Door automation and controls in Truro

The short version

Every automation job in Truro 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: Truro
Postcode district: TR1
Area: Cornwall
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Truro

Manual override. Chain or crank override so doors open during power cuts.
Matched motors. The motor type and size are chosen for the door's weight, space and cycle count.
Safety devices. Every automated door gets the detection its risk assessment needs, tested before use.
Manual-to-electric. Conversions for sectional, roller and sliding doors in good order.
Inverter drives. Frequency inverters move busy doors faster while cutting wear on every cycle.

Examples of work we can quote for

Replacing an obsolete control panel with a modern unit, then re-testing the safety devices and closing forces.
Installing an airlock interlock between two high-speed doors so only one can be open at a time.
Adding radar with cross-traffic suppression to a door on a busy aisle so passing trucks do not open it.

Safety law for industrial doors in England

Industrial doors in Truro 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.

How the work is organised

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

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 Truro: your questions

Which activation would suit our Truro 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.

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

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 Truro follows a free survey.

Do you take responsibility for the conformity paperwork in Truro?

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 Truro

Besides Truro, we can survey and quote for sites in Falmouth, Redruth, Newquay and the rest of Cornwall.

Other services in Truro

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