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Electric roller shutters in Essex

We supply, fit and maintain electric roller shutters throughout Essex: Southend-on-Sea, Basildon and Colchester and the towns in between.

Guide prices for electric roller shutters in Essex run from £695 to £4,495 ex VAT (£834 to £5,394 inc VAT) for the common sizes, with the exact figure fixed in writing after a free survey.

  • England
  • East of England
  • From £695 + VAT
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How electric roller shutters work, and what to ask for

Smart controllers can add app or timer control to many existing motors without replacing the shutter. Key switches are the most common control for shops because only a key holder can open the shutter from outside. An electrician connects the shutter to a fused spur, and the work is done to BS 7671, the wiring regulations.

A tubular motor sits inside the barrel on most shop and domestic shutters, while larger doors use a direct-drive or chain motor on the end plate. Remote fobs, wall switches and timer controls can be combined, so staff can open up from the car or the shutter can close at a set time.

What's included

  • Tubular, direct-drive or chain-drive motors sized to the curtain
  • Fused spur connection by a qualified electrician
  • Manual override for power cuts
  • Safety edge and photocells where the risk assessment needs them
  • Optional app or smart-home control
  • Powder coating to a RAL colour
A hand holding a remote fob beside a wall key switch for an electric roller shutter

Guide prices in Essex

Electric roller shutters guide prices
OptionEx VATInc VAT
Shopfront shutter, 5m and wider£2,395 to £4,495£2,874 to £5,394
Shopfront shutter, opening up to 3m wide£1,495 to £2,795£1,794 to £3,354
Window shutter, opening up to 1.5m wide£695 to £1,395£834 to £1,674

Your fixed price is confirmed in writing after the survey, before anything is ordered. Try the quote tool.

Covering Essex

We cover Essex from Southend-on-Sea to Basildon, Colchester and Chelmsford, with 22 towns listed below. Planning decisions for external shutters sit with your local council in England, and we check the position at survey.

Rules in England

Safety of powered shutters

Powered doors and shutters are treated as machinery. The installer commissions them with a risk assessment, safety devices where the risk calls for them and force checks to BS EN 12453, then hands over a declaration of conformity and maintenance instructions. In workplaces, the employer or whoever controls the premises must keep doors maintained and safe for staff and visitors.

Electrical work

Electric shutters are wired to BS 7671, the IET Wiring Regulations. In homes in England, new circuits are notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations, so the work is done by a registered electrician who can self-certify it, or notified to building control.

Planning permission for shopfront shutters

In England an external shutter on a shopfront is usually treated as development that needs planning permission from the local planning authority, and a listed building also needs listed building consent. Many councils' shopfront design guides favour internal shutters, perforated or open-grille designs and boxes hidden behind the fascia, and some refuse solid external shutters in conservation areas and on main shopping streets.

Towns we cover in Essex

How it works

  1. Tell us about the opening

    Send the postcode, a rough size and a photo if you have one, using the form or a call.

  2. Free survey

    We measure, check the structure, power supply and planning position, and talk through options.

  3. Written fixed price

    You get a written quote with the product, finish, controls and price before anything is ordered.

  4. Made, fitted and handed over

    The shutter is made to measure, fitted, commissioned and handed over with its documents.

Before you book in Essex

Are safety edges always needed?

Not always. It depends on the risk assessment: who uses the opening, whether people or vehicles pass under it, and how the shutter is controlled. Hold-to-run key switches on a shopfront often need less than an automatic industrial door.

Do I need a new electrical circuit?

Usually not. Most shutters run from a fused spur near the shutter box. If there is no supply nearby, a new circuit is quoted separately and done by a qualified electrician.

Can I open the shutter with my phone?

Yes, many motors can be paired with a smart controller for app or timer control. Ask for it at survey and we will confirm whether your motor supports it.

Can you fit outside trading hours?

Yes, out-of-hours fitting can be arranged for shops and businesses that cannot close during the day.

Can I get a quote from photos?

Photos and approximate sizes let us give you a guide price quickly. A survey is still needed before a shutter is made, because it is built to exact measurements.

Other services in Essex

See everything we do in Essex, or read about electric roller shutters.

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