I had one powder coated a few years ago. That came out really well. Was cheap too, about £50 from memory. Obvs would be more now but there's no end of little places dotted about industrial estates that can do it.
Looks like that's that then. Ashley owns a multi channel distribution system, has a long history of hoovering up brands & putting them through it. My guess is he'll bin the warehouse in Bilston, sub out all the manufacturing that isn't already & shovel everything through Shirebrook out to Evans...
Inside view of mine + tangential view of sexy mountain bikes. Second pic is the roller box & internal switch & wiring. From memory, I think it was about £600ish & took two of us a couple of hours to fit. Really very easy to install.
I put one in last year. There's not much to them really, just an electric motor winding a bunch of plastic slats up & down, so in that sense, they're pretty generic things.
The choices you'll need to make are around insulation on the door, itself safety features eg. whether the door stops if...
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Um, you probably won't have to wear a collar & tie at the cricket but it's worth checking the dress code for your particular seats. The big cricket venues can be fussy about such things.
Beware the cricket, it can be a long day on the beers. Cricket is casual but might want to check with The Oval in case your seats are posh & they expect smarts, I doubt it though.
The Imperial War Museum is ok, five minute walk from Lambeth north Tube station. Otherwise if you can get to...