Trinity Field School

90 Laminate faced doorsets including Ironmongery.

Overview

The new extension at Trinity Fields School and Resource Centre was developed to support up to 80 additional pupils with special educational needs, including those with the most profound and complex requirements.

The scheme delivered over 2,000m2 of additional accommodation across two storeys.

Our Role

GE Door Manufacturing worked collaboratively with the design team during the development stage, supporting both the doorset and ironmongery specification. Early engagement allowed us to:

Help develop compliant fire doorset solutions
Advise on ironmongery suitable for SEN environments
Ensure accessibility requirements were fully integrated
Align performance with safeguarding and durability needs

By working alongside the architect, Rio and main contractor Wilmott Dixon, we were able to balance technical compliance with practical usability — a critical factor in specialist education settings.

The Challenge

EN schools present unique challenges:

Enhanced safety requirements
Robust performance for high-use environments
Accessibility compliance
Suitability for pupils with complex physical and behavioural needs
Maintaining fire integrity without compromising ease of operation

Every element must contribute to a calm, secure and supportive environment.

Our Solution

We developed a fully compliant fire doorset and ironmongery package that delivered:

Assured fire certification
Robust, durable doorsets suitable for intensive daily use
Carefully selected ironmongery appropriate for SEN safeguarding
Solutions that supported accessibility and inclusive design

The specification was tailored to ensure long-term performance while meeting the evolving needs of the school community.

Client:

Willmott Dixon. Architect Rio

Products Used:

1050 doorsets complete with Ironmongery

Sector:

Education

What our clients have said…

“We’ve been using GE Doors extensively in the Wales Area for many years now & more recently in the wider W&W Region, where they have delivered on some large and prestigious projects for Kier. Always professional, competitive and never any issues with quality.”

Darren Powell – Kier Senior Buyer

Kier Construction

“Congratulations to GE Door Manufacturing for championing health and safety within their factory. The judges were impressed by how detailed and evidenced the company’s action plan was – it’s clear that health and safety is integral to their culture. Tracking its initiatives to ensure success, the clear improvements in health and safety as well as reporting from the factory floor to senior management is a testament to how GE Door Manufacturing is striving to be the best it can be. “

Helen Hewitt, Chief Executive

BWF - British Woodworking Federation

“We have worked with GE Door Manufacturing since 2000 with year on year mutual growth which is platformed from Product Quality, Accuracy, Application Range and Excellent Team Service. The GE Fire Door Certification scope is extensive and very much compliance assured for an industry in focus. The product range is perfectly tailored for the Healthcare, Education, Commercial and High Rise Residential sectors which fully aligns to our own sub-contracting model. We look forward to a continued development of the Cadgrange and GE Doors team relationship.”

Frank Gallagher – Director of Development

Cadgrange Joinery