In short
Wide opening, low eaves or an older structure in Ely (CB7)? A sliding or folding door can be designed around it, with the weight of the leaves carried wherever the building can safely take it.
- Town
- Ely
- Postcode district
- CB7
- Area
- Cambridgeshire
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- Insulated options. Leaves can be filled with insulated panels and sealed along their edges to cut heat loss.
- Top-hung or bottom-rolling. Weight carried overhead or on a floor rail, chosen to suit the structure.
- Electric operation. Motor drives with safety edges, photocells and guarding where needed.
- Wide spans. Openings of almost any width split into as many leaves as needed.
- Wicket doors. A personnel door within a leaf saves sliding the main door for every visit.
Examples of work we can quote for
- Fitting bi-folding doors to a maintenance workshop where overhead gantry cranes rule out a roller shutter or sectional door.
- Automating a pair of heavy bi-parting sliding doors with a drive motor, safety edges and photocells.
- Replacing a damaged floor rail and guide wheels on a bottom-rolling door struck by a vehicle.
Safety law for industrial doors in England
Industrial doors in Ely 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.
Guide prices for sliding and folding industrial doors
| Item | Guide price (ex VAT) |
|---|---|
| Sliding / folding industrial doors | £5,995 – £24,995 |
| Strip-out and disposal on replacement | £345 – £1,195 per door |
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 sliding and folding industrial doors
Will a sliding door fit our building in Ely?
It needs wall space to the side for the leaves to slide past, or room for folded leaves to stack. We measure this on survey and choose between sliding, telescopic and folding layouts to suit what is there.
How long does it take to fit sliding doors in Ely?
A pair of manual sliding doors on a sound structure is usually fitted in a day or two. Large folding doors, electric operation and new steelwork add time, which we set out with your quote.
Do you fit sliding doors on farm buildings around Cambridgeshire?
Yes. We supply and fit steel sliding doors on agricultural buildings across Cambridgeshire, including timber-clad leaves, bottom-rolling gear for lightweight portal frames and wicket doors so staff and livestock handlers can get in without opening the main leaves.
Sliding and folding industrial doors near Ely
Our teams cover Ely (CB7) and nearby Newmarket, March, Cambridge, along with the rest of Cambridgeshire.
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Other services in Ely
- Dock shelters and seals
- Fire shutters
- Complete loading bays
- Impact traffic doors
- Door safety upgrades
- Sectional overhead doors
- Door automation and controls
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
More about Sliding and folding industrial doors · industrial doors in Ely. Last updated 19 October 2026.