How much should I budget for bi-folding security gates in Staffordshire?
As a guide, bi-folding security gates in Staffordshire cost £954 to £2,634 including VAT (£795 to £2,195 plus VAT) per opening, supplied and fitted. The exact figure depends on size, type, finish and locking, and is confirmed in writing after the free survey.
A bi-folding security gate is made of hinged leaves of vertical bars that fold against each other as they slide along a top track. It covers wide openings like a retractable grille but folds into fewer, flatter panels with no scissor lattice.
What goes into a bi-fold gate
- Neat folded stack for receptions and showrooms
- Lock box on the leading leaf plus shoot bolts
- Suits openings from a single door width to several metres
- Mesh or solid infill panels on request
- Rigid hinged leaves of vertical bars
- Fold to one or both sides
Covering Staffordshire
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Staffordshire, including Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Staffordshire mixes the Potteries' Victorian terraces and former works buildings with market towns such as Stafford, Lichfield and Burton.
Where bi-folding security gates are most often used:
- Restaurant and bar frontages
- Garden room and orangery openings
- Wide internal openings
- Loading doors and goods-in
Towns in Staffordshire
- BurntwoodWS7
- Burton upon TrentDE14
- CannockWS11
- KidsgroveST7
- LichfieldWS13
- LongtonST3
- Newcastle-under-LymeST5
- RugeleyWS15
- StaffordST16
- Stoke-on-TrentST4
- TamworthB79
What to think about first
Folded stack size
Leaves stack flatter than a lattice but each leaf has a fixed width, so the stack is planned with the room layout.
Floor guide
A bottom guide keeps the leaves aligned. Recessed guides keep the floor flush.
Consents and safety: England
Grilles inside the glass
A grille fitted inside the glass does not normally need planning permission, because it does not materially change how the building looks from outside. If the building is listed, listed building consent may still be needed.
Grilles across exits in business premises
In workplaces and other non-domestic premises, including the common parts of blocks of flats and HMOs, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 makes the responsible person keep escape routes and emergency exits available and easy to open while people are present. A grille across an exit should be unlocked and parked open whenever the building is occupied, and covered in the fire risk assessment.
How it works
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price
- Fit, test and explain
Bi-folding security gates in Staffordshire: questions
Which towns in Staffordshire do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Staffordshire, including Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Burton upon Trent, Cannock and Tamworth, and in other towns across the area.
Can bi-fold gates be powder-coated to match our frames?
Yes, in most RAL colours.
What is the difference between a bi-fold gate and a retractable grille?
A retractable grille uses a scissor lattice that concertinas; a bi-fold gate uses rigid hinged leaves that fold flat. Bi-folds look more architectural; retractables fold into a narrower stack.
Can a bi-fold gate go outside?
Yes, with galvanised steel and an external-grade track, though most are fitted inside.
Other grilles in Staffordshire
- Shopfront security grilles
- Internal security grilles
- Vacant property grilles and screens
- Escape window grilles (quick release)
- Window security grilles
- Removable security grilles
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.
