Automatic door work in Tiverton
Independent businesses in Tiverton often have one entrance and cannot close for long. Work is usually scheduled early, late or on a quiet day, and where a door must be out of use for a period, we plan to keep the entrance usable or secure.
- New automatic entrances. Sliding, telescopic, curved, folding and revolving doors for shops, offices and public buildings in Tiverton, each starting with a free site survey and a fixed, itemised written quote. See new automatic doors.
- Refurbishment. New glass, tracks, rollers, seals and floor guides to bring a tired automatic door back into good order, priced as a fixed, itemised quote after a free survey. See refurbishment.
- Repairs to most makes. Fault-finding and repair of sliding, swing, folding and revolving automatic doors, with the visit price agreed in writing before an engineer attends and any parts quoted first. See automatic door repairs.
- Door openers at home. Automatic openers for front, back and internal doors in homes across Tiverton, arranged around the person using them and their carers. The survey is free and the quote is fixed. See home door openers.
Services in Tiverton
New automatic doors
- Automatic sliding doors in Tiverton
- Telescopic sliding doors in Tiverton
- Curved automatic doors in Tiverton
- Frameless glass automatic doors in Tiverton
- Revolving doors in Tiverton
- Automatic folding doors in Tiverton
- Automatic swing doors in Tiverton
- Hermetic sliding doors in Tiverton
- Break-out escape route doors in Tiverton
- Automatic entrance lobbies in Tiverton
Accessibility and control
- Accessible door operators in Tiverton
- Home automatic door openers in Tiverton
- Automating an existing door in Tiverton
- Automatic internal doors in Tiverton
- Touch-free and push-button activation in Tiverton
- Access control for automatic doors in Tiverton
- Fire door hold-open devices in Tiverton
Repairs, servicing and safety
- Automatic door repairs in Tiverton
- Automatic door servicing in Tiverton
- Safety inspections and risk assessments in Tiverton
- Sensor upgrades and replacement in Tiverton
- Drive unit replacement in Tiverton
- Automatic door refurbishment in Tiverton
- Safety and compliance upgrades in Tiverton
Automatic doors and the law in England
In Great Britain a new or converted powered door must meet the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 before it is first used, and can carry the UKCA or the CE marking. Workplace law (the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992) expects powered doors to have suitable and effective features to stop them trapping anyone and, where needed for safety, to open by hand unless they open automatically if the power fails. Doors at work must also be kept in efficient working order under a suitable system of maintenance.
Building regulations guidance in England (Approved Document M, Volume 2) says a powered opening system should be used where a self-closing entrance door would need more than 30 N at the leading edge to open, or more than 22.5 N between 30° and 60°, and expects external doors used by the public in new buildings to give at least 1000 mm of effective clear width.
Nearby towns (straight-line distance)
- Exeter · 12.4 mi
- Taunton · 18.6 mi
- Exmouth · 20.1 mi
- Newton Abbot · 26.4 mi
- Bridgwater · 26.4 mi
- Barnstaple · 27.5 mi
Questions from Tiverton
What happens to an automatic door in a power cut?
That depends on how the door is set up. Some doors open and stay open, some can be pushed open by hand, and some have a battery that keeps them working for a time or opens them once. Workplace health and safety law expects powered doors to be safe if the power fails. The right setting for a building in Tiverton is agreed before installation.
How long does an automatic door installation in Tiverton take?
Fitting an operator to an existing door often takes a day, and a complete sliding entrance typically takes one to three days on site once the door has been made. Lead times before that are typically two to eight weeks, depending on the door type. Your quote sets out the expected lead time and the time on site.
What types of automatic door can you install in Tiverton?
Sliding, telescopic, curved, frameless glass, folding, swing and revolving doors, plus hermetic doors for controlled environments, break-out doors for escape routes and entrance lobbies. We also fit accessible operators to existing doors and openers in private homes. Browse new automatic doors to compare the options.
Can you work with schools, hospitals and care homes in Tiverton?
We can. Healthcare, care and education buildings need doors that are gentle, reliable and safe for vulnerable users, with work planned around patients, residents or the school timetable. We provide written prices and records suited to organisations that buy through procurement. See sectors for more on each type of building.
Who actually carries out the work in Tiverton?
Specialist automatic door engineers working under our management. We are the contracting party: we arrange the survey or diagnosis, provide the written price, book the work and deal with any follow-up, so you deal with us throughout. We do not have premises in Tiverton; engineers travel to each address.