Door automation and controls in Godalming

In short

Door automation for warehouses, workshops and loading bays in Godalming. 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: Godalming
Postcode district: GU7
Area: Surrey
Survey: Free for new installations

What to specify

Matched motors. Direct, centre-mounted, chain-drive or tubular motors sized to the door.
Manual-to-electric. Hand-operated doors converted to power, with the paperwork a powered door needs.
Interlocks. Doors linked to each other, to levellers or to the alarm so they work in the right sequence.
Safety devices. Every automated door gets the detection its risk assessment needs, tested before use.
Manual override. A manual means of opening is always kept, so the door is never stuck shut without power.

What this work can involve

Replacing an obsolete control panel with a modern unit, then re-testing the safety devices and closing forces.
Converting hand-chained sectional doors to electric operation with push-button controls, safety edges and photocells.
Installing an airlock interlock between two high-speed doors so only one can be open at a time.

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

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.

Planning the work around your site

For busy sites in Surrey 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 Godalming

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 Godalming: your questions

Can you add interlocks or traffic lights to doors around Surrey?

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

Can our door in Godalming 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.

Do automated doors in Godalming 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.

Door automation and controls near Godalming

Our teams cover Godalming (GU7) and nearby Guildford, Aldershot, Farnham, along with the rest of Surrey.

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