Door automation and controls in Aberdeen

The short version

From a simple push-button station to airlock interlocks and traffic lights, we design and fit door controls in Aberdeen that make each door safer and quicker to use day to day.

Town: Aberdeen
Postcode district: AB10
Area: Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Aberdeen

Matched motors. The motor type and size are chosen for the door's weight, space and cycle count.
Traffic lights. Red and green lights and warning beacons for drivers.
Manual-to-electric. Conversions for sectional, roller and sliding doors in good order.
Inverter drives. Soft start and stop with faster opening for high-cycle doors.
Activation options. Buttons, key switches, remotes, pull cords, loops, radar and access control.

Typical scopes of work

Adding traffic lights and warning beacons to a yard door shared by lorries and pedestrians.
Replacing an obsolete control panel with a modern unit, then re-testing the safety devices and closing forces.
Fitting induction loops and an inverter control panel so forklifts can open a busy internal door without stopping.

Safety law for industrial doors in Scotland

Industrial doors in Aberdeen 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

For busy sites in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire the work can be split across visits — preparation and framing first, door installation and commissioning second — so the opening is only out of action for the shortest time.

Prices for door automation and controls in Aberdeen

Door automation and controls guide prices
Item	Guide price (ex VAT)
Manual-to-electric conversion	£1,195 – £3,195
Safety upgrade (edges, photocells, light curtain)	£445 – £1,795 per door

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.

Door automation and controls in Aberdeen: your questions

Can you add interlocks or traffic lights to doors around Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire?

Yes. We fit airlock interlocks, door-to-leveller interlocks, traffic lights and warning beacons to new and existing doors across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, subject to compatibility with the control panels already fitted, and replace panels where they cannot accept the extra inputs.

Do automated doors in Aberdeen need more maintenance?

Powered doors need their motors, controls and safety devices checked as well as the mechanical parts, so at least an annual service is common practice, more often for busy doors. Servicing visits are chargeable; the survey for an automation job is free.

How much does it cost to make a door electric in Aberdeen?

Our guide price for a manual-to-electric conversion is £1,195 to £3,195 ex VAT, including motor, control panel, basic controls and commissioning. Extra controls and safety devices are priced separately, and your fixed price in Aberdeen follows a free survey.

Door automation and controls near Aberdeen

Aberdeen is in the AB10 postcode district in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. We also cover Stonehaven, Inverurie, Peterhead.

Other services in Aberdeen

More about Door automation and controls · industrial doors in Aberdeen. Last updated 19 October 2026.