Markus Hermetische Deuren B.V.

martijn — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:59:20 +0000

General

Markus has concentrated on the care sector for the past 20 years.

The company supplies a number of door models for hospitals that fully comply with European standards as well as the needs of modern hospitals, nursing homes and the continuously more demanding patient and authorities.

The Markus M5 in general (type M5)

Given the ever present threat of wound infections, the risk of viruses, the conditions to work hygienically, saving on energy and safely disinfecting, you can only consider a hermetically sealing sliding door.

The Markus M5 meets all criteria; from easily and effectively retaining every required pressure hierarchy to being silent and inconspicuous when being used it greatly reduces noise levels through its hermetic nature. The door can also be easily cleaned, can be automated and can be given a beautiful design. An all-rounder that stands out above all the rest and fits comfortably into a hygienic environment!

martijn — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:40:45 +0000

Hospital market

Markus has focused in particular on the hospital market and on the care sector in general over the past two decades. Markus is therefore represented in virtually all Dutch hospitals. The company delivers a range of doors that mainly involves the high-quality door positions. Operating rooms, intensive care departments, radiation rooms, quarantine facilities, etc.

The extremely long technical life, the low failure sensitivity and the variation in its door functionality (OR, fire, sound, radiation and pressure differences) make the Markus product extremely suitable for the services sector that can only adjust to outage and failure with difficulty. Being able to hermetically seal contributes towards safety: with regard to fire in relation to perfect compartmentisation, with regard to a virus outbreak in relation to infection and with regard to all scan rooms where the radiation effects must be channelled as carefully as possible.

It is easy to clean the doors, they can be automated immediately or at a later stage and they require surprisingly few structural modifications. Markus harmonises its products perfectly with the requirements of the target group.

Even the bed room is extremely suitable for the sliding door principle: checking in every open position, very silent, no draughts, very light to operate, falls within the fire standard, closes out light, sound-reducing and in addition is always ready for quarantine applications.

Key areas

- Wet rooms
- OR doors (treatment rooms)
- Fire doors
- Bed rooms
- Quarantine rooms
- Smoking rooms

martijn — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:41:39 +0000

Nursing homes

Markus has a number of ideal door products for this area of the care sector. Firstly, the hermetic M5 door is extremely suitable for the mandatory enclosed smoking room. One of the few (M5) solutions that will also really ensure that the adjacent rooms are kept smoke free. The M5 for any treatment rooms that may apply and the Primus (not hermetic) for all wet rooms. A sliding door that saves on space, that is light as a feather to operate, that can be easily automated immediately or at a later stage and can be added very stylishly to virtually any interior.

The hygienic door to the kitchen, the acoustic door in the silent rooms and the hermetic closure to give certain rooms another temperature while saving on energy are all applications that make Markus products very suitable for this care environment.

The low failure sensitivity and the long technical life ensure that Markus has a very reliable image. All products are for that matter supported by maintenance contracts and the competences of our own mechanics.

Key areas

- Wet rooms
- OR doors (treatment rooms)
- Fire doors
- Bed rooms
- Quarantine rooms
- Smoking rooms

martijn — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:42:28 +0000

Specially adapted buildings

More and more specially adapted buildings are being provided and the Markus door is also a very suitable solution for these types of homes.

The sliding door as a fire door solves many operating problems. It seals hermetically and significantly reduces loss of heat, does not allow smoke to penetrate at all and in the case of garage/house separation, also ensures it is odour tight.

Wheelchair use is made possible because the Markus door does not use a threshold. The dimensions of the door will not influence the ease of operation, loss of space, noise of the door, automation thereof and speed at which it opens and closes.

The technical life, failure sensitivity, speed of operation and the large selection in required door options are again very important arguments when purchasing a Markus door.

We would also like to mention the reduction in sound levels (27 dB) that is already obtained due to the hermetically sealing features.

Key areas

- Fire door
- Sliding door
- Automatic door

martijn — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:43:23 +0000

Day care centres

A growing demand for Markus Doors comes from the child care sector. Many day care centres must ensure that their available space is set up as efficiently as possible without safety being compromised in part due to the stricter regulations that have been set by authorities.

For wet rooms as an example, they must be hygienic, spacious and easily accesible. A Markus sliding door in front of or in the wall is an ideal solution within this context.

Multifunctional sleeping rooms that become quiet rooms for a number of hours benefit from a Markus hermetic acoustic door.

Applying sliding doors means dealing with door positions in a safe way, not being hindered by doors that slam shut or by pinching, other inconveniences and risks.

In addition, threshold-free access is, of course, the ideal solution for being able to manoeuvre freely. It is also user friendly for people and children who may have some form of disability.

