Door safety upgrades in Tewkesbury

Quick answer

We can carry out safety upgrades and force testing on industrial doors in Tewkesbury and across Gloucestershire, recording every result for your maintenance file and updating each door's risk assessment to match.

Town: Tewkesbury
Postcode district: GL20
Area: Gloucestershire
Survey: Free for new installations

Options that matter on site

Force testing. We measure how hard the door closes and record the results at each test point.
Light curtains. Many beams from floor to head detect people and vehicles anywhere in the opening.
Records. You receive a record of the devices fitted and the tests carried out.
Photocells. Beams across the opening that stop the door closing while broken.
Fall protection. Spring-break, cable-break and anti-fall devices against suspension failure.

Examples of work we can quote for

Fitting spring-break and cable-break devices to older sectional doors installed without any fall protection.
Replacing a damaged or bypassed safety edge on a yard roller shutter and re-testing its closing forces.
Fitting a full-height light curtain to an automatic sectional door on a busy pedestrian route.

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

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.

Keeping your site running during the work

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 Tewkesbury

Door safety upgrades 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.

Your questions about door safety upgrades

Can you force-test our doors in Tewkesbury?

Yes. We measure closing forces with a calibrated tester at the points set out in BS EN 12453, record the results and recommend any adjustments or devices needed. Force testing can be part of a service visit.

Our door at our Tewkesbury site has a bypassed safety edge. What should we do?

Stop using the door under power until the safety device is working, or use it on hold-to-run only if the risk assessment allows. We can replace the edge or fit alternative detection and re-test the door.

How long does a safety upgrade take in Tewkesbury?

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.

Door safety upgrades near Tewkesbury

Besides Tewkesbury, we can survey and quote for sites in Cheltenham, Gloucester, Malvern and the rest of Gloucestershire.

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More about Door safety upgrades · industrial doors in Tewkesbury. Last updated 19 October 2026.