Bollards and door protection in Stroud

The short version

Loading bays take a beating from reversing trailers. At sites in Stroud, we can replace worn dock bumpers, add wheel guides and fit corner bollards to protect doors, levellers, shelters and the building itself.

Town: Stroud
Postcode district: GL5
Area: Gloucestershire
Survey: Free for new installations

Options for bollards and door protection in Stroud

Steel bollards. Galvanised, painted steel bollards, concrete-filled where needed.
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.
Polymer bollards. Flexible bollards that absorb impact and spring back.
Wheel guides. Steel guides steer trailers straight into the middle of each bay.

Typical scopes of work

Replacing bent bollards and checking the slab and anchors around them before fitting new fixings.
Placing bollards beside a fire shutter so stored goods and trucks cannot obstruct its closing line.
Adding steel guide-rail guards to a row of sectional loading doors at a distribution centre.

Who is responsible for loading bay equipment at a site in Stroud?

The employer or occupier is. PUWER 1998 requires work equipment to be maintained and inspected, and the Workplace Regulations 1992 cover vehicle and pedestrian routes around the dock. In practice that means planned servicing of levellers and doors, daily pre-use checks and a clear procedure to stop trailers moving during loading.

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.

Budgeting for bollards and door protection in Stroud

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 Stroud

Do you replace dock bumpers across Gloucestershire?

Yes. We replace worn dock bumpers and fit wheel guides and corner bollards at loading bays across Gloucestershire, often during a leveller service or bay refurbishment to save a separate visit.

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

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 bollards at our Stroud 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.

Bollards and door protection near Stroud

Besides Stroud, we can survey and quote for sites in Gloucester, Cirencester, Cheltenham and the rest of Gloucestershire.

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