Industrial door motor replacement in Wellingborough

In short

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

Town: Wellingborough
Postcode district: NN8
Area: Northamptonshire
Guide price: £845 – £2,395

What our engineers check and fix

Written records. A record of the work and tests for your maintenance file.
Obsolete motors. Equivalent drives with adapters where the original model is no longer made.
Fault diagnosis. We check whether the motor, panel, supply or door is at fault before replacing anything.
Re-commissioning. Limits set, cycles tested and safety devices checked before handover.
Panel upgrades. Older panels can be replaced at the same time for better reliability and safety.

What this work can involve

Replacing a burnt-out direct-drive motor on a loading bay door and fitting an inverter control panel at the same time.
Fitting an equivalent chain-drive motor with adapter plates to a large sectional door whose original drive is discontinued.
Upgrading an old relay control panel to a modern unit with monitored safety edge inputs during a motor change.

Powered door rules that apply in Wellingborough

Wellingborough is in England, where powered industrial doors fall under Great Britain's health and safety law. Whoever makes a door powered — including converting a manual door — usually takes on the manufacturer's duties under the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008: risk assessment, technical file, conformity marking and a Declaration of Conformity. Once it is in use, the employer or occupier must keep it safe under the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and PUWER 1998.

Planning the work around your site

Service and repair visits in Wellingborough 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.

Prices for industrial door motor replacement in Wellingborough

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

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

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

How much does an industrial door motor replacement cost in Wellingborough?

Our guide price for a replacement motor is £845 to £2,395 ex VAT, supplied and fitted, depending on door size, drive type and whether a new control panel is needed. A diagnostic repair visit in Wellingborough costs £145 to £195 ex VAT.

Should we replace the whole door instead of the motor in Wellingborough?

If the door itself is old, damaged or needs several other repairs, replacement can be better value. We price both where it makes sense, so you can weigh up the cost and remaining life honestly.

Industrial door motor replacement near Wellingborough

Our teams cover Wellingborough (NN8) and nearby Rushden, Kettering, Northampton, along with the rest of Northamptonshire.

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