Sandton businesses looking for automatic entrance doors start with the right operator, sensors and installation. This 2026 guide explains the automatic entrance doors Sandton (Johannesburg) property owners choose for shops, offices, clinics and campuses, and how Coetz – a Gauteng-based supplier and installer – supplies, installs and services them for the business hub of Sandton with fast local response.
Automatic entrance doors Sandton: the options
Most powered entrances fall into a few types. Sliding units handle the highest foot traffic; swing operators automate hinged doors; telescopic doors give a wide clear opening in a narrow wall; and heavy-duty commercial doors are built for constant public use.
- Automatic sliding doors – the everyday shopfront and mall choice.
- Automatic swing doors – a cost-effective upgrade for offices and hinged doors.
- Telescopic sliding doors – a wide opening within a tight wall.
- Bi-parting commercial doors – hospitals, malls and campuses.
The right choice balances traffic, opening width, safety and the look of the frontage. See our full automatic sliding doors guide for how the technology works.
Why Sandton businesses choose automatic entrances
Sandton is the corporate heart of South Africa, where a professional, hands-free entrance matters for offices, hotels and upmarket retail. Automatic entrances improve accessibility, keep conditioned air inside, add a polished welcome, and can tie into access control for security. Coetz specifies each entrance to the traffic and the building.
Sectors we serve in Sandton
Different premises ask different things of an entrance. Explore the automatic doors we supply and install for shopping malls, hospitals, offices, retail and service stations – each specified for its traffic, hygiene and safety needs, from corporate offices and hotels to Sandton City and Nelson Mandela Square.
Supply, installation and service across Sandton
As a Gauteng-based team, Coetz brings its automatic-door expertise to automatic entrance doors Sandton projects with priority local response, working across Sandton and the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. We handle the commercial installation, the sliding-door installation, and ongoing repairs and spare parts so your automatic entrance doors Sandton investment keeps running long after fitting.
Every door is fitted with compliant sensors and a rated operator, and set up to recognised safety principles for powered pedestrian doors.
Coetz has years of experience with automatic entrances across South Africa, from single shopfronts to multi-door developments. We match the operator, sensors and glass to your traffic and building, install to standard, and back every entrance with service and genuine spare parts – so the door keeps working long after the invoice is paid.
Getting an accurate quote
Because every opening differs, the best way to price automatic entrance doors Sandton work is a site assessment. Browse the automatic doors range and our automatic door prices guide, tell us the opening size and traffic level, and we will specify the right automatic door technology for your site – with fast turnaround in Sandton.
Tips for a smooth project
Confirm the power supply and opening size early, and add battery backup so the door works through load-shedding. Ask about warranty on the operator, whether a service plan is included, and how quickly call-outs are answered. Because Sandton is on our doorstep in Gauteng, we respond fast for both installation and service – which matters when a public entrance goes down.
What do automatic entrance doors Sandton include?
Automatic entrance doors Sandton work covers the operator, sensors, wiring, safety setup and commissioning – supplied, installed and tested for your opening.
How fast can Coetz respond in Sandton?
Because Sandton is part of our Gauteng base, we offer priority local response for both new installations and service call-outs.
Which door type is best for high traffic?
Bi-parting sliding doors handle the highest foot traffic and are the standard for malls, hospitals and busy retail.
Does Coetz serve Sandton?
Yes – as a Gauteng-based team, Coetz supplies, installs and services automatic entrance doors across Sandton (Johannesburg) directly, with priority local response.
What to expect from Coetz Glazing
Every automatic entrance door project in Sandton starts with a free site measure, so we can confirm the opening, the power supply and the traffic flow before quoting a fixed price.
We build each entrance around a durable aluminium frame, glaze it with 6.38mm laminated safety glass, and set the operator to safe opening and closing speeds during commissioning.
Because we supply, install and service every automatic entrance door in Sandton ourselves, one accountable team handles the job from quote to aftercare, with operators, sensors and spares kept in stock for fast repairs.
What we check before quoting automatic entrance doors Sandton
The structural opening decides most of the specification, so we measure that rather than any existing frame. We then check whether the head is level and can carry an operator, what sits above the opening — a bulkhead, sprinkler line or services void all dictate where the header can physically go — and whether there is power at the head. Getting those three right before anything is ordered is what keeps automatic entrance doors Sandton on programme.
Power, load-shedding and access control
Decide up front whether the door should fail open for escape or fail secure for stock, and whether a battery backup should keep it running through a load-shedding slot or simply park it safely. Whichever you choose, staff need to be shown the manual release. Access control belongs in the same conversation: card readers, push buttons, intercoms and time clocks are far cheaper specified with the door than cabled in afterwards through a finished ceiling.
Choosing the right configuration
A single sliding leaf suits a shop door or a reception; a bi-parting pair moves the same opening in half the travel, which is why malls, supermarkets and hospital corridors use it. Where the wall beside the opening is too short for the leaves to park, a telescopic arrangement stacks them. Hinged doors are automated instead with a swing operator.
- MC-125 sliding: up to 150 kg single leaf or 2 × 120 kg bi-parting, 1450–5000 mm clear opening.
- MCW-100 swing: fits an existing hinged door up to 1,200 mm and 150 kg (interdependent), push-arm or pull-arm.
- Both are tested to one million operating cycles and carry a 2-year manufacturer warranty on the operator.
How long do automatic doors last?
Life depends on traffic, environment and maintenance rather than age. The MC-125 operator is tested to one million operating cycles, and a serviced entrance comfortably outlives an unserviced one.
Do you work outside Gauteng?
Yes. Automatic doors are supplied, installed and serviced nationwide, with call-outs within 24 hours in Gauteng.
How much work will the door really do?
Traffic is the number that sizes automatic entrance doors Sandton. Count people in and out, then add deliveries, staff movements and trolleys. A quiet reception and a supermarket entrance can look identical on a drawing and behave completely differently in service, which is why the cycle estimate belongs in the specification rather than in the assumptions.
What to send us for a quote
A useful quotation needs very little: the structural opening width and height, a photograph of the doorway taken square-on, a note of what is above the opening, and a rough idea of daily traffic. Tell us whether access control or a battery backup is wanted and the quote comes back complete rather than caveated.
- Structural opening width and height in millimetres.
- A square-on photograph of the doorway and what sits above it.
- Rough daily traffic, including deliveries.
- Whether access control, intercom or battery backup is wanted.
- Any deadline the entrance has to meet.
Comfort, access and energy
A door that opens only when it is needed keeps conditioned air inside and dust and noise out, which is the practical argument for automation beyond convenience. Set the hold-open time for the slowest user rather than the fastest, add presence detection so nobody is caught in the opening, and the entrance works for everybody who uses the building.
Can the door be set to stay open at busy times?
Yes. Hold-open time is adjustable, and many sites run a longer setting during deliveries or peak trading and a shorter one the rest of the day.
Automatic entrance doors Sandton in short
If you are pricing automatic entrance doors Sandton, send the structural opening sizes and a photograph and we will specify the system, the sensors and the glass against the traffic the doorway really carries. Automatic entrance doors Sandton are supplied, installed and serviced by one team, with spares held locally.
Ask us about automatic entrance doors in Sandton and we will confirm the opening, the power supply and the traffic flow before quoting a fixed price.
Automatic entrance doors Sandton at a glance
- Pricing for automatic entrance doors Sandton follows the opening width, the glass and the sensor layout.
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