Door automation and controls in Peckham

Quick answer

Busy door at your Peckham (SE15) 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: Peckham
Postcode district: SE15
Area: Greater London
Survey: Free for new installations

Options for door automation and controls in Peckham

Manual-to-electric. Conversions for sectional, roller and sliding doors in good order.
Matched motors. Direct, centre-mounted, chain-drive or tubular motors sized to the door.
Interlocks. Airlocks, door-to-leveller and fire alarm interfaces.
Manual override. A manual means of opening is always kept, so the door is never stuck shut without power.
Inverter drives. Soft start and stop with faster opening for high-cycle doors.

Examples of work we can quote for

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.
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 Peckham

Peckham 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.

Access, phasing and timing

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 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 Peckham

Do automated doors in Peckham 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.

How long does a door automation job take in Peckham?

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.

Which activation would suit our Peckham 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 Peckham

Besides Peckham, we can survey and quote for sites in Brixton, Greenwich, Lewisham and the rest of Greater London.

Other services in Peckham

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