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Electric roller shutters in Chelmsford

Electric roller shutters for shops, homes and businesses in Chelmsford, Essex. Send a postcode and rough size for a guide price.

Guide prices for electric roller shutters in the CM1 area are £695 to £4,495 ex VAT (£834 to £5,394 inc VAT). Your exact price depends on size, finish, controls and access, and is fixed in writing after the survey.

  • CM1 and nearby
  • Essex
  • England
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What to know about electric roller shutters in Chelmsford

Smart controllers can add app or timer control to many existing motors without replacing the shutter. Motors are sized to the weight of the curtain, so heavy steel or insulated curtains are paired with a stronger drive.

Powered shutters are treated as machinery, so they are commissioned with a risk assessment and safety checks rather than simply wired in. Key switches are the most common control for shops because only a key holder can open the shutter from outside.

Options we can specify

  • Key switch, wall switch, remote fob or timer control
  • Commissioning and force checks on handover
  • Tubular, direct-drive or chain-drive motors sized to the curtain
  • Manual override for power cuts
  • Optional app or smart-home control
  • Safety edge and photocells where the risk assessment needs them
A hand holding a remote fob beside a wall key switch for an electric roller shutter

Guide prices in Chelmsford

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 Chelmsford and nearby

For Chelmsford and the CM1 postcode district we survey, supply, fit and repair. Southend-on-Sea is about 17 miles away, and we also cover nearby Billericay, Witham and Maldon.

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.

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.

Electric roller shutters: common questions

Do you cover Chelmsford?

Yes. We survey, fit and repair electric roller shutters in Chelmsford and the CM1 district, as part of our coverage across 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.

How long do shutter motors last?

With regular servicing a good tube motor typically lasts many years. Heavy daily use, an overweight curtain or misaligned guides shorten its life, which is why servicing matters.

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.

What warranty do I get?

Products carry the manufacturer's warranty, and the warranty for your shutter is set out in your quote.

Do your guide prices include VAT?

Guide prices are shown both excluding VAT and including VAT at the standard rate of 20%. For a home, the price including VAT is what you pay.

Also available in Chelmsford

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

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