Welcome to Electric Gates UK

We provide our customers with high quality bespoke wrought iron gates, wooden gates and railings.

We offer a service which enables our customers to have the complete experience including gates,automation, intercom systems, post boxes and all the requirements needed for a full installation.

As well as gates, we also supply and install barriers and bollards to both residential and commercial customers.

Our gates are tailor- made to your requirements offering a full bespoke service.

All of our wrought iron gates are finished with both galvanise and powder coating with a wide variety of colour options available.

Wooden gates are available in 45 mm softwood, 63mm softwood or 63mm hardwood. Both 63mm softwood and 63mm hardwood are suitable for automation.

We supply and install the following services:

  • Gates- hardwood, softwood and wrought iron
  • Gate automation- above ground, below ground and sliding
  • Wrought iron railings & wooden fence panels
  • Palisade gates and railings
  • Barriers- automated and manual
  • Bollards- fixed, semi- automatic and fully automatic
  • Intercom systems- Videx, wireless, GSM, video and audio
  • Door & Garage Door automation
  • Manufacturers- BEWATOR, BPT, BFT, CAME, FAAC, NICE, VIDEX

We provide installations for both domestic and commercial customers and thrive on giving a personal and organised service by offering a working relationship from start to finish.

Please call our Friendly Sales Team on 01425 475758 to
Book a free Site Survey or Simply for Advice



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We have now gone Mobile

Electric Gates UK have now gone mobile! By scanning the QRCode to the left with your smartphone you can now access us through your mobile.

This website is fast loading and designed for mobile use. If your phone does not have a qrcode reader, these are available free for most phones via your appstore.
Or alternatively visit http://molocal.co.uk/qrreaders.php for download links and http://molocal.co.uk/help/ for help in using the software.

Electric Gates Mobile - www.m.electricgatesuk.net

Free no Obligation Survey

Our site surveys are done by an engineer who can give you a practical assesment of your plans. They are not paid commission, so will listen to your requirements and provide no nonsense advice in plain english.

The engineer will offer you the best configuration of options to match your lifestyle, so that the gating system is a boon to your life and not a hinderance that a badly designed system can be.




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CAME Visualiser

It is now possible to see what your property would look like with gates fitted before having to make a financial commitment.
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Gate Automation

There is a variety of automation available for your gates whether they are swing gates or sliding gates.
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Door Automation

Automating a door is practical for users so they do not have to manually open and close the door and can assist with traffic flow.
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Garage Door
Automation

Automate your ‘up and over’, sectional or roller garage door for convenience.
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Portfolio

Please take a look at our portfolio of our previous projects we have undertaken.
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Force Testing

force testing
It is now possible to see what your property would look like with gates fitted before having to make a financial commitment.
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Gate Safety

force testing
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What You Need To Know About Electric Gate Short Circuit

Wrought iron electric gates are a wonderful accent to your house. To maintain its quality, you need to learn the things that may damage it. One of the things that may damage your electric gates is a short circuit. A short circuit will most definitely stop your electric gates from functioning and will take a huge deal of effort to repair. Learn about what short circuits are in this article and find out what causes them.

Electric gates are powered by AC or DC motors. All types of motors have the potential of getting short circuited. A short circuit happens when there exists a low resistance connection and a high voltage current. The combination of these two factors causes large amounts of energy delivered at a very small time frame. This speeding bulk of energy can damage your motors instantly.

The wires used in your electric gates are affected by short circuits. These wires will be overloaded by the huge amount of current passing through and will overheat. This overheating can damage the wire's insulation and is a common cause of fire.

Electric gate motors are generally built with a battery back-up which is necessary in-case of power failures. When a short circuit happens, these back-up batteries too will be damaged severely. Batteries may explode when there is a rapid build up of heat caused be the large amount of energy passing through it during a short circuit phenomenon.

A short circuit can be caused when the insulation of your electric gate's wires is damaged. This break down in the wire's insulation can be caused by rats, and other small animals. These open wires are then openly exposed to water, an electric conductor, which allows the current to flow on a different course from the one originally intended.

To eliminate the risk of fire, it's important to install circuit breakers or fuses. These devices are triggered in the event of a short circuit and they completely stop the flow of electricity in order to prevent any further damage.