A frequently asked application concerns the door for the smoking room. The hermetic seal fully meets the requirements set down in the smoking decision.

martijn — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:44:31 +0000

Homes for the elderly

Markus has a number of ideal door products for this area of the care sector. Firstly, the hermetic M5 door that is extremely suitable for the mandatory enclosed smoking room. One of the few (M5) solutions that will also really ensure that the adjacent rooms are kept smoke free.

The M5 for any treatment rooms that may apply and the Primus (not hermetic) for all wet rooms. A sliding door that saves on space, that is light as a feather to operate, that can be easily automated immediately or at a later stage and can be added very stylishly to virtually any interior.

The low failure sensitivity and the long technical life ensure that Markus has a very reliable image. All products are, for that matter, supported by maintenance contracts and the competences of our own mechanics.

Key areas

- Wet rooms
- OR doors (treatment rooms)
- Fire doors
- Bed rooms
- Quarantine rooms
- Smoking rooms

martijn — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:45:20 +0000

Private clinics

As a purveyor to the Royal Household with regard to operating room doors for normal health care, Markus is of course an important party for every private clinic that gives care, carefulness and hygiene a high priority.

Private clinics pay considerable attention to hygiene and air purity in so far as Markus can determine from the demands and requests from the market.

The operating room, the recovery room, the consultation room, the radiation room,…, these are all situations in which the Markus Door can be comprehensively used.

A beautiful and traditional design linked to extreme reliability often results in decision-takers choosing Markus products.

A new demand that has presented itself mainly during the past few years is the need for quarantine possibilities. MRSA, SARS and Ebola are all infectious diseases that can be an unbridled threat to general health. Markus, however, is very much in its element due to its hermetic principle when trying to minimise the risk of infection.

The relatively small bed rooms of private clinics are perfect to prepare a quarantine room without having to implement too many changes. A correct airlock effect and automation will immediately guarantee a correct pressure hierarchy.

Private clinics

- Fire door
- OR door
- Quarantine door
- Radiation door
- Acoustic door

martijn — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:46:05 +0000

First aid stations

The hermetic M5 door is extremely suitable for use in small medical rooms.

It is because of the M5’s versatility that this application is the logical solution.

The M5 requires little space. The sliding door principle allows for additional room to manoeuvre immediately in front of and behind the door when compared to a conventional door.

The variation in required door passage fits perfectly with the requirement of the user who wishes to pass sometimes with a stretcher and at other times with a wheelchair and who experiences the co-ordinated importance of minimum air movement and optimal hygiene conditions.

martijn — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:47:22 +0000

Schools

The Markus product is an excellent addition to schools in particular. Often the architect will search for ways in which he or she can deal flexibly with classrooms and assembly halls.

Every open access between classrooms, however, adds noise and therefore more disruption. The Markus M5 sound-reducing door prevents this and can even, if required, enhance sound reduction.

The Markus M5 door solution is incredibly flexible and is ultimately only limited by possible weight constraints. The sliding door works more as a sliding wall than a sliding door in these cases. An application that opens many additional options for the designer and the user of the school.

As well as being used to achieve a flexible classroom layout, the M5 is also often used in halls in general and assembly halls in particular. The acoustic properties ensure that certain activities can easily take place under one roof and the portability aspect ensures there is sufficient space.

Gym and sports rooms sometimes demand doors with large dimensions. The Markus sliding door is the obvious solution for these cases. Regardless of the size, it will always be light in operation and silent. The long technical life fits in completely within the school system in which intervening adjustments or structural changes are difficult to bring about.

martijn — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:48:37 +0000

Markus as an organisation

Markus Hermetic Doors BV is the market leader in the hospital sector in the Netherlands when hermetic operating room doors are involved. Traditional, reliable and with high-quality products, Markus has already been active in the market for more than 100 years.

Markus is a medium-sized Dutch company that has offices in Krimpen a/d IJssel (near Rotterdam). Markus develops all its own products and many of its products are patented.

Markus started its operations in the chiller and freezer sector. The chiller and freezer technology were the drivers of the company at that time. Markus has moved its focus to the care sector during the past 20 years. The company focuses on all special doors for hospitals. Doors that need to be based on a hermetic principle because radiation is released, hygiene plays a large role or pressure differences are important.

One of the last developments has been that Markus also produces semi-hermetic and even non-hermetic doors. It is fairly easy for the company to anticipate market requirements because Markus has its own R&D department it can proactively work with new and changing customer requirements.

Markus has always found that export has been important. The company, therefore, has a group of agents and representatives who are active in different European and Asiatic countries. Markus also searches for partnerships with other organisations to join forces.