The short version
Temperature-controlled rooms in York (YO1) 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
- York
- Postcode district
- YO1
- Area
- North Yorkshire
- Survey
- Free for new installations
Options that matter on site
- Pressure relief. Relief valves to balance pressure after the door closes or during defrost.
- Hygienic finishes. Plastisol-coated steel, stainless steel or GRP for food and pharmaceutical use.
- Thick insulation. Insulation thickness is chosen for your operating temperature, with heavier leaves for freezers.
- Inside release. Every door can be opened from inside without a key, even if locked from outside.
- Impact protection. Protection around the opening helps stop forklifts damaging expensive insulated leaves.
Examples of work we can quote for
- Fitting a hinged chiller door with a stainless steel finish to a walk-in cold room in a commercial kitchen.
- Fitting freezer-grade PVC strip curtains behind cold store doors that stand open during loading.
- Installing a high-speed freezer door in front of an existing sliding cold store door on a busy picking route.
Powered door rules that apply in York
York 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.
Keeping your site running during the work
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.
Questions from businesses in York
Can our cold store door in York 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.
What safety release do cold store doors in York 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.
Why is our cold room door in York 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 York
Our teams cover York (YO1) and nearby Selby, Harrogate, Goole, along with the rest of North Yorkshire.
- Cold store and freezer doors in Selby
- Cold store and freezer doors in Harrogate
- Cold store and freezer doors in Goole
- Cold store and freezer doors in Castleford
- Cold store and freezer doors in Pontefract
- Cold store and freezer doors in Leeds
Other services in York
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- PVC strip curtains
- Fire shutter servicing and drop tests
- Industrial door repairs
- Fire shutters
- Complete loading bays
- Industrial roller shutters
More about Cold store and freezer doors · industrial doors in York. Last updated 19 October 2026.