Hangar and large-span doors in Gloucester

Quick answer

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

Town: Gloucester
Postcode district: GL1
Area: Gloucestershire
Survey: Free for new installations

What to specify

Multi-leaf sliding. Leaves stacking to one or both sides, or into door pockets, with no headroom needed.
Vertical-lift fabric. Tall openings with little side space can use a fabric door that lifts and folds into a compact stack.
Load path. We decide with your structural engineer whether the slab or the structure carries the door's weight.
Wind resistance. Closed doors are designed to resist the wind pressure your site can see without jamming.
Safety systems. Large doors move a lot of mass, so warning and detection devices are built in from the start.

What this work can involve

Fitting a vertical-lift fabric door to a tall vehicle maintenance shed where adjoining buildings take up the side space.
Surveying and specifying a very wide sliding or folding door for a building that houses large plant and machinery.
Installing heavy-duty sectional doors with wind-resistant panels across the frontage of a bus or coach garage.

Safety law for industrial doors in England

Industrial doors in Gloucester 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

Where a door is being replaced, the opening has to be made secure at the end of each day. We plan strip-out, any new framing and the new door so the gap is never left open overnight unless you have agreed temporary measures.

Budgeting for hangar and large-span doors in Gloucester

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.

Your questions about hangar and large-span doors

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

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 a large door at our Gloucester 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 Gloucester?

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 Gloucester

Our teams cover Gloucester (GL1) and nearby Cheltenham, Stroud, Tewkesbury, along with the rest of Gloucestershire.

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