Door automation and controls in Tamworth

In short

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

Town: Tamworth
Postcode district: B79
Area: Staffordshire
Survey: Free for new installations

Options that matter on site

Manual override. Chain or crank override so doors open during power cuts.
Traffic lights. Signals show drivers when the door is fully open and warn when it moves.
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.
Safety devices. Safety edges, photocells and light curtains, force-tested to BS EN 12453.

What this work can involve

Fitting a centre-mounted motor to a roller shutter where a side wall leaves no room at the barrel end.
Fitting induction loops and an inverter control panel so forklifts can open a busy internal door without stopping.
Converting hand-chained sectional doors to electric operation with push-button controls, safety edges and photocells.

Who is responsible for door safety at a site in Tamworth?

In England, two sets of duties meet at a powered door. The installer who supplies or motorises it must hand over a door that meets the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008, tested against BS EN 12453 and documented. The business in control of the premises must then maintain it: regulation 5 of the Workplace Regulations 1992 covers maintenance, and regulation 18 requires upward-opening doors to have a device that stops them falling back and powered doors to have features that prevent trapping.

Keeping your site running during the work

Downtime matters on a working site, so the programme is set around your shifts. For a single door the opening is usually needed for a day; multi-door jobs are done one bay at a time so deliveries keep moving.

Guide prices

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.

Questions from businesses in Tamworth

Can our door in Tamworth be automated?

If the door is in good mechanical order and a suitable motor is available, usually yes. We check balance, springs, cables, guides and the curtain or panels on survey, and recommend repair or replacement first if needed.

Which activation would suit our Tamworth 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 Tamworth?

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.

Door automation and controls near Tamworth

Besides Tamworth, we can survey and quote for sites in Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield, Aldridge and the rest of Staffordshire.

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