At a glance
We can supply, install and refurbish large-span doors across the South West where standard industrial doors stop, from hangars and rail sheds to heavy plant workshops, with a free survey for sites in Dorset.
- Area
- Dorset
- Nation
- England
- Main town
- Bournemouth
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What we fit in Dorset
- Designed per opening. Each door engineered around the opening size, structure and site wind exposure.
- Multi-leaf sliding. Classic hangar doors with leaves that slide on parallel tracks and stack clear of the opening.
- Load path. We decide with your structural engineer whether the slab or the structure carries the door's weight.
- Refurbishment. Older hangar doors renewed with new wheels, guides, drives and cladding.
- Safety systems. Large doors move a lot of mass, so warning and detection devices are built in from the start.
Typical scopes of work
- Installing heavy-duty sectional doors with wind-resistant panels across the frontage of a bus or coach garage.
- Designing multi-leaf sliding doors, with a tail-fin cut-out where needed, for a hangar or large-span maintenance building.
- Coordinating floor rail installation with the groundworks contractor before new large-span door leaves arrive on site.
Powered door rules that apply in Dorset
Dorset 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.
Access, phasing and timing
For busy sites in the South West 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 Dorset
| 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 Dorset: your questions
Can a large door at our Dorset 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.
How long would a large-span door installation take in Dorset?
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.
Do you work on hangar door projects with our engineer in Dorset?
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.
Towns in Dorset we cover
We cover 5 towns in Dorset for hangar and large-span doors, including Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth, Christchurch.
Other services in Dorset
- Insulated roller shutter doors
- Fire shutters
- PVC strip curtains
- Dock shelters and seals
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
- Sectional overhead doors
- Industrial door installation
- Industrial roller shutters
More about Hangar and large-span doors. Last updated 19 October 2026.