Covering Aberystwyth and nearby
Sites across the SY23 postcode district are visited by specialist automatic door engineers working under our management. They travel to Aberystwyth for safety and compliance upgrades as bookings come in, so dates depend on the diary rather than a fixed local team, and we give you the earliest date we can offer when you book.
GP surgeries, dental practices and pharmacies in Aberystwyth often serve older patients and people with limited mobility. A low-energy swing operator, or a gentle sliding door with a push pad, can make a real difference at entrances like these.
What to think about for safety and compliance upgrades in Aberystwyth
- If your building in Aberystwyth has one main entrance, battery backup lets the door open safely in a power cut, so there is always a way in and out.
- Schools and nurseries need particular attention to finger traps at hinges and beside screens, where small children's hands could easily be caught as the door moves.
- Shared entrances in office blocks need agreement on who pays for upgrades. The inspection report helps landlords and tenants agree the scope before work is ordered.
- Doors serving care homes and hospitals in Aberystwyth may need wider safety zones and gentler closing speeds for residents and patients who move slowly or need help.
- Older shopfronts in Aberystwyth often have narrow side screens with large gaps beside the sliding leaves. Light curtains or guard screens can protect them without changing the frame.
Safety and compliance upgrades in Aberystwyth: guide prices
The site survey is free, including the measured drawing and a fixed, itemised written quote. Guide price: from £195 ex VAT.
| Item | Guide price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Add or replace a safety or activation sensor | £195 – £495 | per sensor fitted, ex VAT |
| Side-screen protection or guarding | from £295 | per door, ex VAT |
| Battery backup for power-cut operation | £395 – £695 | per door, ex VAT |
| Programme switch with key | £145 – £345 | fitted, ex VAT |
| Upgrade package for an older door | £795 – £2,495 | typical, after an inspection, ex VAT |
Standards and rules in Wales
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.
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
- Describe what you need. Whether the job is safety and compliance upgrades for a busy entrance or for a single internal door, a brief description and some photos let us understand it and plan a survey visit in Aberystwyth.
- Free visit to the site. An engineer working under our management assesses the opening, the existing door and frame, the floor and the electrical supply, and notes any access, consent or timing issues to plan around.
- Your fixed quotation. The quote is fixed for the work it describes and lists each item, including any removal, making good and electrical work. It also states the lead time, the payment stages and the warranty terms.
- Fitting and sign-off. Work goes ahead on dates agreed with you. Once fitted, the door is adjusted and its safety functions are tested and recorded with reference to BS EN 16005, and you are shown how to use it.
Need battery backup, safety sensors or side-screen guarding in Aberystwyth? Get in touch for a survey at no cost and a fixed price.
Safety and compliance upgrades in Aberystwyth: questions
Do you need an inspection before upgrading a door in Aberystwyth?
Not always. If you know what you need, such as a key switch or new signs, we can survey and quote for it directly. For a full picture of the door's risks, a documented safety inspection is the better starting point, and it is a separate service priced before the visit.
What is the guide price for safety and compliance upgrades in Aberystwyth?
Our guide starts from £195 excluding VAT (per door), the same guide price we use across the UK. The free site survey in Aberystwyth confirms the price as a fixed, itemised written quote, and the guide price tool gives you a range before anyone visits.
Is it cheaper to upgrade or replace our old door in Aberystwyth?
Upgrading is usually cheaper when the door and operator are sound. If the operator is old and several upgrades are needed, a new drive unit with new sensors may be better value overall. The survey compares the options, and the quote can show both so you can decide.
Do you carry out automatic door safety upgrades in Aberystwyth?
Yes. We quote and manage upgrade work in Aberystwyth, and the fitting is done by specialist automatic door engineers on our behalf. The survey is free, and each upgrade is priced separately on a fixed, itemised quote. After the work you receive a record of each change and its test results.
What happens to the old door when a new one is fitted in Aberystwyth?
If the work replaces an existing door, frame or operator, removal and disposal are listed in the quote. The old door comes out only when the new one is ready to go in, so the opening is not left empty for longer than necessary. Making good to the surrounding wall, floor or ceiling is included where the quote says so.
What should I send before the survey in Aberystwyth?
A few photos of the door from inside and outside, rough measurements of the opening, the address and a note of how the entrance is used. If the door already has an operator, a photo of any label on it helps. With that, the engineer arrives prepared, the survey takes less of your time and we can put the quote for safety and compliance upgrades together more easily.
Are the rules for automatic doors different in Wales?
Some are. Wales has its own building regulations guidance: Approved Document M (Wales) calls for a powered door where opening a self-closing entrance door would need more than 20 N, lower than the figure used in England. Fire law (the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005) and the Equality Act 2010 apply as in England.