Quick answer
Every automation job in Berkshire starts with a free survey of the door, its condition and the people and vehicles that use it, followed by a written fixed price before any work begins.
- Area
- Berkshire
- Nation
- England
- Main town
- Reading
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What we fit in Berkshire
- Matched motors. Direct, centre-mounted, chain-drive or tubular motors sized to the door.
- Manual override. Chain or crank override so doors open during power cuts.
- Interlocks. Doors linked to each other, to levellers or to the alarm so they work in the right sequence.
- Manual-to-electric. Hand-operated doors converted to power, with the paperwork a powered door needs.
- Traffic lights. Signals show drivers when the door is fully open and warn when it moves.
What this work can involve
- Adding traffic lights and warning beacons to a yard door shared by lorries and pedestrians.
- Fitting induction loops and an inverter control panel so forklifts can open a busy internal door without stopping.
- Converting hand-chained sectional doors to electric operation with push-button controls, safety edges and photocells.
Safety law for industrial doors in England
Industrial doors in Berkshire 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
Downtime matters on a working site, so the programme is set around your shifts. For a single door the opening is usually needed for a day; multi-door jobs are done one bay at a time so deliveries keep moving.
Guide prices for door automation and controls
| 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 Berkshire: your questions
Do automated doors in Berkshire 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.
Which activation would suit our Berkshire site?
It depends on who uses the door. Buttons suit staff, remotes suit drivers, pull cords and loops suit forklifts, and radar suits mixed traffic. We look at your traffic on survey and recommend a set-up.
Can you add interlocks or traffic lights to doors around the South East?
Yes. We fit airlock interlocks, door-to-leveller interlocks, traffic lights and warning beacons to new and existing doors across the South East, subject to compatibility with the control panels already fitted, and replace panels where they cannot accept the extra inputs.
Towns in Berkshire we cover
We cover 9 towns in Berkshire for door automation and controls, including Reading, Slough, Bracknell, Maidenhead.
Other services in Berkshire
- PVC strip curtains
- Complete loading bays
- Industrial door repairs
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
- High-speed doors
- Insulated roller shutter doors
- Industrial door replacement
- Hangar and large-span doors
More about Door automation and controls. Last updated 19 October 2026.