Coverage across County Antrim
Our coverage of County Antrim is not tied to a depot or a showroom. Engineers who carry out hermetic sliding doors for us travel to each site, so a farm shop down a country lane goes through the same process as a city-centre office. Every job is priced in writing before work starts, and the town list below currently numbers 9.
Towns listed in County Antrim: Belfast, Lisburn, Newtownabbey, Carrickfergus, Ballymena, Antrim, Larne, Ballymoney, Ballyclare.
What to think about for hermetic sliding doors in County Antrim
- Power, building management and fire alarm links need planning with your electrical contractor. Cable routes into sealed cleanroom ceilings must be agreed early, before the panels are sealed.
- Theatre doors in County Antrim can usually only be replaced during a planned shutdown. Agree the dates with the theatre team early, as the door is made to order and the room needs cleaning and validation after installation.
- The floor must be flat and continuous through the opening. Welded vinyl or resin floors should be completed or repaired before the door is fitted, so the bottom seal meets a true surface.
- Seals are consumable parts. Budget for regular inspection and replacement in the planned maintenance programme for each theatre or cleanroom, with visit prices agreed in writing.
- Imaging rooms in County Antrim need the lead equivalence confirmed by a radiation protection adviser. The lead lining adds weight, which affects the choice of operator and frame.
Hermetic sliding doors in County Antrim: guide prices
The site survey is free, including the measured drawing and a fixed, itemised written quote. Guide price: from £8,995 ex VAT.
| Item | Guide price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hermetic sliding door for a theatre, lab or cleanroom | from £8,995 | installed, ex VAT; typically up to £19,995 |
| Lead-lined, vision-panel or interlocked versions | Priced on survey | specified with your clinical or engineering team |
| Touch-free switch or push pad, fitted | £145 – £395 | per switch, ex VAT |
Hermetic doors are specified with your clinical or engineering team; finishes, seals, vision panels, lead lining and interlocks change the price.
Standards and rules in Northern Ireland
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.
In Northern Ireland machinery, including a new or converted powered door, carries the CE marking (with UKNI added where a UK body carried out the conformity assessment), and the EU Machinery Regulation applies there from 20 January 2027. Workplace law (the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993) 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.
Glass in and beside doors must limit the risk of injury where people could walk into it, and clear glass must incorporate features that make it apparent (Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, Part V).
How it works
- Describe what you need. Whether the job is hermetic sliding doors 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 County Antrim.
- 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.
Planning a theatre, lab or cleanroom project in County Antrim? Contact us early so the hermetic doors are designed, made and fitted within your shutdown.
Hermetic sliding doors in County Antrim: questions
Will the hermetic door in County Antrim link to our building management system?
It can. The operator can send door status to the building management system and receive signals from it, as well as from the fire alarm and access control. The interface is agreed with your controls contractor and shown in the quote, so responsibilities are clear.
Is there a guide price for hermetic sliding doors in County Antrim?
Our guide starts from £8,995 excluding VAT (per door), the same guide price we use across the UK. The free site survey in County Antrim confirms the price as a fixed, itemised written quote, and the guide price tool gives you a range before anyone visits.
Who maintains hermetic doors in County Antrim once fitted?
We can, through planned servicing with each visit priced in writing before an engineer attends. Seals, sensors and interlocks need regular checks, and a trained engineer should test the safety functions at least once a year. Many theatres and cleanrooms schedule more frequent checks as part of their own maintenance programme.
How long will the room in County Antrim be out of use?
Installing a single hermetic door usually takes one to two days on site, plus time for your own cleaning and validation afterwards. Larger doors, lead-lined doors or interlocked pairs take longer. The door is typically 6 to 10 weeks from order, so we agree dates with you well in advance.
Will the building stay secure while the entrance is being changed?
We plan to keep the entrance usable or secure throughout. Where a door has to come out, the work is sequenced so the opening is closed up before the engineer leaves, or a temporary door or hoarding is arranged when a longer gap cannot be avoided. How this is handled for your site in County Antrim is agreed before work starts.
How much disruption should we expect while the work is done in County Antrim?
Most installations take one visit or a short series of visits, with dust and noise kept to the area around the door. The engineer screens off the work area, keeps a route in or out where possible and clears up before leaving. Larger entrances, lobbies or structural changes take longer, and the quote explains how that work is phased.
What do the building regulations in Northern Ireland say about powered doors?
The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 require a powered door to have a means to prevent it trapping anyone and a means to open it if the power fails. Guidance on access is in Technical Booklet R, and new entrances need building control approval.