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Telescopic Gate Price Guide

A telescopic gate is priced by span, leaf count and drive — not by the metre. Here is what actually moves the number.

Telescopic Gate Price Guide — product photo

Telescopic gate cost is driven by five variables. A single-leaf 12 m gate and a bi-parting 28 m gate are different engineering problems, and quotes that ignore span and leaf count cannot be held. Below is how each variable moves cost so you can compare supplier quotes on equal terms.

Span lengthLonger spans need deeper leaves, stronger drives and heavier foundations.

Single-leaf or bi-partingTwo leaves halve cycle time but double the drive and control hardware.

Drive ratio and dutyA 300:1 reduction with 10M-cycle rating costs more than a light-duty drive.

Coating specificationAAMA 2603/2604 coastal-grade finish is a real line item, not marketing.

Civil worksFoundation, track and run-back wall are site-dependent and quoted separately.

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Specifications

What a telescopic gate quote includes

Key specifications — full datasheet on request.
Gate leaves	Aluminium leaves with AAMA-certified finish, sized to your span
Drive	Geared motor with reduction ratio matched to leaf weight and span
Control	Controller, remote, obstacle detection and auto-reverse
Safety	Safety edges, obstacle sensing, manual release on power failure
Foundation	Drawing issued at quotation stage for your contractor to price
Documentation	Span calculation, foundation drawing, commissioning checklist
Installation	Optional — our team or your contractor with our drawings
Warranty and spares	Warranty terms by contract; recommended spares list included

FAQ

Common questions

Why is there no fixed price per metre?

Because leaf depth, drive ratio and foundation scale non-linearly with span. A per-metre price would be wrong for both short and long spans.

How fast can you quote?

One business day from receiving span, opening height, leaf preference and site location.

Is bi-parting always more expensive?

Usually yes on hardware, but it can reduce civil works on tight sites and halves the wait time per cycle — worth costing both ways.

Terminology

Telescopic, folding and space-saving gates

Three different mechanisms that all solve the same problem — a long opening with nowhere for the gate to slide back to.

Telescopic sliding gateLeaves nest inside each other as the gate opens, so run-back is roughly a third of the opening width.

Automatic folding gateA gate whose leaves fold at hinged joints rather than nesting; needs a stacking zone at one end.

Space saving gateThe outcome both mechanisms deliver — worth asking a supplier to prove with a run-back calculation, not a claim.

Space saving sliding gateA telescopic or folding gate specified specifically because boundary space is the constraint.

Folding gate for limited spaceThe brief most often sent to us by architects working to a fixed building line.

Telescopic Gate Price Guide

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What a telescopic gate quote includes

Common questions

Telescopic, folding and space-saving gates

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