Sliding and folding industrial doors in Leicester

In short

Wide opening, low eaves or an older structure in Leicester (LE1)? 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: Leicester
Postcode district: LE1
Area: Leicestershire
Survey: Free for new installations

What to specify

Electric operation. Motor drives with safety edges, photocells and guarding where needed.
Top-hung or bottom-rolling. We hang the door from above or run it on a floor rail depending on what the building can support.
No headroom needed. Leaves move sideways, so nothing coils above or runs under the roof.
Folding leaves. Bi-folding leaves stack neatly where side wall space is limited.
Wicket doors. A personnel door within a leaf saves sliding the main door for every visit.

Typical scopes of work

Replacing a damaged floor rail and guide wheels on a bottom-rolling door struck by a vehicle.
Supplying insulated sliding leaves with edge seals for a converted building now used as a heated workshop.
Replacing worn timber sliding doors on a storage building with steel-framed bottom-rolling doors and a wicket door.

Powered door rules that apply in Leicester

Leicester 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.

Access, phasing and timing

Before work starts we send a method statement and risk assessment, confirm who on site will be our contact and agree where materials and access equipment will go. On shared industrial estates that can mean booking yard space with the landlord.

Budgeting for sliding and folding industrial doors in Leicester

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 Leicester: your questions

Will a sliding door fit our building in Leicester?

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.

Do you fit sliding doors on farm buildings around Leicestershire?

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

Which is better for our Leicester 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.

Sliding and folding industrial doors near Leicester

Working in Leicester? We also take on jobs in Oadby, Wigston, Loughborough and across Leicestershire.

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