Turnstiles & Speed Gates in Kent
Turnstiles & Speed Gates for Kent businesses and buildings, specified to the fire strategy, the door hardware and the way the site is used.
- Every quote is itemised door by door, so you can see exactly what each opening costs before you commit.
- We work across Kent 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
Turnstiles & Speed Gates explained
Turnstiles and speed gates control pedestrian flow one person at a time, so an authorised entry cannot become three people through one door.
Most Kent enquiries for this arrive after something went wrong — a break-in, a shared code that spread, or a door that was propped open for months. The system is the fix, but the survey is where it is decided properly.
Where it gets used across Kent
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 you actually get
- Accessible wide lane on every gate line for wheelchair users
- Optical speed gates with glass or brushed steel wings
- Tripod turnstiles for controlled industrial entrances
Specifying it well
- Always include at least one accessible wide lane
- Speed gates need a fire mode that drops the wings on alarm
- Consider throughput per lane against your peak-minute arrivals
How the job runs
An engineer attends the site, checks each opening, confirms the cable route and establishes how the fire strategy affects the locking. You get a written quotation itemised per door with the hardware named. Nothing is ordered until you approve it. 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 Kent
We work across Kent regularly, so attendance for both installation and callbacks is realistic rather than aspirational. We work to Maidstone and across the CT, DA, ME, TN postcode areas, covering 10 named towns in Kent plus the surrounding villages and out-of-town estates.
Turnstiles & Speed Gates in Kent towns
Other systems we install in Kent
Turnstiles & Speed Gates in Kent — questions
Do you install turnstiles & speed gates in Kent?
Yes. Kent is part of our regular England 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 Kent?
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.
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.
Can lost fobs be cancelled?
Yes, instantly. You delete the credential in the software and it stops working the next time it is presented. There are no locks to change and no cost, which is the main practical reason buildings move from keys to access control.
Get a fixed price for your doors in Kent
Free survey, itemised quotation, and a system that still works on the day the fire alarm goes off.