Bollards and door protection in Edinburgh

At a glance

Protect new or existing doors in Edinburgh (EH2) 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: Edinburgh
Postcode district: EH2
Area: Edinburgh and the Lothians
Survey: Free for new installations

What to specify

Dock bumpers. Bumpers that stop trailers at the right distance from the building.
Guide-rail guards. Guards over the base of door guides and tracks, where most hits land.
Frame buffers. Buffers cushion knocks to frame edges and wall corners around the opening.
Steel bollards. Galvanised, painted steel bollards, concrete-filled where needed.
Suitable fixings. Base-plated or set in foundations, chosen for your slab.

What this work can involve

Replacing worn-through dock bumpers so reversing trailers stop short of the wall and the leveller lip.
Adding steel guide-rail guards to a row of sectional loading doors at a distribution centre.
Replacing bent bollards and checking the slab and anchors around them before fitting new fixings.

Loading bay safety in Scotland

Dock levellers, shelters and restraints are work equipment, so in Edinburgh 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.

Keeping your site running during the work

If your premises are leased, check whether the landlord needs to approve the work. We can provide drawings and product data for the landlord or managing agent before the order is placed.

Guide prices

Bollards and door protection 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 Edinburgh

Will fitting bollards damage the floor at our Edinburgh 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.

How long does it take to fit door protection in Edinburgh?

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.

Can you protect our existing doors in Edinburgh?

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.

Bollards and door protection near Edinburgh

Besides Edinburgh, we can survey and quote for sites in Musselburgh, Dalkeith, Penicuik and the rest of Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Other services in Edinburgh

More about Bollards and door protection · industrial doors in Edinburgh. Last updated 19 October 2026.