With a reputation for manufacturing and supplying roller shutters to the highest standards – backed by a prompt, friendly service delivered by an experienced team, its’ little wonder that top national retailers and famous High Street names trust their security to Abacus Shutters Limited.
Abacus Shutters have successfully completed numerous retail shutter projects, plus with such a comprehensive range of retail shutters and a large variety of powder colours, local authorities and colleges have also chosen Abacus to supply retail shutters which are in keeping with building design and the overall environment of the premises.
Traditional Shutters
| Curtain | Constructed from (20swg) 75mm curved solid (or) perforated steel laths. All laths are interlocked with nylon/steel or cast endlock system and finished with either a ‘T’ or ‘L’ section bottom rail as standard. |
| Barrel | Manufactured from mild steel tube. Tube sizes vary based on the overall width and height of the curtain and the gauge of laths. The tube wall thickness varies dependant on the width of the shutter, the barrels are mounted on bright steel shafts varying from 16mm to 25mm dependant on the overall size of the shutter, the shafts have support bearings. A tempered steel helical torsion spring (for manual versions) or a tubular motor are contained within the barrel (this type of shutter is designed for limited use only). |
| Guides | 50mm straight galvanised steel guides mounted on 50mm x 50mm x 5mm thick mild steel angles as standard (or) 65mm straight galvanised steel guides on 75mm x 50mm x 6mm mild steel angles (if required). |
| Hood | Formed from 20swg galvanised steel sheet metal. |
| Endplates | Ranging from 2.5mm – 6mm thick mild steel (dependant on size of the shutter). |
| Locking | Bullet locks, shootbolts or centre lock supplied as standard (electric shutters do not have a manual locking facility). |
| Finishes | The curtain and guides are galvanised, angles, barrel and end plates are mild steel and brush painted with one coat of grey/black primer as standard. A paint finish using a polyester powder coating system is available, any colour to a BS 4800 or RAL number subject to availability. |
| Maximum | Overall size: Manual operation: 2500mm wide x 2500mm high, Electric operation: 6000mm wide x 4000mm high. |
