Automatic door installation in Essex
New automatic entrances, replacement automatic doors and new door frames for shops, schools, surgeries, offices and public buildings across Essex, Thurrock and East London.
Start with how the entrance is used
A good automatic door starts with a visit to the entrance itself. We look at how many people come through and when, who uses it (pushchairs, wheelchairs, children, older people, staff carrying stock) and how much space there is on each side of the opening.
We also check whether the door is on an escape route, where the power will come from, and whether it needs to work with a fire alarm, access control or an intercom. Those answers decide the type of door, the sensors it needs and how it should behave in an emergency.
You get a written quote for the work we recommend, and we explain any choices you need to make before anything is ordered.
Doors for every kind of entrance
New entrances, replacements for worn-out doors, and upgrades to doors you already have.
Automatic sliding doors
Single and bi-parting sliding doors in new aluminium frames, the usual choice for busy shop, surgery and public entrances where there is room for the leaves to slide aside.
Swing door operators
Operators fitted to new or existing swing doors, useful for single doors, corridors and internal doors where there is no room for a slider.
Replacement doors & frames
When an old door is past economic repair, we replace the operator, the doorset or the whole frame.
Sensors & activation
Motion sensors, safety sensors that watch the door’s path, push pads and hands-free switches, chosen for the people who use the door.
Programme selectors
A switch that lets your staff choose how the door runs, such as fully automatic, exit only, held open or locked at night.
Fire alarm & power links
Connections to the building’s fire alarm and back-up power, so the door does what your fire strategy needs when the alarm sounds or the power fails.
Safety is planned in, not added later
An automatic door is a machine that moves on its own in a space full of people. The main risks are people being hit by the door, or fingers and hands being crushed or trapped at the edges. We plan for those risks at the survey, not after the door is fitted.
That means choosing the right safety sensors for the door’s opening and closing paths, adding guards or screens where gaps could trap fingers, and setting the door’s speed and timing for the people who use it. On an escape route, the door also has to let people out safely in an emergency: depending on the door, it must open automatically if the power fails, break out by hand, or be easy to push open.
Our director is ADIA-trained in automatic pedestrian door safety to BS EN 16005 (City & Guilds accredited).
Tested with you, then handed over
Before we leave, we run through every function of the new door: the sensors, each setting on the programme selector, and any links to the fire alarm, access control or back-up power. Where a fire alarm link is involved, we work with your fire alarm engineer so the two systems are tested together.
We show your staff how to use the programme selector and what simple checks they can do day to day. You get the manufacturer’s user instructions and our records of the installation for your building file, plus a maintenance log to keep with the door.
Automatic sliding doors in South Woodford
A recent installation was a set of automatic sliding doorsets in aluminium frames for the entrance lobby of a public building in South Woodford, East London. The doors run on a Record sliding system with an agtatec ATE 20 drive, are linked to the building’s fire alarm, and open automatically if the power fails.
Read the South Woodford automatic doors project for the details.
Across Essex, Thurrock and East London
We are based in Chafford Hundred and install automatic doors across the county. See automatic doors in Essex for our local pages, or go straight to Basildon, Chelmsford, Romford or Southend-on-Sea.
Once your door is in, it needs looking after. See automatic door maintenance and servicing, and automatic doors with access control if you want fob or keypad entry.
Installation questions
It depends on the space and the traffic. Sliding doors suit busy entrances where there is room for the leaves to slide to the side, and they keep people clear of a swinging leaf. Swing door operators suit single doors, corridors and internal doors where there is no room for a slider. We recommend one after the site survey.
Often, yes. A swing door operator can usually be fitted to an existing door if the door, hinges and frame are in good condition. A sliding door normally needs a new doorset. We check your door at the survey and tell you which option makes sense.
Yes. We fit replacement doors, new door frames and new operators on entrances where another company fitted the original door.
Yes. We regularly plan doors that release on a fire alarm signal and work with fobs, keypads or intercoms. See automatic doors with access control.
Yes. BS EN 16005 recommends checking a door’s safety functions at least once a year. That is a recommendation rather than a figure set in law, but as the building owner or manager you do have a duty to keep the door safe and maintained.
Every installation is priced after a survey, because the opening, the type of door, the glazing and any links to the fire alarm or access control all change the price. Send us photos of the entrance and we can talk you through the options.
Planning a new automatic entrance?
Send us photos of the opening and tell us how it is used. We’ll arrange a survey and a written quote.