Whether you’re looking to buy storage lockers and cabinets for a small fitness centre changing rooms or an upscale gym facility, a variety of lockers are available for you to choose from. From solid wood or laminated to lockers with electronic locks and ambient lighting, the lockers nowadays can serve a multitude of purpose from a secured place to store gym patron’s belongings to high-end storage built to emphasize and enhance the aesthetic of the surrounding. The following are a few things to consider when purchasing storage lockers and cabinets.
What will be the content?
Before anything else, you will need to estimate the size, materials, and the overall components of the storage lockers and cabinets.
Carefully consider what will be the main purpose of your locker. Are designing for a small or large gym facility? A storage room in a hotel? A multipurpose recreational locker room? Your answer and available budget will determine the material to be used for the locker as well as how you will configure them.
How big do you want to go?
Having an educated estimate of how many people will use the locker is an important factor to consider. It will help you determine how many lockers you will need to install. Through this, you will also know how much space you can save.
A typical locker room in a sports stadium will have oversized lockers while establishments such, as schools, tend to be more of the standard size.
How many units will you need?
Determining the number of people you will be accomodating at any given time is important. This will be the basis of the number of lockers you will need. You should also consider the amount of space you have available. Many locker vendors also offer design services that estimate the number of units that may fit your space available.
What type of locks do you want to use?
The most crucial part of having a locker is, of course, the lock that secures it in place.
With locker locks, you have a slew of options.
You can go with traditional ones that use key or number combinations. These include padlocks, deadbolts, coin return locks, and a few more types to choose from.
You can also add to your options electronic locks like the NS1000 smart battery lock. This lock has the basic locking option using a 4 or 6 digit PIN entered through a keypad, it also has additional features that can be used for a variety of purposes.
Is it customisable?
All of the above falls under this category. Having customized lockers will help you give more to your clients and customers. A number of companies can work with you in providing a truly unique locker for your facility.
In conclusion, in looking to upgrade your storage facility, you must first consider the following; its purpose, size, the number of units, the type of locking mechanism you want to install and the customizability of it. Through this, you will not only be sure to get the appropriate storage, but you will also save on cost and time.
Storage lockers are great, but do you want to know how to make it better? Talk to us today to find out more on about our NS1000 lock and how it could help in adding more value and security to your facility.