hinges
• Single, 2 & 3-point panic exit systems
• External key access with or without cylinder guard protection
• Door closers or door stays
• Electro-mechanical access via pin code lock

Finishes

• Standard aluminium frame and door edge section finish: Satin silver anodised. AA25.
• Alternative aluminium frame and door edge section finish: polyester powder coated in a range of BS/RAL
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• Door leaf, side panel and over panel faces: GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic), mill finished aluminium or polyester
• powder coated aluminium in a range BS/RAL colours
• GRP faces are pigmented throughout, UV stable and available in a range of textures
• Combinations of materials, finishes, textures and colours may be specified to each door leaf and panel face
• Rebound panels polyester powder coated

Certification

• UKCA marked in accordance with external door standard EN 14351-1: 2006 & A2: 2016
• Panic and emergency escape hardware certified in accordance with EN 1125: 2008 and EN 179: 2008
• Hinges certified in accordance with EN 1935: 2002
• Quality Management System certified to EN ISO 9001: 2015
• Environmental Management System certified to EN ISO 14001: 2015
• Occupational H&S Management System certified to EN ISO 45001: 2018

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