Bolton Gate Company has been manufacturing lift gates for over 70 years and has supplied thousands of mid bar gates on goods lifts throughout the world.

Mid Bar Collapsible Gates are renowned for their strength and reliability which are features that rank highly when considering the heavy usage that most goods lifts are subjected to.

All gates are bespoke and custom-built to suit the individual opening.

The compact bunching action ensures that they require very little space relative to the size of the opening and headroom requirements are minimal.

Applications

Because of its compact nature and inherent strength the Mid Bar Collapsible Gate or 'FMB Gate' is specified for use on goods lifts on projects throughout the UK and export market on applications such as:

  • Supermarkets

  • Warehouses

  • Storage facilities

  • Retail outlets

Key attributes

  • Perfect for goods lift car doors

  • Heavy-duty construction

  • Space saving, compact folding arrangement

  • Bespoke construction to suit individual openings

  • Can be used in conjunction with the Eurofold and Superior lift landing doors

Operation

The Mid Bar Collapsible Gate is a manually-operated gate system. Despite its robust construction, this heavy duty gate is easily pulled or pushed into the open and closed positions with the minimum of effort.

Gate frame

The gates are constructed from 16mm double channel vertical steel pickets which are then connected by 6mm thick solid lattice bars working on a lazy tongue principal.

A full height mid bar is fitted between each set of pickets to reduce the gaps in line with lift legislation.

Leading edge

The front picket assembly acts as the standard gate leading edge.

A reinforcing channel supplements the gate construction and also provides a mounting point when a hold back magnet device is required.

The leading picket is also the mounting point for the optional car gate contact switch.

A No 1 pull handle is mounted to the second picket on the car side and a No 3 finger handle is mounted on the landing side.

Bottom track

Malleable cast bottom guide pieces are attached to the base of each picket and run within a 26 x 26mm recessed galvanised steel bottom track.

Top track

As standard, the gate is provided with a 90mm box type top track which, due to the intermediate fixing arrangement, supports the weight of the gate across the full span of the opening.

The alternative option is a bar top track which is fixed at each end. This bar is rounded on the upper edge to facilitate operation.

Finish

  • Galvanised as standard

Maximum size

  • 8000mm wide x 6000mm high

Weight

  • Varies with opening size but approximately 32kg/m2

Options

  • Car gate contact switch with striker arm

  • Polyester powder coat finish to a range of RAL colours

  • Milled guides to suit narrower / shallower existing bottom track

  • Bar type top track with rounded edge (O.R.E)