Can a manual shop shutter be converted to electric? Usually, provided the curtain and barrel are in good condition. A motor sized to the curtain weight is fitted with controls, an isolator and a manual override, so staff are not lifting a heavy shutter every day.
What are the signs you need manual to electric conversion?
- Staff struggle to lift a heavy manual shutter
- Winding handle gearbox is worn
- You want remote or key-switch control
- Springs keep failing on a large shutter
What does the engineer do?
- Check the curtain and barrel are sound enough to motorise
- Fit a tubular or external motor sized to the curtain
- Add controls, isolator and manual override
- Set limits and show staff how to use it
Prices vary with shutter width, the make and model, whether parts are in stock and whether you need an out-of-hours visit. You receive the exact figure in writing once the fault has been diagnosed, and nothing is fitted until you agree it.
Common questions
Can a manual shop shutter be converted to electric?
Usually, provided the curtain and barrel are in good condition. A motor sized to the curtain weight is fitted with controls, an isolator and a manual override, so staff are not lifting a heavy shutter every day.
How much does manual to electric conversion cost?
A typical guide price is £650 to £1,400 excluding VAT. Shutter width, make, parts availability and out-of-hours attendance move the figure up or down, and the final price is confirmed in writing before work starts.
How quickly can an engineer attend?
Planned repairs are usually booked within a few working days. Shutters stuck open or shut are treated as emergencies and given the next available slot in your area.
Who carries out the repair?
An engineer who specialises in roller shutters. The written quote names the company carrying out and invoicing the work before you agree to go ahead.
Where do you offer manual to electric conversion?
- West Midlands
- Staffordshire
- Warwickshire
- Worcestershire
- Shropshire
- Herefordshire
- Derbyshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Northamptonshire
- Rutland
- Greater London
- Kent
- Surrey
- East Sussex
- West Sussex
- Hampshire
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Isle of Wight
- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Bedfordshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Norfolk
- Suffolk
- Bristol
- Somerset
- Gloucestershire
- Wiltshire
- Dorset
- Devon
- Cornwall
- Greater Manchester
- Merseyside
- Lancashire
- Cheshire
- Cumbria
- West Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire
- North Yorkshire
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Tyne and Wear
- County Durham
- Northumberland
- South Wales
- North Wales
- West Wales
- Glasgow and Clyde
- Edinburgh and Lothians
- Tayside and Fife
- Aberdeen and North East Scotland
- Central Scotland
- Belfast and Antrim
- Down and Armagh
- Londonderry and Tyrone