At a glance
We can supply and install steel and polymer bollards, guide guards, frame buffers and dock bumpers in Thornaby-on-Tees and across North Yorkshire, with fixings chosen to suit your slab and the vehicles that use it.
- Town
- Thornaby-on-Tees
- Postcode district
- TS17
- Area
- North Yorkshire
- Survey
- Free for new installations
Options that matter on site
- 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.
- Dock bumpers. Fresh bumpers keep trailers off the wall, the leveller and the shelter.
- Frame buffers. Rubber or polymer buffers on corners and frames at vehicle height.
- Wheel guides. Apron guides that centre trailers on the bay.
Typical scopes of work
- Installing wheel guides and corner bollards on a run of loading bays to protect the shelter frames.
- Fitting polymer bollards inside a busy warehouse door to keep forklifts away from the door guides.
- 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 Thornaby-on-Tees, 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.
Prices for bollards and door protection in Thornaby-on-Tees
| 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.
Questions from businesses in Thornaby-on-Tees
Do you replace dock bumpers across North Yorkshire?
Yes. We replace worn dock bumpers and fit wheel guides and corner bollards at loading bays across North Yorkshire, often during a leveller service or bay refurbishment to save a separate visit.
Will fitting bollards damage the floor at our Thornaby-on-Tees site?
We check slab thickness and look for buried services before drilling. Polymer bollards and proper foundations reduce the risk of slab cracking on heavy impacts, and we recommend the right fixing for your floor.
Can bollards at our Thornaby-on-Tees 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 near Thornaby-on-Tees
Our teams cover Thornaby-on-Tees (TS17) and nearby Stockton-on-Tees, Billingham, Middlesbrough, along with the rest of North Yorkshire.
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Other services in Thornaby-on-Tees
- Steel personnel and fire exit doors
- Hangar and large-span doors
- Industrial door repairs
- Door automation and controls
- Industrial door installation
- Industrial door motor replacement
- Dock leveller and loading bay repairs
- High-speed doors
More about Bollards and door protection · industrial doors in Thornaby-on-Tees. Last updated 19 October 2026.