Door automation and controls in Hatfield

The short version

Tired of hand-chaining a heavy door open at your Hatfield unit? A manual-to-electric conversion saves time every shift, and we handle the safety devices and conformity paperwork that come with it.

Town: Hatfield
Postcode district: AL10
Area: Hertfordshire
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Hatfield

Matched motors. The motor type and size are chosen for the door's weight, space and cycle count.
Interlocks. Doors linked to each other, to levellers or to the alarm so they work in the right sequence.
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.
Inverter drives. Soft start and stop with faster opening for high-cycle doors.

What this work can involve

Replacing an obsolete control panel with a modern unit, then re-testing the safety devices and closing forces.
Installing an airlock interlock between two high-speed doors so only one can be open at a time.
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 Hatfield

Hatfield 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 Hertfordshire 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.

Your questions about door automation and controls

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

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

Can our door in Hatfield 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.

Which activation would suit our Hatfield 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 Hatfield

Working in Hatfield? We also take on jobs in Welwyn Garden City, St Albans, Potters Bar and across Hertfordshire.

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