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Which lockers are right for me?

Knowing you need lockers but not knowing which ones to get can be confusing, that’s why Direct2U is here to talk all things lockers, and which ones are perfect for your business! A locker can be a great investment if you choose the right locker from the right place. At Direct2U, we pride ourselves with an extensive range of different lockers to suit most businesses.

Where to start?

When looking for a locker, you need to establish where it will go. This will allow you to cross off many lockers and narrow your search down.

If you want to have your lockers in a school or college, our TUFF Lockers are the ideal choice. Our TUFF lockers are a cost-effective storage solution perfect for educational environments. With a range of colours, compartments, sizes, and lock options, our school lockers will no doubt meet your requirements.

If you are looking for lockers near swimming pools or their changing rooms, our Wet Area Lockers are the perfect choice! All our wet area lockers are fitted with moisture-resistant cam locks and manufactured from pre-powder-coated galvanised steel making them ideal for damp environments.

Are you short on space?

https://www.direct2u.co.uk/lockers/personal-effects-lockers/8-door-personal-effects-lockers — 8 Door Personal Effects Lockers

https://www.direct2u.co.uk/lockers/cube-lockers/fortis-450-small-lockers — Fortis 450 Small Lockers

Our Personal effects lockers are ideal for those who need minimal storage for items such as keys, wallets and other personal belongings. Our Probe personal effects lockers come with 8 compartments with a variety of door and body colours to choose from.

Need plastic lockers? Our Fortis 450 small lockers are suitable for outdoor, damp or harsh environments and are 450mm high. They are easily stackable to allow customisable storage solutions.

Are these lockers for your staff?

We have many staff lockers from specific roles such as fire service – emergency service lockers. We also offer generic Armour staff lockers for your staff to store their personal items such as mobile phones and wallets.

Do your staff need to store their wet workwear and PPE? Choose between our wire mesh lockers for high visibility and ventilation or our armour-clean and dirty lockers.

Let’s talk locking mechanisms…

Choosing your locks is a vital step in buying your perfect lockers. You need to evaluate how many people are going to use the lockers. Here are your options…

Cam locks come with most lockers as standard with 2 master keys, they are designed to be hard to break into. They can be used in a wide range of environments and are easy to use as you don’t have to remember combinations.

The swivel latch locks are one of the most secure locks for metal or laminate doors up to 14mm thick. They enable staff and customers to bring their own padlocks to secure their belongings. These locks are ideal if each locker will be used for multiple people.

Coin return locks are a type of coin-operated lock that returns a coin to the user when they unlock the locker. These are ideal for areas such as changing rooms and general areas.

Coin retain lockers retain the coin from the user after use. This lock is ideal for schools, gyms and changing rooms to ensure safe storage and peace of mind for customers who leave their belongings.

Combination locks are one of the most secure locks as you get to set your own combination. However, they also can be easy to forget which means that only one person can use the locker.

Still stuck on what locker to choose?

We have a wide range of high quality lockers available, that we can’t fit them all into one singular blog. However, you can look at our website for our full range of lockers. Otherwise, contact our experienced sales team for more information and advice!

13th December 2024 0

School Lockers – 3 Reasons to update yours!

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Another School year goes by – the halls and classrooms eerily empty for the summer once more. New students will arrive for the new term whilst others will say their goodbyes…could the same be said for your School Lockers?

We’ll look at some of the reasons why a brand new set of Lockers can make all the difference. Not just for new students coming in, but for your staff and existing students that will be returning for the new School term.

Impress With School Lockers

Most students will have a very good idea of what to expect from the school they decide to attend during summer inductions . But there’s a lot going on with so much to take in over a short 1 or 2 day period. However, it is the little things that make all the difference. Good quality Lockers can leave a lasting impression on children and parents visiting the school. The security of childrens’ belongings is vital in any school environment.

Check the condition of your Lockers during the summer months and ensure they are functional. Broken or worn Lockers can potentially give the wrong impression to new and existing pupils. A brand new range of lockers, however, can contribute to reasons behind a school being selected or not.

