Industrial door motor replacement in Hitchin

Quick answer

Replacing a door motor at a site in Hitchin is a chance to upgrade the control panel too, adding inverter control, remotes, loops or traffic lights at the same time.

Town: Hitchin
Postcode district: SG5
Area: Hertfordshire
Guide price: £845 – £2,395

What our engineers check and fix

Obsolete motors. Equivalent drives with adapters where the original model is no longer made.
Written records. A record of the work and tests for your maintenance file.
Re-commissioning. Limits set, cycles tested and safety devices checked before handover.
Matched drives. Motor torque, speed and mounting matched to the door's weight and size.
Force testing. Closing forces measured to BS EN 12453 where the door closes under power.

Examples of work we can quote for

Fitting a centre-mounted motor where an end-mounted replacement would clash with racking beside the door.
Diagnosing a stalling roller shutter to confirm whether the motor, a broken spring or the control panel is at fault.
Re-commissioning a sectional door once a new motor is fitted, including new limit settings and closing force tests.

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

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.

Keeping your site running during the work

Service and repair visits in Hitchin are booked around your shifts. Doors and shutters are taken out of use one at a time, so the rest of the site keeps working while each one is checked.

Guide prices

Industrial door motor replacement guide prices
Item	Guide price (ex VAT)
Motor replacement	£845 – £2,395
Repair visit (attendance and first hour)	£145 – £195

Guide prices excluding VAT, which is added at the current rate where it applies. The visit price is agreed before we attend, and any repair is quoted before we carry it out.

Your questions about industrial door motor replacement

Can you replace an obsolete door motor in Hitchin?

Yes. Where the original is no longer made, we fit an equivalent drive with any adapter plates or couplings needed, then set limits and test the safety devices before the door goes back into use.

How soon can a door motor in Hitchin be replaced?

Many common motors can be sourced quickly, and fitting usually takes a few hours once the drive is on site. Specialist or obsolete motors may need ordering; we tell you the lead time with the quote.

Do you replace motors on any make of door across Hertfordshire?

We replace motors on most makes of roller shutter, sectional, sliding and high-speed door across Hertfordshire, whoever installed them, subject to a suitable drive being available for the door's weight and mounting.

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