Sliding and folding industrial doors in the Isle of Wight

Quick answer

For agricultural and industrial buildings in the Isle of Wight, we can replace worn sliding doors, upgrade them with new tracks and leaves, or automate them with the safety devices a powered door needs.

Area: Isle of Wight
Nation: England
Main town: Newport (Isle of Wight)
Survey: By arrangement

Options that matter on site

Folding leaves. Bi-folding leaves stack neatly where side wall space is limited.
Wide spans. Very wide openings are handled by adding leaves, so width is rarely a limit.
Wicket doors. A personnel door within a leaf saves sliding the main door for every visit.
Robust build. Steel frames carry cladding to suit the building, from profiled steel to timber boarding.
Insulated options. Leaves can be filled with insulated panels and sealed along their edges to cut heat loss.

Jobs we can carry out

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 worn timber sliding doors on a storage building with steel-framed bottom-rolling doors and a wicket door.

Who is responsible for door safety at a site in the Isle of Wight?

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

Most installations in the Isle of Wight can be phased so part of the site keeps working. We agree access routes, exclusion zones and any temporary security with you before the team arrives, and can work early mornings, evenings or weekends where the business needs it.

Prices for sliding and folding industrial doors in the Isle of Wight

Sliding and folding industrial doors 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.

Guide prices apply to mainland UK sites. For the Isle of Wight, travel and access costs are added and shown in your written quote.

Questions from businesses in the Isle of Wight

Which is better for our the Isle of Wight site, top-hung or bottom-rolling?

Top-hung keeps the floor flush but needs a strong structure overhead. Bottom-rolling suits lighter buildings but needs a clean, protected floor rail. We recommend one after checking both on survey.

Do you fit sliding doors on farm buildings around the South East?

Yes. We supply and fit steel sliding doors on agricultural buildings across the South East, 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.

How much do sliding or folding industrial doors cost in the Isle of Wight?

Our guide price is £5,995 to £24,995 ex VAT, supplied and fitted, depending on size, number of leaves, infill and whether the doors are manual or electric. After a free survey in the Isle of Wight we confirm the fixed price in writing.

Towns in the Isle of Wight we cover

We cover 4 towns in the Isle of Wight for sliding and folding industrial doors, including Newport (Isle of Wight), Ryde, Cowes, Sandown. Island and remote sites are covered by arrangement.

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More about Sliding and folding industrial doors. Last updated 19 October 2026.