Industrial doors and Automated Gates

Industrial doors and automated gates are widely used in the industrial and commercial sectors for safeguarding buildings such as factories, manufacturing facilities and warehouses. Due to the wide-ranging nature of these buildings, industrial doors are manufactured in a variety of shapes, sizes and construction, including sectional, roller and high speed.

If you’re in the market for either industrial doors or automated gates, it’s useful to first think about the characteristics which are most important. Durability, insulation, method or speed of opening, ventilation or security? Or all of the above?

At PGE, we have built a strong reputation with a wide range of customers supplying and installing doors and gates on commercial premises across the UK. If you’re considering a new purchase, we’d love to hear from you.

We are members of DHF which is the trade association for companies associated with industrial doors, shutters, automated gates, locks and building hardware. This demonstrates our commitment to the highest levels of technical expertise and professionalism.

Industrial doors by type

There are four main types of industrial door. At PGE, we can supply and fit any of these doors:

Roller shutter doors

Speed of retraction is always a consideration as is expected usage – is this a door which will be opened and closed multiple times per day? You can choose between a manual or automatic operation and for high-use doors, we recommend a sturdy electrical motor which won’t overheat though regular operation.

On occasion, we’re asked to install fire-resistant roller shutter doors. These doors are ideal in situations where fire spreading needs to be tightly controlled, as outlined in current building regulations.

During normal circumstances these doors operate in the same way as regular roller shutters. During a fire, they resist the spread of fire and can also help to slow down the spread of smoke. Upon installation, we work with a fire protection company who integrates them into the fire alarm system.

Sectional Overhead Doors

There are many designs available creating glazed, thermal and ventilated options. Security measures can be built in, depending on your requirements, and we can even take aesthetics into account if a good-looking door is important!

Choose from a manual operation, via a simple pulley or geared hoist, or automatic operation via a range of electric motors and access control systems.

Most importantly, we only install doors with watertight seals on each side which guarantees a door which looks great and performs even better.

Sliding Folding Doors

Choose from the usual range of options including thermal insulation and weather resistance. The sliding folding door is low maintenance, easy to operate and comes in a manual or electric version.

Rapid Action Doors

Rapid action doors are, on average, four times faster than their equivalents. Additional benefits include minimised heat loss, reduced energy costs and for busy distribution or logistics centres, increased productivity.

All the doors we install have robust and powerful motors which are designed for rapid action opening and closing. And you can choose from a wide range of colours, sizes and designs.

Automated Gates

At PGE we have years of experience in installing, repairing, upgrading, servicing and testing automated gates from a range of manufacturers. Choose an access control system to suit you, including keypads, cards, key fobs and voice control.

All our systems are manufactured to the highest standards with quality parts and you can enjoy the protection they offer for many years to come.

Maintenance and Repair

Maintenance

We always recommend a preventative maintenance programme to our customers. It’s a core feature of our aftersales service and it’s guaranteed to benefit your business.

With planned maintenance throughout the year, our technicians are always on hand to perform regular service checks to keep your doors and gates performing at their best and looking fantastic.

Repairs

We know that having any access point, such as doors and gates – both of which act as secure barriers – out of action, is less than ideal. So, our priority will be to get your door back in operation as quickly as possible.

CE Marking

All doors supplied and installed by us have the required CE marking. What’s more, our membership of the DHF also requires full compliance in this regard.

When you choose a CE marked product from us, as a DHF member, you can be sure that the product has been rigorously checked to ensure it complies with health and safety regulations, and environmental regulations. This removes the onus from you to verify compliance or carry out a specific product risk assessment (although you must make separate checks for compliance with current building regulations).