High-speed doors in Kent

In short

Separating production from dispatch, chilled from ambient, or the yard from the warehouse in Kent? We supply and fit the high-speed door that suits that opening, then commission and hand it over with full documentation.

Area: Kent
Nation: England
Main town: Maidstone
Survey: Free for new installations

Options that matter on site

Inverter drives. Soft start and stop protect the curtain and drive at high cycle rates.
Smart activation. The door opens only for the traffic you choose, from forklifts on loops to pedestrians on buttons.
Breakaway bottom bars. Bottom bars that release on impact to limit damage to the door and the vehicle.
Fabric doors. PVC-coated fabric roll-up doors for internal routes and sheltered external openings.
Vision panels. See-through panels let drivers and pedestrians spot each other before the door opens.

Examples of work we can quote for

Cutting induction loops on both sides of a high-speed door so forklifts trigger it but pedestrians do not.
Replacing a worn fabric curtain, bottom bar and drive belt on a door logging thousands of cycles a week.
Setting up radar with cross-traffic suppression so a door on a busy aisle opens only for approaching traffic.

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

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

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 high-speed doors in Kent

High-speed doors guide prices
Item	Guide price (ex VAT)
High-speed fabric door	£7,495 – £15,995
High-speed spiral (rigid slat) door	£17,995 – £34,995

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.

High-speed doors in Kent: your questions

Which type of high-speed door suits our Kent site?

Fabric doors suit most internal openings and many sheltered external ones. Spiral doors suit exposed external openings and sites that need insulation and security from the same door. We recommend a type after looking at traffic, exposure and temperature on the survey.

Do you repair high-speed doors across the South East?

Yes. We repair fabric and spiral high-speed doors across the South East, including curtains, bottom bars, drives, inverters and safety devices, subject to parts availability. Repair visits are chargeable and quoted up front.

Can you fit a high-speed door alongside our existing door in Kent?

Often, yes. A high-speed door can sit inside or outside an existing shutter or sectional door, with the conventional door closed at night. We check the space and fixings on survey.

Towns in Kent we cover

We cover 23 towns in Kent for high-speed doors, including Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Tunbridge Wells.

Other services in Kent

More about High-speed doors. Last updated 19 October 2026.