Sliding and folding industrial doors in Whitstable

At a glance

Each sliding or folding door project in Whitstable starts with a free survey of the opening, side room, floor and structure, followed by a written fixed price before any work starts.

Town: Whitstable
Postcode district: CT5
Area: Kent
Survey: Free for new installations

What to specify

Robust build. Steel-framed leaves with steel, panel or timber cladding.
Electric operation. Motor drives with safety edges, photocells and guarding where needed.
Wicket doors. A personnel door within a leaf saves sliding the main door for every visit.
Wide spans. Very wide openings are handled by adding leaves, so width is rarely a limit.
Folding leaves. Where there is little wall either side, folding leaves concertina into a compact stack.

Typical scopes of work

Fitting bi-folding doors to a maintenance workshop where overhead gantry cranes rule out a roller shutter or sectional door.
Installing telescopic sliding doors where the wall space to one side is limited by an adjoining structure.
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 Whitstable?

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.

Planning the work around your site

If your premises are leased, check whether the landlord needs to approve the work. We can provide drawings and product data for the landlord or managing agent before the order is placed.

Budgeting for sliding and folding industrial doors in Whitstable

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.

Sliding and folding industrial doors in Whitstable: your questions

Can our existing sliding doors in Whitstable 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.

How much do sliding or folding industrial doors cost in Whitstable?

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 Whitstable we confirm the fixed price in writing.

Do you fit sliding doors on farm buildings around Kent?

Yes. We supply and fit steel sliding doors on agricultural buildings across Kent, 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 Whitstable

Whitstable is in the CT5 postcode district in Kent. We also cover Herne Bay, Canterbury, Faversham.

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