Door automation and controls in Sevenoaks

The short version

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

Town: Sevenoaks
Postcode district: TN13
Area: Kent
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Sevenoaks

Traffic lights. Red and green lights and warning beacons for drivers.
Manual-to-electric. Hand-operated doors converted to power, with the paperwork a powered door needs.
Activation options. Choose how the door is opened, from staff buttons to automatic vehicle detection.
Inverter drives. Frequency inverters move busy doors faster while cutting wear on every cycle.
Safety devices. Safety edges, photocells and light curtains, force-tested to BS EN 12453.

Jobs we can carry out

Fitting induction loops and an inverter control panel so forklifts can open a busy internal door without stopping.
Adding traffic lights and warning beacons to a yard door shared by lorries and pedestrians.
Fitting a centre-mounted motor to a roller shutter where a side wall leaves no room at the barrel end.

Safety law for industrial doors in England

Industrial doors in Sevenoaks are covered by the same rules as the rest of Great Britain. On handover you should receive user instructions and, for a powered door, the conformity paperwork, because the installer is treated as the manufacturer when they assemble or motorise it. Afterwards, keeping the door in efficient working order is the occupier's job under the Workplace Regulations 1992 and PUWER 1998, which in practice means regular servicing and a written log.

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 Sevenoaks

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.

Do you take responsibility for the conformity paperwork in Sevenoaks?

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.

Which activation would suit our Sevenoaks 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 Sevenoaks

Working in Sevenoaks? We also take on jobs in Tonbridge, Orpington, Swanley and across Kent.

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