Door automation and controls in Canterbury

In short

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

Town: Canterbury
Postcode district: CT1
Area: Kent
Survey: Free for new installations

Options that matter on site

Inverter drives. Soft start and stop with faster opening for high-cycle doors.
Manual-to-electric. Conversions for sectional, roller and sliding doors in good order.
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.
Safety devices. Every automated door gets the detection its risk assessment needs, tested before use.

Typical scopes of work

Converting hand-chained sectional doors to electric operation with push-button controls, safety edges and photocells.
Replacing an obsolete control panel with a modern unit, then re-testing the safety devices and closing forces.
Adding traffic lights and warning beacons to a yard door shared by lorries and pedestrians.

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

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

Sites in and around Canterbury vary from tight trade counters to large distribution yards. The survey records access for our vehicle and platform, overhead obstructions and floor condition so the installation day runs without surprises.

Prices for door automation and controls in Canterbury

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 Canterbury

Do you take responsibility for the conformity paperwork in Canterbury?

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.

How much does it cost to make a door electric in Canterbury?

Our guide price for a manual-to-electric conversion is £1,195 to £3,195 ex VAT, including motor, control panel, basic controls and commissioning. Extra controls and safety devices are priced separately, and your fixed price in Canterbury follows a free survey.

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

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

Door automation and controls near Canterbury

Our teams cover Canterbury (CT1) and nearby Whitstable, Herne Bay, Faversham, along with the rest of Kent.

Other services in Canterbury

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