Door automation and controls in Exeter

In short

Every automation job in Exeter 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: Exeter
Postcode district: EX1
Area: Devon
Survey: Free for new installations

Options for door automation and controls in Exeter

Activation options. Choose how the door is opened, from staff buttons to automatic vehicle detection.
Manual-to-electric. Hand-operated doors converted to power, with the paperwork a powered door needs.
Traffic lights. Red and green lights and warning beacons for drivers.
Interlocks. Doors linked to each other, to levellers or to the alarm so they work in the right sequence.
Safety devices. Safety edges, photocells and light curtains, force-tested to BS EN 12453.

Typical scopes of work

Adding traffic lights and warning beacons to a yard door shared by lorries and pedestrians.
Converting hand-chained sectional doors to electric operation with push-button controls, safety edges and photocells.
Installing an airlock interlock between two high-speed doors so only one can be open at a time.

Powered door rules that apply in Exeter

Exeter is in England, where powered industrial doors fall under Great Britain's health and safety law. Whoever makes a door powered — including converting a manual door — usually takes on the manufacturer's duties under the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008: risk assessment, technical file, conformity marking and a Declaration of Conformity. Once it is in use, the employer or occupier must keep it safe under the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and PUWER 1998.

Planning the work around your site

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

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 Exeter: your questions

How long does a door automation job take in Exeter?

A straightforward conversion is usually completed and commissioned in a day. Loops, interlocks and traffic lights add time, and we plan the work so the door is out of use for as little time as possible.

Do automated doors in Exeter 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 Exeter 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.

Door automation and controls near Exeter

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