In short
Busy door at your Hexham (NE46) site? Inverter control, induction loops or radar can open it as traffic arrives and close it straight after, with photocells and safety edges watching the opening.
- Town
- Hexham
- Postcode district
- NE46
- Area
- Northumberland
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What we fit in Hexham
- Activation options. Buttons, key switches, remotes, pull cords, loops, radar and access control.
- Manual override. Chain or crank override so doors open during power cuts.
- Traffic lights. Red and green lights and warning beacons for drivers.
- Manual-to-electric. Conversions for sectional, roller and sliding doors in good order.
- Inverter drives. Soft start and stop with faster opening for high-cycle doors.
What this work can involve
- Adding traffic lights and warning beacons to a yard door shared by lorries and pedestrians.
- Replacing an obsolete control panel with a modern unit, then re-testing the safety devices and closing forces.
- Linking loading bay doors to dock leveller controls so levellers deploy only when the doors are fully open.
Powered door rules that apply in Hexham
Hexham 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.
Planning the work around your site
Where a door is being replaced, the opening has to be made secure at the end of each day. We plan strip-out, any new framing and the new door so the gap is never left open overnight unless you have agreed temporary measures.
Budgeting for door automation and controls in Hexham
| 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 Hexham
Do automated doors in Hexham 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 Hexham?
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 Hexham?
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 Hexham follows a free survey.
Door automation and controls near Hexham
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Other services in Hexham
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
- Dock shelters and seals
- PVC strip curtains
- Sliding and folding industrial doors
- Sectional overhead doors
- Door safety upgrades
- Dock levellers
- Impact traffic doors
More about Door automation and controls · industrial doors in Hexham. Last updated 19 October 2026.