Bollards and door protection in Chiswick

Quick answer

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

Town: Chiswick
Postcode district: W4
Area: Greater London
Survey: Free for new installations

Options for bollards and door protection in Chiswick

High visibility. Yellow or yellow-and-black finishes that drivers notice.
Suitable fixings. We choose anchor bolts or foundations depending on the slab and expected impacts.
Frame buffers. Buffers cushion knocks to frame edges and wall corners around the opening.
Steel bollards. Rigid steel posts that stop vehicles firmly in front of guides and frames.
Guide-rail guards. Protect the bottom of guides and tracks, where forks and pallets strike most often.

Typical scopes of work

Fitting polymer bollards inside a busy warehouse door to keep forklifts away from the door guides.
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.

What the law expects at a loading bay

Across Great Britain, including Chiswick, 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.

Access, phasing and timing

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

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.

Your questions about bollards and door protection

Can you protect our existing doors in Chiswick?

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.

Which bollards suit our Chiswick 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.

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

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 Chiswick

Working in Chiswick? We also take on jobs in Acton, Barnes, Hammersmith and across Greater London.

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