Automatic Doors in St Helens

Automatic door work in St Helens

Older civic and commercial buildings often sit alongside modern blocks in St Helens and the surrounding parts of Merseyside. 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.

Fire door hold-open devices. Alarm-linked devices that keep busy fire doors open for everyday use and release them to close automatically when the fire alarm operates. See fire door hold-open devices.
New automatic entrances. Sliding, telescopic, curved, folding and revolving doors for shops, offices and public buildings in St Helens, each starting with a free site survey and a fixed, itemised written quote. See new automatic doors.
Healthcare and care settings. Automatic doors for surgeries, clinics, wards and care homes, set up for gentle opening and closing where vulnerable people use them. See care homes and healthcare.
Door openers at home. Automatic openers for front, back and internal doors in homes across St Helens, arranged around the person using them and their carers. The survey is free and the quote is fixed. See home door openers.

Services in St Helens

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 St Helens

Who actually carries out the work in St Helens?

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 St Helens; engineers travel to each address.

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

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.

Do automatic doors in St Helens open when the fire alarm sounds?

They can, if they are linked to the fire alarm. Doors on escape routes are set up to open, break out or be openable by hand, as the fire strategy for the building requires, and fire doors that are held open must close automatically when the alarm operates. We set doors up to match the strategy you give us.

Can an existing door in St Helens 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.

Do you cover all of St Helens?

Yes. Specialist automatic door engineers working under our management travel to addresses throughout St Helens, including smaller towns and rural sites. We are the contracting party for every job, so you arrange the work, agree the price and receive the paperwork through us.