Door automation and controls in Dover

Quick answer

Door automation for warehouses, workshops and loading bays in Dover. We convert manual doors to electric, fit motors and control panels, and add loops, radar, remotes and interlocks to suit how each door is used.

Town: Dover
Postcode district: CT16
Area: Kent
Survey: Free for new installations

Options for door automation and controls in Dover

Safety devices. Safety edges, photocells and light curtains, force-tested to BS EN 12453.
Traffic lights. Red and green lights and warning beacons for drivers.
Manual override. A manual means of opening is always kept, so the door is never stuck shut without power.
Activation options. Buttons, key switches, remotes, pull cords, loops, radar and access control.
Interlocks. Doors linked to each other, to levellers or to the alarm so they work in the right sequence.

Typical scopes of work

Converting hand-chained sectional doors to electric operation with push-button controls, safety edges and photocells.
Adding radar with cross-traffic suppression to a door on a busy aisle so passing trucks do not open it.
Installing an airlock interlock between two high-speed doors so only one can be open at a time.

Powered door rules that apply in Dover

Dover 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

Electrical work is the part that most often delays a job. If a new or converted door needs a supply, we confirm the motor's requirement at quote stage so your electrician can provide an isolator in the right place before installation day.

Guide prices

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 Dover

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

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 Dover follows a free survey.

Do you take responsibility for the conformity paperwork in Dover?

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 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 Dover

Our teams cover Dover (CT16) and nearby Folkestone, Deal, Canterbury, along with the rest of Kent.

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