Door automation and controls in Chippenham

The short version

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

Town: Chippenham
Postcode district: SN15
Area: Wiltshire
Survey: Free for new installations

What we fit in Chippenham

Traffic lights. Red and green lights and warning beacons for drivers.
Matched motors. Direct, centre-mounted, chain-drive or tubular motors sized to the door.
Manual override. Chain or crank override so doors open during power cuts.
Inverter drives. Soft start and stop with faster opening for high-cycle doors.
Activation options. Buttons, key switches, remotes, pull cords, loops, radar and access control.

Examples of work we can quote for

Adding radar with cross-traffic suppression to a door on a busy aisle so passing trucks do not open it.
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.

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

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

Electrical work is the part that most often delays a job. If a new or converted door needs a supply, we confirm the motor's requirement at quote stage so your electrician can provide an isolator in the right place before installation day.

Budgeting for door automation and controls in Chippenham

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.

Your questions about door automation and controls

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

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

Can our door in Chippenham 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 Chippenham 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 Chippenham

Chippenham is in the SN15 postcode district in Wiltshire. We also cover Trowbridge, Bath, Yate.

Other services in Chippenham

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