The short version
Is your freezer door icing up or failing to seal at your Hayes site? We replace worn cold store doors with insulated sliding or hinged doors, heated frames and pressure relief where needed.
- Town
- Hayes
- Postcode district
- UB3
- Area
- Greater London
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- Electric sliding. Motorised sliding doors with pull cords, radar or loops and safety edges.
- Hygienic finishes. Plastisol-coated steel, stainless steel or GRP for food and pharmaceutical use.
- Heated frames. Heater cables in freezer door frames stop ice welding the seals shut.
- Impact protection. Kick plates, buffers and bollards to keep trucks off leaves and frames.
- Tight seals. Compressible gaskets pressed against the frame as the door closes.
Examples of work we can quote for
- Fitting freezer-grade PVC strip curtains behind cold store doors that stand open during loading.
- Renewing worn gaskets and the frame heater on a chiller door that no longer seals properly.
- Protecting new cold store door frames with steel buffers and bollards on a busy forklift route.
Powered door rules that apply in Hayes
Hayes is in England, where powered industrial doors fall under Great Britain's health and safety law. Whoever makes a door powered — including converting a manual door — usually takes on the manufacturer's duties under the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008: risk assessment, technical file, conformity marking and a Declaration of Conformity. Once it is in use, the employer or occupier must keep it safe under the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and PUWER 1998.
Access, phasing and timing
Electrical work is the part that most often delays a job. If a new or converted door needs a supply, we confirm the motor's requirement at quote stage so your electrician can provide an isolator in the right place before installation day.
Prices for cold store and freezer doors in Hayes
| Item | Guide price (ex VAT) |
|---|---|
| Cold store / freezer door (sliding) | £6,495 – £17,995 |
| High-speed fabric door | £7,495 – £15,995 |
Guide prices for supply and installation unless stated, excluding VAT, which is added at the current rate where it applies. Your fixed price is confirmed in writing after a survey, before any work starts.
Cold store and freezer doors in Hayes: your questions
Why is our cold room door in Hayes hard to open after it closes?
Usually negative pressure: air inside cools and contracts once the door seals. A correctly sized pressure relief valve, heated on freezers, solves this. We check for one on survey and can fit it with a new door.
What safety release do cold store doors in Hayes need?
Every cold store door should open from inside without a key or tool, even when locked from outside. We fit a clearly marked inside release and can add an alarm button connected to a monitored panel.
Can our cold store door in Hayes be made electric?
Often, yes, if the leaf and track are sound, or with a new electric sliding door. Powered cold store doors need safety edges and photocells and a drive suited to the temperature.
Cold store and freezer doors near Hayes
Hayes is in the UB3 postcode district in Greater London. We also cover Southall, Heston, Greenford.
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Other services in Hayes
- Bollards and door protection
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Fire shutter servicing and drop tests
- Planned maintenance contracts
- Impact traffic doors
- PVC strip curtains
- Insulated roller shutter doors
- Industrial door replacement
More about Cold store and freezer doors · industrial doors in Hayes. Last updated 19 October 2026.