Automatic Door Installation
Supply and fit fully automated garage doors with radio control from your car. Hormann Promatic from £360.
View pricesEstablished 1980 · Family Run · Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
Garage Door Automation in Hertfordshire & North London
Electric and automatic garage doors supplied, fitted, serviced and repaired, whether up & over, sectional or roller shutter. Official agents for Hormann, Garador & Cedar Doors. Serving Hertfordshire, Essex, Middlesex & North London.
No charge within 20 miles of Potters Bar · Automation from £360 · DIY discounts available
About Us
A Family Business You Can Trust
Garage Door Automation (Potters Bar) Ltd has been supplying, fitting, servicing and repairing garage doors across Hertfordshire and North London since 1980.
From automating an existing door to supplying and fitting a new up & over, sectional or roller shutter door, and keeping it running for years afterwards. Run by Barry Jones, who still answers most of the calls himself. Official agents for Hormann, Garador and Cedar Doors, and for Wessex and Seip.
1980
Established, still family run
22,000+
Happy customers since 1980
5
Approved manufacturers
What We Do
Everything Your Garage Door Needs
Automation, supply, fitting, servicing and repair of every garage door type across Hertfordshire and North London. Any make, whoever fitted it.
Repairs & Servicing
Any make, any age, whoever fitted it. Most faults are sorted on the phone; a visit only when it is needed. Annual servicing advised.
Repairs & servicingUp & Over Door Fitting
Retractable, canopy and hinged styles. Steel, glass fibre and timber. Manual or automatic.
Door typesSectional & Roller Shutters
Space-saving sectional doors with vertical tracks and automated roller shutters from £1,350 fully fitted.
Fitting pricesDIY Supply-Only
Prefer to fit yourself? We offer improved discounts on doors and automation equipment for supply-only orders.
Get a quoteOld Door Removal & New Frames
Old door taken away and disposed of, from £30. New steel or timber frames supplied and fitted, from £120.
Removal & frame pricesWhat Customers Say
Rated 5.0 On Google
A few of the reviews left for us on Google by people we have fitted, serviced and repaired doors for.
★★★★★
I bought my garage door from this company a few years ago and whenever I have any issues they are very helpful and deal with quickly and efficiently. One of the fobs wasn't working and someone came and replaced it and serviced the door for me. Very helpful and efficient. I 100% recommend them.
★★★★★
My garage door was faulty and my neighbour gave me their no. They sorted out the problem the next morning and they were excellent, efficient, reliable and extremely helpful.
★★★★★
I used these guys a couple of years ago - they were brilliant. Top job, the door looks fantastic and works as well today as the day it was first installed. I've recommended them to friends since.
Door Types
Which Door Suits Your Garage?
We install and automate every door style. Click any type to learn the headroom requirements and automation options.
Horizontal Retractable
Ideal for full automation. Tracks along the ceiling. Suits any standard garage size.
Min. 2" headroom
Sectional Door
Modern, quiet and fully automatable. Rises vertically, saving driveway space.
Min. 2" headroom
Canopy Type
With vertical tracks and torsion springs. Can be automated with a pantograph arm kit.
Min. 2" headroom
Wooden Hinged
Traditional look, modern convenience. Requires supplementary hinge kit for automation.
Hinge kit required
Canopy Pivot Action
No tracks in original form. Can be converted to horizontal tracks for automation.
Conversion needed
Sectional (Any Size)
Available in steel, glass fibre or timber. Fully automatable with Hormann or Garador drives.
Min. 2" headroomHow It Works
See How Automation Works
Our automation systems use enclosed tooth-belt drives and 24v DC motors for quiet, reliable operation.
Our Manufacturers
Official Agents for Leading Brands
Most of what we install now is Hormann, Garador and Cedar Doors. Wessex and Seip remain available, and we are approved agents for all five.
Hormann
Germany's leading garage door manufacturer. Promatic and Supramatic automation systems. Exceptional quality and reliability.
About Hormann
Garador
One of the UK's most trusted garage door brands. The Garador Auto M2 is a premium automation system with extra power and speed.
About Garador
Cedar Doors
Solid timber doors made to your opening size. The choice for period property and anywhere a steel door would look wrong.
About Cedar DoorsAreas We Cover
Serving Hertfordshire & Beyond
Based in Potters Bar, we cover all of Hertfordshire, North London, Essex and Middlesex, with no travel charge within 20 miles. The towns with their own page are linked.
Potters BarHadley WoodElstree
RadlettNorthwoodHarpenden
ChorleywoodStanmoreBushey
Brookmans ParkCuffleyRickmansworth
St AlbansMill HillTotteridge
BerkhamstedHertfordHitchin
Harrow WealdWelwyn Garden CityWare
BroxbourneLetchworthWatford
EdgwareBarnetBorehamwood
HoddesdonEnfieldCheshunt
Hemel HempsteadStevenageHarlow
HatfieldHendonFinchley
No travel surcharge within 20 miles of Potters Bar. £30 to £100 for up to 40 miles or certain central London zones.
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