Door safety upgrades in Burgess Hill

In short

Is a powered door at your Burgess Hill 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: Burgess Hill
Postcode district: RH15
Area: West Sussex
Survey: Free for new installations

Options that matter on site

Safety edges. Edges on the closing rail detect contact and send the door back up.
Records. Written results and updated risk assessment for your files.
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.
Light curtains. Many beams from floor to head detect people and vehicles anywhere in the opening.

Examples of work we can quote for

Adding anti-fall devices to heavy roller shutters identified in a workplace risk assessment review.
Upgrading an old relay control panel so monitored safety edges and photocells can be connected to it.
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 Burgess Hill?

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

For busy sites in West Sussex 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.

Guide prices for door safety upgrades

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.

Questions from businesses in Burgess Hill

Our door at our Burgess Hill 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 Burgess Hill?

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.

Can you force-test our doors in Burgess Hill?

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 Burgess Hill

Besides Burgess Hill, we can survey and quote for sites in Haywards Heath, Hove, Brighton and the rest of West Sussex.

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