Door automation and controls in Gravesend

Quick answer

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

Town: Gravesend
Postcode district: DA12
Area: Kent
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Gravesend

Inverter drives. Soft start and stop with faster opening for high-cycle doors.
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. Conversions for sectional, roller and sliding doors in good order.
Traffic lights. Red and green lights and warning beacons for drivers.

Examples of work we can quote for

Fitting induction loops and an inverter control panel so forklifts can open a busy internal door without stopping.
Adding radar with cross-traffic suppression to a door on a busy aisle so passing trucks do not open it.
Converting hand-chained sectional doors to electric operation with push-button controls, safety edges and photocells.

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

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.

Keeping your site running during the work

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.

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 Gravesend

Do automated doors in Gravesend need more maintenance?

Powered doors need their motors, controls and safety devices checked as well as the mechanical parts, so at least an annual service is common practice, more often for busy doors. Servicing visits are chargeable; the survey for an automation job is free.

Do you take responsibility for the conformity paperwork in Gravesend?

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 Gravesend

Gravesend is in the DA12 postcode district in Kent. We also cover Grays, Strood, South Ockendon.

Other services in Gravesend

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