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Electric roller shutters in Hitchin

From the SG4 postcode district outwards, we cover Hitchin for electric roller shutters, with planning and power checked at survey.

Expect electric roller shutters in Hitchin 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.

  • SG4 and nearby
  • Hertfordshire
  • England
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What to know about electric roller shutters in Hitchin

Powered shutters are treated as machinery, so they are commissioned with a risk assessment and safety checks rather than simply wired in. Where people or vehicles pass under the curtain, a safety edge or photocells stop and reverse it if something is in the way.

Motors are sized to the weight of the curtain, so heavy steel or insulated curtains are paired with a stronger drive. An electrician connects the shutter to a fused spur, and the work is done to BS 7671, the wiring regulations.

Specification options

  • Key switch, wall switch, remote fob or timer control
  • Safety edge and photocells where the risk assessment needs them
  • Tubular, direct-drive or chain-drive motors sized to the curtain
  • Manual override for power cuts
  • Commissioning and force checks on handover
  • 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 Hitchin

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 Hitchin

We cover Hitchin and the surrounding SG4 district as part of our work across Hertfordshire. Hitchin is around 21 miles from Watford, and we also cover nearby Letchworth Garden City, Stevenage and Luton.

Rules in England

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.

How it works

  1. Send the details

    Give us the postcode, approximate width and height, and what the shutter is protecting.

  2. We survey the opening

    An engineer measures and checks the fixings, power and any planning constraints.

  3. You approve a fixed price

    The quote lists the specification and price in writing, so there are no surprises.

  4. We fit and commission

    Your shutter is installed, tested and handed over with instructions and paperwork.

Your questions answered

Do you cover Hitchin?

Yes. We survey, fit and repair electric roller shutters in Hitchin and the SG4 district, as part of our coverage across Hertfordshire.

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.

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.

Will you take away my old shutter?

Yes. Removal and disposal of an old shutter is included when we quote for a replacement.

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 Hitchin

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