Finding the right access control or automatic door product should be straightforward.
You should not have to spend hours searching through confusing product listings, buy a fixed kit containing items you do not need or realise halfway through a job that a small but important component is missing.
Door Access Supplies was created to offer the trade a simpler and more flexible way to buy the products they use every day. We are an independent UK supplier of access control, door entry and automatic door products, supporting individual engineers, installers, contractors and businesses managing larger teams.
Our aim is simple: make it easier to find the right products, give customers more choice over what they buy and introduce practical services that help take some of the hassle out of managing stock.
Built from real experience in the trade
Door Access Supplies founder originally worked as an engineer and installer. That experience matters because the business has been built around problems and challenges we’re aware are genuinely faced out on the road. We understand what it is like to arrive on site, diagnose the fault and the frustration when you realise that the one part needed to complete the job is not on the van.
It may only be a relay, battery, exit button, key switch or another low-cost component, but its absence can stop the whole job from being completed. That can mean making the system temporarily safe, explaining the delay to the customer, ordering the further parts and arranging another visit.
The cost of the part itself may only be minimal, but the return visit costs much more once engineer time, fuel, office administration and lost diary space are taken into account.
We also understand how easy it is for van stock to run low. An engineer uses the last component, moves straight on to the next job and plans to replace it later. The day gets busy, another call comes in and the order is forgotten.
It is not necessarily poor organisation. It is simply the reality of working in a busy service industry.
These experiences helped shape Door Access Supplies and the services we are introducing.
What we offer
We supply a growing range of products for access control, door entry and automatic door applications.
Our product range includes:
- Magnetic locks and electric locking
- Keypads and fob readers
- Exit buttons and push pads
- Emergency door releases
- Power supplies and batteries
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Relays and control equipment
- Access control accessories
- Automatic door parts
- Installation essentials
- Everyday van stock products
Whether you are replacing a single faulty component, preparing for an installation or restocking a team of engineers, we want the ordering process to be clear and straightforward.
We are continuing to expand our range with a focus on products that engineers and installers genuinely use at a low cost and efficient delivery. We want to make this right first time and founded with a focus to make our customers feel confident when you purchase a product through us.
Our team have a vast range of experience and more than happy to answer questions or queries you may have. Please visit our contact page for further details.
Giving the choice back to you
One of the main ideas behind Door Access Supplies is that customers should have more control over what they buy.
Fixed packages can be convenient, but they do not work for everyone.
A standard access control kit might contain the right locking device but the wrong keypad. It may include an exit button you would not normally use or a power supply that is not suitable for the job. You then end up paying for products you do not need or replacing parts of the kit before installation.
Our design-your-own packages are intended to solve that problem.
Rather than choosing from a small number of fixed options, you can select the products that suit the installation, your preferred equipment and the way you work. You may want a magnetic lock system with a specific keypad, emergency release and exit button. Another customer may prefer a completely different setup.
The important thing is that the choice belongs to you.
As the business develops, we plan to introduce more design-your-own options covering different systems, packages and applications.
Van stock replenishment
Our van stock replenishment subscription is one of the services we are most excited about.
The idea came from a problem that most engineers and service businesses will recognise. Van stock is normally checked only when something is needed urgently. A commonly used part is installed, but there is no simple process for replacing it. Eventually, the stock runs out and the component is only discovered to be missing on the next job.
Job management software has made this process easier, but the order still needs to be manually placed.
Our replenishment service is designed to make that process more reliable. You choose the products and quantities you use regularly, add them to your replenishment subscription and receive a regular delivery, rather than relying on engineers or office staff to remember every small repeat order, the stock arrives automatically.
This can help businesses:
- Keep frequently used components available
- Reduce avoidable return visits
- Improve the chance of completing work on the first visit
- Save engineers from collecting stock from the office
- Reduce repeated small orders
- Free up office and administration time
- Complete and invoice jobs sooner
- Make monthly stock costs more predictable
- Provide customers with a quicker and smoother service
The aim is not to fill vans with unnecessary products. It is to make sure the items you regularly use are replaced before they are needed again.Build the package around your engineers.
No two engineers use exactly the same stock.
An access control engineer may regularly use magnetic locks, emergency releases, keypads and relays. An automatic door engineer may need batteries, activation devices, safety sensors, switches and other service components. A gate engineer, installation team or site-based maintenance engineer may need something completely different again.
That is why our replenishment subscription is not based on one fixed box.
You can choose the products that suit each engineer and build the package around the work they actually carry out.
Businesses with several engineers can create different packages rather than issuing the same stock to everyone. This helps avoid paying for products that will sit unused while the items engineers genuinely need continue to run out.
Deliveries that work around your business
For companies with engineers working across different areas, moving stock around can become a job in itself. Products are delivered to the main office, checked, separated and then passed to engineers or stored until someone can collect them. That creates extra handling and takes more time.
Our replenishment service can be set up with different delivery addresses, making it possible to send stock closer to the engineer who needs it. This can work well for businesses with remote engineers, regional teams or staff based a long way from the main office. An individual engineer can also arrange delivery to the address that works best for them.
The service is designed to fit around the customer rather than forcing every business into the same process.
Supporting the trade, whatever the size of the business
Door Access Supplies is here for individual engineers as well as larger companies. You may be an independent installer looking for a few parts for an upcoming job. You may manage a small team and want an easier way to keep common components available. You may be responsible for a larger group of engineers working across several locations.
Whatever the size of the business, our aim is to make buying access control and automatic door products easier. Sign up to our trade account and you’ll receive free shipping on replenishments and an opening order discount.
More than jut another online supplier
There are already plenty of suppliers selling access control products. We want Door Access Supplies to offer something more useful. That means providing clear product information, practical buying options and services that have been developed around real problems within the trade. We want customers to be able to visit the website and quickly understand what a product is, what it is used for and whether it is suitable for their application.
We also want to make it easier to build complete systems and keep frequently used stock available.
Our business is still growing, but that gives us the opportunity to listen to our customers, engineers and installers to develop our business around what you actually need. We want to move away from “it’s what we’ve always done” set up and focus on what works best for you.
Helping to modernise the way the trade buys
The products used in the access control and automatic door industries have continued to improve, but the way they are purchased and replenished has often stayed the same.
Parts are ordered only after they run out. Engineers travel to the office to collect stock. Fixed kits are purchased even when half of the products are not suitable. Small components are forgotten until they delay the next job. We believe there is room for a more modern and flexible approach. Once you have an account, our website is tailored to allow for quick and accurate product search, quick basket and product transaction including Apple and Google pay.
Our design-your-own packages give customers more control over the systems they purchase. Our van stock replenishment service helps create a more reliable way of replacing everyday products.
Our online range gives engineers and businesses access to the parts they need without unnecessary complication. These services all come back to the same goal: making things easier for the trade.
Door Access Supplies will continue to grow its product range, introduce more design-your-own systems and develop the van stock replenishment service. We also want to share useful information for engineers, installers and businesses working across access control and automatic doors.
That includes practical product guidance, installation advice, stock management ideas and discussions around the everyday challenges faced in the industry. We understand the industry and want to build a business that genuinely supports the people working in it.
Door Access Supplies was created from real experience. We know how important it is to have the right product available, complete the job efficiently and avoid unnecessary return visits.
Our aim is to supply the products you need, give you more choice and make managing everyday stock that little bit easier. Whether you need one replacement part, a complete access control system or a regular van stock delivery, we are here to help you find a solution that works for you.
We look forward to working with you all in the future to come.
