At a glance
Plant rooms, switch rooms and back doors in Dorchester need doors that are tough and secure. We fit steel doors with louvres, hinge bolts, multi-point locks and closers to suit each opening.
- Town
- Dorchester
- Postcode district
- DT1
- Area
- Dorset
- Survey
- Free for new installations
Options that matter on site
- Security options. From hinge bolts to certified security doorsets, the door can be specified to resist attack.
- Outside access. Staff can get in from outside with a key or code, but the exit always opens freely from inside.
- Louvres and vision. Louvred leaves for plant rooms and vision panels where visibility helps.
- Complete doorsets. Frame, leaf, hinges and hardware supplied as one set.
- Panic hardware. Push bars to BS EN 1125 where the public or unfamiliar people may use the exit.
Typical scopes of work
- Replacing seized BS EN 179 push pads on staff-only exits in a factory or production building.
- Fitting hinge bolts and a multi-point lock to a steel back door to resist levering and forced entry.
- Supplying 60-minute fire-resisting steel doorsets for the compartment walls set out in a building's fire strategy.
Door rules for workplaces in England
Doors in Dorchester workplaces are covered by regulation 18 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992: a door that can be pushed open from either side must give, when closed, a clear view of the space close to both sides, which is why swing doors on traffic routes have vision panels. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, emergency exit doors must open easily and immediately in the direction of escape.
Access, phasing and timing
For busy sites in Dorset 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) |
|---|---|
| Steel personnel door, single | £845 – £1,795 |
| Steel fire exit door with panic hardware | £1,095 – £2,395 |
| 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.
Questions from businesses in Dorchester
How long does it take to replace a steel door in Dorchester?
Most single steel doorsets are fitted in a day, including removal of the old door, fixing the new frame and making good. Made-to-measure doorsets have a manufacturing lead time, which we confirm with the quote.
Do you repair fire exit doors across Dorset?
Yes. We repair and replace panic bars, emergency devices, closers, hinges and locks on steel doors across Dorset. Repair visits are chargeable, and on fire-rated doors we only fit hardware covered by the door's test evidence.
Can a steel door at our Dorchester unit be security rated?
Yes. Where an insurer asks for a formal rating, we supply steel doorsets certified to LPS 1175 and install them to the certified specification. Let us know the rating required so we can quote the right product.
Steel personnel and fire exit doors near Dorchester
Besides Dorchester, we can survey and quote for sites in Weymouth, Yeovil, Poole and the rest of Dorset.
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Other services in Dorchester
- Industrial door motor replacement
- Sliding and folding industrial doors
- Bollards and door protection
- Dock levellers
- Industrial door repairs
- Door safety upgrades
- Impact traffic doors
- Dock shelters and seals
More about Steel personnel and fire exit doors · industrial doors in Dorchester. Last updated 19 October 2026.