In short
We can automate sectional doors, roller shutters and sliding doors in Coventry and across the West Midlands, choosing direct, centre or chain-drive motors and the activation method that suits the traffic using each door.
- Town
- Coventry
- Postcode district
- CV1
- Area
- West Midlands
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- Traffic lights. Signals show drivers when the door is fully open and warn when it moves.
- Activation options. Buttons, key switches, remotes, pull cords, loops, radar and access control.
- Inverter drives. Soft start and stop with faster opening for high-cycle doors.
- Interlocks. Airlocks, door-to-leveller and fire alarm interfaces.
- Matched motors. The motor type and size are chosen for the door's weight, space and cycle count.
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.
- Installing an airlock interlock between two high-speed doors so only one can be open at a time.
- Adding radar with cross-traffic suppression to a door on a busy aisle so passing trucks do not open it.
Who is responsible for door safety at a site in Coventry?
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.
How the work is organised
Where a door is being replaced, the opening has to be made secure at the end of each day. We plan strip-out, any new framing and the new door so the gap is never left open overnight unless you have agreed temporary measures.
Prices for door automation and controls in Coventry
| 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 Coventry
Do you take responsibility for the conformity paperwork in Coventry?
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 our door in Coventry 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 Coventry 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 Coventry
Working in Coventry? We also take on jobs in Kenilworth, Bedworth, Nuneaton and across the West Midlands.
- Door automation and controls in Kenilworth
- Door automation and controls in Bedworth
- Door automation and controls in Nuneaton
- Door automation and controls in Leamington Spa
- Door automation and controls in Warwick
- Door automation and controls in Rugby
Other services in Coventry
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Cold store and freezer doors
- Hangar and large-span doors
- Industrial roller shutters
- Complete loading bays
- Dock shelters and seals
- Impact traffic doors
- Industrial door replacement
More about Door automation and controls · industrial doors in Coventry. Last updated 19 October 2026.