At a glance
Bollards and door protection for warehouses, yards and loading bays in Dorchester. We look at where your doors are being hit, then fit bollards, guards, buffers and bumpers to stop it happening again.
- Town
- Dorchester
- Postcode district
- DT1
- Area
- Dorset
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What to specify
- Steel bollards. Galvanised, painted steel bollards, concrete-filled where needed.
- Guide-rail guards. Protect the bottom of guides and tracks, where forks and pallets strike most often.
- Wheel guides. Apron guides that centre trailers on the bay.
- Dock bumpers. Bumpers that stop trailers at the right distance from the building.
- Polymer bollards. Flexible bollards that absorb impact and spring back.
Examples of work we can quote for
- Placing bollards beside a fire shutter so stored goods and trucks cannot obstruct its closing line.
- Fitting rubber corner buffers to a door frame where pallet trucks clip the wall on a tight turn.
- Replacing worn-through dock bumpers so reversing trailers stop short of the wall and the leveller lip.
What the law expects at a loading bay
Across Great Britain, including Dorchester, 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
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.
Budgeting for bollards and door protection in Dorchester
| 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 Dorchester
Do you replace dock bumpers across Dorset?
Yes. We replace worn dock bumpers and fit wheel guides and corner bollards at loading bays across Dorset, often during a leveller service or bay refurbishment to save a separate visit.
Can bollards at our Dorchester 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.
Will fitting bollards damage the floor at our Dorchester 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.
Bollards and door protection near Dorchester
Our teams cover Dorchester (DT1) and nearby Weymouth, Yeovil, Poole, along with the rest of Dorset.
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Other services in Dorchester
- Planned maintenance contracts
- Insulated roller shutter doors
- Fire shutters
- Industrial door repairs
- Industrial door motor replacement
- Complete loading bays
- Dock levellers
- Door automation and controls
More about Bollards and door protection · industrial doors in Dorchester. Last updated 19 October 2026.