4 Benefits You Should Know About Dock Seals & Shelters
Loading docks play a crucial role in the success of your supply chain operations, which ultimately helps your business generate revenue. Ensuring that your loading dock is efficient, safe and productive is the only way to achieve the goal of being successful at the loading dock.
Though dock seals and dock shelters are different products, they accomplish the same advantages. One is just used over the other depending on your application and your needs. While there are numerous benefits to having a seal or shelter at the loading dock, here are 4 big benefits of seals and shelters that contribute to creating a better space for one of the busiest locations in your warehouse:
Enhance your warehouse operations with top-tier loading dock seals and shelters.
1. Environmental Protection
Its no surprise that your loading dock is the area in your warehouse that is most exposed to outdoor elements. Having poorly designed seals or shelters, worn out ones, or no protection at all allows all of those elements into your warehouse and any trailers doing loading and unloading of product. Goff’s Dock Seals and Shelters can protect your building, trailers and inventory from things like rain, snow, sun, or even pests. Furthermore, it can extend the life expectancy of your loading dock in general by shielding these hazards.
2. Safer Working Conditions
Speaking of keeping the elements out, this ensures one of the most valuable benefits: keeping people safe. Preventing environmental conditions from entering your facility will keep the floors dry, which prevents dangerous slips and falls at the dock. Furthermore, seals and shelters act as a barrier to pests and insects to maintain cleanliness, hygiene standards and even help prevent the risk of any pest-borne illnesses, making employees sick. This is true for both employees at your facility and logistic workers coming to your facility.
3. Increased Productivity
Dock seals and shelters facilitate smoother and faster loading and unloading processes by creating a stable environment. Ensuring your space is less affected by weather, contaminants and pests contributes to increased productivity. Keeping your dock clean and dry keeps it running at maximum efficiency and workers can keep performing their tasks with confidence, without being fearful of their safety. In other words, assets can be distributed faster, generating revenue for your company.
4. Energy Efficiency
By sealing the gap between the dock and a trailer, seal and shelters help maintain indoor temperatures, reducing the opportunity for heating or cooling loss. In other words, this improves energy efficiency and lowers operational costs. This ultimately saves you money and keeps your employees happy by keeping the environment they are working in comfortable.
Here at Goff’s, we offer a line of dock seals and shelters to ensure you have what best fits your application. We even have additional products to further benefit your loading dock, like Weather Wall and Bird Guard. Our goal is to help transform your loading dock into a reliable and safe space for all of your operational requirements.
Transform your loading dock!
Reach out to learn more about Goff’s Dock Seals & Shelters or to get a quote to start achieving these benefits.
Dock Seals vs. Dock Shelters: Knowing the Difference
Do I really need a seal or shelter on my loading dock?
The answer is 100% yes. You may not even notice the issues not having a seal or shelter is causing, but once you have one installed, the difference is astounding. Unsealed loading dock doors can be dangerous and cost you a ton of money. Every gap between the back of a trailer and your loading dock is wasting energy, costing you money, and allowing outdoor weather and elements to enter the facility which is ultimately very dangerous.
Your solution to solving these problems is installing dock seals or shelters on your loading dock. Goff’s dock seals and shelters provide a positive seal around the back of a trailer, leaving no room for dangerous outdoor elements. Furthermore, they help save on energy, increasing profitability in your facility.
So, what’s the difference between a seal and a shelter you might ask? They both improve efficiency, safety and control climate at the loading dock, but here’s a little breakdown of each type:
Goff's Dock Seals
Dock seals have foam filled pads that compress against the top and sides of a trailer when backed up to the loading dock. Since the truck backs right up against the dock seal, the seal tends to provide a tighter, more efficient compression. However, since a truck comes into contact more with a seal, they tend to take a beating. Goff’s Dock Seals are preferred for facilities with limited space or where standard trailer sizes are consistently used.
Separating harsh environments at the loading dock.
Goff's Dock Shelters
As you can see, dock shelters are larger and more rigid than seals. They still create a seal around the trailer, but instead of the truck compressing against the structure, the frame covers the top and sides of the trailer when backed into the loading dock. Furthermore, shelters are more durable and forgiving, so they tend to last longer. They can accommodate a wider range of trailer sizes and shapes, so are more universal than seals.
