Door automation and controls in Peebles

The short version

Door automation for warehouses, workshops and loading bays in Peebles. We convert manual doors to electric, fit motors and control panels, and add loops, radar, remotes and interlocks to suit how each door is used.

Town: Peebles
Postcode district: EH45
Area: Scottish Borders
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Peebles

Activation options. Choose how the door is opened, from staff buttons to automatic vehicle detection.
Inverter drives. Frequency inverters move busy doors faster while cutting wear on every cycle.
Safety devices. Safety edges, photocells and light curtains, force-tested to BS EN 12453.
Interlocks. Doors linked to each other, to levellers or to the alarm so they work in the right sequence.
Matched motors. The motor type and size are chosen for the door's weight, space and cycle count.

Jobs we can carry out

Converting hand-chained sectional doors to electric operation with push-button controls, safety edges and photocells.
Fitting induction loops and an inverter control panel so forklifts can open a busy internal door without stopping.
Installing an airlock interlock between two high-speed doors so only one can be open at a time.

Powered door rules that apply in Peebles

Peebles is in Scotland, 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

For busy sites in the Scottish Borders 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.

Prices for door automation and controls in Peebles

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.

Your questions about door automation and controls

Do you take responsibility for the conformity paperwork in Peebles?

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.

Can you add interlocks or traffic lights to doors around the Scottish Borders?

Yes. We fit airlock interlocks, door-to-leveller interlocks, traffic lights and warning beacons to new and existing doors across the Scottish Borders, subject to compatibility with the control panels already fitted, and replace panels where they cannot accept the extra inputs.

Which activation would suit our Peebles 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 Peebles

Working in Peebles? We also take on jobs in Penicuik, Galashiels, Dalkeith and across the Scottish Borders.

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