Door automation and controls in Aldridge

At a glance

From a simple push-button station to airlock interlocks and traffic lights, we design and fit door controls in Aldridge that make each door safer and quicker to use day to day.

Town: Aldridge
Postcode district: WS9
Area: West Midlands
Survey: Free for new installations

What to specify

Activation options. Choose how the door is opened, from staff buttons to automatic vehicle detection.
Matched motors. The motor type and size are chosen for the door's weight, space and cycle count.
Manual override. A manual means of opening is always kept, so the door is never stuck shut without power.
Manual-to-electric. Hand-operated doors converted to power, with the paperwork a powered door needs.
Traffic lights. Signals show drivers when the door is fully open and warn when it moves.

Jobs we can carry out

Fitting a centre-mounted motor to a roller shutter where a side wall leaves no room at the barrel end.
Installing an airlock interlock between two high-speed doors so only one can be open at a time.
Replacing an obsolete control panel with a modern unit, then re-testing the safety devices and closing forces.

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

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.

Access, phasing and timing

For busy sites in the West Midlands 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.

Budgeting for door automation and controls in Aldridge

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 Aldridge

Do you take responsibility for the conformity paperwork in Aldridge?

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 West Midlands?

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

Which activation would suit our Aldridge 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 Aldridge

Aldridge is in the WS9 postcode district in the West Midlands. We also cover Walsall, Bloxwich, Sutton Coldfield.

Other services in Aldridge

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