Coverage across Greater London
Multi-site organisations in Greater London, such as councils, housing providers, schools and health providers, can arrange touch-free and push-button activation for every building through one contact. Each site gets its own written price and its own record. Smaller customers, from corner shops to private homes, follow exactly the same process. The towns we list here, 77 in all, appear below.
Towns listed in Greater London: Croydon, Hackney, Harrow, Kensington, Camden Town, Canary Wharf, Islington, Bromley, Westminster, Barnet, Orpington, Finchley, Wembley, Willesden, Tottenham, Wandsworth, Enfield, Ilford, Hayes, Wimbledon, Ealing, Barking, Walthamstow, Battersea, Whitechapel, Fulham, Woolwich, Sutton, Edmonton, Hammersmith, Edgware, Kingston upon Thames, Streatham, Romford, Chelsea, Kilburn, Putney, Twickenham, Hounslow, Eltham, Hornchurch, Peckham, Acton, Southall, Ruislip, Beckenham, Surbiton, Richmond, Chiswick, Canning Town, Brixton, Sidcup, Tooting, Chingford, Clapham, East Ham, Bexleyheath, Mitcham, Holloway, Thamesmead, Catford, Greenford, Uxbridge, Leytonstone, Greenwich, Shepherd's Bush, Stratford, Purley, Lewisham, Erith, Carshalton, Feltham, Wood Green, Dagenham, Morden, Welling, the City of London.
What to think about for touch-free and push-button activation in Greater London
- Homes in Greater London often need controls for more than one person. Carers, family and the person using the door may each need their own fob or button.
- Shops on high streets in Greater London may want the door to open for customers but not for people walking past outside. Narrowing the sensor field or adding a switch helps.
- Washrooms and accessible toilets in Greater London need the inside switch paired with a lock button and an emergency release, so the room can be used privately and safely.
- If the door is linked to access control, decide whether the switch should work all the time or only when the access control has released the door. That changes how it is wired.
- Think about who should open the door out of hours. A key switch or timer can change the mode at night without affecting how the door works by day.
Touch-free and push-button activation in Greater London: 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 England
Under the Equality Act 2010, service providers and employers 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.
Building regulations guidance in England (Approved Document M, Volume 2) says a powered opening system should be used where a self-closing entrance door would need more than 30 N at the leading edge to open, or more than 22.5 N between 30° and 60°, and expects external doors used by the public in new buildings to give at least 1000 mm of effective clear width.
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
- Describe what you need. Whether the job is touch-free and push-button activation 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 Greater London.
- 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.
Send us photos of the door and the switch you have now, and we will plan better activation for your building in Greater London.
Touch-free and push-button activation in Greater London: questions
Can wave switches in Greater London 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.
What will touch-free and push-button activation in Greater London cost?
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 Greater London 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 Greater London?
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.
Our door in Greater London keeps opening for passers-by. Can you fix it?
Usually, by adjusting or narrowing the sensor field, or by changing to a switch on that side. If the sensor is old or faulty, it may need replacing. A visit to adjust or replace a sensor is priced in writing before anyone attends, as that is care work.
What does the written quote for touch-free and push-button activation in Greater London 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 installation in Greater London 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.
Can a home in Greater London get help paying for a door opener?
Possibly. In England a Disabled Facilities Grant of up to £30,000 can fund adaptations that make it easier to get in and out of a home. It is means-tested and must be approved by the council before work starts, so ask your council and occupational therapist.