Door automation and controls in Bath

In short

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

Town: Bath
Postcode district: BA1
Area: Somerset
Survey: Free for new installations

Options for door automation and controls in Bath

Activation options. Buttons, key switches, remotes, pull cords, loops, radar and access control.
Matched motors. Direct, centre-mounted, chain-drive or tubular motors sized to the door.
Inverter drives. Frequency inverters move busy doors faster while cutting wear on every cycle.
Traffic lights. Signals show drivers when the door is fully open and warn when it moves.
Manual-to-electric. Conversions for sectional, roller and sliding doors in good order.

Jobs we can carry out

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

Powered door rules that apply in Bath

Bath 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

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.

Guide prices for door automation and controls

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.

Frequently asked questions

Do automated doors in Bath 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.

Which activation would suit our Bath 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 you add interlocks or traffic lights to doors around Somerset?

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

Door automation and controls near Bath

Working in Bath? We also take on jobs in Trowbridge, Kingswood, Brislington and across Somerset.

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