Covering Shrewsbury and nearby
Sites across the SY1, SY2 and SY3 postcode districts are visited by specialist automatic door engineers working under our management. They travel to Shrewsbury for hermetic sliding doors 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.
Weather matters for entrances that face open car parks, which is common on retail and business parks around Shrewsbury and elsewhere in Shropshire. Exposed doors can be pushed by wind and let heat escape, so draught lobbies, good seals and correctly set sensors are worth considering.
Nearby towns we also list for hermetic sliding doors (straight-line distance): Wellington (9.9 miles), Telford (12.9 miles), Oswestry (16.4 miles), Welshpool (16.9 miles), Rhosllannerchrugog (24.3 miles), Wrexham (25.3 miles).
What to think about for hermetic sliding doors in Shrewsbury
- Interlocked doors need clear logic. Decide with your engineers which door has priority, how staff override the interlock in an emergency and what the status lights should show.
- Infection control rules in hospitals across Shropshire usually require screening, dust control and permits for work in clinical areas. Share your procedures at survey so they are built into the programme.
- Imaging rooms in Shrewsbury need the lead equivalence confirmed by a radiation protection adviser. The lead lining adds weight, which affects the choice of operator and frame.
- Touch-free activation should suit how staff work. Foot switches suit scrubbed theatre staff, wave sensors suit corridors, and card readers suit restricted labs where only trained staff may enter.
- 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.
Hermetic sliding doors in Shrewsbury: 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 England
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.
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 hermetic sliding doors and book a survey in Shrewsbury.
- 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.
For hermetic sliding doors that seal properly and clean easily, talk to us about your site in Shrewsbury. There is no obligation.
Hermetic sliding doors in Shrewsbury: questions
Can you supply lead-lined hermetic doors in Shrewsbury?
Yes. Lead-lined leaves and frames are made to the lead equivalence your radiation protection adviser specifies, with the same seals, finishes and touch-free activation as other hermetic doors. The extra weight is allowed for in the operator and the fixings.
What do you charge for hermetic sliding doors in Shrewsbury?
Our guide starts from £8,995 excluding VAT (per door), the same guide price we use across the UK. The free site survey in Shrewsbury confirms the price as a fixed, itemised written quote, and the guide price tool gives you a range before anyone visits.
Can our existing theatre door in Shrewsbury be upgraded rather than replaced?
Sometimes. Where the leaf and frame are sound, new seals, an adjusted or replaced operator and new touch-free switches can restore performance. Where the frame is damaged or the door is no longer supported, replacement is usually better. The survey looks at both and explains the difference.
Do you install hermetic sliding doors in Shrewsbury?
Yes. We arrange hermetic doors for hospitals, clinics, laboratories, pharmacies and production sites in Shrewsbury and across Shropshire. Specialist automatic door engineers working under our management survey, install and commission the doors, and we remain the contracting party responsible for the work and the paperwork.
What should I send before the survey in Shrewsbury?
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 hermetic sliding doors together more easily.
What is the lead time for hermetic sliding doors in Shrewsbury?
Lead times depend on the door type and what has to be made to order. As a guide, operators and accessible door kits are typically two to four weeks from order, and complete sliding entrances typically four to eight weeks from drawing approval. Curved, revolving and hermetic doors usually take longer. The expected lead time is stated in your quote.
Who is responsible for automatic doors on escape routes in Shrewsbury?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 the responsible person for the premises must make sure escape routes work and fire safety equipment is maintained. Automatic doors on an escape route need fail-safe opening or break-out, set by the fire strategy.