Door automation and controls in Barnes

The short version

Busy door at your Barnes (SW13) site? Inverter control, induction loops or radar can open it as traffic arrives and close it straight after, with photocells and safety edges watching the opening.

Town: Barnes
Postcode district: SW13
Area: Greater London
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Barnes

Activation options. Choose how the door is opened, from staff buttons to automatic vehicle detection.
Manual override. Chain or crank override so doors open during power cuts.
Manual-to-electric. Hand-operated doors converted to power, with the paperwork a powered door needs.
Inverter drives. Frequency inverters move busy doors faster while cutting wear on every cycle.
Interlocks. Doors linked to each other, to levellers or to the alarm so they work in the right sequence.

Examples of work we can quote for

Fitting induction loops and an inverter control panel so forklifts can open a busy internal door without stopping.
Installing an airlock interlock between two high-speed doors so only one can be open at a time.
Converting hand-chained sectional doors to electric operation with push-button controls, safety edges and photocells.

Safety law for industrial doors in England

Industrial doors in Barnes 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.

Planning the work around your site

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

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.

Your questions about door automation and controls

Do you take responsibility for the conformity paperwork in Barnes?

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.

Can you add interlocks or traffic lights to doors around Greater London?

Yes. We fit airlock interlocks, door-to-leveller interlocks, traffic lights and warning beacons to new and existing doors across Greater London, subject to compatibility with the control panels already fitted, and replace panels where they cannot accept the extra inputs.

Which activation would suit our Barnes 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 Barnes

Barnes is in the SW13 postcode district in Greater London. We also cover Chiswick, Putney, Hammersmith.

Other services in Barnes

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