At a glance
Forklifts and lorries knocking door guides out of line at your Tonbridge site? Guide-rail guards and well-placed bollards usually cost far less than another door repair and the downtime that comes with it.
- Town
- Tonbridge
- Postcode district
- TN9
- Area
- Kent
- Survey
- Free for new installations
What we fit in Tonbridge
- Frame buffers. Rubber or polymer buffers on corners and frames at vehicle height.
- Polymer bollards. Bollards that flex on impact, sparing the floor, the vehicle and themselves.
- Steel bollards. Galvanised, painted steel bollards, concrete-filled where needed.
- Guide-rail guards. Guards over the base of door guides and tracks, where most hits land.
- Suitable fixings. We choose anchor bolts or foundations depending on the slab and expected impacts.
What this work can involve
- Replacing worn-through dock bumpers so reversing trailers stop short of the wall and the leveller lip.
- Adding steel guide-rail guards to a row of sectional loading doors at a distribution centre.
- Placing bollards beside a fire shutter so stored goods and trucks cannot obstruct its closing line.
What the law expects at a loading bay
Across Great Britain, including Tonbridge, 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.
Planning the work around your site
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.
Budgeting for bollards and door protection in Tonbridge
| 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 Tonbridge: your questions
Do you replace dock bumpers across Kent?
Yes. We replace worn dock bumpers and fit wheel guides and corner bollards at loading bays across Kent, often during a leveller service or bay refurbishment to save a separate visit.
Can bollards at our Tonbridge 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 Tonbridge 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 Tonbridge
Our teams cover Tonbridge (TN9) and nearby Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Crowborough, along with the rest of Kent.
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Other services in Tonbridge
- Sectional overhead doors
- Door automation and controls
- Insulated roller shutter doors
- Hangar and large-span doors
- Dock levellers
- Door safety upgrades
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- Cold store and freezer doors
More about Bollards and door protection · industrial doors in Tonbridge. Last updated 19 October 2026.