Automatic Doors in Brighton

Automatic door work in Brighton

Older civic and commercial buildings often sit alongside modern blocks in Brighton and the surrounding parts of East Sussex. Where a listed building or a conservation area is involved, the owner may need consent from the planning authority before work on the entrance starts.

Access control and activation. Card readers, keypads, timers, push pads and touch-free switches tied into the door operator, so the entrance opens for the right people at the right times. See access control.
Residential blocks. Communal entrance doors for housing providers and managing agents in Brighton, linked to door entry or fob systems where needed and serviced to a written record. See residential blocks.
New automatic entrances. Sliding, telescopic, curved, folding and revolving doors for shops, offices and public buildings in Brighton, each starting with a free site survey and a fixed, itemised written quote. See new automatic doors.
Door openers at home. Automatic openers for front, back and internal doors in homes across Brighton, arranged around the person using them and their carers. The survey is free and the quote is fixed. See home door openers.

Services in Brighton

New automatic doors

Accessibility and control

Repairs, servicing and safety

Automatic doors and the law in England

Under the Equality Act 2010, service providers and employers must make reasonable adjustments for disabled people, which can include altering a physical feature such as a heavy entrance door.

Doors on escape routes and fire doors are covered by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. In England, fire safety law says sliding or revolving doors must not be used for exits specifically intended as emergency exits.

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Questions from Brighton

What information helps when I contact you about a door in Brighton?

The address, the type of building, photos of the door from both sides and a rough size of the opening. For a fault, add what the door is doing and a photo of any label on the operator. For a new door, tell us how the entrance is used and by whom. That lets us book the right visit and agree the price in writing.

Can an existing door in Brighton be made automatic?

Often, yes. If the door, frame and hinges are sound, a swing or sliding operator can be added rather than replacing the whole entrance. The free survey checks the weight and condition of the door, the fixings, the space for the operator and the power supply. See automating an existing door for what is involved.

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 Brighton is agreed before installation.

Can you fit automatic doors to listed buildings in Brighton?

Often, yes, with the right consent. Changes to a listed building, or to a shopfront in a conservation area, usually need approval from the local planning authority. Slim operators and automating the existing door can reduce the visual impact. Our guide to shop doors, planning and listed buildings explains what to check.

How much do automatic doors cost in Brighton?

Prices depend on the door type, the size of the opening and what is already there. We publish guide prices for every service on our prices page, and the guide price tool gives a range before anyone visits. The same guide prices apply across the UK, and the written quote confirms the figure for your building.