Door safety upgrades in Shrewsbury

In short

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

Town: Shrewsbury
Postcode district: SY1
Area: Shropshire
Survey: Free for new installations

Options for door safety upgrades in Shrewsbury

Safety edges. Pressure-sensitive or optical edges that stop and reverse the door on contact.
Light curtains. Full-height multi-beam detection across the whole opening.
Panel upgrades. Control panels with monitored safety inputs where older ones fall short.
Force testing. We measure how hard the door closes and record the results at each test point.
Warning devices. Beacons, sounders and traffic lights to warn people of a moving door.

Jobs we can carry out

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 Shrewsbury?

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.

How the work is organised

For busy sites in Shropshire the work can be split across visits — preparation and framing first, door installation and commissioning second — so the opening is only out of action for the shortest time.

Prices for door safety upgrades in Shrewsbury

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.

Door safety upgrades in Shrewsbury: your questions

How much does a door safety upgrade cost in Shrewsbury?

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 Shrewsbury.

How long does a safety upgrade take in Shrewsbury?

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.

Our door at our Shrewsbury 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.

Door safety upgrades near Shrewsbury

Besides Shrewsbury, we can survey and quote for sites in Wellington, Telford, Oswestry and the rest of Shropshire.

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