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Commercial Gates & Automation in Old Windsor for yards, depots and industrial units

Facilities managers in Old Windsor rarely start with a fence type. They start with an insurance threshold, a programme date and a site that cannot close. We carry £5m public liability and £10m employers liability, issue RAMS before mobilisation, and phase the run so the perimeter is secure at the end of every working day. Locally, the detail we check first is inherited automated gates with no logbook, force testing or Declaration of Conformity on file.

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Commercial Gates & Automation installed on a commercial site near Old Windsor, SL4, showing the perimeter detail described on this page

Reading the site before pricing the run

  • Old Windsor 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 SL4 streets to know which ground conditions matter for a commercial gate - the compounds needing fail secure behaviour overnight but a documented manual release for evacuation 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
Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead
Transport
A308, M25 J13 within 3 miles, Datchet station within 2 miles.
Postcodes
SL4
Typical timeline
1 to 4 weeks including civils

Scope for a Old Windsor 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.

  1. 01

    Widening a clear opening so articulated deliveries stop clipping the gate posts

  2. 02

    Specifying fail secure overnight with a documented manual release for evacuation

  3. 03

    Integrating a new gate controller with the existing site intercom and fob system

Cover, certificates and guarantee

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

FAQs - Commercial Gates & Automation in Old Windsor

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 Datchet?
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 Old Windsor?
£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 Old Windsor 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 SL4?
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 Old Windsor and the surrounding SL4 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 Old Windsor and commercial gates & automation so the enquiry reaches the commercial survey list.

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