Door automation and controls in Hythe

In short

Busy door at your Hythe (SO45) 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: Hythe
Postcode district: SO45
Area: Hampshire
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Hythe

Matched motors. The motor type and size are chosen for the door's weight, space and cycle count.
Traffic lights. Red and green lights and warning beacons for drivers.
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.
Manual override. Chain or crank override so doors open during power cuts.

What this work can involve

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.
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 Hythe?

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.

Planning the work around your site

Before work starts we send a method statement and risk assessment, confirm who on site will be our contact and agree where materials and access equipment will go. On shared industrial estates that can mean booking yard space with the landlord.

Budgeting for door automation and controls in Hythe

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.

Door automation and controls in Hythe: your questions

Which activation would suit our Hythe 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.

Can you add interlocks or traffic lights to doors around Hampshire?

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

How long does a door automation job take in Hythe?

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.

Door automation and controls near Hythe

Besides Hythe, we can survey and quote for sites in Southampton, Totton, Eastleigh and the rest of Hampshire.

Other services in Hythe

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