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School lockers what is available for education

What lockers are available for use as school lockers and how to choose the most appropriate product. Lockers can be categorised by the resistance to damage, cost, locking methods and suitability to the user. You would not want the same height lockers for key stage 1 and 2 as you would for key stage 3 and 4. We at Total Locker Service can assist you in selecting the most appropriate product for you. We have a vast product portfolio available and can assist you in your selection or we can specify something specific.

How to select school lockers

 First determine what is to be stored and the size of the items.
 Then how it is to be locked.
 The likelihood of the locker being damaged or abused.
 The environment the locker is in.

Locker size

Lockers are available from very small available for storing mobile phones and personal belongings to very large available door lockers.

Standard lockers are available manufactured in heights between 1775mm and 1800mm high; widths are usually available from 225mm to 450mm and depths from 300mm to 550mm.

These standard lockers are available with a single door, two doors, three doors, four doors, five doors and six doors, other options are available.

Locking methods

The standard locking method for all lockers is a key lock usually called a cam lock supplied with two keys or a swivel hasp lock to take a padlock usually supplied by the customer.

Other locking options depending on locker door type are coin locks, mechanical combination locks, electronic combination locks and RFID card locks are a selection.

Swivel hasp locks can be used as a handle for use with Key stage 1 students.

Locker duty

Basic lockers are manufactured from steel with steel doors. If you need a more robust product then there are laminate door lockers which are far more robust and resistant to damage and vandalisam, they are usualy twice the price of a metal locker. Beyond this, there is an extra heavy duty locker which was specificaly designed for use in schools.
Total Locker Service suport all our lockers in the after market and can provide you with keys locks and replacement doors.

Locker environment

If your lockers are to last and provide trouble-free service you need to select lockers manufactured from the correct materials. Metal lockers are good for use inside a building that is dry and not to damp outside of this type of environment metal lockers will rust. Most metal lockers are supplied with locks that cant tolerates wet environments.

If you are to place lockers in a wet environment, the lockers need to have aluminium bodies and compact grade laminate doors this type of locker will function in wet and chlorine environments.

For municipal leisure and pools with large numbers of customers, you need to ensure that the lockers are such a heavy-duty that they will cope with the throughput.

For external use, the best choice is plastic locks as they will cope with the rain, sum and are incredibly heavy duty.

Extensive range of metal lockers

Total Locker Service provides an extensive range of metal lockers in a wide variety of colours. Our 1775mm high by 300mm deep by 450mm high range of 1 through to 6 compartments, door colour grey or blue, the nest of 1 locker are available on a fast seven day delivery to mainland UK.
Our selection of nested lockers provide the most cost-effective locker solution and given a room plan we will be happy to provide you with a cost-effective solution.
Our lockers are available in compartments 1 through to with a range of widths from 300mm to 450mm and depths from 300mm to 550mm.

A large range of locking methods are available; our standard product offering is a cam lock or a hasp lock we also have available a choice of 3 combination locks, a large selection of coin return and coin retain, need something special then no problem.

If you can’t find what you are looking for then we can provide customised product to meet your specification.

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Laminate door lockers

This locker is both stylish and elegant in appearance as well as being tough and durable, this product was originally designed as a solution to lockers being vandalised in schools. The standard metal door locker is both adequate and fit for purpose in a caring environment and will provide trouble-free service. The problem is when the environment is not caring; this locker will only stand so much abuse and is susceptible to a strong kick to the door of the lower compartment, having the effect of pushing the door right into the compartment itself. This vandalism results in administration and cost to the school and the locker or the locker door will need to be replaced.

Compact grade laminate lockers were designed as a solution to this problem and are now available in two forms, lockers with a plant on or inset doors. The first product to market was the plant on door locker, with the door fitting across the front of the lockers. A swift kick to the door resulted in a sore foot and a desire not to attempt the kick again. The door material is available in a wide range of colours from wood grain, speckled, solid colours and special finishes, the standard door thickness is 10mm and as durable as a kitchen worktop. Three of the most common manufacturers are Formica, Arpa and Polyrey. The plant on laminate door locker when viewed from the front presents a solid wall of laminate where none of the locker frame is visible; this has the effect of turning a utility product into a very aesthetically pleasing product.

Product lifespan of a standard metal locker in some schools can be as short as 3 years a standard laminate door locker will provide a 15-year lifespan, should the need arise Total Locker Service can provide a full range of replacement locker parts and service.

The laminate door locker designed has also been designed to include an inset laminate door although not as aesthetically pleasing the security and durability of the product has been enhanced. The locker door like the plant on door, sits on the frame of the locker, this has been inset to allow a tight fit of the door within the frame, the standard locks have been redesigned to take a patented version where the cam lock is replaced with a special hooked “T” shaped cam that engages on both sides of the “T” with the hook of the cam securely latched into the frame making forced entry very difficult indeed. Also, the locker cross members dividing the compartment are fully secured into the locker frame making entry to a locked compartment from the adjacent compartment very difficult.
Two laminate door lockers both designed to provide both security, looks and a long life why look anywhere else.

Metal lockers – to keep your contents safe and secure!

It is known that to avoid any sort of chances that can lead to loss of valuable things – opt for metal lockers that can provide you with high level of safety and security. Metal lockers are the most economic form of locker and manufactures often offer options that will increase security. Options available include thicker metal doors, door stiffeners, double skinned doors, upgraded locking systems. These metal lockers can act best as office lockers, staff lockers and even school lockers! There are many benefits attached to opting for metal lockers rather than any other materials. Like, for instance, if you are finding a locker for your home, you will definitely want one that can prevent the thieves from stealing its contents. If you have a facility of a secured locker, the problems related to safety and security of valuable things can almost come to nil.

While choosing a metal locker, you can be sure enough and can have high level of peace of mind as it is pretty sure that no one can get them! It is advisable to have those metal lockers that come with legs which can be bolted to the floor. Thus, get one that suits your requirements at its best as you will find a variety of styles of lockers depending on various criteria.

You will come across many manufacturers that are into the lockers business, but make sure you select the right person that provides you with the lockers of right quality with right price. For best lockers opt for total locker service of UK in order to get rid of the quality problems and to attain high level of security and safety!

John Scott