In short
Hangar and large-span doors for aviation, rail, marine and heavy plant buildings in Gillingham. We survey the opening and the structure, then design a door for its size and wind exposure before giving a fixed price.
- Town
- Gillingham
- Postcode district
- ME7
- Area
- Kent
- Survey
- Free for new installations
Options that matter on site
- 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. Leaves, guides and fixings designed for the wind load on the closed door.
- Refurbishment. Older hangar doors renewed with new wheels, guides, drives and cladding.
- Safety systems. Edge protection, photocells, warning lights, sounders and interlocks.
Examples of work we can quote for
- Coordinating floor rail installation with the groundworks contractor before new large-span door leaves arrive on site.
- Installing heavy-duty sectional doors with wind-resistant panels across the frontage of a bus or coach garage.
- Adding warning beacons, sounders and photocells to an older powered large-span door as part of a site risk assessment review.
Powered door rules that apply in Gillingham
Gillingham 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
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.
Budgeting for hangar and large-span doors in Gillingham
| 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.
Frequently asked questions
Which hangar door type would suit our building in Gillingham?
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.
Can you refurbish our existing hangar doors in Gillingham?
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.
Can a large door at our Gillingham 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 Gillingham
Our teams cover Gillingham (ME7) and nearby Chatham, Rochester, Strood, along with the rest of Kent.
- Hangar and large-span doors in Chatham
- Hangar and large-span doors in Rochester
- Hangar and large-span doors in Strood
- Hangar and large-span doors in Gravesend
- Hangar and large-span doors in Maidstone
- Hangar and large-span doors in Sittingbourne
Other services in Gillingham
- Dock levellers
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Insulated roller shutter doors
- Impact traffic doors
- Planned maintenance contracts
- Door automation and controls
- PVC strip curtains
- Complete loading bays
More about Hangar and large-span doors · industrial doors in Gillingham. Last updated 19 October 2026.