Covering Cambridge and nearby
We cover the whole of the CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4 and CB5 postcode districts, along with nearby towns in Cambridgeshire. You book each visit for automatic door refurbishment directly with us, and a specialist automatic door engineer working under our management travels to your site on the agreed date.
Town-centre buildings in Cambridge range from modern units to older shopfronts. Older frontages can have uneven floors, limited head height and timber frames that need checking before an operator is fitted or adjusted, and the engineer looks at these on site.
Nearby towns we also list for automatic door refurbishment (straight-line distance): Newmarket (12.6 miles), Ely (15.1 miles), Huntingdon (15.7 miles), Haverhill (15.9 miles), St Neots (16.3 miles), Letchworth (21.1 miles).
What to think about for automatic door refurbishment in Cambridge
- Floors around the door in Cambridge may be worn or uneven. New floor guides and thresholds sometimes need small areas of making good, which the quote lists separately.
- Glass and made-to-measure leaves are typically 2 to 4 weeks from order. Plan the work around that lead time, especially if a damaged leaf is temporarily boarded.
- Busy retail units in Cambridge may prefer the work done in stages, one leaf at a time, so the entrance stays open throughout trading hours.
- High street doors in Cambridge often have scratched or etched glass from years of cleaning and graffiti. Replacing leaves with new safety glass restores a clean look.
- If the operator is close to the end of its life, refurbishing the running gear while fitting a new drive unit saves a second visit and a second set-up.
Automatic door refurbishment in Cambridge: guide prices
The site survey is free, including the measured drawing and a fixed, itemised written quote. Guide price: from £395 ex VAT.
| Item | Guide price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Running gear refresh: rollers, guides, brushes and seals | £395 – £895 | per door, ex VAT |
| Track overhaul | £395 – £895 | per door, ex VAT |
| Replacement glass leaf | from £495 | each, ex VAT; size and glass type on survey |
| Full refurbishment of a sliding door | £1,495 – £2,995 | running gear, seals, guides and one leaf, ex VAT |
Standards and rules in England
Whoever motorises a manual door, or builds an automatic door from separate parts, may take on the manufacturer’s legal duties for the finished door: a risk assessment, a technical file kept available for the authorities, a Declaration of Conformity, the conformity marking and instructions. You receive the Declaration of Conformity and the instructions at handover. 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.
Standards are not retrospective, so an older door does not become unlawful when a standard is updated; a site-specific risk assessment shows whether any upgrades are sensible. BS EN 16005 is the current standard for the safety in use of powered pedestrian doors, and BS 7036-0:2014 is the British code of practice for risk assessment and risk reduction used alongside it. Standards are not law in themselves, but they are the recognised benchmark for showing an automatic door is safe to use, and we set up, test and document doors with reference to them.
How it works
- Tell us about the entrance. Send the address, a few photos and a rough size of the opening, and say how the door is used. That is enough for us to suggest options for automatic door refurbishment and book a survey in Cambridge.
- Free site survey. A specialist engineer working under our management measures the opening, checks the frame, floor, head height and power, and talks through how people use the entrance. There is no charge and no obligation.
- Fixed written quote. You receive a fixed, itemised written quote with the specification, lead time, payment stages and warranty terms. The price does not change unless the scope does, and any change is agreed in writing first.
- Installation and handover. The door is fitted on the agreed dates, then set up, tested and documented with reference to BS EN 16005. You are shown the controls and the simple checks to make, and receive the handover paperwork.
Bring a tired entrance in Cambridge back to life. Ask for a fixed quote for new glass, rollers, seals or a level threshold, with no obligation.
Automatic door refurbishment in Cambridge: questions
Do you refurbish automatic doors in Cambridge?
Yes. Refurbishment work in Cambridge is planned and priced by us, then carried out by automatic door engineers and glaziers working under our management. There is no charge for the survey, and you receive a fixed quote with each item priced separately, from new glass and rollers to seals, floor guides, the threshold and frame refinishing.
How much should I budget for automatic door refurbishment in Cambridge?
Our guide starts from £395 excluding VAT (per door), the same guide price we use across the UK. The free site survey in Cambridge confirms the price as a fixed, itemised written quote, and the guide price tool gives you a range before anyone visits.
Is it worth refurbishing an old door at our premises in Cambridge?
If the frame is sound and the opening size still works, usually yes, as refurbishment costs far less than a new door. If the frame is corroded, the glass is not safety glass or the opening is too narrow, a new door may be better value, and the survey tells you which.
Can you refinish the frame of our door in Cambridge?
Yes. Aluminium frames can be cleaned, repaired and recoated on site to refresh their colour. Badly damaged sections may need replacing rather than refinishing. Refinishing is listed separately in the quote, so you can decide whether to include it now or leave it for a later phase.
Can installation in Cambridge happen outside opening hours?
Yes. Many shops, surgeries and offices prefer work early in the morning, in the evening or at weekends, when the entrance is quietest. Tell us your constraints when you enquire and they are built into the plan. Any extra cost for out-of-hours work is shown in the written quote rather than added afterwards.
What does the written quote for automatic door refurbishment in Cambridge include?
The quote lists each item separately: the door or equipment, installation, electrical connections where we provide them, removal of anything being replaced, testing and handover. It is a fixed price for the work described, so it does not change unless the scope changes, and any change is agreed with you in writing first.
Do businesses in Cambridge have to fit automatic doors?
No law says every building must have automatic doors. Under the Equality Act 2010, service providers and employers must make reasonable adjustments for disabled people, and building regulations guidance in England calls for a powered door where an entrance door would otherwise be too heavy to open. An automatic door is often the simplest way to meet both.