At a glance
Replacing a door motor at a site in Lanarkshire is a chance to upgrade the control panel too, adding inverter control, remotes, loops or traffic lights at the same time.
- Area
- Lanarkshire
- Nation
- Scotland
- Main town
- Hamilton
- Guide price
- £845 – £2,395
What's included
- Written records. A record of the work and tests for your maintenance file.
- Re-commissioning. The door is fully re-commissioned and tested before it goes back into use.
- Obsolete motors. Equivalent drives with adapters where the original model is no longer made.
- Matched drives. Motor torque, speed and mounting matched to the door's weight and size.
- Brake and override. The new drive holds the door securely and can still be opened by hand in a power cut.
Typical scopes of work
- Upgrading an old relay control panel to a modern unit with monitored safety edge inputs during a motor change.
- Fitting an equivalent chain-drive motor with adapter plates to a large sectional door whose original drive is discontinued.
- Replacing a burnt-out direct-drive motor on a loading bay door and fitting an inverter control panel at the same time.
Who is responsible for door safety at a site in Lanarkshire?
In Scotland, 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
On a first visit we record each door's make, size, control type and condition. That record makes later repairs quicker to price and helps you plan replacements before a door fails.
Guide prices for industrial door motor replacement
| 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 Lanarkshire?
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.
Will our door in Lanarkshire be tested after the motor is changed?
Yes. We set limits, test the brake and manual override, check safety devices and measure closing forces where required, then give you a written record of the work and test results.
Do you replace motors on any make of door across Scotland?
We replace motors on most makes of roller shutter, sectional, sliding and high-speed door across Scotland, whoever installed them, subject to a suitable drive being available for the door's weight and mounting.
Towns in Lanarkshire we cover
We cover 10 towns in Lanarkshire for industrial door motor replacement, including Hamilton, East Kilbride, Cumbernauld, Coatbridge.
Other services in Lanarkshire
- Door automation and controls
- Bollards and door protection
- Insulated roller shutter doors
- Sliding and folding industrial doors
- Cold store and freezer doors
- Industrial roller shutters
- Impact traffic doors
- Hangar and large-span doors
More about Industrial door motor replacement. Last updated 19 October 2026.