All in all, dock seals and shelters both serve the same purpose of keeping outside elements from entering the loading dock area and helping save on energy costs. Which one is used will just depend on the facility it’s going on and the truck sizes that will be coming to your loading dock.
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Pilgrim's Gets Rid of Old Doors for Goff's Doors
Pilgrim's Gets Rid of Old Doors for Goff's Doors
MAY 16, 2024 | IN DOORS | BY KARA BORGARDT
The challenge? Their old doors failed. The solution? Installing Goff’s doors! Swapping out their old doors for some of our wash down doors in their pet food facility was a smart decision for Pilgrim’s! The doors they chose for their facility were our Clean Guard wash down door and our Harsh Guard door made for tougher environments.
What initially drew James Rickard, IE Specialist Pet Food at Pilgrims, to our doors was the simplicity of our doors, the ease of troubleshooting and the parts available that other companies didn’t seem to have. After getting these doors installed, they were just as pleased with not only the doors, but our company as a whole. “Working with Goff’s has been great!” says James.
“I have also been impressed with the tech support, Pete and the crew are extremely knowledgable and are very good at explaining simple troubleshooting steps and tips no matter experience level”. Goff’s exceptional customer care and tech support team is available to answer any questions you have at any time.
Pilgrim's already has plans to use Goff's as their solution for other projects in the near future.
About these doors:
Designed with durability in mind, this wash down door was made for wash down and wet applications. Clean Guard is made with all corrosion-resistant material, including stainless steel hardware and PVC side tracks to ensure longevity and cleanliness.
Ready for your toughest environments, Harsh Guard is also built with corrosion resistant materials, like stainless steel and aluminum, and is backed by our strong warranty. This wash down door is designed to stand the test of time, keeping you up and running.
In need of some wash down doors like Pilgrim’s? Contact our team, we’re here to partner with you to help improve your facility. Goff’s delivers more than you expected!
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Join Us At The Car Wash Show 2024
The Car Wash Show 2024
This great show helps provide car wash operators with the information and products they need to keep their business up and running. This important event is set to be at the largest show floor ever in Nashville with over 9,000 attendees and 420+ exhibitors with innovative products and technologies. This years show will also feature speakers, panels and experts in the industry! You can find all events at the Music City Convention Center located at 201 Rep. John Lewis Way South in Nashville, TN. Moreover, by attending you’ll see products in action and spend quality time with multiple suppliers. Read on to check out why you should stop by Goff’s booth at the show!
Find Goff’s at Booth #955
Stop by booth #955 to see Goff’s ultimate car wash doors up close and personal! We will be exhibiting our two innovative car wash doors, Wash Guard Elite and Wash Guard Plus. Built with corrosion-resistant materials, our doors provide reliable and maintenance-free operation to keep you up and running. Get a close look at our new Intelligent Control System 2, our Relay Control System and Standard Feature Package that our doors come delivered with. Run your doors with ease knowing all of our doors come with our industry leading warranty and comes standard with accessories other guys charge extra for.
Check out these doors in action and talk with our knowledgable Dealer Development Managers. They’ll show you how Goff’s products can help you and your customers increase productivity and profitability while protecting your car wash investment!
Attend The Car Wash Show 2024
The Car Wash Show 2024 will be held May 13th – 15th, at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN. If you’re not already registered for the show, head over to their website to get started!
Join Us At IDA Expo+ 2024
IDA Expo+ 2024
IDA Expo+ is a great opportunity for you to explore the latest in the automatic door industry. With over 100 exhibiting companies, keynotes & workshops, 2-day schools, networking opportunities and more, IDA Expo+ is the place to be for everything there is to gain from the door industry. Moreover, by attending you’ll see products in action and spend quality time with multiple suppliers. You’ll get answers to your questions on the spot, move projects forward faster, and discover solutions you didn’t know existed. Read on to check out why you should stop by Goff’s booth at the show!
Find Goff’s at Booth #1702
Stop by booth #1702 to see Goff’s products up close and personal! Goff’s will be exhibiting three doors from our door line. You will see our G2 5400 door equipped with our Intelligent Control Systems 2, LED lights, and Standard Feature Package. Our loading dock fall protection Fall Guard door will also make an appearance with one of our new Goff’s Dock Seals. Additionally, our booth at IDA will include our Model 2000 door that gives you the most bang for your buck featuring our industry leading warranty and comes standard with accessories other guys charge extra for.
