Quick answer
We can automate sectional doors, roller shutters and sliding doors in Cheshire and across the North West, choosing direct, centre or chain-drive motors and the activation method that suits the traffic using each door.
- Area
- Cheshire
- Nation
- England
- Main town
- Chester
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- Manual override. Chain or crank override so doors open during power cuts.
- Safety devices. Safety edges, photocells and light curtains, force-tested to BS EN 12453.
- Interlocks. Doors linked to each other, to levellers or to the alarm so they work in the right sequence.
- Matched motors. Direct, centre-mounted, chain-drive or tubular motors sized to the door.
- Inverter drives. Frequency inverters move busy doors faster while cutting wear on every cycle.
What this work can involve
- Converting hand-chained sectional doors to electric operation with push-button controls, safety edges and photocells.
- Fitting a centre-mounted motor to a roller shutter where a side wall leaves no room at the barrel end.
- Linking loading bay doors to dock leveller controls so levellers deploy only when the doors are fully open.
Who is responsible for door safety at a site in Cheshire?
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.
How the work is organised
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 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.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to make a door electric in Cheshire?
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 Cheshire follows a free survey.
Can you add interlocks or traffic lights to doors around the North West?
Yes. We fit airlock interlocks, door-to-leveller interlocks, traffic lights and warning beacons to new and existing doors across the North West, subject to compatibility with the control panels already fitted, and replace panels where they cannot accept the extra inputs.
Do you take responsibility for the conformity paperwork in Cheshire?
Yes. When we convert a door to power, we carry out the risk assessment, test the door and issue the Declaration of Conformity and user instructions, as the person who has made it a machine.
Towns in Cheshire we cover
We cover 11 towns in Cheshire for door automation and controls, including Chester, Warrington, Crewe, Ellesmere Port.
Other services in Cheshire
- Insulated roller shutter doors
- Impact traffic doors
- PVC strip curtains
- Industrial door repairs
- Industrial door installation
- High-speed doors
- Hangar and large-span doors
- Sliding and folding industrial doors
More about Door automation and controls. Last updated 19 October 2026.