Mercia Industrial's PVC StripDoor range provides the most cost-effective and practical access solution for high-traffic doorways in warehouses, factories, cold stores, and food production facilities. Constructed from overlapping strips of flexible PVC, the StripDoor creates a barrier that can be passed through by personnel, forklifts, pallet trucks, or conveyors without any need to open a door — strips simply part on contact and immediately return to their resting position, maintaining the thermal, acoustic, and pest-exclusion properties of a closed barrier at all times.
The range covers applications from lightweight pedestrian doorways in office-to-warehouse connections right through to heavy-duty forklift doorways with reinforced ribbed strips capable of withstanding daily impact from fully laden vehicles. Cold-store grade strips with anti-freeze additives prevent brittleness and cracking in sub-zero environments, while anti-static strips are available for electronics assembly areas or fuel storage facilities. Food-grade PVC formulations that comply with EC 1935/2004 are standard across the range for food production and pharmaceutical applications.
PVC StripDoors are among the fastest-installed products in Mercia's range, with most standard-width doorways completed in under two hours. Replacement of individual worn or damaged strips can be carried out by a facilities team member with no specialist tools, making ongoing maintenance costs negligible. The StripDoor is often installed as a complement to other Mercia partition systems, providing the access points within a RapidFireWall or ThermalShield enclosure.
Key Features
Overlapping PVC strip construction — hands-free access at all times
Available from 600 mm wide pedestrian doors to 5 m wide forklift bays
Standard, cold-store (-30 °C), anti-static, and food-grade strip options
Reinforced ribbed strips for heavy forklift and vehicle throughput
Strip replacement by in-house team — no specialist required
Effective barrier against pests, insects, dust, and temperature loss
Transparent strips maintain sightlines for safety compliance
UV-stabilised formulations for doorways with natural light exposure
Common Applications
Technical Specifications
| Strip material | Flexible PVC, food-grade available |
| Strip widths | 100 mm, 200 mm, 300 mm |
| Strip thicknesses | 2 mm, 3 mm, 4 mm |
| Overlap | 50% standard (100% overlap available) |
| Temperature range | -30 °C to +50 °C (standard); -40 °C (cold-store grade) |
| Doorway widths | 600 mm to 5,000 mm |
| Doorway heights | Up to 5 m |
| Warranty | 2 years on hardware, 1 year on strips |