Check out these products in action and talk with our knowledgable Dealer Development Managers. They’ll show you how Goff’s products can help you and your customers increase productivity and profitability.
Attend IDA Expo+ 2024
IDA Expo+ will be held April 25th – 26th, 2024 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. If you’re not already registered for IDA Expo+, head over to their website to get started!
Mesh Screens to Enjoy Your Deck
Have a crazy customer request? We can help.
Enjoying the outdoors won’t be a problem for this lake house owner! The problem this customer was facing, was that the deck on their lake house needed a little more protection from the sun during the day, and the mosquitos at night. “A simple screen room would have worked, but lacked the ability to move up and out of the way to fully enjoy the view of the lake,” says our lake house owner. “Goff’s bug screen door solved all of our problems and more!”
Our mesh screen door provides a little extra shade, 65% of shade to be exact, during the day, and keeps the bugs away at night. Whether these doors are open or closed, the beautiful view of the lake they have will never be obstructed. “I said it before, but I am most impressed with Goff’s ability to meet our exact needs. They took a primarily industrial product, and tailored it perfectly to our application,” says our homeowner who was looking to improve how their family enjoys their lake house property.
The fact that the door has the ability to roll up and down at their convenience was also a plus for this customer. It made it very easy to get in and out of the deck area with just the press of a button. “I am a happier home owner because of the features this mesh screen provides,” they stated.
“Goff's provided everything we could have hoped, while simultaneously improving the aesthetic of our property, which most companies could not provide.”
“Goff’s flexibility to meet our exact needs was second-to-none. We gave them exact measurements and they nailed it,” they stated. We’re happy we could create this custom door layout to meet their sight-line requests so their view wouldn’t be compromised. “The functionality is great, however what truly stood out to me was the design and aesthetic of the doors. The black mesh really integrates well into the house and does not appear industrial in our application. It looks very sleek and minimal,” our happy customer says.
Want to be a happier home owner like this customer? Contact our team, we’re here to partner with you to help improve any of your home spaces. Goff’s delivers more than you expected!
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Complying with Aluminum Repair Guidelines
With the number of aluminum manufactured vehicles expected to grow, comes the growing problem of not having a space to repair these aluminum vehicles for the collision repair industry. In other words, auto body shops are equipped to repair steel based cars, but do not have the necessary space to repair aluminum vehicles.
The Importance of Separating Aluminum Vehicle Repair:
Chemically, aluminum and steel do not mix. Repairing these two different vehicle builds in separate places must occur to avoid corrosion possibilities, ultimately compromising the repair and jeopardizing safety. Therefore, the use of an enclosed system will efficiently contain any risk of cross-contamination.
What do you Need?
Make your auto body shop aluminum repair ready with Goff’s Aluminum Repair Bay. Our completely enclosed repair station, made with flexible curtain wall sides and a PVC tent-style top, creates maximum separation in your shop, without having to build costly and permanent walls. Sand, grind, cut and repair vehicles without worrying. Check this box in your shop, allowing you to meet important separation guidelines.
Excellence Comes Standard.
Made with our vinyl curtain walls, our aluminum bay station has a full drive-through configuration, making vehicle entrance and exit easy as ever. Furthermore, all aluminum bays come standard with full length industrial velcro for attaching curtains to one another, a floor sweep to seal any gaps for maximum containment, a chain weight bottom to keep system taut, and a clear PVC window and tent top to allow for natural light and vision.
Goff’s is here to help.
Have questions or interest in talking about your application? Our team at Goff’s Enterprises is here to help you through the process and make your shop aluminum repair compliant. Start your project today by filling out our quote request form to get in touch with our team!
G1 Bug Screen Doors for the Home
Doors aren't just for businesses...
Goff’s G1 Bug Screen Doors are the best way to prevent birds, bugs and intruders, while allowing fresh airflow and a shade factor. Our team specializes in the production of bug screen roll-up doors, helping keep your space clean & comfortable, even at home!
The goal for this Wisconsin home owner was to block out the wind from the covered deck while still being able to see out to enjoy their outdoor living space. “The space seemed tight to mount the screen door to…” said the customer who installed these doors, but “we have sold commercial screen doors and knew this would work.” It ended up working well! What stood out the most to this customer about our G1 screen door was the fine mesh it is constructed with, the fact that it allows them to see out, while still blocking the wind, and that it can be opened and closed at their convenience.
