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Electric roller shutters in Southend-on-Sea

Made-to-measure electric roller shutters for shops, homes and businesses in Southend-on-Sea and the wider SS1 area, with a free survey and a fixed price in writing.

Expect electric roller shutters in Southend-on-Sea to start from £695 ex VAT (£834 inc VAT). Larger openings, insulated or rated laths, colours and motors move the price towards the top of the range.

  • SS1 and nearby
  • Essex
  • England
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What to know about electric roller shutters in Southend-on-Sea

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.

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

  • Manual override for power cuts
  • Tubular, direct-drive or chain-drive motors sized to the curtain
  • Powder coating to a RAL colour
  • Commissioning and force checks on handover
  • Optional app or smart-home control
  • Key switch, wall switch, remote fob or timer control
A hand holding a remote fob beside a wall key switch for an electric roller shutter

Guide prices in Southend-on-Sea

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.

Where we work around Southend-on-Sea

We cover Southend-on-Sea, the SS1 district and nearby Rayleigh, Canvey Island and South Benfleet, as part of our Essex coverage.

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.

Questions about electric roller shutters in Southend-on-Sea

Do you cover Southend-on-Sea?

Yes. We survey, fit and repair electric roller shutters in Southend-on-Sea and the SS1 district, as part of our coverage across Essex.

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.

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.

What happens to an electric shutter in a power cut?

Every electric shutter we supply has a manual override, so it can be wound or released by hand until the power returns.

Do you repair shutters fitted by other companies?

Yes. We repair and service most makes of roller shutter, grille and industrial door, whoever fitted them.

Who carries out the work?

Work is carried out by experienced shutter engineers working for S&K Property Investments and Improvement Ltd, which is the company your contract is with.

Also available in Southend-on-Sea

See everything we do in Southend-on-Sea, across Essex, or read about electric roller shutters.

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