Door safety upgrades in Bicester

The short version

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

Town: Bicester
Postcode district: OX26
Area: Oxfordshire
Survey: Free for new installations

What to specify

Warning devices. Lights and sounders make sure people know when a door is about to move.
Light curtains. Many beams from floor to head detect people and vehicles anywhere in the opening.
Fall protection. Spring-break, cable-break and anti-fall devices against suspension failure.
Photocells. If something breaks the beam, the door will not close.
Panel upgrades. Control panels with monitored safety inputs where older ones fall short.

Typical scopes of work

Adding warning beacons and photocells to a door that is being converted to automatic closing on a timer.
Adding anti-fall devices to heavy roller shutters identified in a workplace risk assessment review.
Carrying out safety upgrades on the powered doors of a newly leased unit before a tenant moves in.

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

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 Bicester

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

Will a safety upgrade at our Bicester 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.

Do our powered doors in Bicester 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.

Can you force-test our doors in Bicester?

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.

Door safety upgrades near Bicester

Bicester is in the OX26 postcode district in Oxfordshire. We also cover Oxford, Banbury, Aylesbury.

Other services in Bicester

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