Hangar and large-span doors in Washington

In short

From a single wide plant-shed door to a full hangar frontage, we can design and fit large-span doors in Washington, coordinating floor rails, steelwork and controls so the whole opening works as one system.

Town: Washington
Postcode district: NE38
Area: Tyne and Wear
Survey: Free for new installations

Options for hangar and large-span doors in Washington

Vertical-lift fabric. Reinforced fabric curtains with wind bars that fold up beneath the lintel.
Safety systems. Large doors move a lot of mass, so warning and detection devices are built in from the start.
Refurbishment. Sound but tired doors can be brought back with new running gear, drives and safety devices.
Load path. We decide with your structural engineer whether the slab or the structure carries the door's weight.
Designed per opening. No off-the-shelf sizes: every large door is designed for its building and location.

Typical scopes of work

Designing multi-leaf sliding doors, with a tail-fin cut-out where needed, for a hangar or large-span maintenance building.
Recladding the leaves of a large sliding door with a corrosion-resistant finish suited to an exposed site.
Adding warning beacons, sounders and photocells to an older powered large-span door as part of a site risk assessment review.

Who is responsible for door safety at a site in Washington?

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.

Planning the work around your site

If your premises are leased, check whether the landlord needs to approve the work. We can provide drawings and product data for the landlord or managing agent before the order is placed.

Budgeting for hangar and large-span doors in Washington

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.

Frequently asked questions

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

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 Washington 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 Washington?

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 Washington

Besides Washington, we can survey and quote for sites in Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring, Hebburn and the rest of Tyne and Wear.

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More about Hangar and large-span doors · industrial doors in Washington. Last updated 19 October 2026.