Yes - Alton is inside our 30-mile coverage zone from Ash Vale and we work in GU34 every week.

How quickly can you quote a commercial gate in Alton?

Most Alton enquiries get a free site visit within five working days and a written quote within a week of that visit.

How long does a commercial gate take?

Allow 1 to 4 weeks including civils on a typical Alton property. Sloping plots, restricted access or larger formats add to that and we'll flag it on the quote.

What does a commercial gate cost in Alton?

Manual commercial gates start from £1,800 fitted, automated swing pairs run £4,500 to £9,000 and cantilever sliding gates £7,500 to £18,000 depending on span and access control.

Do I need permission from East Hampshire District Council?

For most commercial gate work, no - but anything affecting the public highway (dropped kerbs) or a conservation frontage goes through East Hampshire District Council. We'll tell you on the visit which forms apply.

Procurement ready specification · Hampshire

Commercial Gates & Automation for Alton sites that have to stay open

This page covers commercial gates & automation for commercial occupiers around Alton and Holybourne: yards, depots, substations, schools, car parks and industrial units. The survey establishes the risk, the swept path of your largest vehicle and the position of buried services, then the specification is written down before anyone quotes a rate. Inherited automated gates with no logbook, force testing or Declaration of Conformity on file is the recurring local variable.

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Commercial Gates & Automation installed on a commercial site near Alton, GU34, showing the perimeter detail described on this page

Reading the site before pricing the run

Alton is inside our 30-mile core area, so site visits are arranged within a week and project supervision is daily, not weekly.
We've spent enough time on GU34 streets to know which ground conditions matter for a commercial gate - the sites on a slope where a swing leaf would ground and a sliding gate becomes the only option that gets missed when a national firm quotes from a desk.
Quotes are written, fixed and broken down by stage, with the same crew on site from day one through to clean-down.

Local quick facts

Council: East Hampshire District Council
Transport: A31 to Farnham and Winchester, Alton station on the line to Waterloo via Farnham.
Postcodes: GU34
Typical timeline: 1 to 4 weeks including civils

Scope for a Alton site

Cantilever sliding gates where a ground track would foul drainage or be damaged by HGVs
Tracked sliding gates for wide openings with level, well drained hardstanding
Single and double swing leaves with underground or ram operators
Access control: keypads, fobs, intercoms, ANPR and integration with existing systems
Safety edges, photocells, force testing and a Declaration of Conformity on every automated gate
£5m public liability and £10m employers liability, plus planned maintenance visits

Three practical outcomes for this page

Selected from the service brief and local property context rather than a generic location list.

01
Integrating a new gate controller with the existing site intercom and fob system
02
Bringing an inherited automated gate up to standard with safety edges and force testing
03
Replacing a dropped swing pair on a depot entrance with a properly braced frame

Cover, certificates and guarantee

Workmanship on every Alton project is guaranteed and we return for snag visits within two weeks of completion if anything needs adjusting.

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FAQs - Commercial Gates & Automation in Alton

Do you provide a written specification we can tender against?: Yes. The quote states profile or section, height, post centres, foundation detail, toppings, gate hardware and programme, so a procurement team can compare it against other tenders line by line rather than on a headline figure.
What is the cost of a commercial gate for a site near Holybourne?: Manual commercial gates start from £1,800 fitted, automated swing pairs run £4,500 to £9,000 and cantilever sliding gates £7,500 to £18,000 depending on span and access control. Ground conditions and access on the individual site move that figure, which is why we survey before committing to a rate or a programme date.
What guarantee comes with a commercial install?: A written workmanship guarantee on every commercial installation, alongside the manufacturer cover on materials and any gate automation. It is issued at handover with the site walk round, not promised verbally.
What insurance do you carry for work in Alton?: £5m public liability and £10m employers liability. Certificates go out with task specific RAMS and CSCS records before mobilisation, which is normally what a facilities manager or principal contractor asks for before booking an induction.
Can the commercial gate be installed while our Alton site stays open?: Yes. We phase the run so no section is left open at the end of a day, keep vehicle and pedestrian routes working, and take out of hours slots where daytime work would interrupt trading. That approach is priced into the quote rather than added later.
What local conditions change the specification around GU34?: Most often inherited automated gates with no logbook, force testing or Declaration of Conformity on file. We also record ground type, buried services, gate swept paths and whether the boundary is overlooked by existing camera coverage before fixing the specification.

What to send before we attend

Tell us the operating hours and the vehicles that use the entrance, and the programme is built around them from the start. This applies to commercial gates & automation enquiries from Alton and the surrounding GU34 commercial estates.

Book a survey around your operating hours

Bring the constraints, including live services, term dates and delivery windows, and they get designed into the programme. Mention Alton and commercial gates & automation so the enquiry reaches the commercial survey list.

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