Bollards and door protection in Lerwick

The short version

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

Town: Lerwick
Postcode district: ZE1
Area: Highlands and Islands
Survey: By arrangement

Options for bollards and door protection in Lerwick

Steel bollards. Rigid steel posts that stop vehicles firmly in front of guides and frames.
Dock bumpers. Fresh bumpers keep trailers off the wall, the leveller and the shelter.
Suitable fixings. We choose anchor bolts or foundations depending on the slab and expected impacts.
High visibility. Yellow or yellow-and-black finishes that drivers notice.
Frame buffers. Buffers cushion knocks to frame edges and wall corners around the opening.

Examples of work we can quote for

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.
Replacing worn-through dock bumpers so reversing trailers stop short of the wall and the leveller lip.

Loading bay safety in Scotland

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

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

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.

Guide prices apply to mainland UK sites. For Lerwick, travel and access costs are added and shown in your written quote.

Questions from businesses in Lerwick

Do you replace dock bumpers across the Highlands and Islands?

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

Which bollards suit our Lerwick 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.

Can bollards at our Lerwick 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: other towns we cover

Lerwick (ZE1) is covered by arrangement. Travel and access costs for island and remote sites are added and shown in your written quote.

Other services in Lerwick

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