The short version
Hangar and large-span doors for aviation, rail, marine and heavy plant buildings in Bideford. We survey the opening and the structure, then design a door for its size and wind exposure before giving a fixed price.
- Town
- Bideford
- Postcode district
- EX39
- Area
- Devon
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What we fit in Bideford
- Refurbishment. Sound but tired doors can be brought back with new running gear, drives and safety devices.
- Wind resistance. Closed doors are designed to resist the wind pressure your site can see without jamming.
- Load path. We decide with your structural engineer whether the slab or the structure carries the door's weight.
- Safety systems. Large doors move a lot of mass, so warning and detection devices are built in from the start.
- Drives and controls. Electric drives per leaf or central, with manual or emergency operation.
Typical scopes of work
- 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.
- Designing multi-leaf sliding doors, with a tail-fin cut-out where needed, for a hangar or large-span maintenance building.
Who is responsible for door safety at a site in Bideford?
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.
Access, phasing and timing
For busy sites in Devon the work can be split across visits — preparation and framing first, door installation and commissioning second — so the opening is only out of action for the shortest time.
Prices for hangar and large-span doors in Bideford
| 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 Bideford: your questions
Which hangar door type would suit our building in Bideford?
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 service large doors across Devon?
Yes. We service and repair hangar and large-span doors across Devon, including running gear, drives, controls and safety devices. Service and repair visits are chargeable and quoted before work starts.
How long would a large-span door installation take in Bideford?
After design and manufacture, installation typically takes from several days to a few weeks depending on the number of leaves and any structural work. The full programme is set out with the quote.
Hangar and large-span doors near Bideford
Our teams cover Bideford (EX39) and nearby Barnstaple, Tiverton, Exeter, along with the rest of Devon.
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Other services in Bideford
- High-speed doors
- Dock shelters and seals
- Dock levellers
- Fire shutters
- PVC strip curtains
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
- Industrial door installation
- Cold store and freezer doors
More about Hangar and large-span doors · industrial doors in Bideford. Last updated 19 October 2026.