Industrial Door Installation
Pick the door, set the opening, see it to scale with a guide price.
Roller shutters, sectional overhead doors, high-speed doors, fire shutters and dock levellers for warehouses, factories and distribution sites in England, Scotland and Wales. Then have a specialist who covers your area survey the openings and price them properly.
We introduce you to an independent installer and name them to you before passing anything on.
Guide price, one door supplied and fitted, before VAT
£3,400 to £6,400
Electric operation, standard controls and removal of nothing. Size, access and spec move it.
The door schedule
Five door types cover nearly every industrial opening. Each has a reference, D1 to D5, used across this site. Prices are for one door supplied and fitted, before VAT, at the size shown.
| Ref | Door | Headroom | Use | Heat | Security | Guide price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Roller shutterSteel lath curtain coiling into a box over the opening | About 0.5 to 0.7 m for the box | Up to dozens of cycles a day | Fair with insulated laths | High; tested ratings available | £2,900 to £5,400insulated, 3 x 3.5 m |
| D2 | Sectional overheadInsulated panels running up and back on tracks | About 0.4 to 0.5 m plus clear roof behind | Busy docks; springs rated in cycles | Best of the common doors | Good | £2,400 to £4,100insulated, 3 x 3.5 m |
| D3 | High-speedFabric or slatted curtain at 1 to 2.5 m a second | Compact drum or spiral head | Hundreds of cycles a day | Saves heat by being open for seconds | Low on fabric doors | £7,600 to £15,300internal fabric, 3 x 3.5 m |
| D4 | Fire shutterTested shutter that closes on the fire alarm | Deeper box for the release gear | Normally open; closes in a fire | Not its job | Rated for fire, not intruders | £3,000 to £5,60060 minute, 3 x 3 m |
| D5 | Dock levellerPlatform bridging floor and trailer bed, with shelter | Pit in the floor at the door | Every load in and out | Shelters and seals cut draughts | Works with the dock door | £8,300 to £16,000hydraulic, with shelter, per bay |
Price your own openings Ranges from published UK installer and manufacturer guides, November 2026. A guide, not a quote.
Servicing: how often each door needs a visit
Installation is the start. Powered doors and levellers are work equipment and must be kept safe and in working order, so most sites put every door on a planned maintenance contract. Typical service visits run £80 to £180 per shutter; fire shutters with a drop test £300 to £600 a year.
- D1Roller shutters
Springs, motor brake and bottom-rail safety edge
Every 6 to 12 months
- D2Sectional doors
Spring cycles, cables, rollers and spring-break devices
Every 6 months on busy docks
- D3High-speed doors
Very high cycle counts; light curtains and triggers
Every 6 months or more often
- D4Fire shutters
Fire Safety Order duty to maintain; record in the fire log
At least yearly, with a drop test
- D5Dock levellers
Hydraulics, lip hinge, toe guards and interlocks
Every 6 months
The rules a door has to meet
BS EN 13241: the product standard
Industrial, commercial and garage doors are placed on the market against BS EN 13241, with a declaration of performance covering properties such as wind resistance, thermal transmittance and safe opening. Ask for it with every new door, and keep it.
Powered door safety
Regulation 18 of the Workplace Regulations 1992 requires powered doors to have features that prevent people being trapped and to be stoppable in an emergency. BS EN 12453 sets out how: safety edges, photocells and force limits, tested on commissioning.
Energy rules for new doors
In England, Approved Document L (2021) sets a limiting U-value of 1.3 W/m²K for vehicle access and similar large doors on non-domestic buildings. On new buildings and extensions that usually means an insulated sectional door or a well insulated shutter.
Fire shutters are fire safety equipment
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 the responsible person must keep fire shutters maintained in efficient working order. A shutter that is never drop tested is a gap in the fire strategy.
General information for England unless stated, not legal advice. Scotland and Wales have their own building standards; the workplace and fire safety duties are similar.
How the job gets done
The same four stages whether it is one shutter or a full set of dock doors.
Site survey
Openings measured, headroom and steelwork checked, power supply and traffic noted, and the existing doors assessed.
Written specification
Door type, curtain or panels, operator, safety devices, finish and any loading bay kit, with a fixed price before VAT.
Install around the site
Doors are made to measure, then fitted bay by bay so the site keeps working. One door is often a day.
Commission and hand over
Force test recorded, safety devices proved, declaration of performance and instructions handed over, first service booked.
The specialist you choose carries out the survey and the work. How our service works.
Buildings and sites covered
- Warehouses and distribution centres
- Factories and production sites
- Cold stores and food sites
- Vehicle depots and workshops
- Trade counters and retail units
- Schools, hospitals and public buildings
- Farms and agricultural buildings
- Ports, airports and logistics parks
Areas with the most enquiries: London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, and every other part of Great Britain.
Industrial door questions
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Describe the doors
Three short steps. The site postcode, the type of door and the rough opening size are enough to start. A specialist confirms the detail on a site survey.
Your request stays with us until you approve the independent industrial door specialist we put forward for your site.
Received. Here is what happens next.
- We look for an independent industrial door specialist who covers your area and fits doors like yours, then email or phone you with their name.
- Nothing goes to them until you say yes.
- If you agree, they measure up on site and send a written price. No newsletters and no sales calls from us.