Electric Gates
Glasgow & the West
Electric gates supplied, fabricated and installed across Glasgow and the west — from the sandstone villas of the city and Paisley through Lanarkshire and out to the Clyde.
A look at our work in Scotland
Every gate is made to measure for the property it goes on. Here is a small selection of recent installations by your local fabricator.
Holds its colour through Scottish winters with none of the annual treating timber needs.
Keypad, fob, intercom or phone app — specified around how the entrance actually gets used.
Slides parallel to the boundary, so a short driveway is no obstacle.
Dale Ward — fabricator and installer
Dale began his fabrication apprenticeship in 2012 with a family-run Scottish gate and railing company, working across commercial and domestic projects. He has worked independently since, and still makes gates and railings together rather than treating them as separate trades.
Composite and traditional wrought iron gates are fabricated in his own workshop, paired with automation from the leading brands. Aluminium and timber gates are sourced from specialist suppliers for him to automate, which means the material is chosen to suit the property rather than limited to what one workshop happens to make.
This is the busiest part of Scotland for gate work, and the property is as varied as anywhere in the country — Victorian villas with original stone piers, postwar suburbs with shallow driveways, industrial yards needing high-cycle systems, and some of the largest detached housing in Scotland out through East Renfrewshire.
The west is not one place
What suits a sandstone villa in Pollokshields is not what suits a yard in Motherwell or a suburban driveway in Bishopbriggs.
Victorian villas — the piers
Glasgow, Paisley and the older suburbs are full of sandstone gate piers built for a hand-operated gate. After a century and a half the mortar is frequently softer than it looks, and automation applies load repeatedly. Independent steel posts set behind are the usual answer where the stonework will not carry it.
Suburban streets — the depth
A great deal of interwar and postwar housing has driveways shorter than they appear. A gate must not swing outward over a road or footway, so where there is not enough depth to open inward the answer is a sliding gate or rising bollards.
Industrial sites — duty cycle
Around Motherwell, Wishaw and Coatbridge a good share of the work is commercial. A motor rated for a dozen operations a day will not survive an entrance doing two hundred, and that is where cheap quotes cut corners.
Electric gate types & services
Electric Swing Gates
The most popular residential choice. Composite or traditional wrought iron, fabricated to suit the property.
Learn more →Electric Sliding Gates
Travels parallel to the boundary, so no swing clearance is needed. Suits shallow driveways and wide openings.
Learn more →Cantilever Gates
Slides with no ground track at all — nothing to fill with snow, grit or leaves. Worth considering in Scotland.
Learn more →Driveway Automation
Full systems including video intercom, keypads, remote fobs, vehicle detection loops and app control.
Learn more →Automate Existing Gates
Already have gates? Motors can often be added without replacing them, from around £2,000.
Find out more →Railings & Gate Repairs
Matching railings fabricated alongside your gate, plus repairs to motors, panels and access control.
Learn more →How much do electric gates cost in the west of Scotland?
There are enough variables in an electric gate that a single price would be misleading, so these are starting figures rather than ranges. Each reflects a full-size double driveway gate — 2 metres or more per leaf, at intermediate specification — rather than the smallest thing that could be built.
Prices and minimum specifications vary by region and installer. A precise quote follows a site survey, which is free and carries no obligation.
Full cost guide →Starting figures for a 2m+ double driveway gate at intermediate specification. Groundwork varies by site.
Frequently asked questions
Which parts of the west do you cover?
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and both Dunbartonshires. Fourteen towns have their own page, listed below, and the surrounding areas of each are covered too. If yours is not shown, send us your postcode and we will confirm.
Will my existing stone piers take an electric gate?
Often, but it needs checking rather than assuming. Victorian sandstone piers were built for a hand-operated gate and the mortar is frequently softer than it appears. Where they will not carry the repeated load, independent steel posts can be set behind so the stonework takes none of the strain.
Do you install commercial gates and barriers?
Yes. Yards, depots and industrial units need motors rated for the daily cycle count, and wider openings usually call for a sliding or cantilever system rather than swing gates. Access control can include fob and card readers, intercom and ANPR. Commercial work is quoted after a site visit.
Do I need planning permission in Scotland?
Scotland operates under its own planning legislation. Broadly a gate adjoining a road may be no more than one metre without permission and two metres elsewhere, with listed buildings and conservation areas needing consent regardless. Our planning permission guide has a dedicated Scottish section.
How quickly can I get a survey?
Your fabricator is based in the east of the central belt, so the west is covered rather than local. Submit an enquiry and you should hear back within 24 to 48 hours, though allow a little flexibility on survey dates.
Worth reading first
Scottish planning rules
Scotland has its own planning legislation. Our guide has a dedicated Scottish section.
Planning guide →Cantilever gates
No ground track to fill with snow or grit. Worth considering in a Scottish winter.
Cantilever gates →What safe looks like
BS EN 12453 applies UK-wide — force limitation, safety edges and photocells.
Safety guide →Where we work
Full coverage across Scotland and England, and how to check your postcode.
Areas we cover →Send us your postcode and the width of your entrance using the form below and Dale will come back to you directly.
Electric gate installers across the west of Scotland
Don’t see your town? Send us an enquiry — the surrounding villages of each are covered too, or see all areas we cover.