What hinges do heavy doors need?

Heavy or high-traffic doors are hung on ball-bearing hinges, which carry more weight and resist wear better than plain butt hinges.

What is a rising butt hinge?

A hinge that lifts the door slightly as it opens, helping it clear carpet or a threshold and, on some types, self-close under its own weight.

Are Zoo hinges fire-rated?

Many are CE-marked and suitable for fire doors where certified. Check the individual product certification.

Zoo Hinges

Butt, Rising and Spring Hinges for Doors

Zoo hinges hang doors reliably across butt, ball-bearing, rising butt and spring hinge ranges, in stainless steel and steel for commercial and domestic doors. Part of the Zoo Hardware collection.

Choosing the Right Hinge

Ball-bearing hinges carry heavy and high-traffic doors, rising butt hinges lift a door over carpet as it opens, and spring hinges self-close a door. See the wider Zoo hinges and accessories range.

Fire Doors and Grades

Many Zoo hinges are CE-marked and suitable for fire doors where certified; fire doors are usually hung on three ball-bearing hinges. Match with Zoo fire door packs.

Trusted UK Ironmongery Supplier Since 1976

Zoo Hardware is supplied by Trade Door Handles, part of T.H. Wiggans Ironmongery, a trusted UK supplier of architectural ironmongery since 1976 with large showrooms in Kendal and Carlisle. Browse the full Zoo Hardware collection for matching contract door hardware, locks, hinges and accessories, with quick nationwide delivery across the UK.