Hangar and large-span doors in Fishponds

In short

Hangar and large-span doors for aviation, rail, marine and heavy plant buildings in Fishponds. We survey the opening and the structure, then design a door for its size and wind exposure before giving a fixed price.

Town: Fishponds
Postcode district: BS16
Area: Bristol
Survey: Free for new installations

Options for hangar and large-span doors in Fishponds

Multi-leaf sliding. Leaves stacking to one or both sides, or into door pockets, with no headroom needed.
Drives and controls. Powered leaves with controls to suit the site, plus a way to move the door if power is lost.
Vertical-lift fabric. Reinforced fabric curtains with wind bars that fold up beneath the lintel.
Safety systems. Large doors move a lot of mass, so warning and detection devices are built in from the start.
Refurbishment. Sound but tired doors can be brought back with new running gear, drives and safety devices.

Jobs we can carry out

Adding warning beacons, sounders and photocells to an older powered large-span door as part of a site risk assessment review.
Surveying and specifying a very wide sliding or folding door for a building that houses large plant and machinery.
Recladding the leaves of a large sliding door with a corrosion-resistant finish suited to an exposed site.

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

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

Downtime matters on a working site, so the programme is set around your shifts. For a single door the opening is usually needed for a day; multi-door jobs are done one bay at a time so deliveries keep moving.

Guide prices for hangar and large-span doors

Hangar and large-span doors guide prices
Item	Guide price (ex VAT)
Hangar and large-span doors	on survey (typically from £39,995)

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.

Hangar and large-span doors in Fishponds: your questions

Which hangar door type would suit our building in Fishponds?

It depends on headroom, side space, structure and how often the door moves. Sliding doors need side space, vertical-lift fabric doors need headroom, and large sectional doors suit big but not extreme openings. We recommend after survey.

Do you work on hangar door projects with our engineer in Fishponds?

Yes. We coordinate loads, fixings, floor rails and steelwork with your structural engineer and main contractor so the door and the building are designed together, and we agree a programme before manufacture.

Can you refurbish our existing hangar doors in Fishponds?

Often, yes. If the leaves are sound, we renew wheels, guides, drives, cladding and safety devices. Where distortion or corrosion is severe, we explain why replacement may be better value.

Hangar and large-span doors near Fishponds

Besides Fishponds, we can survey and quote for sites in Kingswood, Brislington, Bristol and the rest of Bristol.

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More about Hangar and large-span doors · industrial doors in Fishponds. Last updated 19 October 2026.