Glass Partition Doors, UK-Wide
A glass partition door is the opening built into a glazed internal wall — and the right configuration depends on how the space actually gets used, not just how the wall looks closed. Weldholm fabricates hinged, sliding, and folding glass doors across its WH-45 and WH-EXPO systems, each suited to a different way of moving through a space.
Door types, and which system builds them
| Door type | Built by | Suited to |
|---|---|---|
| Hinged / swing leaf | WH-45 OFFICE | Conference rooms, clearly marked private-office entrances |
| Manual & automatic sliding | WH-45 | High-traffic openings, vestibules |
| Folding / accordion (WH-EXPO MOBILE) | WH-EXPO | Openings that need to disappear entirely when not in use |
Where each configuration gets specified
The opening, not the wall, usually decides the system:
- Conference rooms and private offices needing a clearly marked, solid-feeling entrance (hinged glass leaf, WH-45 OFFICE)
- Vestibules and smoke-control zones needing a sliding or automatic door (WH-45)
- Shopfronts, showrooms, and exhibition spaces needing a wide opening that vanishes when stacked (WH-EXPO MOBILE)
- High-ceiling offices needing a genuinely wide, openable divide rather than a fixed wall
Doors that are structural, not just glazing in a frame
WH-45 OFFICE's tempered glass pane is a structural element of the door itself, not just glazing held inside a frame — the same discipline applies to WH-EXPO, where panes are structural rather than decorative infill and glazing gaskets stay invisible from either side. Both are compatible with standard architectural door hardware — locks, hinges, suspension brackets, and parking systems for the folding configurations.
Door specification
WH-45 / WH-45 OFFICE doors
- Design depth
- 45mm
- Infill range
- 2–25mm, with dedicated 8, 10, and 12mm tempered glass options
- Configurations
- Hinged and swing-type leaves; manual and automatic sliding; vestibules
- Smoke control
- Dedicated smoke-resistant configuration available (WH-45D, classes Sm and Sa)
WH-EXPO MOBILE doors
- Profile height
- Low (36mm) or high (100mm)
- Tempered glass
- 8, 10, or 12mm
- Maximum height
- Up to 4m
- Configurations
- Accordion and folding, stacks to open fully
- Hardware
- Compatible with standard architectural door hardware — locks, hinges, suspension brackets, parking systems
The full range
| System | Built for | Key figure |
|---|---|---|
| WH-78EI | Fire compartmentation | EI30/EI60 |
| WH-80 OFFICE | Acoustic privacy | Up to 50dB |
| WH-45 / WH-45 OFFICE | Lightweight internal division, hinged/sliding doors | 45mm profile |
| WH-EXPO | Open/flexible dividing, folding doors | Frameless, folding |
Partition doors, asked and answered
What's the difference between WH-45's doors and WH-EXPO's folding doors?
WH-45 OFFICE builds hinged and swing-type glass leaves, and WH-45 also supports manual and automatic sliding doors — suited to conference rooms and vestibules. WH-EXPO MOBILE builds folding/accordion doors designed to stack away and disappear entirely, suited to wide openings like shopfronts and exhibition spaces.
Can a glass partition door be smoke-resistant?
Yes — WH-45D is a dedicated smoke-resistant configuration, classified Sm and Sa.
Is the glass in a partition door structural, or just fitted into a frame?
Structural. Both WH-45 OFFICE and WH-EXPO use the tempered glass pane itself as a structural element of the door, not glazing held inside a separate frame.
What hardware are these doors compatible with?
Standard architectural hardware — locks, hinges, suspension brackets, and parking systems for the folding configurations.