High-speed doors in Chorley

At a glance

Is a busy door at your Chorley premises left open all shift because closing it slows everyone down? A high-speed door closes behind each forklift in seconds, keeping heat, dust and pests where they belong.

Town: Chorley
Postcode district: PR7
Area: Lancashire
Survey: Free for new installations

What to specify

Breakaway bottom bars. Bottom bars that release on impact to limit damage to the door and the vehicle.
Self-repairing curtains. After a knock, many curtains reset themselves automatically instead of waiting for an engineer.
Smart activation. The door opens only for the traffic you choose, from forklifts on loops to pedestrians on buttons.
Spiral doors. Rigid insulated slats on a spiral for fast, secure, wind-resistant external doors.
Light curtains. Sensors along the side frames watch the whole opening and keep the door open while it is occupied.

What this work can involve

Setting up radar with cross-traffic suppression so a door on a busy aisle opens only for approaching traffic.
Adding a high-speed fabric door inside an existing sectional door so the outer door can stay open during the shift.
Interlocking two high-speed doors as an airlock between a clean production area and the general warehouse.

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

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

Most installations in Chorley can be phased so part of the site keeps working. We agree access routes, exclusion zones and any temporary security with you before the team arrives, and can work early mornings, evenings or weekends where the business needs it.

Prices for high-speed doors in Chorley

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.

Your questions about high-speed doors

Do you repair high-speed doors across Lancashire?

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

Do high-speed doors in Chorley need more servicing than standard doors?

Usually, yes, because they cycle so often. We base the service interval on the cycle counter and the manufacturer's guidance rather than a fixed annual visit, and can set up a planned maintenance schedule.

What safety features will a high-speed door at our Chorley premises have?

Typically a full-height light curtain or photocells, limited closing forces, and on many fabric models a soft or breakaway bottom edge. The exact package comes from the risk assessment for your traffic and is tested before handover.

High-speed doors near Chorley

Chorley is in the PR7 postcode district in Lancashire. We also cover Leyland, Darwen, Wigan.

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More about High-speed doors · industrial doors in Chorley. Last updated 19 October 2026.