Quick answer
Is a powered door at your Edinburgh 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.
- Town
- Edinburgh
- Postcode district
- EH2
- Area
- Edinburgh and the Lothians
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What we fit in Edinburgh
- Fall protection. Spring-break, cable-break and anti-fall devices against suspension failure.
- Warning devices. Lights and sounders make sure people know when a door is about to move.
- Panel upgrades. Where the old panel cannot monitor devices, we replace it with one that can.
- Photocells. Beams across the opening that stop the door closing while broken.
- Records. Written results and updated risk assessment for your files.
Examples of work we can quote for
- Force-testing a run of loading bay doors and adjusting closing speeds where results exceed the limits.
- Fitting a full-height light curtain to an automatic sectional door on a busy pedestrian route.
- Upgrading an old relay control panel so monitored safety edges and photocells can be connected to it.
Safety law for industrial doors in Scotland
Industrial doors in Edinburgh 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
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.
Prices for door safety upgrades in Edinburgh
| 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.
Your questions about door safety upgrades
Do our powered doors in Edinburgh 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.
How much does a door safety upgrade cost in Edinburgh?
Our guide price is £445 to £1,795 ex VAT per door for safety edges, photocells or a light curtain, depending on door size and devices. A new control panel or fall protection adds to it. We confirm the fixed price after a survey and force test in Edinburgh.
Do you upgrade doors from other installers across Edinburgh and the Lothians?
Yes. We upgrade safety devices on most makes of powered door across Edinburgh and the Lothians, whoever installed them, checking that new devices are compatible with the existing control panel and replacing the panel where needed.
Door safety upgrades near Edinburgh
Our teams cover Edinburgh (EH2) and nearby Musselburgh, Dalkeith, Penicuik, along with the rest of Edinburgh and the Lothians.
- Door safety upgrades in Musselburgh
- Door safety upgrades in Dalkeith
- Door safety upgrades in Penicuik
- Door safety upgrades in Rosyth
- Door safety upgrades in Kirkcaldy
- Door safety upgrades in Dunfermline
Other services in Edinburgh
- High-speed doors
- Dock levellers
- Industrial roller shutters
- Cold store and freezer doors
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Insulated roller shutter doors
- Hangar and large-span doors
- Bollards and door protection
More about Door safety upgrades · industrial doors in Edinburgh. Last updated 19 October 2026.