Coverage across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
We treat Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire as one service area for touch-free and push-button activation, so a site on the edge of the area gets the same written pricing and the same standard of work as one in the busiest town centre. Specialist automatic door engineers working under our management carry out each visit. Choose from the 7 towns below, or contact us with any address.
Towns listed in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire: Aberdeen, Peterhead, Inverurie, Fraserburgh, Westhill, Stonehaven, Ellon.
What to think about for touch-free and push-button activation in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
- Homes in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire often need controls for more than one person. Carers, family and the person using the door may each need their own fob or button.
- Keep switch heights and symbols consistent across a site. People with sight loss or memory problems find doors easier when every switch is in the same place.
- Washrooms and accessible toilets in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire need the inside switch paired with a lock button and an emergency release, so the room can be used privately and safely.
- Shops on high streets in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire may want the door to open for customers but not for people walking past outside. Narrowing the sensor field or adding a switch helps.
- Clinics and surgeries in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire often want touch-free switches on every door patients use. Sealed switch faces that stand up to cleaning products are worth specifying.
Touch-free and push-button activation in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire: guide prices
The site survey is free, including the measured drawing and a fixed, itemised written quote. Guide price: from £145 ex VAT (£174 inc VAT).
| Item | Guide price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Touch-free switch or push pad, fitted | £145 – £395 | per switch, ex VAT; homes £174 – £474 inc VAT |
| Radio push-button kit | £195 – £495 | buttons and receiver, ex VAT; homes £234 – £594 inc VAT |
| Key switch or programme switch | £145 – £345 | fitted, ex VAT; homes £174 – £414 inc VAT |
| Replacement motion (activation) sensor | £195 – £495 | fitted, ex VAT; homes £234 – £594 inc VAT |
Standards and rules in Scotland
Under the Equality Act 2010, service providers and employers in Scotland must make reasonable adjustments for disabled people, which can include altering a physical feature such as a heavy entrance door. Fitting an automatic door helps, but does not on its own guarantee those duties are met.
Scottish building standards guidance (the non-domestic Technical Handbook) expects an accessible entrance door to give a clear opening of at least 800 mm, says powered doors improve accessibility as long as they add no new hazard, and expects signage, sensors that hold the door open long enough, and guarding against collision or entrapment.
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.
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 touch-free and push-button activation and book a survey in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
- 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.
Book a free visit in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire and we will recommend activation for each side of each door, then send a written quote.
Touch-free and push-button activation in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire: questions
How long does it take to fit activation devices in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire?
Lead time is typically 1 to 3 weeks for the devices. On site, a single switch usually takes an hour or two, and a full set for several doors may take a day. We give the expected time on site with the quote.
What do you charge for touch-free and push-button activation in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire?
Our guide starts from £145 excluding VAT (per switch fitted), the same guide price we use across the UK. For homes that is from £174 including VAT. The free site survey in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire confirms the price as a fixed, itemised written quote, and the guide price tool gives you a range before anyone visits.
Do touch-free switches work in cold or wet weather in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire?
Switches for outdoor use are sealed against rain and rated for outdoor temperatures. In exposed spots, a hood or a sheltered position helps. If a switch is outside, we specify one made for that rather than an indoor model, and check it is easy to see and reach in poor light.
Can wave switches in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire be linked to our access control?
Yes. A wave switch can be set to work only after the access control system has released the lock, or to let people out freely from the inside while entry needs a card. We agree how it should behave and test it with your system at handover.
Do I need permission from a landlord or the council before work in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire?
It depends on the building. Tenants usually need the landlord's written consent before changing an entrance, and some changes to a shopfront or external door need planning permission. The survey notes anything that may need consent. We can supply drawings and product details to support an application, but the owner or tenant makes it.
What does the written quote for touch-free and push-button activation in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire 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.
Can a home in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire get help paying for a door opener?
Scotland does not have Disabled Facilities Grants. Councils help through their Scheme of Assistance, which can include a grant for essential permanent adaptations. Ask your council whether a powered door opener could be included.