Turnstiles & Speed Gates in Edinburgh
We install and maintain turnstiles & speed gates throughout Edinburgh, from a single controlled door to a multi-site system on one credential.
- Every quote is itemised door by door, so you can see exactly what each opening costs before you commit.
- We work across Edinburgh regularly, so attendance for both installation and callbacks is realistic rather than aspirational.
- Fire-compliant locking and release on escape routes
- All makes installed, repaired and maintained
What Turnstiles & Speed Gates is
Turnstiles and speed gates control pedestrian flow one person at a time, so an authorised entry cannot become three people through one door.
What decides this job in Edinburgh is rarely the brand on the reader. It is the door leaf, the frame, the closer and the fire strategy — which is exactly why we survey before putting a number on anything.
Who asks for it in Edinburgh
Corporate receptions, stadiums, gyms, data centres, factories and any site where tailgating is a real risk.
- Retrofit and repair — fault-finding on all common makes, with honest repair-versus-replace numbers.
- Schools and nurseries — controlled single points of entry, visitor management and safeguarding-aware layouts.
- Healthcare and care homes — step-free automated entry, staff-only zones and fail-safe escape routes.
- Warehouses and depots — vehicle gate control, personnel doors and turnstiles on the pedestrian route.
What a proper install includes
- Full-height turnstiles for unmanned perimeters
- Tailgating and wrong-direction detection
- Accessible wide lane on every gate line for wheelchair users
- Optical speed gates with glass or brushed steel wings
Getting the specification right
- Speed gates need a fire mode that drops the wings on alarm
- Consider throughput per lane against your peak-minute arrivals
- Floor loading and cable routing under the plinth need early design input
Survey, quote, install
We look at the doors before we price them. That means measuring cable runs properly, checking whether the frame will take a maglock, and confirming with your fire documentation which openings must fail safe. The quotation that follows is fixed. Every quote is itemised door by door, so you can see exactly what each opening costs before you commit.
Commissioning is part of the job, not an extra visit. You finish with a working system, a tested fire interface, and a named person on your team who knows how to administer it.
Coverage in Edinburgh
We work across Edinburgh regularly, so attendance for both installation and callbacks is realistic rather than aspirational. We work to Edinburgh and across the EH postcode area, covering 1 named town in Edinburgh plus the surrounding villages and out-of-town estates.
Turnstiles & Speed Gates in Edinburgh towns
Other systems we install in Edinburgh
Turnstiles & Speed Gates in Edinburgh — questions
Do you install turnstiles & speed gates in Edinburgh?
Yes. Edinburgh is part of our regular Scotland coverage and turnstiles & speed gates is one of our core services. Give us the postcode and the number of doors when you enquire and we will confirm a survey slot.
What does turnstiles & speed gates cost in Edinburgh?
Pricing is driven by door count and hardware rather than county. As a guide, a single controlled door lands between £750 and £1,500 installed, with multi-door sites working out at £600 to £1,100 per door. The survey is free and the written quote is fixed.
Do speed gates stop tailgating completely?
They reduce it dramatically. Sensor-based detection flags a second body in the lane and alarms or closes. Combined with reception awareness, tailgating becomes the exception rather than the norm.
What happens to a turnstile in a fire alarm?
It must fail to a free-egress state — wings drop or arms free-spin — so the lane becomes an open escape route. This is interfaced and tested at commissioning.
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.
Get a fixed price for your doors in Edinburgh
Free survey, itemised quotation, and a system that still works on the day the fire alarm goes off.