Quick answer
From a simple push-button station to airlock interlocks and traffic lights, we design and fit door controls in Brixton that make each door safer and quicker to use day to day.
- Town
- Brixton
- Postcode district
- SW2
- Area
- Greater London
- Survey
- Free for new installations
Options that matter on site
- Traffic lights. Signals show drivers when the door is fully open and warn when it moves.
- Activation options. Choose how the door is opened, from staff buttons to automatic vehicle detection.
- Inverter drives. Soft start and stop with faster opening for high-cycle doors.
- Safety devices. Every automated door gets the detection its risk assessment needs, tested before use.
- Interlocks. Airlocks, door-to-leveller and fire alarm interfaces.
Typical scopes of work
- Adding radar with cross-traffic suppression to a door on a busy aisle so passing trucks do not open it.
- Adding traffic lights and warning beacons to a yard door shared by lorries and pedestrians.
- Replacing an obsolete control panel with a modern unit, then re-testing the safety devices and closing forces.
Who is responsible for door safety at a site in Brixton?
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.
Keeping your site running during the work
For busy sites in Greater London the work can be split across visits — preparation and framing first, door installation and commissioning second — so the opening is only out of action for the shortest time.
Prices for door automation and controls in Brixton
| 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
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.
How much does it cost to make a door electric in Brixton?
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 Brixton follows a free survey.
Do you take responsibility for the conformity paperwork in Brixton?
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 Brixton
Brixton is in the SW2 postcode district in Greater London. We also cover Peckham, Pimlico, Battersea.
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Other services in Brixton
- Industrial door replacement
- Cold store and freezer doors
- High-speed doors
- Dock levellers
- Complete loading bays
- Door safety upgrades
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Dock shelters and seals
More about Door automation and controls · industrial doors in Brixton. Last updated 19 October 2026.