The short version
Is your freezer door icing up or failing to seal at your Hitchin site? We replace worn cold store doors with insulated sliding or hinged doors, heated frames and pressure relief where needed.
- Town
- Hitchin
- Postcode district
- SG5
- Area
- Hertfordshire
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- Electric sliding. Motorised sliding doors with pull cords, radar or loops and safety edges.
- Thick insulation. Foam-filled leaves sized to the room temperature, from chillers to freezers.
- Heated frames. Freezer frames and thresholds are kept just warm enough that ice cannot form on the seals.
- Pressure relief. We check pressure relief so a tightly sealed room does not suck the door shut.
- Inside release. Every door can be opened from inside without a key, even if locked from outside.
Examples of work we can quote for
- Motorising a heavy manual cold store door with pull-cord activation, a safety edge on the closing leaf and photocells.
- Replacing an iced-up sliding freezer door with a new insulated door, heated frame and heated threshold.
- Installing a high-speed freezer door in front of an existing sliding cold store door on a busy picking route.
Who is responsible for door safety at a site in Hitchin?
In England, two sets of duties meet at a powered door. The installer who supplies or motorises it must hand over a door that meets the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008, tested against BS EN 12453 and documented. The business in control of the premises must then maintain it: regulation 5 of the Workplace Regulations 1992 covers maintenance, and regulation 18 requires upward-opening doors to have a device that stops them falling back and powered doors to have features that prevent trapping.
Access, phasing and timing
Before work starts we send a method statement and risk assessment, confirm who on site will be our contact and agree where materials and access equipment will go. On shared industrial estates that can mean booking yard space with the landlord.
Guide prices
| 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 Hitchin: your questions
What safety release do cold store doors in Hitchin 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.
Do you repair cold store doors in Hitchin?
Yes. We replace gaskets, frame heaters, rollers, tracks, releases and drives on most makes. Repair visits are chargeable, and we quote before larger repairs or recommend replacement when the leaf itself has failed.
Why is our cold room door in Hitchin 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.
Cold store and freezer doors near Hitchin
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Other services in Hitchin
- Fire shutter servicing and drop tests
- Complete loading bays
- Fire shutters
- Planned maintenance contracts
- Industrial door repairs
- PVC strip curtains
- Door automation and controls
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
More about Cold store and freezer doors · industrial doors in Hitchin. Last updated 19 October 2026.