Sliding and folding industrial doors in Wakefield

At a glance

Wide opening, low eaves or an older structure in Wakefield (WF1)? 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: Wakefield
Postcode district: WF1
Area: West Yorkshire
Survey: Free for new installations

Options for sliding and folding industrial doors in Wakefield

Electric operation. Motor drives with safety edges, photocells and guarding where needed.
No headroom needed. With side-opening leaves, cranes, lights and services overhead stay clear.
Top-hung or bottom-rolling. Weight carried overhead or on a floor rail, chosen to suit the structure.
Insulated options. Insulated panel infill and edge seals for heated buildings.
Wide spans. Openings of almost any width split into as many leaves as needed.

What this work can involve

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.
Renewing seized trolleys and a distorted overhead track on large sliding doors to a vehicle shed.

Powered door rules that apply in Wakefield

Wakefield 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.

Keeping your site running during the work

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

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.

Frequently asked questions

Will a sliding door fit our building in Wakefield?

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 much do sliding or folding industrial doors cost in Wakefield?

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 Wakefield we confirm the fixed price in writing.

Which is better for our Wakefield 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 Wakefield

Besides Wakefield, we can survey and quote for sites in Ossett, Dewsbury, Morley and the rest of West Yorkshire.

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