Door automation and controls in Shepherd's Bush

The short version

We can automate sectional doors, roller shutters and sliding doors in Shepherd's Bush and across Greater London, choosing direct, centre or chain-drive motors and the activation method that suits the traffic using each door.

Town: Shepherd's Bush
Postcode district: W12
Area: Greater London
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Shepherd's Bush

Matched motors. The motor type and size are chosen for the door's weight, space and cycle count.
Traffic lights. Signals show drivers when the door is fully open and warn when it moves.
Manual-to-electric. Hand-operated doors converted to power, with the paperwork a powered door needs.
Manual override. A manual means of opening is always kept, so the door is never stuck shut without power.
Interlocks. Doors linked to each other, to levellers or to the alarm so they work in the right sequence.

Typical scopes of work

Fitting induction loops and an inverter control panel so forklifts can open a busy internal door without stopping.
Converting hand-chained sectional doors to electric operation with push-button controls, safety edges and photocells.
Fitting a centre-mounted motor to a roller shutter where a side wall leaves no room at the barrel end.

Powered door rules that apply in Shepherd's Bush

Shepherd's Bush 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.

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.

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 Shepherd's Bush

Do automated doors in Shepherd's Bush 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.

Can our door in Shepherd's Bush 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.

Do you take responsibility for the conformity paperwork in Shepherd's Bush?

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 Shepherd's Bush

Besides Shepherd's Bush, we can survey and quote for sites in Notting Hill, Hammersmith, Chiswick and the rest of Greater London.

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More about Door automation and controls · industrial doors in Shepherd's Bush. Last updated 19 October 2026.