Composite Gates North West
We survey, manufacture and fit composite and metal gates across the North West — from the Fylde coast and the Lancashire mill towns down through Wigan and Bolton to Chester, Crewe and the Cheshire plain. Every gate is measured on site, made to those measurements, and installed by the same people who quoted it.
Coverage moves. We are always reviewing how the installers on our network are performing and taking on new ones as demand grows, so the towns below are where we work most consistently rather than a complete or permanent list.
Towns and cities we cover
The surrounding villages and suburbs of each are covered too. If your town is not named, send your postcode and we will confirm.
Lancashire
Also covered: Lytham St Annes, Fleetwood, Thornton-Cleveleys, Ormskirk, Leyland, Accrington and the surrounding villages.
Greater Manchester & Merseyside
Also covered: Formby, Atherton, Leigh, Horwich and the surrounding areas.
Cheshire & North East Wales
Also covered: Nantwich, Tarporley, Malpas, Sandbach and the villages between.
What we make and fit
- Composite driveway gates Double and single leaf, hung or sliding, manual or automated.
- Composite garden gates Side gates, back gates and matching pedestrian gates.
- Metal gates Steel and metal-framed gates, made to measure.
- Electric gates Automation on new gates, or retro-fitted to existing ones.
- Composite fencing Matching fence panels and screens to tie the boundary together.
What the North West asks of a gate
Rain is the constant, not the exception
This is the wettest corner of England, and it is rain rather than frost that finishes gates here. Timber takes water in through the end grain, swells, dries, and the joints work loose a season at a time — then the paint fails and the cycle speeds up. Composite does not absorb water, so there is nothing to swell, rot or repaint. On a boundary that spends half the year wet, that is the whole argument.
The Fylde coast and Southport add salt to it
Blackpool, Lytham, Fleetwood and Southport get onshore wind straight off the Irish Sea, which means salt as well as water. Salt is what finds the weak point in a painted steel frame and the cheap fixing behind a hinge. On these sites the finish specification and the fixings matter more than they would ten miles inland, and it is worth saying so at survey rather than discovering it in three years.
Mill-town terraces and rear entries
Much of Burnley, Blackburn, Preston and Bolton is stone or brick terracing with narrow rear entries and shared alleys, often tighter than a modern driveway. That decides the leaf configuration before anything else — a sliding or bi-folding gate frequently solves an opening where a pair of swing gates has nowhere to swing to. It also affects how the gate reaches the site, which is worth raising on the phone before anyone comes out.
Cheshire plots and Chester's conservation frontages
Cheshire brings the opposite problem: longer driveways, wider openings and taller gates, all of which put more load into the posts and foundations. Chester's walled centre and a number of Cheshire villages also sit in conservation areas, where height, style and material can be constrained and consent is sometimes needed. Tell us at enquiry stage and check with your local planning department before ordering.
What affects the cost
Gate prices move on a handful of variables rather than a fixed rate. The main ones are:
Width of the opening — the single biggest factor, and what decides whether a single leaf, a pair or a sliding gate is appropriate.
Height and infill — a taller, fully boarded gate uses more material and puts more load on the frame and posts.
Frame and material — composite board on a metal frame, metal only, or composite with a decorative top.
Automation — whether the gate is manual, automated from the start, or built ready for automation later.
Groundworks and access — post foundations, existing walls or piers, ducting for power, and how easily the site can be reached.
Coastal exposure — sites on the Fylde coast and around Southport often need a higher-specification finish and better fixings.
FAQs about Composite Gates in the North West
Do you cover my town if it is not listed above?
Very likely. The towns listed are where we work most often across Lancashire, Cheshire and the western edge of Greater Manchester, and the surrounding areas of each are covered as a matter of course. Send your postcode and you will get a straight answer either way rather than a maybe.
Will constant rain damage a composite gate?
No. Composite board does not absorb water, so it cannot swell, rot or delaminate the way timber does, and there is no paint film to blister or peel. It is the single most useful property of the material in this part of the country. A wash down once or twice a year is the whole maintenance routine.
My rear entry is narrow — what are the options?
Usually a sliding gate, or a bi-folding pair that stacks back on itself. Both need less clear space than a conventional swing gate, which has to have somewhere to open into. Which one suits depends on the run of wall alongside the opening and whether the ground is level, so it is a survey question rather than a phone one.
Can you hang gates from existing stone or brick piers?
Often, yes, and it usually gives a better result than new posts. It depends on the condition of the pier, how it is built and whether it can take the load of the gate you want — a tall, fully boarded leaf pulls considerably harder on a fixing than a light open one. We check the piers at survey and say plainly if they need work first.
Do I need permission in a Chester conservation area?
Possibly. Conservation areas and listed buildings carry different rules on height, style and material, and consent is sometimes required. Your local planning department is the authority on it, not us. A call to them before ordering costs nothing and avoids an expensive mistake.
Not sure you are in range? Send us your postcode and we will confirm whether we can cover you — either way, you will get a straight answer.
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