Bollards and door protection in Sandown

In short

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

Town: Sandown
Postcode district: PO36
Area: Isle of Wight
Survey: By arrangement

Options for bollards and door protection in Sandown

Wheel guides. Steel guides steer trailers straight into the middle of each bay.
Steel bollards. Galvanised, painted steel bollards, concrete-filled where needed.
Polymer bollards. Flexible bollards that absorb impact and spring back.
Guide-rail guards. Protect the bottom of guides and tracks, where forks and pallets strike most often.
Dock bumpers. Bumpers that stop trailers at the right distance from the building.

Examples of work we can quote for

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

Loading bay safety in England

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

How the work is organised

Where a door is being replaced, the opening has to be made secure at the end of each day. We plan strip-out, any new framing and the new door so the gap is never left open overnight unless you have agreed temporary measures.

Prices for bollards and door protection in Sandown

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 Sandown, travel and access costs are added and shown in your written quote.

Frequently asked questions

Can you protect our existing doors in Sandown?

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 Sandown 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.

Do you replace dock bumpers across the Isle of Wight?

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

Bollards and door protection: other towns we cover

Sandown (PO36) is covered by arrangement. Travel and access costs for island and remote sites are added and shown in your written quote.

Other services in Sandown

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