The short version
Protect new or existing doors in Bedford (MK40) 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
- Bedford
- Postcode district
- MK40
- Area
- Bedfordshire
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- Polymer bollards. Bollards that flex on impact, sparing the floor, the vehicle and themselves.
- Suitable fixings. We choose anchor bolts or foundations depending on the slab and expected impacts.
- Frame buffers. Rubber or polymer buffers on corners and frames at vehicle height.
- Steel bollards. Rigid steel posts that stop vehicles firmly in front of guides and frames.
- Wheel guides. Steel guides steer trailers straight into the middle of each bay.
Typical scopes of work
- Installing wheel guides and corner bollards on a run of loading bays to protect the shelter frames.
- Replacing bent bollards and checking the slab and anchors around them before fitting new fixings.
- Adding steel guide-rail guards to a row of sectional loading doors at a distribution centre.
What the law expects at a loading bay
Across Great Britain, including Bedford, 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.
How the work is organised
Downtime matters on a working site, so the programme is set around your shifts. For a single door the opening is usually needed for a day; multi-door jobs are done one bay at a time so deliveries keep moving.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Do you replace dock bumpers across Bedfordshire?
Yes. We replace worn dock bumpers and fit wheel guides and corner bollards at loading bays across Bedfordshire, often during a leveller service or bay refurbishment to save a separate visit.
Will fitting bollards damage the floor at our Bedford site?
We check slab thickness and look for buried services before drilling. Polymer bollards and proper foundations reduce the risk of slab cracking on heavy impacts, and we recommend the right fixing for your floor.
Which bollards suit our Bedford 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 Bedford
Besides Bedford, we can survey and quote for sites in Ampthill, St Neots, Rushden and the rest of Bedfordshire.
- Bollards and door protection in Ampthill
- Bollards and door protection in St Neots
- Bollards and door protection in Rushden
- Bollards and door protection in Milton Keynes
- Bollards and door protection in Letchworth Garden City
- Bollards and door protection in Hitchin
Other services in Bedford
- Impact traffic doors
- Sliding and folding industrial doors
- Door automation and controls
- Cold store and freezer doors
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
- Dock levellers
- Industrial door replacement
- Industrial door motor replacement
More about Bollards and door protection · industrial doors in Bedford. Last updated 19 October 2026.