Gate Automation
All-Tech (Midlands) has been supplying and installing gate automation for over 20 years. As the Midlands distributor for market leading manufacturer BFT we have a wealth of experience and can offer anything from a DIY kit to a full installation on existing gates or on a beautiful new set of gates from our Parsons Brothers gate manufacturing division. Almost all gates providing that they are in good condition. Posts and pillars must be strong and vertical. We recommend that new brick pillars should be steel reinforced 1 metre into the ground (we can provide suitable steelwork). If the pillars are doubtful the gates can be re-hung on steel posts abutting the pillars. We will advise and can carry out any necessary rectification work. Gates with underground motors only require a top hinge. The motor forms the bottom hinge bearing the full weight of the gates. Load bearing foundation boxes are supplied which have the advantage of allowing the gates to be installed prior to the motors, and of allowing subsequent removal of them for service without removing the gates. Sliding gates can be a good solution if the drive slopes upwards towards the house and outward opening is impractical. It is possible to convert existing swing gates to sliding operation whilst giving the illusion that they are still swing gates. Sliding gates are a good solution where security is a priority.