Bollards and door protection in Dukinfield

At a glance

Forklifts and lorries knocking door guides out of line at your Dukinfield site? Guide-rail guards and well-placed bollards usually cost far less than another door repair and the downtime that comes with it.

Town: Dukinfield
Postcode district: SK16
Area: Greater Manchester
Survey: Free for new installations

Options for bollards and door protection in Dukinfield

Suitable fixings. We choose anchor bolts or foundations depending on the slab and expected impacts.
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.
Steel bollards. Galvanised, painted steel bollards, concrete-filled where needed.

Typical scopes of work

Replacing worn-through dock bumpers so reversing trailers stop short of the wall and the leveller lip.
Fitting rubber corner buffers to a door frame where pallet trucks clip the wall on a tight turn.
Adding steel guide-rail guards to a row of sectional loading doors at a distribution centre.

Loading bay safety in England

Dock levellers, shelters and restraints are work equipment, so in Dukinfield 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

Before work starts we send a method statement and risk assessment, confirm who on site will be our contact and agree where materials and access equipment will go. On shared industrial estates that can mean booking yard space with the landlord.

Prices for bollards and door protection in Dukinfield

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.

Bollards and door protection in Dukinfield: your questions

Can you protect our existing doors in Dukinfield?

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.

Can bollards at our Dukinfield 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.

Which bollards suit our Dukinfield 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.

Bollards and door protection near Dukinfield

Working in Dukinfield? We also take on jobs in Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge, Hyde and across Greater Manchester.

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