At a glance
Every automation job in Chester 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.
- Town
- Chester
- Postcode district
- CH1
- Area
- Cheshire
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What we fit in Chester
- Activation options. Buttons, key switches, remotes, pull cords, loops, radar and access control.
- Traffic lights. Signals show drivers when the door is fully open and warn when it moves.
- Inverter drives. Soft start and stop with faster opening for high-cycle doors.
- Safety devices. Every automated door gets the detection its risk assessment needs, tested before use.
- Interlocks. Doors linked to each other, to levellers or to the alarm so they work in the right sequence.
Typical scopes of work
- Adding traffic lights and warning beacons to a yard door shared by lorries and pedestrians.
- Linking loading bay doors to dock leveller controls so levellers deploy only when the doors are fully open.
- Installing an airlock interlock between two high-speed doors so only one can be open at a time.
Who is responsible for door safety at a site in Chester?
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.
Keeping your site running during the work
Where a door is being replaced, the opening has to be made secure at the end of each day. We plan strip-out, any new framing and the new door so the gap is never left open overnight unless you have agreed temporary measures.
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
Can you add interlocks or traffic lights to doors around Cheshire?
Yes. We fit airlock interlocks, door-to-leveller interlocks, traffic lights and warning beacons to new and existing doors across Cheshire, subject to compatibility with the control panels already fitted, and replace panels where they cannot accept the extra inputs.
Which activation would suit our Chester 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.
Do you take responsibility for the conformity paperwork in Chester?
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.
Door automation and controls near Chester
Chester is in the CH1 postcode district in Cheshire. We also cover Ellesmere Port, Halewood, Bebington.
- Door automation and controls in Ellesmere Port
- Door automation and controls in Halewood
- Door automation and controls in Bebington
- Door automation and controls in Runcorn
- Door automation and controls in Heswall
- Door automation and controls in Widnes
Other services in Chester
- Fire shutter servicing and drop tests
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Planned maintenance contracts
- High-speed doors
- Insulated roller shutter doors
- Dock shelters and seals
- Industrial door replacement
- Door safety upgrades
More about Door automation and controls · industrial doors in Chester. Last updated 19 October 2026.