Cold store and freezer doors in Gateshead

In short

Cold store and freezer doors for food producers, distributors, kitchens and pharmaceutical sites in Gateshead. We survey the room, opening and traffic, then supply and fit an insulated door with the right seals and safety release.

Town: Gateshead
Postcode district: NE8
Area: Tyne and Wear
Survey: Free for new installations

Options for cold store and freezer doors in Gateshead

Heated frames. Freezer frames and thresholds are kept just warm enough that ice cannot form on the seals.
Tight seals. The leaf pulls in against its gaskets on closing so cold air stays where it belongs.
Impact protection. Protection around the opening helps stop forklifts damaging expensive insulated leaves.
Inside release. Every door can be opened from inside without a key, even if locked from outside.
Hygienic finishes. Plastisol-coated steel, stainless steel or GRP for food and pharmaceutical use.

What this work can involve

Installing a high-speed freezer door in front of an existing sliding cold store door on a busy picking route.
Fitting freezer-grade PVC strip curtains behind cold store doors that stand open during loading.
Motorising a heavy manual cold store door with pull-cord activation, a safety edge on the closing leaf and photocells.

Safety law for industrial doors in England

Industrial doors in Gateshead are covered by the same rules as the rest of Great Britain. On handover you should receive user instructions and, for a powered door, the conformity paperwork, because the installer is treated as the manufacturer when they assemble or motorise it. Afterwards, keeping the door in efficient working order is the occupier's job under the Workplace Regulations 1992 and PUWER 1998, which in practice means regular servicing and a written log.

Planning the work around your site

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 for cold store and freezer doors

Cold store and freezer doors 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.

Frequently asked questions

Can you replace a freezer door at our Gateshead 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.

Why is our cold room door in Gateshead 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.

Can our cold store door in Gateshead 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 Gateshead

Besides Gateshead, we can survey and quote for sites in Newcastle upon Tyne, Wallsend, Hebburn and the rest of Tyne and Wear.

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