Door automation and controls in Hereford

At a glance

We can automate sectional doors, roller shutters and sliding doors in Hereford and across Herefordshire, choosing direct, centre or chain-drive motors and the activation method that suits the traffic using each door.

Town: Hereford
Postcode district: HR1
Area: Herefordshire
Survey: Free for new installations

Options that matter on site

Safety devices. Safety edges, photocells and light curtains, force-tested to BS EN 12453.
Interlocks. Airlocks, door-to-leveller and fire alarm interfaces.
Matched motors. The motor type and size are chosen for the door's weight, space and cycle count.
Activation options. Buttons, key switches, remotes, pull cords, loops, radar and access control.
Manual override. A manual means of opening is always kept, so the door is never stuck shut without power.

Typical scopes of work

Replacing an obsolete control panel with a modern unit, then re-testing the safety devices and closing forces.
Fitting a centre-mounted motor to a roller shutter where a side wall leaves no room at the barrel end.
Linking loading bay doors to dock leveller controls so levellers deploy only when the doors are fully open.

Who is responsible for door safety at a site in Hereford?

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.

Access, phasing and timing

Downtime matters on a working site, so the programme is set around your shifts. For a single door the opening is usually needed for a day; multi-door jobs are done one bay at a time so deliveries keep moving.

Budgeting for door automation and controls in Hereford

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 Hereford

Can our door in Hereford 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 Hereford?

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 you add interlocks or traffic lights to doors around Herefordshire?

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

Door automation and controls near Hereford

Besides Hereford, we can survey and quote for sites in Ross-on-Wye, Leominster, Ledbury and the rest of Herefordshire.

Other services in Hereford

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