Door automation and controls in Redditch

The short version

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

Town: Redditch
Postcode district: B97
Area: Worcestershire
Survey: Free for new installations

What to specify

Manual override. Chain or crank override so doors open during power cuts.
Activation options. Choose how the door is opened, from staff buttons to automatic vehicle detection.
Safety devices. Every automated door gets the detection its risk assessment needs, tested before use.
Traffic lights. Signals show drivers when the door is fully open and warn when it moves.
Interlocks. Doors linked to each other, to levellers or to the alarm so they work in the right sequence.

Typical scopes of work

Fitting a centre-mounted motor to a roller shutter where a side wall leaves no room at the barrel end.
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.

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

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

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.

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.

Your questions about door automation and controls

How long does a door automation job take in Redditch?

A straightforward conversion is usually completed and commissioned in a day. Loops, interlocks and traffic lights add time, and we plan the work so the door is out of use for as little time as possible.

Can our door in Redditch 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.

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

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

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