The short version
Door automation for warehouses, workshops and loading bays in Cornwall. We convert manual doors to electric, fit motors and control panels, and add loops, radar, remotes and interlocks to suit how each door is used.
- Area
- Cornwall
- Nation
- England
- Main town
- Truro
- Survey
- Free for new installations
Options that matter on site
- Interlocks. Airlocks, door-to-leveller and fire alarm interfaces.
- Inverter drives. Frequency inverters move busy doors faster while cutting wear on every cycle.
- Safety devices. Safety edges, photocells and light curtains, force-tested to BS EN 12453.
- Manual-to-electric. Conversions for sectional, roller and sliding doors in good order.
- Matched motors. Direct, centre-mounted, chain-drive or tubular motors sized to the door.
Jobs we can carry out
- Installing an airlock interlock between two high-speed doors so only one can be open at a time.
- Adding traffic lights and warning beacons to a yard door shared by lorries and pedestrians.
- Fitting a centre-mounted motor to a roller shutter where a side wall leaves no room at the barrel end.
Who is responsible for door safety at a site in Cornwall?
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
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.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to make a door electric in Cornwall?
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 Cornwall follows a free survey.
Which activation would suit our Cornwall 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 Cornwall?
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 Cornwall we cover
We cover 6 towns in Cornwall for door automation and controls, including Truro, Falmouth, St Austell, Camborne.
Other services in Cornwall
- Insulated roller shutter doors
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Dock levellers
- Cold store and freezer doors
- Impact traffic doors
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
- Industrial door repairs
- Sliding and folding industrial doors
More about Door automation and controls. Last updated 19 October 2026.