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5. A twelve-year partnership with Aldi

The benefits of the partnership are being realised across the whole of the Aldi supermarket chain. A twelve-year partnership in the UK has enabled us to work together to develop a revolutionary new approach to supermarket doors. The new design has removed the traditional lobby-style entrances to replace them with innovatively designed sliding doors. The new shop fronts now consist of a series of pairs of sliding doors interspersed with fixed glass. A twin operator system has been developed whereby the leaf of a pair of doors can overlap the leaf of an adjoining pair, allowing a greater number of entrances across the shop front.

This system has allowed Aldi to increase their internal retail area without increasing the size of the building. The environment is controlled by an air curtain and the security of the stores has not been compromised.

Aldi has now embarked on a large expansion programme with 60 new stores and 10 refurbished stores in England and around 150 new stores in Scotland planned over the next six years.

Ninewells Hospital in Dundee was built in 1963 with an Abloy locking system throughout. After forty three years, the original locks are still going strong.

"Where we have experienced challenges with an installation they are quick to react and tireless in their efforts to resolve any issues and to provide me with the level of customer support I expect. Our relationship continues to this day."
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