Gate Access Control installation across the UK
Intercoms, readers and safety edges for automated swing, sliding and bi-folding gates.
- Free survey before any price
- Fixed written quotation
- Fire-compliant locking and release
- All major makes supported
What gate access control is
Gate access control manages who can drive or walk in through an automated gate — by intercom, fob, keypad, remote or number plate.
Who it suits
Yards, depots, gated developments, farms, private drives and secure compounds.
What a proper installation includes
- Intercom or video panel on a gate post with weatherproof housing
- Long-range readers and vehicle remote handsets
- Safety edges, photocells and force testing to the machinery requirements
- Free-exit loops or exit readers
- Underground ducting and armoured cabling where needed
How to choose well
- Powered gates are machinery — insist on a documented safety risk assessment
- Long driveways need the cable route planning before the gate is chosen
- A keypad on a gate post takes a beating; specify a metal vandal-resistant unit
- Plan the visitor path: couriers should not need to ring the house
How we work
We survey first. An engineer looks at the door leaf, the frame, the closer, the cable route and the fire strategy, because those four things decide the hardware far more than any brochure does. You then get a written quotation itemised per door, with the actual hardware named, so you can compare it properly against anyone else's.
On install day the work is done around your occupancy, not against it. Everything is commissioned, the fire interface is tested with the alarm, your users are loaded, and you get the documentation — user list, as-fitted details and the commissioning record — at handover rather than three emails later.
Repairs and aftercare
We service what we install and we service what other people installed. If you already have gate access control that is failing, tell us the make and model from the panel and we can usually narrow the fault before an engineer leaves the yard.
Where we install gate access control
Questions about gate access control
Are automated gates covered by safety regulations?
Yes. A powered gate is machinery and must be risk-assessed, force-tested and fitted with appropriate safety devices. Any competent installer will produce that documentation as standard.
Can I open the gate from my phone?
Yes. App-based control and video calling to a mobile are standard on modern gate intercoms, provided there is a usable signal or network at the gate.
How much does access control installation cost in the UK?
A single controlled door with a reader, lock and controller typically costs between £750 and £1,500 installed. Multi-door systems usually work out between £600 and £1,100 per door, because the controller and software cost is shared across the doors. Door hardware, cable runs and any fire alarm interfacing move the figure most, which is why we survey before quoting rather than pricing blind.
How long does an access control system take to install?
A single door is normally half a day to a day. A typical 8 to 12 door commercial system takes two to four days on site, followed by a commissioning visit to load users, set access levels and hand over. Larger sites are phased so the building stays secure throughout.
Do you work on systems installed by someone else?
Yes. We repair, service and extend all common makes of access control, door entry and intercom, whoever installed them. If a system is genuinely beyond economic repair we will say so and show you the numbers for both options.
Does the door have to unlock when the fire alarm sounds?
On a designated escape route, yes. The locking must fail safe and release on alarm, free mechanical egress must be maintained, and every maglocked escape door needs a green emergency break-glass release. This is a life-safety requirement and we test it with the fire alarm at commissioning.
Get a fixed price for your doors
Free survey, itemised quotation, and a system that still works on the day the fire alarm goes off.