In short
Protect new or existing doors in Dunstable (LU6) 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
- Dunstable
- Postcode district
- LU6
- Area
- Bedfordshire
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What we fit in Dunstable
- Steel bollards. Galvanised, painted steel bollards, concrete-filled where needed.
- Guide-rail guards. Guards over the base of door guides and tracks, where most hits land.
- Wheel guides. Steel guides steer trailers straight into the middle of each bay.
- Dock bumpers. Bumpers that stop trailers at the right distance from the building.
- Frame buffers. Buffers cushion knocks to frame edges and wall corners around the opening.
Jobs we can carry out
- Replacing worn-through dock bumpers so reversing trailers stop short of the wall and the leveller lip.
- Installing wheel guides and corner bollards on a run of loading bays to protect the shelter frames.
- Setting concrete-filled steel bollards in excavated foundations to protect a yard roller shutter from HGV impact.
Loading bay safety in England
Dock levellers, shelters and restraints are work equipment, so in Dunstable the business running the site must keep them in efficient working order under PUWER 1998, and keep traffic routes safe under the Workplace Regulations 1992. Dock levellers are built to BS EN 1398; powered loading bay doors are covered by the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 and BS EN 12453.
Access, phasing and timing
For busy sites in Bedfordshire 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
| 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 Dunstable
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.
Can bollards at our Dunstable site be replaced after a strike?
Yes. Damaged bollards and guards can usually be replaced individually. We check the fixings and the slab around them first, because a bent bollard often loosens its anchors or cracks the concrete at its base.
How long does it take to fit door protection in Dunstable?
Usually a few hours per door for base-plated bollards and guide guards. Bollards set in foundations take longer because of coring or excavation, and are often fitted out of hours to avoid disrupting traffic.
Bollards and door protection near Dunstable
Our teams cover Dunstable (LU6) and nearby Luton, Leighton Buzzard, Harpenden, along with the rest of Bedfordshire.
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Other services in Dunstable
- Hangar and large-span doors
- Planned maintenance contracts
- Insulated roller shutter doors
- Impact traffic doors
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Industrial door motor replacement
- Complete loading bays
- Fire shutters
More about Bollards and door protection · industrial doors in Dunstable. Last updated 19 October 2026.