Quick answer
Is a powered door at your Cornwall site missing safety devices, or are they damaged or bypassed? We bring older doors up to date with monitored safety edges, photocells, light curtains and fall protection.
- Area
- Cornwall
- Nation
- England
- Main town
- Truro
- Survey
- Free for new installations
Options for door safety upgrades in Cornwall
- Light curtains. Many beams from floor to head detect people and vehicles anywhere in the opening.
- Safety edges. Edges on the closing rail detect contact and send the door back up.
- Photocells. If something breaks the beam, the door will not close.
- Fall protection. If a spring, cable or drive fails, the door is caught before it falls.
- Panel upgrades. Control panels with monitored safety inputs where older ones fall short.
Typical scopes of work
- Fitting spring-break and cable-break devices to older sectional doors installed without any fall protection.
- Upgrading an old relay control panel so monitored safety edges and photocells can be connected to it.
- Carrying out safety upgrades on the powered doors of a newly leased unit before a tenant moves in.
Safety law for industrial doors in England
Industrial doors in Cornwall 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.
How the work is organised
Before work starts we send a method statement and risk assessment, confirm who on site will be our contact and agree where materials and access equipment will go. On shared industrial estates that can mean booking yard space with the landlord.
Guide prices
| Item | Guide price (ex VAT) |
|---|---|
| Safety upgrade (edges, photocells, light curtain) | £445 – £1,795 per door |
| Repair visit (attendance and first hour) | £145 – £195 |
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.
Door safety upgrades in Cornwall: your questions
How long does a safety upgrade take in Cornwall?
Most upgrades take a few hours per door, including re-testing. If a new control panel is needed, it may take longer. We plan work to keep doors out of use for as short a time as possible.
Do our powered doors in Cornwall need safety upgrades?
It depends on how they are controlled and used. Doors that close automatically or on a single press typically need edges and photocells or light curtains. A survey and force test shows whether your doors meet current expectations.
Will a safety upgrade at our Cornwall premises include paperwork?
Yes. We record the devices fitted, the force test results and any changes to the control panel, and update the door's risk assessment, giving you written evidence that the door was checked and upgraded.
Towns in Cornwall we cover
We cover 6 towns in Cornwall for door safety upgrades, including Truro, Falmouth, St Austell, Camborne.
Other services in Cornwall
- Fire shutters
- Bollards and door protection
- Fire shutter servicing and drop tests
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
- Cold store and freezer doors
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Industrial roller shutters
- Insulated roller shutter doors
More about Door safety upgrades. Last updated 19 October 2026.