Automatic Door Installation& Maintenance Across Glasgow,Engineered to BS 7036 / EN 16005.
ADSA-accredited installation, planned maintenance and rapid emergency repair of sliding, swing and revolving automatic doors — delivered by directly-employed engineers, with full safety compliance documentation handed over on completion.
What we do, who it's for, and why it matters.
What it is
Automatic doors are powered entrance systems that open and close on detection — typically sliding, swing, telescopic or revolving — used wherever foot traffic, accessibility or hygiene demand a hands-free entrance. We design, install, certify and maintain the full range of automatic door systems for commercial, retail, healthcare, public-sector and industrial premises across Glasgow and the Central Belt.
Who it's for
Our typical clients are facilities managers, retail estate teams, main contractors, healthcare estates departments, hoteliers and public-sector buildings managers — anyone responsible for an entrance that must remain compliant, secure and operational during trading hours.
When you need it
You need a specialist when you are fitting out a new commercial entrance, replacing an end-of-life door operator, upgrading for accessibility (Equality Act 2010), responding to a failed safety sensor, or inheriting a building with no service history. Any door used by the public must be compliant — and only an accredited installer can certify that.
Why a specialist matters
Automatic doors are the single highest-traffic moving asset in most buildings. A poorly specified or maintained system creates safety, insurance and trading risk: trapped users, failed fire compartmentation, void warranties, or worse. ADSA-accredited engineers specify the right operator for the door weight and traffic profile, install to manufacturer tolerance, and certify to BS 7036 and BS EN 16005.
What happens when the problem is left.
An automatic door that 'mostly works' is not safe — it is a latent failure. The cost of ignoring small symptoms is rarely the door itself; it is the trading day lost, the insurance claim, or the compliance failure on a fire inspection.
Safety incidents and injury claims
Worn safety sensors, drifting timing or contaminated tracks lead to trap injuries. An incident on a non-compliant door becomes the operator's liability, not the manufacturer's.
Lost trading hours
A door propped open in winter destroys HVAC efficiency; a door that won't close at all means a member of staff guarding the entrance instead of trading.
Insurance and compliance exposure
Public-facing doors without current BS 7036 / EN 16005 inspection records can invalidate public liability cover and fail building compliance audits.
Cascading mechanical damage
Ignored noises, sticking, or shudder almost always escalate — bearings, belts and operator boards fail in sequence, turning a £180 service into a £1,800 replacement.
Common mistakes we're called in to correct
- Booking a general handyman or shopfitter for safety-critical door works.
- Skipping the legally-recommended six-monthly safety inspection on public-use doors.
- Replacing 'like-for-like' on an operator that was originally under-specified for the door weight.
- Accepting a quote without on-site survey — automatic doors are never a catalogue purchase.
- Allowing untrained staff to clear sensor faults by overriding safety modes.
A disciplined five-step delivery — survey to certification.
On-Site Survey
We attend, measure the opening, weigh the leaf, profile your traffic and assess existing wiring, fire strategy and accessibility requirements.
Engineered Specification
We specify the operator, sensors, breakout, manual override and back-up battery to suit your door weight, cycle count and compliance obligations — never a default catalogue option.
Installation
Our directly-employed engineers install to manufacturer tolerance, typically out-of-hours so your premises continue trading without interruption.
Commissioning & Certification
We commission the safety system to BS 7036 / EN 16005, conduct activation, presence and force testing, and issue full handover certification.
Aftercare & Servicing
You receive a planned six-monthly service schedule, priority response cover and a single point of contact for the life of the door.
What you get — concrete, not generic.
Speed of response
Same-day Central Belt attendance for contract clients — your entrance does not wait days for diagnosis.
Verified safety
Every install commissioned and certified to BS 7036 / EN 16005, with documentation suitable for insurer audits.
Asset longevity
Correctly specified operators routinely deliver 1.5 million+ cycles — proper specification is the single largest determinant of lifespan.
Lower total cost
Planned maintenance contracts typically cost 30–50% less over five years than reactive call-outs and premature replacement.
Compliance off your desk
We hold and manage the inspection records — your facilities team is not chasing paperwork before audits.
One accountable specialist
Single accredited contractor for survey, install, certification and service — no finger-pointing between trades.
Real installs across the Central Belt.
Selected automatic doors projects delivered by Complete Door Solutions — surveyed, installed and certified by our own engineers.
The detail that separates a 15-year asset from a 3-year liability.
Automatic doors look superficially similar but vary enormously in mechanism, duty rating and compliance burden. Specifying correctly the first time is the difference between a 15-year asset and a 3-year liability.
Materials we work with
- Aluminium framed leaves (anodised or polyester powder-coated finishes)
- Toughened or laminated safety glazing (BS EN 12150 / BS EN ISO 12543)
- Stainless steel header housings and threshold tracks for high-cycle environments
- Intumescent seals and fire-rated glazing for FD-rated automatic openings
- Brushless DC operators with regenerative braking for high-cycle sites
Methods & systems
- Direct-drive belt operators for sliding doors up to 200kg leaf weight
- Hydraulic and electromechanical swing operators with adjustable closing force
- Telescopic operators for narrow openings requiring full-width clearance
- Revolving door drives with independent breakout and emergency egress modes
- Low-energy operators (EN 16005 LE) for assisted-use doors in care and education settings
Variations of this service
Sliding automatic doors
The most common commercial type — single or bi-parting, ideal for high-traffic retail, hotel and healthcare entrances. Available with manual breakout for emergency egress.
Swing automatic doors
Used where existing manual doors are being upgraded for accessibility, or where opening width is constrained. Supplied with low-energy or full-power operators.
Telescopic sliding doors
Two leaves stack on each side to maximise clear opening in restricted reveal widths — common in lift lobbies and narrow shopfronts.
Revolving doors
High-end retail, hotel and commercial office use — provide thermal sealing and crowd-control while maintaining continuous flow.
Industrial high-speed doors
Roll-up fabric doors operating at 1.5–2.5 m/s — used in warehousing, food production and clean environments where cycle frequency is extreme.
Where this applies
- Retail unit fit-outs and shopfront refurbishments across Glasgow and Edinburgh
- Hospital and care home entrances requiring infection-control and accessibility compliance
- Hotel and hospitality entrances requiring overnight installation to protect trading
- Office reception upgrades integrating with access control and turnstiles
- School, college and public-sector entrances under Equality Act obligations
- Industrial and distribution entrances with heavy goods traffic and security requirements
Across the Central Belt — Glasgow, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Stirling, Hamilton, Motherwell, Cumbernauld and Livingston — Complete Door Solutions is the single accountable specialist for the full automatic door lifecycle: survey, specification, installation, certification, service and emergency response.
Straight answers
for serious buyers.
Don't see your question? Call us — we'd rather have a 5-minute conversation than send a brochure.
01698 598193A typical bi-parting sliding automatic door installation in Glasgow ranges from £4,500 to £9,500 depending on opening size, glazing specification, breakout requirement and integration with access control. We always survey on-site before quoting — automatic doors are never a catalogue price.
Get a precise, fixed-scope quote
from an ADSA-accredited specialist.
Tell us about your automatic doors requirement. We'll attend on-site, measure, advise and quote properly — no catalogue prices, no guesswork.
ADSA Accredited · 25+ Years' Experience · Central Belt Coverage