At a glance
Temperature-controlled rooms in Dover (CT16) need doors that seal tightly, open safely from inside and stand up to forklift traffic. We specify, fit and commission them with full handover records.
- Town
- Dover
- Postcode district
- CT16
- Area
- Kent
- Survey
- Free for new installations
Options that matter on site
- Tight seals. Compressible gaskets pressed against the frame as the door closes.
- Inside release. An emergency release on the inside face so nobody can be shut in.
- Hygienic finishes. Plastisol-coated steel, stainless steel or GRP for food and pharmaceutical use.
- Thick insulation. Foam-filled leaves sized to the room temperature, from chillers to freezers.
- Electric sliding. Motorised sliding doors with pull cords, radar or loops and safety edges.
Jobs we can carry out
- Motorising a heavy manual cold store door with pull-cord activation, a safety edge on the closing leaf and photocells.
- Installing a high-speed freezer door in front of an existing sliding cold store door on a busy picking route.
- Renewing worn gaskets and the frame heater on a chiller door that no longer seals properly.
Who is responsible for door safety at a site in Dover?
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
Most installations in Dover can be phased so part of the site keeps working. We agree access routes, exclusion zones and any temporary security with you before the team arrives, and can work early mornings, evenings or weekends where the business needs it.
Budgeting for cold store and freezer doors in Dover
| 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.
Your questions about cold store and freezer doors
Why is our cold room door in Dover 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.
How much does a cold store or freezer door cost in Dover?
Our guide price for a sliding cold store or freezer door is £6,495 to £17,995 ex VAT, supplied and fitted. Size, temperature, insulation and electric operation set the final price, confirmed in writing after a free survey in Dover.
Can you replace a freezer door at our Dover site without losing stock?
We plan the change with you and your refrigeration engineer. Many doors can be swapped in a day, sometimes with stock moved or the plant set back temporarily, so the room returns to temperature quickly.
Cold store and freezer doors near Dover
Dover is in the CT16 postcode district in Kent. We also cover Folkestone, Deal, Canterbury.
- Cold store and freezer doors in Folkestone
- Cold store and freezer doors in Deal
- Cold store and freezer doors in Canterbury
- Cold store and freezer doors in Ramsgate
- Cold store and freezer doors in Broadstairs
- Cold store and freezer doors in Margate
Other services in Dover
- Industrial door replacement
- Impact traffic doors
- Hangar and large-span doors
- High-speed doors
- Insulated roller shutter doors
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
- Fire shutters
- Complete loading bays
More about Cold store and freezer doors · industrial doors in Dover. Last updated 19 October 2026.