Remote Control Express

Remote Control Express, specialist in remotes for gates and garages

Remote Control Express is an online store with a British domain that focuses on selling remote controls, especially for garage doors, automatic gates, alarms, motorised roller shutters and air conditioning units. The company states it has had more than 400,000 customers since 2006, the year it began operating online.

Catalogue of remotes for gates and garages

The range includes original remotes from the sector's leading brands, including Came, Faac, BFT, Sommer, Gibidi, Hörmann, Nice, Teleco, Marantec, Prastel, Cardin, Liftmaster, Somfy, Sea, Erone, Intratone, Roger, Domo Express, Novoferm, Normstahl, Allmatic, Genius, Why Evo, HR, Jane, Dickert, E-King, Telcoma and Ecostar. The store organises the catalogue by brand, number of buttons and button colour, and offers a search by reference to find the exact model.

Among the best-selling products shown on the website are the Nice ON2E remote, the Came TOP44RBN, the Nice FLO2, the Teleco MIO-868-P02, the Roger E80 TX52R, the Faac XTO2 SLH DS 868MHZ, the Came TOP432S, the Came TOP432EE, the Domo Express Multi Scan04 Green, the Erone S2TR2641 E2, the Came TOP44FGN and the BFT Mitto Cool C2. Also featured as highlights are the Prastel TC4E, the Gibidi Mako 4CH Black, the Marantec D382-868, the Nice Mygo4, the Teleco MIO-868-A04, the BFT Mitto Cool C4 Bleu and the Intratone 08-0101.

Beyond gates: televisions, alarms and climate control

In addition to remotes for gates and garages, the store sells remotes for televisions, both original and universal and more affordably priced; remotes for alarms, with a dedicated search engine; remotes for motorised roller shutters from brands such as Somfy, Nice and Teleco; and remotes for air conditioning units. The catalogue is completed with associated accessories, such as receivers for gate and garage motorisation systems and batteries for the remotes.

Delivery, warranty and support

The company advertises 24-hour delivery and a 24-month warranty for all its remotes, which are supplied with batteries and instructions. For those unsure about programming, it offers videos and PDF manuals, and a support phone line on 0203 31 882 18 to guide the customer through the process. The website also mentions the possibility of replacing a gate or garage remote within 48 hours.

Universal remotes and represented brands

For those looking for an alternative compatible with several receivers, the store recommends the Why Evo universal remote from the SICE brand, available in different colours. The selection of brands covers European manufacturers of automation and access control, including Came, Faac, Hörmann, BFT, Sommer, Gibidi, Teleco, Allmatic, Prastel, Cardin, Nice, Novoferm, Ditec, Beninca, Adyx, Aperto, Astrell, Avidsen, Berner, Chamberlain, Dickert, Doitrand, Ecostar, Extel, Fadini, Marantec, Mhouse, Moovo, Normstahl, Proem, Pujol, Roger, SICE, Somfy, Tedsen, Tormatic and V2.