Door automation and controls in Leicester

At a glance

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

Town: Leicester
Postcode district: LE1
Area: Leicestershire
Survey: Free for new installations

What to specify

Activation options. Choose how the door is opened, from staff buttons to automatic vehicle detection.
Inverter drives. Soft start and stop with faster opening for high-cycle doors.
Manual override. A manual means of opening is always kept, so the door is never stuck shut without power.
Safety devices. Safety edges, photocells and light curtains, force-tested to BS EN 12453.
Matched motors. Direct, centre-mounted, chain-drive or tubular motors sized to the door.

Examples of work we can quote for

Installing an airlock interlock between two high-speed doors so only one can be open at a time.
Fitting a centre-mounted motor to a roller shutter where a side wall leaves no room at the barrel end.
Converting hand-chained sectional doors to electric operation with push-button controls, safety edges and photocells.

Safety law for industrial doors in England

Industrial doors in Leicester 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.

Planning the work around your site

Sites in and around Leicester vary from tight trade counters to large distribution yards. The survey records access for our vehicle and platform, overhead obstructions and floor condition so the installation day runs without surprises.

Budgeting for door automation and controls in Leicester

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 Leicester: your questions

Which activation would suit our Leicester 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.

Do you take responsibility for the conformity paperwork in Leicester?

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.

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

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 Leicester follows a free survey.

Door automation and controls near Leicester

Our teams cover Leicester (LE1) and nearby Oadby, Wigston, Loughborough, along with the rest of Leicestershire.

Other services in Leicester

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