Door automation and controls in Chorley

The short version

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

Town: Chorley
Postcode district: PR7
Area: Lancashire
Survey: Free for new installations

Options for door automation and controls in Chorley

Inverter drives. Frequency inverters move busy doors faster while cutting wear on every cycle.
Manual-to-electric. Hand-operated doors converted to power, with the paperwork a powered door needs.
Interlocks. Doors linked to each other, to levellers or to the alarm so they work in the right sequence.
Safety devices. Safety edges, photocells and light curtains, force-tested to BS EN 12453.
Traffic lights. Signals show drivers when the door is fully open and warn when it moves.

Examples of work we can quote for

Adding traffic lights and warning beacons to a yard door shared by lorries and pedestrians.
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.

Powered door rules that apply in Chorley

Chorley 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 Lancashire 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.

Frequently asked questions

Do automated doors in Chorley 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.

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

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 Chorley follows a free survey.

Which activation would suit our Chorley 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 Chorley

Chorley is in the PR7 postcode district in Lancashire. We also cover Leyland, Darwen, Wigan.

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