Door automation and controls in Grays

The short version

Tired of hand-chaining a heavy door open at your Grays unit? A manual-to-electric conversion saves time every shift, and we handle the safety devices and conformity paperwork that come with it.

Town: Grays
Postcode district: RM17
Area: Essex
Survey: Free for new installations

Options that matter on site

Manual-to-electric. Hand-operated doors converted to power, with the paperwork a powered door needs.
Safety devices. Every automated door gets the detection its risk assessment needs, tested before use.
Matched motors. Direct, centre-mounted, chain-drive or tubular motors sized to the door.
Manual override. A manual means of opening is always kept, so the door is never stuck shut without power.
Activation options. Buttons, key switches, remotes, pull cords, loops, radar and access control.

Jobs we can carry out

Replacing an obsolete control panel with a modern unit, then re-testing the safety devices and closing forces.
Fitting induction loops and an inverter control panel so forklifts can open a busy internal door without stopping.
Adding radar with cross-traffic suppression to a door on a busy aisle so passing trucks do not open it.

Powered door rules that apply in Grays

Grays 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

Electrical work is the part that most often delays a job. If a new or converted door needs a supply, we confirm the motor's requirement at quote stage so your electrician can provide an isolator in the right place before installation day.

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.

Questions from businesses in Grays

Can our door in Grays be automated?

If the door is in good mechanical order and a suitable motor is available, usually yes. We check balance, springs, cables, guides and the curtain or panels on survey, and recommend repair or replacement first if needed.

Can you add interlocks or traffic lights to doors around Essex?

Yes. We fit airlock interlocks, door-to-leveller interlocks, traffic lights and warning beacons to new and existing doors across Essex, 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 Grays?

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 Grays

Our teams cover Grays (RM17) and nearby South Ockendon, Gravesend, Dartford, along with the rest of Essex.

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