Quick answer
Protect new or existing doors in Aberdeen (AB10) with impact protection sized for the trucks and trailers that pass them every day, fitted in a few hours per door with minimal disruption to your traffic.
- Town
- Aberdeen
- Postcode district
- AB10
- Area
- Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- Dock bumpers. Bumpers that stop trailers at the right distance from the building.
- Guide-rail guards. Protect the bottom of guides and tracks, where forks and pallets strike most often.
- High visibility. Bright finishes make protection easy for drivers to see and avoid.
- Frame buffers. Rubber or polymer buffers on corners and frames at vehicle height.
- Polymer bollards. Bollards that flex on impact, sparing the floor, the vehicle and themselves.
What this work can involve
- Adding steel guide-rail guards to a row of sectional loading doors at a distribution centre.
- Fitting rubber corner buffers to a door frame where pallet trucks clip the wall on a tight turn.
- Placing bollards beside a fire shutter so stored goods and trucks cannot obstruct its closing line.
What the law expects at a loading bay
Across Great Britain, including Aberdeen, loading bays bring together several duties: maintained work equipment under PUWER 1998, safe traffic routes under the Workplace Regulations 1992, and safe powered doors under the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008. Dock levellers should meet BS EN 1398, and the site's risk assessment should cover vehicle creep and drive-aways.
Keeping your site running during the work
For busy sites in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire the work can be split across visits — preparation and framing first, door installation and commissioning second — so the opening is only out of action for the shortest time.
Guide prices for bollards and door protection
| Item | Guide price (ex VAT) |
|---|---|
| Bollard, installed | £125 – £445 each |
| Door protection (guide-rail guards, buffers) | £345 – £1,495 per door |
Guide prices for supply and installation unless stated, excluding VAT, which is added at the current rate where it applies. Your fixed price is confirmed in writing after a survey, before any work starts.
Questions from businesses in Aberdeen
Can you protect our existing doors in Aberdeen?
Yes. Guards, buffers and bollards are fitted around existing doors and frames. If a guide or frame is already bent, we recommend repairing it first so the door runs properly behind its new protection.
Do you replace dock bumpers across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire?
Yes. We replace worn dock bumpers and fit wheel guides and corner bollards at loading bays across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, often during a leveller service or bay refurbishment to save a separate visit.
Which bollards suit our Aberdeen warehouse?
Steel bollards suit most yards and external doors; polymer bollards suit busy internal routes where they will be hit often. The slab and vehicle weights decide the fixing. We recommend after seeing where your doors are being struck.
Bollards and door protection near Aberdeen
Besides Aberdeen, we can survey and quote for sites in Stonehaven, Inverurie, Peterhead and the rest of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
- Bollards and door protection in Stonehaven
- Bollards and door protection in Inverurie
- Bollards and door protection in Peterhead
- Bollards and door protection in Montrose
- Bollards and door protection in Fraserburgh
- Bollards and door protection in Arbroath
Other services in Aberdeen
- Industrial door installation
- Industrial roller shutters
- Cold store and freezer doors
- Door automation and controls
- Dock shelters and seals
- Industrial door repairs
- Impact traffic doors
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
More about Bollards and door protection · industrial doors in Aberdeen. Last updated 19 October 2026.