The short version
For agricultural and industrial buildings in St Albans, we can replace worn sliding doors, upgrade them with new tracks and leaves, or automate them with the safety devices a powered door needs.
- Town
- St Albans
- Postcode district
- AL1
- Area
- Hertfordshire
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- Robust build. Steel-framed leaves with steel, panel or timber cladding.
- Wicket doors. Pass doors built into a leaf so staff need not open the whole door.
- No headroom needed. Leaves move sideways, so nothing coils above or runs under the roof.
- Wide spans. Very wide openings are handled by adding leaves, so width is rarely a limit.
- Folding leaves. Bi-folding leaves stack neatly where side wall space is limited.
What this work can involve
- Fitting bi-folding doors to a maintenance workshop where overhead gantry cranes rule out a roller shutter or sectional door.
- Renewing seized trolleys and a distorted overhead track on large sliding doors to a vehicle shed.
- Automating a pair of heavy bi-parting sliding doors with a drive motor, safety edges and photocells.
Powered door rules that apply in St Albans
St Albans is in England, where powered industrial doors fall under Great Britain's health and safety law. Whoever makes a door powered — including converting a manual door — usually takes on the manufacturer's duties under the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008: risk assessment, technical file, conformity marking and a Declaration of Conformity. Once it is in use, the employer or occupier must keep it safe under the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and PUWER 1998.
Planning the work around your site
For busy sites in Hertfordshire 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
| 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.
Frequently asked questions
Can our existing sliding doors in St Albans be motorised?
Often, if the leaves and track are in good condition. We assess the doors, fit a drive and the safety devices needed, and take on the conformity responsibilities that come with converting a manual door to power.
Do you fit sliding doors on farm buildings around Hertfordshire?
Yes. We supply and fit steel sliding doors on agricultural buildings across Hertfordshire, 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.
Do you repair sliding and folding doors in St Albans?
Yes. We replace trolleys, wheels, tracks, guides and damaged cladding on most makes of sliding and folding door. Repair visits are chargeable, and we quote before carrying out larger repairs or recommending replacement.
Sliding and folding industrial doors near St Albans
Besides St Albans, we can survey and quote for sites in Harpenden, Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead and the rest of Hertfordshire.
- Sliding and folding industrial doors in Harpenden
- Sliding and folding industrial doors in Hatfield
- Sliding and folding industrial doors in Hemel Hempstead
- Sliding and folding industrial doors in Welwyn Garden City
- Sliding and folding industrial doors in Borehamwood
- Sliding and folding industrial doors in Watford
Other services in St Albans
- Bollards and door protection
- Industrial door repairs
- Impact traffic doors
- PVC strip curtains
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- High-speed doors
- Hangar and large-span doors
- Industrial door replacement
More about Sliding and folding industrial doors · industrial doors in St Albans. Last updated 19 October 2026.