In short
From a simple push-button station to airlock interlocks and traffic lights, we design and fit door controls in Finchley that make each door safer and quicker to use day to day.
- Town
- Finchley
- Postcode district
- N3
- Area
- Greater London
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- Inverter drives. Soft start and stop with faster opening for high-cycle doors.
- Safety devices. Safety edges, photocells and light curtains, force-tested to BS EN 12453.
- Manual-to-electric. Hand-operated doors converted to power, with the paperwork a powered door needs.
- Interlocks. Doors linked to each other, to levellers or to the alarm so they work in the right sequence.
- Traffic lights. Signals show drivers when the door is fully open and warn when it moves.
Typical scopes of work
- Adding radar with cross-traffic suppression to a door on a busy aisle so passing trucks do not open it.
- Linking loading bay doors to dock leveller controls so levellers deploy only when the doors are fully open.
- Converting hand-chained sectional doors to electric operation with push-button controls, safety edges and photocells.
Powered door rules that apply in Finchley
Finchley 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
Most installations in Finchley can be phased so part of the site keeps working. We agree access routes, exclusion zones and any temporary security with you before the team arrives, and can work early mornings, evenings or weekends where the business needs it.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Which activation would suit our Finchley 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.
Do you take responsibility for the conformity paperwork in Finchley?
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 our door in Finchley 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.
Door automation and controls near Finchley
Our teams cover Finchley (N3) and nearby Muswell Hill, Cricklewood, Kilburn, along with the rest of Greater London.
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Other services in Finchley
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Sectional overhead doors
- High-speed doors
- Industrial door installation
- Planned maintenance contracts
- Impact traffic doors
- Fire shutter servicing and drop tests
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
More about Door automation and controls · industrial doors in Finchley. Last updated 19 October 2026.