Door automation and controls in Wigston

At a glance

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

Town: Wigston
Postcode district: LE18
Area: Leicestershire
Survey: Free for new installations

What to specify

Activation options. Buttons, key switches, remotes, pull cords, loops, radar and access control.
Interlocks. Airlocks, door-to-leveller and fire alarm interfaces.
Traffic lights. Signals show drivers when the door is fully open and warn when it moves.
Manual override. A manual means of opening is always kept, so the door is never stuck shut without power.
Inverter drives. Soft start and stop with faster opening for high-cycle doors.

What this work can involve

Installing an airlock interlock between two high-speed doors so only one can be open at a time.
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.

Powered door rules that apply in Wigston

Wigston 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.

How the work is organised

For busy sites in Leicestershire 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.

Budgeting for door automation and controls in Wigston

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 Wigston: your questions

Do automated doors in Wigston 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 Wigston?

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 Wigston?

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 Wigston follows a free survey.

Door automation and controls near Wigston

Wigston is in the LE18 postcode district in Leicestershire. We also cover Oadby, Leicester, Market Harborough.

Other services in Wigston

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