Door automation and controls in Hinckley

Quick answer

From a simple push-button station to airlock interlocks and traffic lights, we design and fit door controls in Hinckley that make each door safer and quicker to use day to day.

Town: Hinckley
Postcode district: LE10
Area: Leicestershire
Survey: Free for new installations

Options that matter on site

Manual-to-electric. Hand-operated doors converted to power, with the paperwork a powered door needs.
Interlocks. Airlocks, door-to-leveller and fire alarm interfaces.
Manual override. Chain or crank override so doors open during power cuts.
Activation options. Choose how the door is opened, from staff buttons to automatic vehicle detection.
Traffic lights. Signals show drivers when the door is fully open and warn when it moves.

Examples of work we can quote for

Adding radar with cross-traffic suppression to a door on a busy aisle so passing trucks do not open it.
Replacing an obsolete control panel with a modern unit, then re-testing the safety devices and closing forces.
Fitting induction loops and an inverter control panel so forklifts can open a busy internal door without stopping.

Safety law for industrial doors in England

Industrial doors in Hinckley 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.

How the work is organised

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.

Budgeting for door automation and controls in Hinckley

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.

Door automation and controls in Hinckley: your questions

Which activation would suit our Hinckley 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.

Can our door in Hinckley be automated?

If the door is in good mechanical order and a suitable motor is available, usually yes. We check balance, springs, cables, guides and the curtain or panels on survey, and recommend repair or replacement first if needed.

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

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 Hinckley follows a free survey.

Door automation and controls near Hinckley

Hinckley is in the LE10 postcode district in Leicestershire. We also cover Nuneaton, Bedworth, Coventry.

Other services in Hinckley

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