Lockers That Last

We design our Lockers at Direct2U to stand the test of time. This is arguably the most important feature for Schools, Leisure Centres and other Educational institutes. They will endure the traffic they see year in, year out. As well as a solid steel construction, the paint work has an anti-bacterial powder coat finish. This drastically reduces the spread of germs around the school.

Keep it Fresh

How many years have you had your existing storage lockers? Would you like to change the colour scheme that you currently have? Our range of School Lockers come with the choice of size, colour and accessories. So, changing the look of your halls, classrooms and changing rooms can have a positive impact on students and staff members alike.

TUFF Lockers – 955mm

Ideal for Nurseries
Fitted with standard mastered cam lock with 2,000 differs as standard
1 Door lockers come with a top shelf
UK Manufactured
More details here

TUFF Lockers – 1380mm

Ideal for Primary & Secondary Schools
Fitted with standard mastered cam lock with 2,000 differs as standard
1 Door lockers come with a top shelf
UK Manufactured
More details here

Explore all Metal Lockers

As the UK’s leading supplier of Lockers, we have an exceptional range for you to look through. Our Tablet & Phone Lockers have been a popular range for Colleges and Universities. Whilst our Fortis Plastic Lockers have been in high demand for outdoor environments.

Contact us here for more details on your requirements.

1st August 2022 0

Metal Lockers and Storage – What you need for Winter!

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Which Lockers do I need for my office? What Lockers are best for schools? What can I store in Lockers? There are so many options when it comes to buying Lockers. It can be quite daunting at times. Even more so that there are so many differentials involved. Metal Lockers and Storage space has never been more important than it is during the winter months. With so many coats, scarves, gloves, and other apparel used in the outdoors.

Let’s look at some Locker storage options you have, all of which are suitable for your winter equipment. This may be the reminder you need to freshen up your current set up, prepared to keep your students or staff belongings secure and organised.

Durable Metal Lockers

This range of quality made cheap lockers may be the most cost-effective storage solution for many Schools and businesses. Yet, there is no compromise on quality. Looking at the Apollo Range for instance; the 0.9mm reinforced steel doors allow them to stand the test of time without having to break the bank. With sloping tops, you can prevent accumulation of litter atop the lockers.

Colourful Range of Storage Lockers

There is no shortage of colour choice. It’s important that you have a variety of styles and colours to choose from. This is great if you have a certain colour theme you want to work with. Whether that’s in school halls, offices, or leisure centres. These lockers can brighten up any room they’re placed in (browse the range of lockers and colours at the foot of the page).

Cloakroom Lockers & Benches

Armour Junior Benches — Armour Junior Double Sided Cloakroom Benches

Cloakroom equipment can be especially useful during the Autumn and Winter months. The Armour Junior Double sided benches include hooks to hang bags, coats, scarves and hats. As well as this, there is seating space either side to allow Pupils to change from their boots or wellies to indoor footwear.

Armour Cube Lockers can be useful when storing smaller belongings in areas where space is at a premium. Air vents allow for circulation without compromising the security of any items inside. You can buy these as individual lockers that you can stack on top of one another.

Lockers – Here and Now!

Express Lockers — Express Delivery Lockers

As we’re now in December, it’s important that you able to get the items you need in a timely fashion. There are locker ranges such as the ‘Express’ range above that you can receive within 5 working days.

7th December 2021 0

New Arrival: Probe Minibox Lockers

Meet the latest lockers on the scene: The Probe Minibox Lockers. True to their name, the lockers have small, neat compartments but are stacked full of potential.

They are Probe’s latest take on the popular personal effect locker. These lockers are ideal for offering secure storage for smaller items such as phones, wallets, tablets, keys etc.

Where will you need personal effect lockers?

Personal effect lockers are a great option if you have a ‘No Phone’ policy on site. Places like schools, factories and hospitals where a phone can be a distraction and dangerous should invest in personal effect lockers.

Choosing high quality, secure and attractive lockers like the Minibox will help encourage kids, teachers and employees use them. The key is to provide somewhere secure which employees will access easily and quickly during their breaks.

Workplaces which commonly use personal effects lockers:

Schools
Factories
Warehouses
Hospitals
Hotels
Clubs

Probe Minibox lockers encourage you to be unique. They encourage you to be creative.

