Automatic door work in Sunderland
Shopping centre and transport entrances in Sunderland are often on escape routes, so doors there are usually break-out or fail-safe types set up to match the fire strategy for the building. Any work on them is planned with the building's management so the route stays usable.
- Schools, councils and public buildings. Entrances for schools, libraries, leisure centres and civic buildings across Sunderland, planned around term dates, opening hours and public access. See public buildings.
- Upgrades after an inspection. Work that closes the gaps a safety inspection finds on older doors in England, from extra safety sensors to clearer signage, quoted item by item. See safety and compliance upgrades.
- Shops and high streets. Automatic doors that hold heat in and let customers with buggies, wheelchairs or full bags walk straight in, including older shopfronts where space is tight. See shops and retail.
- 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.
Services in Sunderland
New automatic doors
- Automatic sliding doors in Sunderland
- Telescopic sliding doors in Sunderland
- Curved automatic doors in Sunderland
- Frameless glass automatic doors in Sunderland
- Revolving doors in Sunderland
- Automatic folding doors in Sunderland
- Automatic swing doors in Sunderland
- Hermetic sliding doors in Sunderland
- Break-out escape route doors in Sunderland
- Automatic entrance lobbies in Sunderland
Accessibility and control
- Accessible door operators in Sunderland
- Home automatic door openers in Sunderland
- Automating an existing door in Sunderland
- Automatic internal doors in Sunderland
- Touch-free and push-button activation in Sunderland
- Access control for automatic doors in Sunderland
- Fire door hold-open devices in Sunderland
Repairs, servicing and safety
- Automatic door repairs in Sunderland
- Automatic door servicing in Sunderland
- Safety inspections and risk assessments in Sunderland
- Sensor upgrades and replacement in Sunderland
- Drive unit replacement in Sunderland
- Automatic door refurbishment in Sunderland
- Safety and compliance upgrades in Sunderland
Automatic doors and the law in England
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.
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.
Nearby towns (straight-line distance)
- Seaham · 4.8 mi
- Washington · 5.4 mi
- Houghton-le-Spring · 5.5 mi
- Jarrow · 6.6 mi
- South Shields · 6.8 mi
- Hebburn · 7.1 mi
Questions from Sunderland
Can you fit automatic doors to listed buildings in Sunderland?
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 often should automatic doors in Sunderland be serviced?
There is no fixed legal interval. We recommend a trained engineer checks the safety functions at least once a year, with service intervals set by the manufacturer's instructions and how heavily the door is used; busy doors are often serviced more often. Each service visit is priced in writing first and ends with a written record.
Do you fit automatic door openers in homes in Sunderland?
Yes. We arrange automatic openers for front, back and internal doors for wheelchair users and people with limited strength or mobility. The survey is free and looks at the door, the person using it and how carers come and go. Councils can sometimes help with the cost of adaptations, so check with yours before work starts, as approval usually comes first.
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 Sunderland is agreed before installation.
Do automatic doors in Sunderland 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.