The customer shared that they have been impressed with the process in working with our sales team. “It was easy to communicate exact measurements and how we wanted it to work”.
“We are able to enjoy our deck more.”
The customer was not only happy that our screen doors keep the wind from blowing in during the warm month, but also snow in the cooler months allowing them to enjoy their deck all year round. Our mesh can help block bugs, wind, and even snow in some cases! A great feature of our doors is that the panels can easily be swapped out depending on the application. This feature stood out to this customer, allowing them to swap out their mesh panels for solid ones if needed in the winter. Our screen doors have helped them “enjoy the deck more”.
Looking to better enjoy your outdoor space? We’d love to hear about your unique application and how we can help deliver more than you expected! Contact our team to get a start on your project!
Interested in installing doors in your home?
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Upgrade to the Smart Touch Screen on these 6 doors!
More than you expected.
At Goff’s, we have a little saying among our team that dictates how we do everything we do. “More than you expected.” Whether in communicating with our customers, assembling product, or engineering custom solutions, we aim to deliver above and beyond our customers expectations in whatever we touch.
With that being said, we’re proud to announce yet another improvement to our door line. You will now have the option to upgrade to our Smart Touch Screen interface on all Intelligent Control System doors.
What is the Smart Touch Screen?
The Goff’s Smart Touch Screen technology offers an easy-to-use interface for our Intelligent Control System. With the touch of a finger, and 5 easy-to-use screens, you can access real-time data from your Goff’s High Performance Vinyl Doors. Our touch screen takes the guesswork out of troubleshooting problems, monitoring usage, or day-to-day functionality.
5 Easy-to-Use Screens
The Goff’s Smart Touch Screen is based on 5 user friendly screens for a variety of functions. The Home Screen displays your auto-close timer countdown, as well as Open, Close, and Stop buttons for door functionality. The Setup Screen is used to specify how your door will function, set duration for the auto-close function, and more. The Diagnostics Screen simplifies safety checks and makes sure your door systems are up and running. This reduces downtime and lowers your cost of ownership. The Fault Log Screen displays numbered fault code logs for detailed records on any failures in your door system for faster servicing. Finally, the Data Log Screen keeps a detailed log of the door’s total cycle count and total energy usage.
What Door Models can you Upgrade to the Smart Touch Screen on?
Our touch screen interface can now be upgraded to on all Intelligent Control System driven doors. This includes our G2 5400, G2 4200, G2 2800, Wash Guard Elite car wash door, Clean Guard food processing door, and our Harsh Guard wash down door. These doors represent our high performance vinyl door line, each rated to perform at 120 cycles/hour, and feature the best lead time & warranty in the door industry.
What are you waiting for? Get better results on your next project with Goff’s doors. Submit a quote request today to start your project!
Join Us At The Car Wash Show 2022
The Car Wash Show 2022
This great show helps provide car wash operators with the information and products they need to keep their business up and running. This important event is set to return to Nashville with over 8,000 attendees and 400+ exhibitors with innovative products and technologies. This years show will also feature more speakers, panels and experts than ever before! You can find all events at the Music City Center, located at 201 Rep. John Lewis Way S in Nashville, TN. Moreover, by attending you’ll see products in action and spend quality time with multiple suppliers. Read on to check out why you should stop by Goff’s booth at the show!
Find Goff’s at Booth #138
Stop by booth #138 to see Goff’s ultimate car wash doors up close and personal! We will be exhibiting our two innovative car wash doors, Wash Guard Elite and Wash Guard Plus. Built with corrosion-resistant materials, our doors provide reliable and maintenance-free operation to keep you up and running. Get a close look at our Intelligent Control System with upgraded Smart Touch Screen, our Relay Control System and Standard Feature Package that our doors come delivered with. Run your doors with ease knowing all of our doors come with our industry leading warranty and comes standard with accessories other guys charge extra for.
Check out these doors in action and talk with our knowledgable Dealer Development Managers. They’ll show you how Goff’s products can help you and your customers increase productivity and profitability in your space!
Attend The Car Wash Show 2022
The Car Wash Show 2022 will be held May 9th – 11th, at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN. If you’re not already registered for the show, head over to their website to get started!