You don’t have to just stick to the standard colours that we offer on the website. For your convenience, we have given you the choice of Red, Green, Blue or Yellow to buy on site (which suits most corporate colours). But you can be as creative as you like.

Therefore, you can use alternative colours to create a checker board effect or alternative rows of colours to create a stripe effect. If you are looking for purchase a high quantity of personal effects lockers, then you can also request bespoke colours. Finally, why not try matching the locker to your corporate colour scheme or your office décor?

Why Choose the Probe Minibox?

Well, while their contemporary design and ability to allow you to unleash your creative side with colour choices and patterns are up there with the top reasons to choose Probe. There are a few more especially relevant reasons to choose Probe.

Firstly, the Probe Minibox are available in two versions:

20 compartment locker (in order to stack requires Stacking Straps).
8 compartment locker with a slim 230mm depth that makes them ideal for wall mounting.

Secondly, both versions can be stacked to create larger banks of lockers and longer runs.

Key Features of the Probe Minibox

Body of lockers is manufactured from 0.7mm gauge high quality steel
Doors and frames are manufactured from 0.9mm gauge steel
Fitted with standard cam locks that pass through the door and frame
Activecoat Technology powder coated finish
Concealed door hinges
Integral air vent system

The Power of Activecoat Technology

You’ll often see across our locker products that we mention anti-bacterial technology. The Probe Minibox are no different. They too have an Activecoat finish with will help combat germs and bacteria, preventing the spread and contamination of people / other items. The Activecoat finish is applied at the point of manufacture and will last the life time of the locker. It has three key elements:

Prevents growth of bacteria
Activecoat ions interrupt the Enzyme production – stopping the cell producing energy
Interrupts the cells DNA – preventing replication

Important Information

Probe Lockers are Fire Tested & Certified

Probe Minibox lockers are Fire Zero Tested & Certified to EN 13501-1:2007 + A1:2009.

This certification ensures that the lockers will not contribute to the spread of a fire. It is essential that you purchase lockers with this certification if you are going to positioning them in corridors, offices or near to escape routes.

To find out more information read our latest blog on Fire Safety and Lockers here.

They also conform to BS 4680; 1996 excluding size specification (which is the required specification for clothes lockers).

In conclusion, Probe lockers are manufactured in the UK to the highest quality. You can be rest assured that the highest quality components are used during the manufacturing process. This will result in a strong construction and quality finish. The Minibox lockers will withstand the test of time. Therefore, this makes them an obvious choice for high traffic areas and environments where they will be exposed to lots of use (but might not be treated with the best care). As they will retain their finish and will keep your workplace looking smart.

10th January 2017 0

Lockers for Personal Belongings

Lockers for personal belongings are a popular choice for those who require secure storage.

They are versatile, secure and offer sufficient storage space for smaller items. Here we have picked out what you need to know about lockers for personal belongings.

Where are they best used?

Workplaces and public environments such as sports centres, factories, hospitals, schools, universities and libraries all benefit from lockers for personal belongings. In fact any place which needs to provide secure storage for items like mobile phones, keys, wallets and small handbags will all benefit from these lockers. With a wide choice of the number of compartments within each locker you can choose one that is suited to your workplace, and the number of people you need to provide storage for. Lockers for personal belongings are versatile and compact. They are an ideal solution for areas where space is a premium.

How are they built?

Lockers for personal belongings are built with security in mind. Manufacturers have incorporated features to increase their strength and security into the design. For instance, our popular Personal Effects Lockers feature a behind the frame locking system and through frame shelf for extra security. They are constructed from robust steel and have a durable powder coated finish in a variety of colours. They are also pre-drilled which allows for easy nesting, enabling you to create longer runs of lockers.

How do they operate?

Each compartment is provided with its own key lock and supplied with two keys. A mastered cam lock is also available upon request. This locking system allows each user to have a compartment each, enabling them to lock their personal belongings away during the day and keep the key to the compartment on their person. The second key (or master key) grants access if required for a security check or if a key has been lost.

Do you need quick delivery?

If yes, then we offer a selection of personal effect lockers available for next day or 5 day delivery. Colour choice is limited to dark blue or light grey.

21st November 2014 0

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