In short
Large openings at sites in Cambridge (CB1) need doors engineered for wind, weight and structure. We specify the running gear, drives and safety devices to suit, then install and commission the complete door.
- Town
- Cambridge
- Postcode district
- CB1
- Area
- Cambridgeshire
- Survey
- Free for new installations
Options that matter on site
- Multi-leaf sliding. Leaves stacking to one or both sides, or into door pockets, with no headroom needed.
- Designed per opening. No off-the-shelf sizes: every large door is designed for its building and location.
- Wind resistance. Closed doors are designed to resist the wind pressure your site can see without jamming.
- Vertical-lift fabric. Reinforced fabric curtains with wind bars that fold up beneath the lintel.
- Drives and controls. Electric drives per leaf or central, with manual or emergency operation.
Examples of work we can quote for
- Designing multi-leaf sliding doors, with a tail-fin cut-out where needed, for a hangar or large-span maintenance building.
- Surveying and specifying a very wide sliding or folding door for a building that houses large plant and machinery.
- Refurbishing manual large-span sliding doors with new bottom wheels, top guides and an electric drive unit on each leaf.
Safety law for industrial doors in England
Industrial doors in Cambridge are covered by the same rules as the rest of Great Britain. On handover you should receive user instructions and, for a powered door, the conformity paperwork, because the installer is treated as the manufacturer when they assemble or motorise it. Afterwards, keeping the door in efficient working order is the occupier's job under the Workplace Regulations 1992 and PUWER 1998, which in practice means regular servicing and a written log.
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
| 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.
Your questions about hangar and large-span doors
Do you work on hangar door projects with our engineer in Cambridge?
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.
Do you service large doors across Cambridgeshire?
Yes. We service and repair hangar and large-span doors across Cambridgeshire, including running gear, drives, controls and safety devices. Service and repair visits are chargeable and quoted before work starts.
Can a large door at our Cambridge site be operated without power?
Most powered large doors include a manual or emergency means of operation for power failures. How it works depends on the door type and size, and we explain it at handover and in the user instructions.
Hangar and large-span doors near Cambridge
Besides Cambridge, we can survey and quote for sites in Newmarket, Ely, Huntingdon and the rest of Cambridgeshire.
- Hangar and large-span doors in Newmarket
- Hangar and large-span doors in Ely
- Hangar and large-span doors in Huntingdon
- Hangar and large-span doors in Haverhill
- Hangar and large-span doors in St Neots
- Hangar and large-span doors in Letchworth Garden City
Other services in Cambridge
- Fire shutters
- Complete loading bays
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Door automation and controls
- Impact traffic doors
- Industrial door repairs
- Dock levellers
- Bollards and door protection
More about Hangar and large-span doors · industrial doors in Cambridge. Last updated 19 October 2026.