Automatic door work in Chichester
Older shopfronts are common in market towns, and some in Chichester may sit in a conservation area or a listed building. Changes to a frontage can need planning permission or listed building consent, so it is worth checking with the local planning authority before work is booked.
- Sensor and drive unit upgrades. New activation and safety sensors, or a replacement drive unit on the existing frame, when an older door in Chichester is worn or its parts are hard to find. See drive unit replacement.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Chichester
New automatic doors
- Automatic sliding doors in Chichester
- Telescopic sliding doors in Chichester
- Curved automatic doors in Chichester
- Frameless glass automatic doors in Chichester
- Revolving doors in Chichester
- Automatic folding doors in Chichester
- Automatic swing doors in Chichester
- Hermetic sliding doors in Chichester
- Break-out escape route doors in Chichester
- Automatic entrance lobbies in Chichester
Accessibility and control
- Accessible door operators in Chichester
- Home automatic door openers in Chichester
- Automating an existing door in Chichester
- Automatic internal doors in Chichester
- Touch-free and push-button activation in Chichester
- Access control for automatic doors in Chichester
- Fire door hold-open devices in Chichester
Repairs, servicing and safety
- Automatic door repairs in Chichester
- Automatic door servicing in Chichester
- Safety inspections and risk assessments in Chichester
- Sensor upgrades and replacement in Chichester
- Drive unit replacement in Chichester
- Automatic door refurbishment in Chichester
- Safety and compliance upgrades in Chichester
Automatic doors and the law in England
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.
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.
Nearby towns (straight-line distance)
- Bognor Regis · 5.8 mi
- Emsworth · 6.9 mi
- Havant · 9.1 mi
- Littlehampton · 10.6 mi
- Waterlooville · 11.3 mi
- Portsmouth · 13.8 mi
Questions from Chichester
Is the site survey in Chichester free?
For new automatic doors, upgrades, retrofits and home door openers, yes: the site survey is free and comes with a fixed, itemised written quote and no obligation. Repairs, servicing and safety inspections are different. For those, the visit price is agreed in writing before an engineer attends.
Do you fit automatic door openers in homes in Chichester?
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.
Can you repair an automatic door in Chichester that you did not install?
Yes. Engineers working under our management repair most makes of automatic door, whoever fitted them. Tell us what the door is doing and send a photo of any label on the operator. We agree the visit price in writing before anyone attends, and quote any parts before fitting them.
Can you work with schools, hospitals and care homes in Chichester?
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.
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 Chichester is agreed before installation.